FORTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

SECOND SESSION, 2006

January 31, 2006

Mr. Speaker:

    Your APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 337

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

     1. On page 5, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following new section:

     "Section 9. APPROPRIATIONS.--

          A. The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund to the following entities for expenditure in fiscal year 2007 for the following purposes:

                (1) one hundred twenty-three thousand dollars ($123,000) to the third judicial district attorney to provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and equipment for additional staff due to an increased district court workload;

                (2) one hundred twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($112,500) to the public defender department to provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and equipment for additional staff due to an increased workload in the third judicial district and for contractual services in that district;

                (3) two hundred seventy-eight thousand dollars ($278,000) to the fifth judicial district attorney to provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and equipment for additional staff due to an increased district court workload;

                (4) two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000) to the public defender department to provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and equipment for additional staff due to an increased workload in the fifth judicial district and for contractual services in that district;

                (5) one hundred twenty-three thousand dollars ($123,000) to the ninth judicial district attorney to provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and equipment for additional staff due to an increased district court workload;

                (6) one hundred twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($112,500) to the public defender department to provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and equipment for additional staff due to an increased workload in the ninth judicial district and for contractual services in that district;

                (7) one hundred thirty-nine thousand dollars ($139,000) to the eleventh judicial district attorney to provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and equipment for additional staff due to an increased district court workload;

                (8) one hundred twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($112,500) to the public defender department to provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and equipment for additional staff due to an increased workload in the eleventh judicial district and for contractual services in that district;

                (9) eighty-one thousand one hundred dollars ($81,100) to the thirteenth judicial district attorney to provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and equipment for additional staff due to an increased district court workload;

                (10) seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) to the public defender department for contractual services due to an increased workload in the thirteenth judicial district;

                (11) one hundred twenty-three thousand dollars ($123,000) to the second judicial district attorney to provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and equipment for additional staff due to an increased workload in the Bernalillo county metropolitan court; and

                (12) one hundred twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($112,500) to the public defender department to provide salaries and benefits and furniture, supplies and equipment for additional staff due to an increased workload in the Bernalillo county metropolitan court and for contractual services to address the increased workload in that court.

          B. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the general fund.".

     2. Renumber the succeeding section accordingly.