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

SPONSOR Maestas

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/26/08

HB 458

SHORT TITLE Albuquerque Community Bicycle Program

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 Finance and Administration (DFA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 458, Making an Appropriation to Implement a Community Bicycle Program for

Needy Children in Albuquerque, appropriates $50.0 thousand from the general fund to DFA for

the purpose of a community bicycle program to restore and repair donated, used bicycles for

needy children.

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

DFA notes that the West Central Metropolitan Redevelopment Area is an area designated for

redevelopment by the City of Albuquerque. It includes ten neighborhood associations and two

merchant associations. It is considered a blighted area with a large Hispanic minority

population. The population of this area is approximately 50,000.

House Bill 458 – Page

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The appropriation of $50.0 thousand will go towards administration, the purchase of helmets,

parts, distributing the restored bikes and picking up donated bikes from around the state. The

recipients of the restored bicycles pay nothing for the bicycle. Restoration is done by volunteers,

with used bikes, parts and supplies provided by donation. Bicycles will be provided to children

mainly in the first through fifth grades. Needy adults will also be given an opportunity to own

bikes. Referrals will be made from the Veterans Hospital and the St. Martin's Hospitality Center.

CYFD notes that bicycle donation, repair, and refurbishment programs are a growing part of the

community involvement sector, and CYFD supports such programs in New Mexico, such as the

Bicycle/Recycle Program in Grant County, which teaches children, under adult supervision, to

assemble, disassemble, repair, adjust, service, and safely ride donated bicycles. During its first

year, the Grant County program refurbished more than 400 donated bicycles, including 22

almost-new bikes donated by WalMart. Due to rising gasoline prices and a renewed focus on

health and the environment, bicycles are a growth industry, and bicycle repair a highly

employable skill set.

This bill does not indicate how the needy children and families would be identified for the

bicycle donation program. Depending on how the children and families are identified, and how

the restoration and repair process is approached, CYFD clients may benefit from the program.

DUPLICATION

Duplicates HB 329

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