HOUSE BILL 6

51st legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2014

INTRODUCED BY

James Roger Madalena

AN ACT

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH.

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "Department of Game and Fish Appropriation Act".

     SECTION 2. DEFINITION.--As used in the Department of Game and Fish Appropriation Act, "federal funds" means payments by the United States government to state government or state agencies, except those payments made in accordance with the federal Mineral Leasing Act and the federal State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972.

     SECTION 3. FORMAT.--The general format of the appropriations set forth in the Department of Game and Fish Appropriation Act, with respect to symbols used, column headings and stating of amounts, is that used in the General Appropriation Act of 2013.

     SECTION 4. FISCAL YEAR 2015 APPROPRIATIONS.--

                                  Internal

                         Other   Svc Funds/

                General  State   Interagency  Federal Total/

Item            Fund     Funds   Transfer     Funds   Target

DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH:

(1) Field operations:

The purpose of the field operations program is to promote and assist the implementation of law enforcement, habitat and public outreach programs throughout the state.

  Appropriations:

  (a) Personal services and

       employee benefits

                        5,952.1               213.1   6,165.2

  (b) Contractual services    

                           72.8                          72.8

  (c) Other          1,701.0                       1,701.0

  Authorized FTE: 91.00 Permanent

  Performance measures:

  (a) Output: Number of conservation officer hours spent in the field checking for compliance                     31,000

  (b) Output: Number of hunter and conservation education programs delivered by field staff                        350

                                  Internal

                         Other   Svc Funds/

                General  State   Interagency  Federal Total/

Item            Fund     Funds   Transfer     Funds   Target

  (c) Output: Number of special field operations to deter, detect and apprehend off-highway vehicle and game and fish violators                                               130

(2) Conservation services:

The purpose of the conservation services program is to manage and conserve the state's public wildlife resources and associated habitats for the benefit of the wildlife and for hunters, anglers and other wildlife users. Actions include the procurement and progressive management of wildlife habitat, providing technical assistance services and consultation to both public and private landowners and other affected interests regarding wildlife management and working to educate all sectors of the public about the wildlife resources of the state.

  Appropriations:

  (a) Personal services and employee benefits                                       3,693.2             5,963.5   9,656.7

  (b) Contractual services

                        1,270.6             1,857.2   3,127.8

  (c) Other          4,455.8             3,826.8   8,282.6

  (d) Other financing

                                  Internal

                         Other   Svc Funds/

                General  State   Interagency  Federal Total/

Item            Fund     Funds   Transfer     Funds   Target

       uses               124.4               372.9     497.3  Authorized FTE: 134.00 Permanent; 10.00 Term;

  3.00 Temporary

  Performance measures:

  (a) Outcome: Number of days of elk hunting opportunity provided to New Mexico resident hunters on an annual

basis                                               200,000

  (b) Outcome: Percent of public hunting licenses drawn by New Mexico resident hunters                              86%

  (c) Output: Annual output of fish from the department's hatchery system, in pounds                           600,000

(3) Wildlife depredation and nuisance abatement:

The purpose of the wildlife depredation and nuisance abatement program is to provide complaint administration and intervention processes to private landowners, leaseholders and other New Mexicans so they may be relieved of, and precluded from, property damage and annoyances or risks to public safety caused by protected wildlife.

  Appropriations:

  (a) Personal services and           

       employee benefits

                                  Internal

                         Other   Svc Funds/

                General  State   Interagency  Federal Total/

Item            Fund     Funds   Transfer     Funds   Target

                          282.2                         282.2

  (b) Contractual services    

                          125.7                         125.7

  (c) Other            634.3                         634.3

  Authorized FTE: 4.00 Permanent

  Performance measures:

  (a) Outcome: Percent of depredation complaints resolved within the mandated one-year time frame                   95%

(4) Program support:

The purpose of program support is to provide an adequate and flexible system of direction, oversight, accountability and support to all divisions so they may successfully attain planned outcomes for all department programs.

  Appropriations:

  (a) Personal services and           

       employee benefits               

                        3,369.3               322.4   3,691.7

  (b) Contractual        573.4                         573.4

       services

  (c) Other            3,251.2                       3,251.2

   Authorized FTE: 47.00 Permanent                 

                                  Internal

                         Other   Svc Funds/

                General  State   Interagency  Federal Total/

Item            Fund     Funds   Transfer     Funds   Target

  Subtotal             25,506.0            12,555.9  38,061.9

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