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

SPONSOR Salazar

DATE TYPED 1/31/05

HB 141

SHORT TITLE Native American Cultural Performances

SB

ANALYST Hadwiger

APPROPRIATION

(in $000s)

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

50.0

Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Indian Affairs (DIA)

Public Education Department (PED)

No comments received from the Cultural Affairs Department at the time this FIR was drafted.

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 141 appropriates $50,000 from the general fund to the Cultural Affairs Department

(DCA) for performances of traditional and contemporary Native American performing arts in

Santa Fe to educate schoolchildren and the general public about Native American culture and

traditions and to encourage new performing arts talent.

Significant Issues

According to DIA, HB 141 would address the need to support Native American cultural events

and performances that educate the general public about New Mexico’s Native American culture,

heritage and history.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $50,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the geneal fund. Any

unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY06 would revert to the general

fund.

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