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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

1/30/06

1/31/06 HB

SHORT TITLE Develop Centennial Commemoration Plan

SB 111

ANALYST Earnest

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

100.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

House Bill 360 relates to Senate Bill 111, which appropriates $100 thousand for the same pur-

pose.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Tourism Department (TD)

Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 111 appropriates $100 thousand from the general fund to the Tourism Department for

FY 2007 to develop a master plan to commemorate New Mexico’s centennial in 2012, focusing

on the implementation of an historic structures revitalization program.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $100 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general

fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY07 shall revert to the

general fund.

Senate Bill 111 – Page 2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The 2012 Centennial Commemoration Plan was already developed by the Department of Cul-

tural Affairs and its centennial steering committee. It includes several Legacy Projects that will

improve institutional facilities and historic public structures so that the public better understands

New Mexico history and culture.

According to the Tourism Department, these funds will be used to develop requirements for a

state-wide strategic plan for marketing of the state's 100 year anniversary in 2012. Carefully

planned marketing of this important event in New Mexico's history will support the Governor's

Priority Policy Initiative 4.4, to promote and develop the state's arts and cultural resources by

expanding and promoting tourism to New Mexico. A survey of other states’ centennial efforts

indicate a strong need for advanced planning and marketing to fully leverage the event’s poten-

tial.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

DCA indicates that in this bill the Tourism Department would oversee the research and imple-

mentation of improvements to historic structures. However, this work should be done by the

Cultural Affairs Department and its Historic Preservation Division. It should be noted that Cul-

tural Affairs has for the past year organized a collaborative effort with various state agencies,

councils, universities and community cultural organizations to do the same. DCA, in conjunc-

tion with the Governor’s office, over the next five years – beginning in 2007 – will also work

with an appointed commission on the priorities of the 2012 New Mexico Centennial celebration.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

This legislation does not authorize additional FTE at the Tourism Department to accomplish this

project. While it is unclear how the Tourism Department will use the $100 thousand appropria-

tion, there would likely be an impact on existing resources.

TD indicates that it currently does not have the budget or resources to implement this program.

A portion of the appropriation will be needed to hire additional staff to coordinate the various

elements of planning this important program. No other alternatives exist to meet this need.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

Senate Bill 111 relates to House Bill 360, which appropriates $250 thousand for the same pur-

pose and expands the scope of work by including an assessment and selection of 100 “significant

historic public structures” in the state’s 33 counties to be revitalized.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

DCA notes that the Historic Preservation Division of the department oversees all state historic

properties pursuant to existing state statutes (Prehistoric and Historic Sites Preservation Act 18-

8-1 through 18-8-8, NMSA 1978, Cultural Properties Protection Act 18-6A-1 through 18-6A-6,

NMSA 1978.) The division has an outstanding record of achievement documenting, recording

and supporting preservation activities through its Cultural Preservation Revolving Loan Fund.

Senate Bill 111 – Page 2

DCA suggests that the Tourism Department could create a tourism marketing program around

the restoration of the historic properties while working with the DCA steering committee.

Furthermore, at the December meeting of the centennial steering committee, each of the commit-

tee partners agreed to forgo individual legislative requests for funding in order to request Legis-

lative support on behalf of the coordinated, joint effort.

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