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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Wirth
DATE TYPED 2/23/05
HB 947
SHORT TITLE NM Art Exhibit Moving Expenses
SB
ANALYST Hadwiger
APPROPRIATION
(in $000s)
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
$50.0
Non-Recurring General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Cultural Affairs Department (DCA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 947 appropriates $50,000 from the general fund to the Cultural Affairs Department
(DCA) in FY05 and FY06 for the purpose of defraying expenses of moving an art exhibit from
New Mexico to the United Nations for temporary display.
Significant Issues
DCA indicated the funds in this bill would relate to the art exhibit comprised of the work of the
late sculptor, Tony Price, who was an important New Mexico artist working with discarded ma-
terials from the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) presented
an exhibition of Tony Price’s work and produced a catalogue of the exhibition. This would pro-
vide an opportunity to showcase a MFA program at a very prestigious international venue.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $50,000 contained in this bill is a non-recurring expense to the general