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





SPONSOR: Smith DATE TYPED: 01/28/01 HB
SHORT TITLE: DWI Grant Council Designees SB 146
ANALYST: Padilla


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
 Recurring

or Non-Rec

 Fund

Affected

FY01 FY02 FY01 FY02
NFI Minimal N/A N/A



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC files

Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)



No Responses Received From:

Municipal League

Association of Counties



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



Senate Bill 146 amends the Local DWI Grant Program Act to allow the president of the New Mexico Municipal League and the president of the New Mexico Association of Counties to designate someone to participate in the DWI grant council in their place.



Significant Issues



The DWI grant council currently consists of seven members: the president of the New Mexico Municipal League, the president of the New Mexico Association of Counties, the Secretary of Health or the secretary's designee, the Secretary of Finance and Administration or the secretary's designee, the chief of the traffic safety bureau of the State Highway and Transportation Department and two representatives of local governing bodies. According to DFA, the president of the New Mexico Municipal League and the president of the New Mexico Association of Counties are often unable to participate in the work of the DWI grant council because of demands on their time. By allowing them to send a designee to the council, their organizations could be represented and the DWI grant council would have broader participation





FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



The bill contains no appropriation. There may be minimal fiscal impact due to increased per diem and mileage payments if the designees attend DWI grants council meeting more frequently than their association's presidents did in the past.



PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS



As noted above, by allowing designees to participate, the DWI grants council would likely have broader participation.



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