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

SPONSOR Trujillo

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1-30-06

HB 238

SHORT TITLE Camino Real Film

SB

ANALYST Segura

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$600.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates Senate Bill 176

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)

SUMMARY

House Bill 238 appropriates from the general fund to DCA for the production of a documentary

film on the history of the Camino Real.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

House Bill 238 appropriates $600.0 from the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered

balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

According to DCA, this is a proposal from the Encuentros Institute. The writer/producer of the

documentary is Steve Jimenez, an experienced filmmaker, in association with Estevan Rael-

Galvez, State Historian and Gabrielle Palmer of the Encuentros Institute.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

According to DCA, this project correlates appropriately with the department’s Camino Real In-

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ternational Visitor Center, especially if the finished documentary were used to interpret and con-

textualize the existing and special exhibits at the Center. This documentary film would comple-

ment the state-of-art exhibits at the Heritage Center and would enhance the interpretation of this

important historical resource that transcends time and international boundaries.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The department does not have the staff to produce such a film, the production would be con-

tracted. The department’s responsibility would be to adhere to the State procurement code and

ensure programmatic and fiscal accountability.

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