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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/05/2007

HB 511

SHORT TITLE NM Centennial Celebration Act

SB

ANALYST Dearing

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$250.0

*Recurring

General Fund

*Please see narrative

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

Relates to; House Bill 477 and Senate Bill 71 (duplicate bills)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Tourism Department (TD)

Cultural Affairs Department (CAD)

Public Education Department (PED)

Higher Education Department (HED)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 511 appropriates $250 thousand from the general fund to department of Cultural

Affairs for the purpose of creating a commission of 13 governor-appointee members to

coordinate and promote state and local observances of the State’s 100

th

Anniversary;

commemorating inclusion of New Mexico into the United States of America, January 6

th

, 1912.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $250 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General

Fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining on January 1

st

, 2013 shall revert to

the General Fund. The legislation contains a sunset provision whereby the act would

automatically be repealed on January 1

st

, 2013.

House Bill 511 – Page

2

*While the appropriation is considered recurring, the establishment of the New Mexico

centennial fund would allow for continuing appropriations only until the 2013 sunset provision.

House Bill 511 creates the New Mexico Centennial Commission. The secretaries of Cultural

Affairs, Tourism, and Indian Affairs department, in addition to the State Historian shall serve as

ex-officio, non-voting members of the commission. In addition, 9 other members of the

commission would be appointed by the executive and be entitled to mileage and per-diem under

the Per Diem and Mileage Act. The executive shall appoint the chair of the commission.

House Bill 511 creates a new fund and provides for continuing appropriations. The LFC has

concerns with including continuing appropriation language in the statutory provisions for newly

created funds, as earmarking reduces the ability of the legislature to establish spending priorities.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

House Bill 511 would require cooperation and the commissions’ soliciting assistance from state

departments and agencies, local governments, schools and societies, and historical, patriotic,

philanthropic, civic and other groups. Additionally, university presidents around the state shall

participate, collaborate and provide research and publication services in conjunction with the

commission’s promotional efforts.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

The New Mexico Centennial Commission shall submit its recommendations to the executive

regarding events, projects, and materials selected and produced for the centennial promotion.

House Bill 511 supports the K-12 New Mexico Social Studies Content Standards, Benchmarks,

and Performance Standards as well as other education content standards.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The administrative oversight of the centennial project would fall to the Cultural Affairs

department.

RELATIONSHIP

House Bill 511 relates to appropriations in the General Appropriation Act. $19 thousand was

encumbered to contract New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance to provide preservation

planning services pertaining to this centennial celebration in May 2006.

House Bill 477 (and its duplicate Senate Bill 71) appropriates $60 thousand from the general

fund to the Historic Preservation division of the Cultural Affairs department for the purpose of

conducting statewide research, assessment and selection of one of one hundred historic public

structures to be revitalized for the State‘s 2012 centennial celebration.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

House Bill 511 includes provisions allowing the commission to acquire chattel and real property;

provided that chattel be deposited with the State Library or Archives, and that real property be

held by the Cultural Affairs department or Property Control division of GSD.

PD/csd