HOUSE BILL 4
47th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2006
INTRODUCED BY
Daniel P. Silva
AN ACT
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "Department of Transportation Appropriation Act".
Section 2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act:
A. "federal funds" means any payment by the United States government to state government or state agencies, except those payments made in accordance with the federal Mineral Lands Leasing Act and the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, as amended;
B. "general fund" means that fund created by Section 6-4-2 NMSA 1978 and includes the federal Mineral Lands Leasing Act receipts; and
C. "other state funds" means:
(1) unencumbered, nonreverting balances in state agency accounts, other than internal service funds accounts, appropriated by the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act;
(2) all revenue available to state agencies from sources other than the general fund, internal service funds, interagency transfers and federal funds; and
(3) all revenue the use of which is restricted by statute or agreement.
Section 3. FORMAT.--The general format of the appropriations set forth in the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act with respect to symbols used, column headings and stating of amounts is that used in the General Appropriation Act of 2005.
Section 4. FISCAL YEAR 2007 APPROPRIATIONS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.--
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:
(1) Programs and infrastructure:
The purpose of the programs and infrastructure program is to provide improvements and additions to the state's highway infrastructure to serve the interest of the general public. These improvements include those activities directly related to highway planning, design and construction necessary for a complete system of highways in the state.
Appropriations:
(a) Personal services and
employee benefits 17,581.0 5,172.3 22,753.3
(b) Contractual services 68,148.5 234,789.9 302,938.4
(c) Other 51,607.8 130,539.6 182,147.4
Authorized FTE: 388.00 Permanent; 12.00 Term; 1.00 Temporary
The other state funds and federal funds appropriations to the programs and infrastructure program of the department of transportation pertaining to prior fiscal years may be extended into fiscal year 2007, but not to exceed three hundred twenty million dollars ($320,000,000).
The other state funds appropriation to the programs and infrastructure program of the department of transportation includes eighteen million one hundred thirty thousand seven hundred dollars ($18,130,700) for a state construction program.
Performance measures:
(a) Quality: Ride quality index for new construction >= 4.3
(b) Output: Annual rural public transportation ridership 700,000
(c) Output: Revenue dollars per passenger on park and ride $1.60
(d) Explanatory: Annual number of riders on park and ride 200,000
(e) Outcome: Percent capacity-filled on commuter rail service between
Belen and Bernalillo 85%
(f) Quality: Percent of final cost over bid amount 4.0%
(g) Explanatory: Percent of programmed projects let according to schedule 85%
(h) Outcome: Percent of front-occupant seat belt use by the public 92%
(i) Outcome: Number of traffic fatalities per one hundred million
vehicle miles traveled .55
(2) Transportation and highway operations:
The purpose of the transportation and highway operations program is to maintain and provide improvements to the state's highway infrastructure to serve the interest of the general public. These improvements include those activities directly related to preserving roadway integrity and maintaining open highway access throughout the state system.
Appropriations:
(a) Personal services and
employee benefits 75,281.9 9,971.7 85,253.6
(b) Contractual services 50,692.3 50,692.3
(c) Other 93,013.9 429.4 93,443.3
Authorized FTE: 1,921.00 Permanent; 5.00 Term; 48.20 Temporary
The other state funds and federal funds appropriations to the transportation and highway operations program of the department of transportation pertaining to prior fiscal years may be extended into fiscal year 2007, but not to exceed eighty million dollars ($80,000,000).
Performance measures:
(a) Outcome: Number of statewide improved pavement surface miles 5,000
(b) Efficiency: Maintenance expenditures per lane mile of combined
system miles $5,250
(c) Outcome: Number of combined systemwide miles in deficient condition <=2,500
(3) Program support:
The purpose of the program support program is to provide management and administration of financial and human resources, custody and maintenance of information and property and the management of construction and maintenance projects.
Appropriations:
(a) Personal services and
employee benefits25,500.9176.925,677.8
(b) Contractual services 2,646.2 133.5 2,779.7
(c) Other 17,163.1 635.3 17,798.4
(d) Other financing uses 7,894.0 7,894.0
Authorized FTE: 289.00 Permanent; 8.00 Term; 1.30 Temporary
Performance measures:
(a) Outcome: Percent of vacancy rate in all programs 7.5%
Subtotal [409,529.6] [381,848.6] 791,378.2
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 409,529.6 381,848.6 791,378.2
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