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

SPONSOR Salazar

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2-8-06

HB 694

SHORT TITLE Works Project Administration Art Survey

SB

ANALYST Segura

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$83.0 Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates/Relates to HAFC/sub for HB2, Relates to Senate Capital Outlay Request 1305 for Art

and Public Places (AIPP) and House Capital Outlay Request 372 for Art in Public Places.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Cultural Affairs Department (DCA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 694 appropriates $83.0 from general fund to the DCA to carry out a survey of the

condition of public art created in public buildings statewide as a part of the Works Progress Ad-

ministration.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

House Bill 694 appropriates $83.0 from the general fund and is recurring. Any unexpended or

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

House Bill 694 – Page 2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

According to DCA, funding in the legislation would only be available for WPA era artwork in

public buildings statewide.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

According to DCA, the agency would have to contract staff or issue a RFP to accomplish the

task.

ALTERNATIVES

According to DCA, these funds could be made a part of New Mexico Arts base budget for the

Art in Public Places Program (AIPP) to maintain and conserve all state owned historically sig-

nificant artwork.

RS/nt