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

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/25/08

HB 406

SHORT TITLE Emergency Services Training in Belen

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

Department of Health (DOH)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 406, Making an Appropriation for Emergency Services Training and Professional

Development in Belen, appropriates $50.0 thousand from the general fund to DFA for

emergency services training in Belen.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $50.0 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

DOH notes that, Belen is a small city that is served by a career fire department, a private career

EMS service, and career law enforcement services. The closest hospital facilities are in

Albuquerque. Emergency medical service agencies, both private and public, have historically

been underfunded in regards to training and operational costs. It is unclear how the money will

be distributed to the various fire, law and health services.

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