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

SPONSOR Tsosie

DATE TYPED 2/7/05

HB

SHORT TITLE Tribal Libraries Program

SB 658

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

Cultural Affairs Department (DCA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 658 appropriates $100,000 from the general fund to Cultural Affairs Department

(DCA) in FY06 and subsequent fiscal years for the State Library’s expansion of permanent fund-

ing for the Tribal Libraries Program for cultural preservation and other programming.

Significant Issues

Currently, the tribal libraries program receives about $270,000 each year. Additionally, DCA

funds a consultant and a Crown Point librarian. According to DCA, SB658 would provide $50

thousand to continue the development of the tribal language web site and $50 thousand for direct

grants to tribal communities that would be used for training and general library development

such as computers, books, equipment and programming.

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 not revert to the

general fund.

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