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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Robinson
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/26/06
2/14/06 HB
SHORT TITLE Film Museum to DCA
SB 227/aSFC
ANALYST Segura
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act
Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of SFC Amendment
The Senate Finance Committee Amendment strikes the appropriation.
Synopsis of Original Bill
Senate Bill 227 transfers the New Mexico Film Museum from the Tourism Department to the
Department of Cultural Affairs. The bill proposes to change the composition of the museum’s
Board of Trustees. The bill contains an appropriation.
The DCA supports this initiative and state’s that it would be most effective and appropriate un-
der the overview of the department.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
Senate Bill 227 appropriates $200.0 from the general fund and is recurring. Any unexpended or
unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY07 shall revert to the general fund. The fund-