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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR SCONC
DATE TYPED 3/15/05
HB
SHORT TITLE State Park Funding
SB 578/SCONCS
ANALYST Aguilar
APPROPRIATION
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
$204.2
Recurring General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to an Appropriation in the General Appropriations Act: HB 2/3/4/5/6/48/HAFCS/aSFC
(Subsection 51 of Section 5).
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
The Senate Conservation Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 578 extends an appropriation
made in Subsection 55 of Section 5 of Chapter 114 of Laws 2004 to the State Parks Division
(SPD) for the nonrecurring capital costs associated with the expansion of five existing state parks
and costs associated with building four new parks. In addition to the extension, the bill sets aside
$250 thousand to pay for the capital equipment and operational expenses at the Vietnam Veter-
ans Memorial.
SB578/SCONCS appropriates $204.2 thousand to SPD to pay for the operations at the proposed
Vietnam Veterans memorial state park.
Both of the expenditures for operational costs are contingent on SPD acquiring ownership of the
property.
Significant Issues
Reauthorization language for the FY05 appropriation and expansion of purpose to include
Blackwater Draw and Cerrillios Hills as well as $250.0 for capital expenses at the Vietnam Vet-
erans Memorial are included in Subsection 51 of Section 5 of HB2 as substituted and amended.