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

SPONSOR Stapleton

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/20/07

3/13/07 HB 1036/aHHGAC

SHORT TITLE State Fair African American Performing Arts

SB

ANALYST Lucero

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$100.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

State Fair Commission (SFC)

Office of African American Affairs (OAAA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of HHGAC Amendment

House Health and Government Affairs Committee amendment to House Bill 1036 strikes “office

of African American affairs" and inserts in lieu thereof “the New Mexico state fair". The

amendment essentially transfers the agency which is to receive the appropriation from Office of

African American Affairs to New Mexico State Fair.

Synopsis of Original Bill

House Bill 1036 appropriates $100,000 from the general fund to Office of African American

Affairs for the African American Performing Arts Center and Exhibit Hall at the New Mexico

State Fair for expenditure in 2008 for administrative services and associated costs that support

the center in providing programs resources and events for the community and the state.

House Bill 1036/aHHGAC – Page

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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $100,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert

to the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

Through literature, fine art, modern dance and music, storytelling, poetry and prose, painting,

sculpture, movement and song, we link our future to our past. The African-American

Performing Arts Center and Exhibit Hall will join other culturally unique facilities that celebrate

New Mexico’s rich and diverse heritage.

The Center and Exhibit Hall are designed to help educate the public of the history and

contributions African Americans have made in New Mexico. The facility has been designed to

actualize a vision for a place where people of all ages throughout the state can visit, study, work,

perform, and celebrate the contributions and significance of African Americans in New Mexico.

The Performing Arts Center will be used for music, theatre, special presentations, and dance

performances. The Exhibit Hall will house permanent and traveling art exhibits, as well as

provide public education programs on the history, culture, and arts of people of African descent.

As a state-owned facility, the Center and Hall will seat 300 people in a Performing Arts Center,

have an Exhibit Hall for works of art, and flexible space to support classrooms for “hands on"

educational experiences.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

The African-American performing arts center will help the State fair meet its performance target

to expand the utilization of the fair and its educational programs.

The purpose of the Office African American Affairs is to provide public awareness, provide

information, and advocacy services to all New Mexicans and to improve the quality of life for

African Americans. The performing arts center and exhibit hall will aid OAAA more fully

achieve its purpose.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation contained in this bill is for administrative services and associated costs that

support the center.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

None identified at this time.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

None identified at this time.

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