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

SPONSOR Zanetti

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2-8-2006

HB 719

SHORT TITLE North Valley Trails System Study

SB

ANALYST Dearing

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$25.0 Non-Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Finance & Administration (DFA)

New Mexico Energy, Materials, & Natural Resources (NMEMNR)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 719 appropriates $25,000 from the general fund to the Department of Finance & Ad-

ministration for the purpose of conducting a study prior to the development of trail system in the

North Valley of Albuquerque.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $25,000 contained in this bill is a non-recurring expense to the general

fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall

revert to the general fund.

Currently, there is no fiscal impact to the State Parks Division with this bill.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

There are several governmental and private entities involved in the trail system. There is an ad-

ditional multi-jurisdictional issue among the parties involved.

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State Parks has been involved in discussion with local authorities in Albuquerque, including the

City of Albuquerque, the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD), and the Mid-

Region Council of Governments (MRCOG) regarding the respective roles of these entities in any

publicly accessible trail system in the North Valley. State Parks is involved with, but is not in a

lead role in this project. In FY06, the Legislature provided $3 million in capital outlay funds to

EMNRD to assist in the extension of the Bosque Bike Trail in the Albuquerque area. EMNRD is

providing these funds to MRCOG for work on this project through a Joint Powers Agreement.

The funds requested by HB 719 would be indirectly related to this project, as they would be used

to examine trail opportunities beyond the main bike trail corridor, utilizing the peripheral levee

and ditch systems that currently exist in the North Valley.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

The legislation will not greatly impact the Local Government Division.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

Administration of this legislation if passed is unknown. The City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo

County did not provide the Department of Finance & Administration with any information re-

garding this bill.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

There are no substantive technical issues regarding this legislation.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

The property is owned by several governmental and private entities. Working out the property

issues, including liability are major issues.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

The consequences of not passing this bill would delay or postpone a study for a trails system in

the north valley.

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