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F I S C A L   I M P A C T   R E P O R T

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Carraro

 

DATE TYPED:

02/17/03

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Tobacco Settlement Fund Appropriations

 

SB

534

 

 

ANALYST:

Weber

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

$15,142.0

 

 

Recurring

Tobacco

Settlement

Program Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

REVENUE

 

Estimated Revenue

Subsequent

Years Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

 

$3,900.0

 

Recurring

Federal Funds

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)

 

Relates to HB 2, HB 7, HB 137, HB 144, SB 2,  SB 133, SB 190, SB 298 & SJR 1                                                                                                                                                    

Conflicts with SB 298                                                                                                                                               

Duplicates Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Responses Received From

Department of Health

Commission on Higher Education

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Bill 534 appropriates $15.142 million from the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund to the Department of Health, University of New Mexico, the Veterans’ Service Commission  and the Human Services Department for a variety of health related uses.

 

     Significant Issues

 

SB 534 makes appropriations for the following:

 

Department of Health ($ 9,342,000):

 

·       $6,000,000 appropriated for comprehensive tobacco use prevention and cessation programs that is community based.  The program is to include school-based youth and parent programs, media and public awareness campaigns and partnerships;

·       $2,500,000 for an early intervention program for at risk children;

·       $   250,000 for statewide tobacco education prevention program;

·       $    42,000 to purchase pulmonary function analyzer, office equipment and furniture for a collaborative program  on chronic disease risk reduction in Taos County;

·       $   250,000 to provide automatic external defibrillators to state and local government buildings and vehicles;

·       $   200,000 to contract to implement a comprehensive cancer control plan; and

·       $   100,000 appropriated for educating the public about prostate cancer.

 

University of New Mexico (UNM) ($3,900,000):

 

·       $1,500,000 to the board of regents of UNM for the New Mexico Health Science Center (HSC) for research programs as listed below:

o      $317,600 for a genomics core facility;

o      $374,800 for epidemiology;

o      $ 153,500 to enhance tobacco related research;

o      $ 210,500 for clinical research and trails; and

o      $443,600 for biocomputing.

 

·       $  650,000 to the board of regents of UNM for the HSC for health programs as listed below:

o      $ 50,000 for health education centers;

o      $150,000 to the center for telehealth;

o      $50,000 to the Los Pasos program; and

o      $400,000 to the pediatric oncology program.

 

·       $ 1,750,000 appropriated to the board of regents of UNM for the HSC to contract for research on emphysema and lung cancer detection and treatment.

 

Human Services Department ($1,300,000):

 

·       $1,300,000 appropriated for breast and cervical cancer treatment program.

 

 

 

New Mexico Veteran’s Service Commission ($600,000):

 

·       $ 600,000 appropriated to contract for and assisted living program for veterans with lung disease.

 

A variety of bills have been introduced relating to the Tobacco Settlement Program Funds including abolishing the fund with all revenues going directly to the General Fund.  Availability of funds and uses will need to be carefully sorted out by the Legislature.  

 

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The appropriation of $15,142.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FISCAL YEAR 2004 shall revert to the Tobacco Settlement Program Fund.  The appropriation to the Human Services Department is eligible for a Medicaid federal match of $3.9 million.

 

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