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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Gonzales
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/1/07
HB 668
SHORT TITLE Taos Drug & Alcohol Abuse Rehabilitation
SB
ANALYST Geisler
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$50.0
Recurring
General
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to: HB 672
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Health (DOH)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 668 would appropriate $50,000 from the general fund to the Department of Health for
expenditure in FY08 to contract for long-term drug and alcohol treatment in Taos County.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of the FY08 shall revert to the
General Fund
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
DOH notes that HB 668 is not part of the DOH executive budget request.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
DOH notes that House Bill 668 would appropriate funding for contracting in Taos County where
there is presently only one major substance abuse provider capable of providing the services
identified in the bill.