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

SPONSOR Campos

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/24/08

1/25/08

HB

SHORT TITLE

Estancia Trolley Operations

SB 373

ANALYST Moser

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY09

$100.0

Non-Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

NM Department of Transportation (NMDOT)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 373 appropriates $100,000 from the general fund to Department of Transportation for

the Estancia Trolley operations.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $100,000 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

NMDOT indicates that it is not aware of any current trolley service in operation in Estancia or an

anticipated date for such service to begin. Last year Estancia obtained one trolley bus from the

City of Albuquerque and intends to provide trolley service in their community but does not know

which type of trolley service will be provided (e.g. fixed route versus “dial-a-ride" service,

service for the general public versus service for specific clientele such as elderly and persons

with disabilities), the level or frequency of service (e.g. daily service versus weekday only

service, peak hour only service versus all day service, number of trips per day), which areas of

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the community will be served, the expected number of passengers, the anticipated cost of the

service, or the fares to be charged.

Estancia is not currently receiving any Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds through the

NMDOT and does not currently have any agreements with NMDOT regarding transit service.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

NMDOT would administer these funds on a reimbursement/cost basis as per state law. This

would require Estancia to bill NMDOT for incurred expenses associated with the trolley service

and to be reimbursed for same.

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