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





SPONSOR: Pederson DATE TYPED: 02/10/99 HB 359
SHORT TITLE: 11th Judicial District Emergency Loan SB
ANALYST: Pickering


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
 Recurring

or Non-Rec

 Fund

Affected

FY99 FY2000 FY99 FY2000
NFI $ 25.0 NFI NFI Recurring General Fund



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Administrative Office of the District Attorneys (AODA)



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



HB 359 appropriates $25.0 to the 11th DA's Office-Division II for the purpose of repaying a loan from the Board of Finance which was used to convene a special grand jury and contract for services of a special prosecutor.



Significant Issues



This bill appropriates $25.0 for FY2000 and subsequent fiscal years, and this amount is non-reverting.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



According to the AODA, HB 359 has a significant impact for the Eleventh DA's Office-Division II. The non-reverting appropriation will allow the Gallup DA's Office to repay a loan to the Board of Finance for a case which involved a special prosecutor and a special grand jury. Additionally, these were expenses which the DA's Office did not anticipate and which were unexpected.





ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS



The administrative impact on the Gallup DA's Office would be minimal.



CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL



The Gallup DA's Office will be unable to repay this loan to the Board of Finance, which will eventually carry over from fiscal year to fiscal year until it can be repaid.



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