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

SPONSOR	Garcia, MP		DATE TYPED	1/23/04		HB	HJM 14
SHORT TITLE		Continue Land Grant Interim Committee				SB
					ANALYST		Wilson

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY04	FY05	FY04	FY05
		See Narrative

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Legislative Council (LC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Joint Memorial 14 requests the Legislative Council to continue the Land Grant Committee.

Significant Issues

Issues concerning land grants have been largely ignored or handled in a piecemeal fashion since statehood.

There are many complex issues still to be resolved concerning land grants and the issues encompass a large portion of the people and land in the state.

The people of New Mexico depend on the Legislature to resolve the issues concerning land grants in a fair and just manner after all parties concerned have an opportunity to be heard.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The LC spent $15.2 to hold six meetings of the Land Grant Committee in the last calendar year. They estimate the cost will be the same in the coming year to continue the Land Grant Committee.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The LC has sufficient administrative resources to handle the staffing for the continuation of the Land Grant Committee.

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