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

SPONSOR Rodella

DATE TYPED 2/23/05

HB 951

SHORT TITLE Cuba Village Ambulance Services

SB

ANALYST Hadwiger

APPROPRIATION

(in $000s)

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$100.0

Recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill appropriates $100,000 from the general fund to the Department of Finance and Ad-

ministration for the purpose of contracting for ambulance services with the Village of Cuba in

Sandoval County.

Significant Issues

DFA provided the following background imformation:

PHS/Kiva Community Clinic has operated out of the Village of Cuba for the past nine years

with collaborative efforts from the Village and Sandoval County to provide ambulance ser-

vice. The ambulance service is not only provided for the community of Cuba but as well to

residents in Rio Arriba, McKinley, San Juan and Sandoval Counties that border the Village

of Cuba. The Village of Cuba has assisted PHS with supplemental funds to accommodate

with the expenses of ambulance maintenance and services. Currently, the Village of Cuba

has an existing contract with Department of Health at $52,000 for ambulance services. In

1997, the village was originally appropriated $125,000 to cover the costs of ambulance ser-

vices; however, since 1997 has been cut by 42%.

House Bill 951 -- Page 2

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $100,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

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

general fund.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

Village of Cuba and PMS have requested the funds be administered by DFA, due to the cut of

current funds received from the Department of Health.

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