HOUSE BILL 4
48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2008
INTRODUCED BY
Daniel P. Silva
AN ACT
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "Department of Transportation Appropriation Act".
Section 2. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act:
A. "federal funds" means any payment by the United States government to state government or state agencies, except those payments made in accordance with the federal Mineral Lands Leasing Act and the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, as amended;
B. "general fund" means that fund created by Section 6-4-2 NMSA 1978 and includes the federal Mineral Lands Leasing Act receipts; and
C. "other state funds" means:
(1) unencumbered, nonreverting balances in state agency accounts, other than internal service funds accounts, appropriated by the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act;
(2) all revenue available to state agencies from sources other than the general fund, internal service funds, interagency transfers and federal funds; and
(3) all revenue the use of which is restricted by statute or agreement.
Section 3. FORMAT.--The general format of the appropriations set forth in the Department of Transportation Appropriation Act with respect to symbols used, column headings and stating of amounts is that used in the General Appropriation Act of 2007.
Section 4. FISCAL YEAR 2009 APPROPRIATIONS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.--
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION:
(1) Programs and infrastructure:
The purpose of the programs and infrastructure program is to provide improvements and additions to the state's highway infrastructure to serve the interest of the general public. These improvements include those activities directly related to highway planning, design and construction necessary for a complete system of highways in the state.
Appropriations:
(a) Personal services and
employee benefits 21,310.0 6,482.6 27,792.6
(b) Contractual services 78,165.1 194,012.8 272,177.9
(c) Other 56,815.9 147,486.3 204,302.2
Authorized FTE: 328.00 Permanent; 3.00 Term; 2.00 Temporary
The other state funds and federal funds appropriations to the programs and infrastructure program of the department of transportation pertaining to prior fiscal years may be extended into fiscal year 2009, but not to exceed three hundred twenty million dollars ($320,000,000).
The other state funds appropriation to the programs and infrastructure program of the department of transportation includes thirteen million one hundred thousand dollars ($13,100,000) for a state construction program.
Performance measures:
(a) Quality: Ride quality index for new construction >= 4.3
(b) Outcome: Number of traffic fatalities per one hundred million
vehicles miles traveled .88
(c) Outcome: Number of nonalcohol-related traffic fatalities <=264
(d) Outcome: Number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities <=172
(e) Outcome: Percent of airport runways in good condition 75%
(f) Output: Number of crashes in established safety corridors <=886
(g) Quality: Percent of final cost over bid amount on highway construction
projects 6.0%
(h) Explanatory: Percent of projects in production let as scheduled 85%
(i) Outcome: Percent of front-occupant seat belt usage 90%
(j) Output: Revenue dollars per passenger on park and ride $2.95
(k) Output: Annual number of commuter rail rides between Belen and
Bernalillo 400,000
(l) Output: Annual number of riders to and from Santa Fe 200,000
(m) Explanatory: Annual number of riders on park and ride 350,000
(2) Transportation and highway operations:
The purpose of the transportation and highway operations program is to maintain and provide improvements to the state's highway infrastructure to serve the interest of the general public. These improvements include those activities directly related to preserving roadway integrity and maintaining open highway access throughout the state system.
Appropriations:(a) Personal services and
employee benefits 90,156.8 8,698.7 98,855.5
(b) Contractual services 58,680.9 58,680.9
(c) Other 98,616.4 319.0 98,935.4
Authorized FTE: 1,976.00 Permanent; 6.00 Term; 42.70 Temporary
The other state funds and federal funds appropriations to the transportation and highway operations program of the department of transportation pertaining to prior fiscal years may be extended into fiscal year 2009, but not to exceed eighty million dollars ($80,000,000).
Performance measures:
(a) Output: Number of statewide improved pavement surface miles 4,500
(b) Outcome: Number of interstate miles rated good 1,190
(c) Outcome: Number of combined systemwide miles in deficient condition <=2,500
(d) Outcome: Number of noninterstate miles rated good 8,225
(e) Output: Amount of litter pickup off department roads 17,000 lbs
(f) Quality: Customer satisfaction levels at rest areas 95%
(g) Efficiency: Maintenance expenditures per lane mile of combined
systemwide miles $3,500
(3) Program support:
The purpose of the program support program is to provide management and administration of financial and human resources, custody and maintenance of information and property and the management of construction and maintenance projects.
Appropriations:
(a) Personal services and
employee benefits25,946.4934.926,881.3
(b) Contractual services 1,697.6 543.3 2,240.9
(c) Other 16,403.8 204.2 16,608.0
(d) Other financing uses 6,914.0 6,914.0
Authorized FTE: 282.00 Permanent; 1.00 Term; 1.80 Temporary
Performance measures:
(a) Outcome: Percent of vacancy rate in all programs 6%
(b) Quality: Number of external audit findings <=4
(c) Output: Number of lost employee work days due to accidents 110(d) Output:Percent of information technology projects on-time and on-budget100%
(e) Quality: Percent of prior-year audit findings resolved 100%
(f) Efficiency: Percent of invoices paid within thirty days 99%
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