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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
02/14/06
HJM 14
SHORT TITLE
SAN JUAN PUEBLO NAME CHANGE TO
OHKAY OWINGEH
SB
ANALYST Weber
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Indian Affairs Department(IAD)
NM Department of Transportation (NMDOT)
ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)
FY06
FY07
FY08 3 Year
Total Cost
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
Total
$3.0
Non-
recurring
General
Fund
SUMMARY
House Joint Memorial 14 acknowledges the name change of the Pueblo of San Juan to Ohkay
Owingeh and the efforts of Governor Joe Garcia to restore the community’s true tribal name;
directs the state to change highway and road signs, maps and other public documents to reflect
the name change; and requests the U.S. Department of Interior to acknowledge the name change.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
While there are no direct costs involved with a name change itself, expenditures would be
required to change road signs, maps and other documents. The NM Department of
Transportation estimates this amount as $3 thousand non-recurring general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The Indian Affairs Department contributed the following:
On December 14, 2005, Governor Richardson issued a proclamation recognizing the name
change from San Juan Pueblo to its traditional and true name, Ohkay Owingeh. He also directed
that all official publications and records of the State of New Mexico be changed to reflect the
name change. Further, he instructed all state agencies and offices to use the name Ohkay
Owingeh in all official documents and records beginning December 19, 2005.
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