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

SPONSOR Youngberg

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/2/08

HB 609

SHORT TITLE Art Exhibition Promotions

SB

ANALYST Earnest

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$32.0 Non-Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Tourism Department (TD)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 609 appropriates $32 thousand from the general fund to Tourism Department to

promote and advertise, statewide and nationally, an exhibition featuring work by an

internationally recognized American photographer known for photographing the American west

and by a female American artist associated with the southwest and particularly New Mexico

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $32 thousand contained in this bill is a non-recurring expense to the general

fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2009 shall

revert to the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The appropriation in House Bill 609 appears to be intended to help promote the upcoming

Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities exhibition, organized by the Georgia

O’Keeffe Museum, May 23 - September 28, 2008. New Mexico Arts, a Division of the Cultural

House Bill 609 – Page

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Affairs Department is also listed as an exhibition sponsor.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

According to the Tourism Department (TD), the agency works closely with cultural and heritage

organizations and their communities to provide quality visitor experiences without

compromising the integrity or message of negatively affecting these authentic resources and

living traditions

TD is supportive of activities and events that result in increasing the number of tourists to New

Mexico. Art continues to be a key attraction that draws out-of-state visitors to New Mexico. TD

performance measures related to increasing visitation to New Mexico should increase with this

appropriation.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

None identified.

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