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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Taylor
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/22/08
HB 291
SHORT TITLE Farmington Education and Sports Programs
SB
ANALYST Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
$50.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Public Education Department (PED)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 291, Making an Appropriation for Education and Sports Programs in Farmington,
appropriates $50.0 thousand from the general fund to DFA to provide education and sports
programs for the Farmington parks and recreation department.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $50.0 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
PED notes that:
•
Obesity has become a major public health issue in the United States with more than 9
million children and adolescents (17%) now considered overweight (Robert Wood
Johnson, 2007).
•
Scientists have found that vigorous exercise can cause older nerve cells to form dense,
interconnected webs that make the brain run faster and more efficiently. There are clues