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

SPONSOR:	Lopez		DATE TYPED:	03/17/03		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Improve Community Access Television				SB	SJM 45/aSRC
					ANALYST:		Geisler

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY03	FY04	FY03	FY04
		NFI	NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Legislative Finance Committee

SUMMARY

Synopsis of SRC Amendment

The Senate Rules Committee Amendment to Senate Joint Memorial 45 added the New Mexico Commission on public broadcasting to the list of organizations to receive a copy of the memorial.

Synopsis of Original Bill

The Coalition of Community Access Television Providers will be requested to provide local governments with information regarding access to existing and emerging telecommunications technology through public, educational and government access channels.

Significant Issues

This Joint Memorial seeks to have community access television providers work with local governments to foster better access to public, educational, and governmental information by maximizing the use of existing and emerging forms of telecommunications.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

None identified.

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