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

SPONSOR Madalena

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1-18-2008

HB 114

SHORT TITLE Jemez State Monument

SB

ANALYST Dearing

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$3,000.0 Non-Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)

FY08

FY09 FY10 3 Year Total

Cost

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

*$50.0 *$50.0 *100.0 Recurring

General Fund

*$40.0 *$40.0 *80.0 Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases) *Please see narrative for information on recurring expenses.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Cultural Affairs Department (DCA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 114 appropriates $3.0 million from the general fund to department of Cultural Affairs

for the purpose of purchasing additional land surrounding the Jemez State Monument.

House Bill 114 – Page

2

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $3.0 million contained in this bill is a nonrecurring expense to the general

fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY09 shall revert to

the general fund.

*In FY08, for a similar capital outlay request, the Department of Finance and Administration

recommended 1 additional FTE to develop trails and for increased workload associated with the

FY08 request. Additionally, DFA recommended a one time, $50 thousand initial expense for

creating trails. The expense for trail maintenance on 700 additional acres would be a significant

and continuing cost associated with the purchase of this land.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The Jemez State Monument includes the remains of a Spanish Catholic mission at the site of

Giusewa village dating to about 1610 A.D. The monument’s currently held properties are

situated within San Diego canyon. House Bill 114 appropriates $3.0 million to purchase land for

the acquisition of 700 acres to expand the Jemez State Monument. These proposed expansions

would add land on the North, East, and South borders of the existing monument. The acreage

sought after is historically significant and can be successfully interpreted, having played a

significant role in the Mission of San Jose de los Jemez. One concern however, is the necessity

of continuing expenses to create and maintain trails planned for the expansion. The acreage

proposed to be incorporated into the site has fairly steep changes in elevation and would be

susceptible to natural and foot-traffic erosion.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

If enacted, the LFC recommends that the Cultural Affairs department submit a plan for program

evaluation with specific program goals and criteria for assessing the effectiveness and provide

suggested outputs, outcomes and performance measures to evaluate the performance of state

government programs as prescribed in the Accountability in Government Act. According to the

Cultural Affairs department, acquisition of this land could ultimately lead to significant increases

in attendance and attendance revenue. The enactment of this legislation could have some impact

on improving performance measures in this area.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL

If this legislation is not enacted, the property surrounding Jemez State Monument would

not be

expanded through state funding.

Attachment: Map of Jemez and surrounding area.

PD/nt