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

SPONSOR Pinto

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

01/24/07

HB

SHORT TITLE International Indigenous Film Festival

SB 113

ANALYST Hanika Ortiz

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$250.0

non-recurring

general fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)

FY07

FY08

FY09 3 Year

Total Cost

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

Total

$79.6

$79.6 $159.2 recurring general

fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Tourism Department (TD)

Economic Development Department (EDD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 113 appropriates $250 thousand to the TD to host an International Indigenous Envi-

ronmental Film Festival to be held in New Mexico in 2008.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $250 thousand contained in SB 113 is a non-recurring expense to the gen-

eral fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert

to the general fund. SB 113 is not part of the Executive Budget Request or in House Bill 2.

TD reports this bill has significant fiscal impact, requiring one additional operations and admin-

istrative managerial FTE estimated at $79.6 thousand per year.

Senate Bill 113 – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

TD reports the department does not possess the expertise to develop, manage and implement an

international indigenous environmental film festival.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

TD notes SB113 assists the department in recognizing the value of matching dollars and in-kind

contributed to tribes to promote joint Indian tourism activities.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

TD further reports the short term administrative effect of the passage SB113 on the Tourism De-

velopment Division will be significant if current staff was required to implement the bill as

stated. The Indian tourism program manager may have to discontinue significant daily duties and

program efforts to administer SB113.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

TD proposes EDD-New Mexico Film Office administer SB113, with their expertise and knowl-

edge of the film industry including the logistical requirements to implement a film festival. The

NM film office currently works with the film industry to promote and coordinate annual film fes-

tivals in New Mexico.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

The film festival will not receive funding through SB 113.

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