FORTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2001





February 8, 2001





Mr. Speaker:



Your TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred



HOUSE BILL 4



has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:



1. On page 2, strike lines 22 through 25, strike all of pages 3 through 12 and insert in lieu thereof:

Other

State Federal

Item Funds Funds Total Funds/Target

A. Construction:

The purpose of the construction program is to provide improvements and additions to the

state's highway infrastructure, including highway planning, finance, design and construction.

(1) Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 31,115.1 11,104.4 42,219.5

(b) Contractual services 92,966.5 201,849.8 294,816.3

(c) Other 2,581.0 20,508.9 23,089.9

(d) Debt service 6,190.7 86,585.2 92,775.9

Subtotal 132,853.3 320,048.3 452,901.6

Authorized FTE: 901.0 Permanent; 15.0 Term; 32.3 Temporary

(2) Performance Measures:

(a) Output: Number of non-interstate miles rated good 6,050

(b) Output: Number of interstate miles rated good 850

(c) Quality: Project profilograph for new construction

(road quality and smoothness) 4.2 or less

(d) Quality: Bid amount within ten percent of engineer's estimate 58%

(e) Quality: Percent of final cost increase over bid amount 4.20%

(f) Efficiency: Return on investment for value engineering projects

(Ratio: $ expended on value engineering to $ realized) 113 to 1

(g) Outcome: Number of combined system-wide miles in deficient condition 4,834

(h) Outcome: Ride quality index for interstate highways 2.76

(i) Outcome: Ride quality index for non-interstate highways 1.76

(j) Outcome: Percent of roads with high volume to capacity ratio 3.46%

(k) Outcome: Percent of state population in incorporated areas served by

multi-lane highways that connect to New Mexico interstates 75.0%





Other

State Federal

Item Funds Funds Total Funds/Target

(l) Explanatory: Percent of six-year funding compared to needs

(reported by federal fiscal year ending 9/30) 21.5%

(m) Explanatory: Total department bond indebtedness by state

fiscal year (in millions) $1,197.4

(n) Explanatory: Percent of programmed projects let in fiscal year (FY00) 56.7%

(o) Explanatory: Contracted engineering services as a percent of

construction costs (FY00) 14.0%



B. Maintenance:

The purpose of the maintenance program is to provide maintenance and improvements to the

state's highway infrastructure to preserve roadway integrity and maintain open highway access throughout the state system.

(1) Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 32,456.4 5,668.7 38,125.1

(b) Contractual services 40,670.1 40,670.1

(c) Other 63,244.0 247.1 63,491.1

Subtotal 136,370.5 5,915.8 142,286.3

Authorized FTE: 1,084.0 Permanent; 1.0 Term; 15.8 Temporary

(2) Performance Measures:

(a) Output: Shoulder miles of litter pick-up 183,000

(b) Output: Number of statewide improved pavement surface miles 3,350

(c) Output: Maintenance expenditures per lane mile of combined

system-wide miles $5,250

(d) Output: Number of non-interstate miles rated good 6,050

(e) Output Number of interstate miles rated good 850

(f) Quality: Number of miles in community/district

adopt-a-highway program 1,867

(g) Quality: Customer satisfaction level a rest areas 80%

(h) Outcome: Number of combined system-wide miles in deficient condition 4,834

(i) Outcome: Ride quality index for interstate highways 2.76

(j) Outcome: Ride quality index for non-interstate highways 1.76

(k) Explanatory: Ratio of bridge replacement cost needs to value of total inventory 0.166

(l) Explanatory: Replacement cost of deficient bridges reported

on a state fiscal year basis (in millions) $115.0



C. Traffic Safety:

The purpose of the traffic safety program is to reduce traffic-related fatalities, crashes and

injuries by identifying traffic safety problems and developing and supporting comprehensive,

multiple strategy initiatives to address safety concerns.







Other

State Federal

Item Funds Funds Total Funds/Target

(1) Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 430.5 300.7 731.2

(b) Other 3,610.2 5,309.2 8,919.4

Subtotal 4,040.7 5,609.9 9,650.6

Authorized FTE: 14.0 Permanent; 3.0 Term

(2) Performance Measures:

(a) Outcome: Front occupant seat belt use by the public 89.0%

(b) Outcome: Head-on crashes per one hundred million vehicle miles

traveled (calendar year) 2.18

(c) Outcome: Alcohol-involved traffic fatalities per one hundred million

vehicle miles traveled 0.77

(d) Outcome: Traffic fatalities per one hundred million vehicle miles traveled 1.74

(e) Explanatory: Total alcohol-involved fatalities for the calendar year

ended December 31, 2000 193

(f) Explanatory: Total traffic fatalities for the calendar year ended December 31, 2000 436



D. Public Transportation:

The purpose of the public transportation program is to develop a coordinated public mass

transportation program to increase transportation alternatives to citizens so they are not

restricted to traveling by personal automobiles.

(1) Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 373.4 118.7 492.1

(b) Other 99.9 5,985.3 6,085.2

Subtotal 473.3 6,104.0 6,577.3

Authorized FTE: 7.0 Permanent; 2.0 Term

(2) Performance Measures:

(a) Output: Number of welfare-to-work trips using public transportation 21.3

(b) Outcome: Annual increase in urban public transportation ridership 8,085.0

(c) Outcome: Annual increase in rural public transportation ridership 475.5



E. Aviation:

The purpose of the aviation program is to promote, develop, maintain and protect air

transportation infrastructure that provides for safe and efficient airborne movement of

people, goods and services within the state and provides access to the global aviation

network.

(1) Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 376.6 376.6

(b) Contractual services 184.0 184.0

(c) Other 1,372.0 127.0 1,499.0

Subtotal 1,932.6 127.0 2,059.6



Other

State Federal

Item Funds Funds Total Funds/Target

Authorized FTE: 7.0 Permanent

(2) Performance Measures:

(a) Output: Number of airport improvement projects around the state 84

(b) Outcome: Fiscal year total dollar amount of airport projects

completed (in millions) $33.0

(c) Outcome: Fiscal year dollar amount of airport deficiencies

identified (in millions) $42.7



F. Program Support:

The purpose of the program support program is to provide management and administration

of financial and human services, custody and maintenance of information and property, and

the management of construction and maintenance projects.

(1) Appropriations:

(a) Personal services and

employee benefits 29,098.7 1,135.0 30,233.7

(b) Contractual services 2,736.4 2,736.4

(c) Other financing uses 6,515.4 6,515.4

(d) Other 18,152.9 15.4 18,168.3

Subtotal 56,503.4 1,150.4 57,653.8

Authorized FTE: 590.0 Permanent; 3.4 Temporary

(2) Performance Measures:

(a) Output: Level of employee turnover 3.75%

(b) Quality: Number of external audit findings 4

(c) Quality: Percent of prior year external audit findings resolved 80.0%

(d) Quality: Accuracy rate of payments to vendors 98.0%

(e) Quality: Percent of employees who are generally satisfied working at the

department as measured by an independent annual survey 72.0%

(f) Efficiency: Percent of payments made in less than thirty days 95.0%

(g) Efficiency: Percent of employee files that contain performance appraisal

development plans completed by employees' anniversary dates 97.0%

(h) Outcome: Number of worker's compensation claims 135

(i) Outcome: Amount of general liability loss experience (in millions) $1.8



TOTAL STATE HIGHWAY AND

TRANSPORTATION

DEPARTMENT 332,173.8 338,955.4 671,129.2,





and thence referred to the APPROPRIATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.







Respectfully submitted,







Daniel P. Silva, Chairman





Adopted Not Adopted

(Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)



Date



The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against

Yes: 8

Excused: Crook, Larranaga, Whitaker, Williams

Absent: None





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