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

SPONSOR Harrison

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

02/19/07

02/25/07 HB 1199

SHORT TITLE Navajo Nation Youth Conservation Program

SB

ANALYST Weber

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$80.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Indian Affairs Department (IAD)

Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Correction for House Bill 1199

The original analysis incorrectly refers to the Youth Conservation Corps but the word Corps is

not used in House Bill 1199. The correct reference should only be Youth Conservation Program

without Corps.

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 1199 appropriates $80,000 from the general fund to the Indian Affairs Department for

the purpose of funding a youth conservation corps program to engage in watershed restoration

projects in the Navajo Nation.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $80 thousand 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.

House Bill 1199 – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

IAD reports the bill funds watershed restoration in the Rio Puerco basin. A summer Youth

Conservation Corps program would enlist local high school students, probably from the eight

Navajo Nation chapters within the basin’s boundaries. The funds would primarily be allocated

to provide pay for the program participants. It is estimated that 60-70 students could participate

throughout the summer. This level of manpower has the potential to provide significant labor

that would meaningfully benefit restoration efforts. Additionally, the summer season is optimal

for executing watershed restoration projects.

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