45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2001

MAKING GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY STATE AGENCIES REQUIRED BY LAW.

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

Section 1. FISCAL YEAR 2002 APPROPRIATIONS.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund or other funds as indicated for the purposes specified. Unless otherwise indicated, the appropriations may be expended in fiscal year 2002. Unless otherwise indicated, any unexpended or unencumbered balance of the appropriations remaining at the end of fiscal year 2002 shall revert to the appropriate fund:

A. eighty-four thousand three hundred dollars ($84,300) is appropriated from the general fund to the second judicial district court for a hearing officer;

B. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state agency on aging for one full-time equivalent position and associated costs for prescription drug assistance outreach;

C. one million dollars ($1,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the human services department to establish a prescription drug-only medicaid waiver program for persons sixty-five years of age and older with incomes of no more than one hundred percent of the federal poverty level and to obtain any waiver necessary pursuant to Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act;

D. four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the human services department for contracting with a statewide food bank program to gather, pack, transport, distribute and prepare unsaleable and surplus fresh produce to feed hungry and homeless New Mexicans;

E. seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the labor department for at-risk youth programs;

F. six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of health for emergency medical services for expenditure in fiscal year 2002 and subsequent fiscal years, contingent on Senate Bill 302 or similar legislation of the first session of the forty-fifth legislature becoming law;

G. seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of health for operations of the Las Vegas medical center, Fort Bayard medical center and southern New Mexico rehabilitation center;

H. seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the children, youth and families department for services and programs for victims of domestic violence and their families;

I. nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($950,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the university of New Mexico for the college of nursing expansion; and

J. four million three hundred thousand dollars ($4,300,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state equalization guarantee distribution for full-day kindergarten programs.

Section 2. CONDITIONS OF MEDICAID WAIVER APPROPRIATIONS.--Unexpended or unencumbered balances remaining at the end of fiscal year 2002 from appropriations made in Subsection E of Section 5 of Chapter 64 of Laws 2001 to the medicaid waivers activity of the long-term care program of the department of health shall be expended to increase provider rates in the developmental disabilities medicaid waiver activity and developmental disabilities general fund activity as allowed by the federal health care financing administration.

Section 3. SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund or other funds as indicated for the purposes specified. Unless otherwise indicated, the appropriations may be expended in fiscal years 2001 and 2002. Unless otherwise indicated, any unexpended or unencumbered balance of the appropriations remaining at the end of fiscal year 2002 shall revert to the appropriate fund:

A. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council service for staffing, per diem and mileage expenses associated with a joint interim legislative redistricting committee;

B. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council service to contract for a study of impact aid funding of public schools and the state equalization guarantee funding formula and to pay per diem and mileage expenses of a legislative council committee to have oversight over any rapid response intervention program pilot if such a committee is appointed. The appropriation is contingent on House Appropriations and Finance Committee Substitute for House Bill 949 or similar legislation of the first session of the forty-fifth legislature becoming law;

C. two million dollars ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the tourism department for general and cooperative advertising costs and Native American tourism;

D. two million dollars ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the office of cultural affairs for the state library for grants to public libraries throughout the state, to conserve New Mexico depression-era public art, for a statewide library database for public schools, for development of cross-cultural educational documentaries and electronic field trips in north central and northwestern New Mexico and for relocating the items in the repository collections of the museum of Indian arts and culture and the palace of the governors;

E. one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the office of the state engineer for regional water planning;

F. three million seven hundred thousand dollars ($3,700,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the human services department to assist with prescription drug costs for people under two hundred percent of the federal poverty level;

G. one million two hundred thousand dollars ($1,200,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state department of public education to retire Animas independent school district bonds; and

H. ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the water and wastewater project grant fund for administration by the New Mexico finance authority, contingent on Senate Bill 169 or similar legislation of the first session of the forty-fifth legislature becoming law. Any appropriation remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert.

Section 4. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund, or other funds as indicated, for expenditure in fiscal year 2001 for the purposes specified. Disbursement of these amounts shall be subject to the following conditions: certification by the agency to the department of finance and administration and the legislative finance committee that no other funds are available in fiscal year 2001 for the purpose specified; and approval by the department of finance and administration. Any unexpended or unencumbered balances remaining at the end of fiscal year 2001 shall revert to the appropriate fund:

A. nine hundred fifty-one thousand two hundred dollars ($951,200) is appropriated from the general fund to the university of New Mexico for utility costs;

B. five hundred one thousand two hundred dollars ($501,200) is appropriated from the general fund to New Mexico state university for utility costs;

C. one hundred two thousand nine hundred dollars ($102,900) is appropriated from the general fund to New Mexico highlands university for utility costs;

D. fifty-five thousand six hundred dollars ($55,600) is appropriated from the general fund to western New Mexico university for utility costs;

E. one hundred twenty-one thousand five hundred dollars ($121,500) is appropriated from the general fund to eastern New Mexico university for utility costs;

F. one hundred fifty-nine thousand nine hundred dollars ($159,900) is appropriated from the general fund to New Mexico institute of mining and technology for utility costs;

G. thirty-six thousand five hundred dollars ($36,500) is appropriated from the general fund to northern New Mexico community college for utility costs;

H. eighty thousand eight hundred dollars ($80,800) is appropriated from the general fund to Santa Fe community college for utility costs;

I. one hundred eighty-six thousand one hundred dollars ($186,100) is appropriated from the general fund to the technical-vocational institute for utility costs;

J. thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) is appropriated from the general fund to Luna vocational technical institute for utility costs;

K. eight thousand dollars ($8,000) is appropriated from the general fund to Mesa technical college for utility costs;

L. twenty-nine thousand three hundred dollars ($29,300) is appropriated from the general fund to New Mexico junior college for utility costs;

M. eighty-eight thousand dollars ($88,000) is appropriated from the general fund to San Juan college for utility costs;

N. sixteen thousand eight hundred dollars ($16,800) is appropriated from the general fund to Clovis community college for utility costs; and

O. four million five hundred seventy-one thousand dollars ($4,571,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state equalization guarantee for energy fuel costs.