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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Salazar
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/22/08
HB 278
SHORT TITLE Rio Arriba Animal Shelter Services
SB
ANALYST Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
$25.0
Non-recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 278, Making an Appropriation for Animal Sheltering and Other Services for Animals
in Rio Arriba County, appropriates $25.0 thousand from the general fund to DFA to provide
animal sheltering and other services in Espanola and Rio Arriba County
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $25.0 thousand contained in this bill is a non-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
HB 278 appropriates $25.0 thousand to DFA to provide animal sheltering, spay and neutering
and animal transfer services in Espanola and Rio Arriba County.
CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP
HB 278 relates to HB 71, a $30.0 appropriation to fund animal shelter services in Espanola, NM.
HB 278 relates to SB 221, a $40.0 appropriation to fund animal shelter services in Espanola,
NM.