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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Morales
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/22/08
HB
SHORT TITLE WNMU Athletic Program Needs
SB 76
ANALYST Cox
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
$540.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Higher Education Department (HED)
Western New Mexico University (WNMU)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 76 requests making an appropriation to Western New Mexico University for
recurring athletic program needs, declaring an emergency.
(Senate Bill 76 appropriates five hundred forty thousand dollars ($540,000) from the general
fund to the Board of Regents of Western New Mexico University to fund its Athletic Programs.
The Bill has an ‘emergency’ clause.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of five hundred forty thousand dollars($540,000) contained in this bill is a
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.
The HED’s evaluation table of FY09 Research and Public Service Projects provided to the LFC
classifies this project as a “does not fit within HED priorities for Higher Education" project.
Reasons for this classification decision are not provided. (LFC Report 07-20, Higher Education