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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	1/29/2004		HB	HJM 16
SHORT TITLE		Dept. of Transportation & Land Grant Trustees				SB
					ANALYST		Valenzuela

APPROPRIATION

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

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Response Received From

New Mexico Department of Transportation

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Joint Memorial 16 requests NMDOT meet with the board of trustees for the La Nuestra Senora del Rosario de San Fernando y Santiago land grant. The purpose of the meeting would be to resolve the fair lease agreements and traffic safety concerns with state highway 76. The joint memorial also requests NMDOT to report status of the discussions to the legislature by November 1, 2004.

Significant Issues

NMDOT reports that it legally obtained easements in the 1950s, and will make these documents available to the board of trustees. The department further asserts that it intends to address the traffic safety issues in its scheduled reconstruction project in 2005.

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