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

SPONSOR Maestas

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/1/07

HB 649

SHORT TITLE State Fair Commission Procurement

SB

ANALYST Leger

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

General Services Department (GSD)

New Mexico State Fair/State Fair Commission

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 649 excludes the State Fair Commission from procurement through the state

purchasing agent for purchases under $20 thousand.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The State Fair Commission points out it is excluded from the requirement of procurement

through the state purchasing agent, but not from the small purchase Procurement Code

requirements, when purchasing tangible personal property, services and construction under $10

thousand. The amendment would increase this amount to $20 thousand. According to the State

Purchasing Division of GSD, this conforms the existing State Fair exemption to the same dollar

level as is included in the small purchases limit of the Procurement Code. This bill amends

NMSA 1978 13-1-99 to be consistent with 13-1-125.

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