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

SPONSOR Vaughn

DATE TYPED 02/05/05 HB 262

SHORT TITLE Statewide Food Bank Capacity Expansion

SB

ANALYST Weber

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$75.0

Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Human Services Department

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 262 appropriates $75 thousand from the general fund to the Human Services Depart-

ment to for food banks to expand their programs and assist in the purchase and transport of lo-

cally grown food products.

Significant Issues

Human services notes.

Some New Mexico farmers currently donate what cannot be sold of their crop to food

banks, but the food banks must assume the costs for transportation.

MW/yr