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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR B. Lujan
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/23/07
1/31/07 HB 230
SHORT TITLE
Making an Appropriation for Acequia Governance
Education, Training and Technical Assistance
SB
ANALYST
Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$500.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates SB 33
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Finance and Administration and Office of State Engineer
Responses Received From
Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)
Office of State Engineer (OSE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 230 makes an Appropriation for Acequia Governance Education, Training and Tech-
nical Assistance.
HB 230 would appropriate $500,000 from the general fund to the Local Government Division of
the Department of Finance and Administration for expenditure in FY08 for acequia governance
education, training, and technical assistance. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remain-
ing at the end of fiscal year 2008 would revert to the general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The Office of State Engineer reports there are no significant issues related to this bill. OSE/ISC
staffs currently provide assistance to acequias and community ditches when requested regarding
the adoption and implementation of bylaws, rules, regulations, and technical issues.