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

SPONSOR Rodriguez

DATE TYPED 2/16/05

HB

SHORT TITLE Cultural Affairs Performing Arts Center

SB 533

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

Cultural Affairs Department (DCA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 533 appropriates $50,000 from the general fund to the Cultural Affairs Department

for operational support of a performing arts center in Santa Fe.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

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

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY06 shall revert to the gen-

eral fund.

DCA noted that the passage of SB533 would require a request for proposals (RFP) process to be

conducted by the department pursuant to the state procurement process. This would require staff

to develop an RFP, review and select eligible applicants and to process arts services contracts for

the funded organizations. Perhaps a portion of the $50.0 could be used for associated adminis-

trative costs, in particular the “hard” costs such as advertising which is required under the state

procurement code.

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