HOUSE BILL 19

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second special session, 2008

INTRODUCED BY

Luciano "Lucky" Varela

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE SOLE COMMUNITY PROVIDER FUND TO MATCH AVAILABLE FEDERAL FUNDING; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--Five million dollars ($5,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the sole community provider fund for expenditure in fiscal year 2009 to match federal funds available in the sole community provider supplemental allocation for counties that are unable to fund fully the supplemental match. Allocation of this appropriation is contingent on participating counties having imposed all authorized gross receipts tax increments authorized by the County Local Option Gross Receipts Taxes Act, the Indigent Hospital and County Health Care Act or Section 4-38-17.1 NMSA 1978 but that still do not have sufficient revenue to match fully the supplemental sole community provider allocation. This appropriation may be used to match the supplemental sole community provider allocation or supplement the human services department's medicaid budget in the case that department funds are utilized for the match. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2009 shall revert to the general fund.

     Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is September 15, 2008.

     Section 3. EMERGENCY.--It is necessary for the public peace, health and safety that this act take effect immediately.

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