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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Salazar
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2-14-2007
HB 1121
SHORT TITLE International Environmental Film Festival
SB
ANALYST Dearing
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$250.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to Senate Bills 113 and 524
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Indian Affairs Department (IAD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 1121 appropriates $250 thousand from the general fund for expenditure in FY08 to
Cultural Affairs department for an international indigenous environmental film festival to be held
in the State in 2008.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $250 thousand contained in House Bill 1121 is a recurring expense to the
General Fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall
revert to the General Fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The International Indigenous Film festival is a proposed event. The event could correlate with
and highlight the cultural diversity found within the State.