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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Begaye
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1-22-08
HB 179
SHORT TITLE Cultural Tourism Workshop
SB
ANALYST Dearing
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
$30.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Cultural Affairs Department (DCA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 179 appropriates $30 thousand from the general fund to Cultural Affairs department
for the purpose of developing a cultural tourism workshop to assist Native American tribes and
communities in economic development.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $30 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general
fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY09 shall revert to
the general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
Cultural tourism has a significant economic impact on New Mexico's communities. In 2005,
according to the New Mexico Lodging Association, the tourism industry in the state was worth
$5 billion. The cultural affairs department estimated that cultural tourism generated $1.5 billion,
equivalent to 30 percent of these revenues in the tourism industry. A cultural tourism workshop
addressing the specific issues of Native American tribes and communities would assist these