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

SPONSOR	Martinez		DATE TYPED	2/6/2004		HB	534
SHORT TITLE		Full-time Interlock Rulemaking Supervisor				SB
					ANALYST		Valenzuela

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY04	FY05	FY04	FY05
	$50.0			Recurring	General fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 234 appropriates $50 thousand from the general fund to Traffic Safety Bureau of the New Mexico Department of Transportation for the purpose of hiring one full-time staff person to draft rules and supervise the rulemaking process for ignition interlock devices pursuant to court orders and voluntary installation of ignition interlock devices in motor vehicles. Given passage of related legislation mandating ignition interlocks in every new or used vehicle sold (HB126), this staff person would develop similar rules.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $50 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY05 shall revert to the general fund.

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