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

SPONSOR Garcia, M

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/04/06

HB 757

SHORT TITLE South Valley Litter Removal

SB

ANALYST Earnest

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$35.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

REVENUE (dollars in thousands)

Estimated Revenue

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

FY08

$35.0

Recurring

Litter Control

and Beautifica-

tion Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Tourism Department (TD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill appropriates $35 thousand from the general fund to the Litter Control and Beautifica-

tion Fund for expenditure in FY07 for litter removal along the public roadways, including medi-

ans, shoulders and public rights of way, in the south valley of Bernalillo County between Central

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Avenue southwest on the north, Rio Bravo Boulevard southwest on the south, Coors Boulevard

southwest on the west, and the Rio Grande on the east.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $35 thousand contained in this bill is a 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.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The New Mexico Clean and Beautiful Program of the Tourism Department is charged with ad-

ministering this fund for litter cleanup and beautification along NM roads and highways. The

program awards grants to communities for their cleanup efforts.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

It is not clear how the Clean and Beautiful Program will track a separate, reverting appropriation

to the non-reverting fund.

ALTERNATIVES

The appropriation could instead be directed to the DFA, Local Government Division for this

purpose. Or, existing monies in the Litter Control and Beautification Fund could be set aside for

this purpose.

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