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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.J.

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2-6-06

HB

SHORT TITLE Historic Preservation Education Programs

SB 72

ANALYST Segura

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$125.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Cultural Affairs Department (DCA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 72 appropriates $125.0 from the general fund to DCA Historic Preservation Division

to contract for the development of educational programs in historic preservation and regionalism

at the university level.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The $125.0 appropriation from the general fund is recurring. Any unexpended or unencumbered

balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

According to DCA, the State of New Mexico needs comprehensive historic preservation and re-

gionalism programs offered at any of the state’s colleges, universities, community colleges or

technical institutes. Local communities in the state will benefit economically from these pro-

grams in the areas of planning, rehabilitation and economic development.

Senate Bill 72 – Page 2

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

DCA indicates New Mexico communities, the Historic Preservation Division, and other state

agencies would benefit from this bill providing professional education and training to university

level students who could then perform architectural history, preservation design review, and

community and regional planning jobs in both private and public sectors. The development of

educational programs in historic preservation and regionalism would greatly assist and enhance

the performance of the Historic Preservation Division of DCA.

Historic Preservation staff provides technical assistance to courses in public history and cultural

resource management at University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University and the

proposed educational programs would add much needed components to the coursework.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

According to DCA the proposed bill will have administrative and staffing implications for the

Historic Preservation Division and the division is requesting a small percentage of the overall

funding for administrative costs.

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