2004 House Bill text for HB0004

HOUSE BILL 4

46TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2004

INTRODUCED BY

Daniel P. Silva

AN ACT

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "Department of Transportation Appropriation Act".

Section 2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act:

A. "federal funds" means any payment by the United States government to state government or state agencies, except those payments made in accordance with the federal Mineral Lands Leasing Act and the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, as amended;

B. "general fund" means that fund created by Section 6-4-2 NMSA 1978 and includes the federal Mineral Lands Leasing Act receipts; and

C. "other state funds" means:

(1) unencumbered, nonreverting balances in state agency accounts, other than internal service funds accounts, appropriated by the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act;

(2) all revenue available to state agencies from sources other than the general fund, internal service funds, interagency transfers and federal funds; and

(3) all revenue the use of which is restricted by statute or agreement.

Section 3. FORMAT.--The general format of the appropriations set forth in the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act with respect to symbols used, column headings and stating of amounts is that used in the General Appropriation Act of 2003.

Section 4. FISCAL YEAR 2005 APPROPRIATIONS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.--

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:

(1) Construction:

The purpose of the construction program is to provide improvements and additions to the highway infrastructure to serve the interest of the general public.

Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 38,313.9 13,228.3 51,542.2

(b) Contractual services 69,343.0 169,817.7 239,160.7

Authorized FTE: 972.00 Permanent; 15.00 Term; 31.80 Temporary

Performance measures:

(a) Outcome: Number of combined systemwide miles in deficient condition 3,800

(b) Quality: Ride quality index for new construction =>4.7

(d) Explanatory: Percent of programmed projects let 92%

(e) Efficiency: Time in calendar days between the date of physical

completion of a project and the date of final payment

notification 110

(2) Maintenance:

The purpose of the maintenance program is to maintain and provide improvements to the highway infrastructure to serve the interest of the general public.

Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 47,318.6 47,318.6

(b) Contractual services 57,529.4 57,529.4

Authorized FTE: 1,177.00 Permanent; 1.00 Term; 17.80 Temporary

Performance measures:

(a) Outcome: Number of interstate miles rated good 1,190

(b) Outcome: Number of noninterstate miles rated good 8,225

(d) Efficiency: Maintenance expenditures per lane mile of combined

systemwide miles $5,250

(e) Quality: Customer satisfaction levels at rest areas 88%

(f) Output: Number of statewide improved pavement surface miles 5,000

(3) Traffic safety:

The purpose of the traffic safety program is to provide comprehensive traffic education that supports the laws related to driver and traffic safety while striving to decrease fatalities and accidents on the state's roadways.

Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 501.6 275.3 776.9

(b) Other 3,154.2 7,248.2 10,402.4

Authorized FTE: 14.00 Permanent; 3.00 Term

Performance measures:

(a) Outcome: Percent of front occupant seat belt use by the public 92%

(b) Outcome: Number of head-on crashes per one hundred million vehicle

miles traveled 2.15

million vehicle miles traveled .74

(d) Outcome: Number of traffic fatalities per one hundred million

vehicle miles traveled 1.70

(4) Public transportation:

The purpose of the transportation program is to participate in the planning and operation of public transportation programs with metropolitan and regional planning organizations.

Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 375.5 134.6 510.1

(b) Other 340.7 7,250.3 7,591.0

Authorized FTE: 7.00 Permanent; 2.00 Term

Performance measures:

(a) Output: Annual rural public transportation ridership 671,000

(b) Output: Number of welfare-to-work transportation riders 137,300

(5) Aviation:

The purpose of the aviation program is to promote, develop, maintain and protect an air transportation infrastructure that provides for the safe and efficient airborne movement of people, goods and services within New Mexico and provides access to the global aviation network.

Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 400.3 400.3

(b) Contractual services 104.0 150.0 254.0

Authorized FTE: 7.00 Permanent

Performance measures:

(a) Outcome: Total dollar amount of airport projects

completed, in millions $16

(b) Outcome: Five-year capital improvement funding compared to needs 29%

(6) Program support:

The purpose of program support is to provide management and administration of financial and human resources, custody and maintenance of information and property, and management of construction and maintenance projects.

Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits24,604.190.024,694.1

(b) Contractual services 1,340.1 1,340.1

(d) Other financing uses 7,791.6 7,791.6

Authorized FTE: 424.00 Permanent; 1.90 Temporary

Performance measures:

(a) Outcome: Number of workers' compensation claims 105

(b) Efficiency: Percent of payments made within thirty days of invoice 96%

(d) Quality: Percent of prior year audit findings resolved 100%

Subtotal [406,731.3] [302,623.4] 709,354.7

TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 406,731.3 302,623.4 709,354.7

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