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

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Madalena

 

DATE TYPED:

02/08/02

 

HB

254/aHAFC

 

SHORT TITLE:

Voting Rights Coordinators Per Diem & Mileage

 

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST:

Dunbar

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

 

 

 

$25.0

 

 

Recurring

Available Cash Balances

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Responses Received

Office of Indian Affairs (NMOIA)

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of HAFC Amendment

 

The House Appropriations and Finance Committee amendment appropriates $25.0 from “available cash balances” of the NM Office of Indian Affairs for per diem and mileage for voting rights coordinators.

 

     Synopsis of Original Bill

 

House Bill 254 appropriates $25.0 from the general fund to the NM Office of Indian Affairs to pay for per diem and mileage for voting rights coordinators in Sandoval and Cibola counties.  The amendment strikes language pertaining to the general fund.

 

     Significant Issues

 

The bill does not indicate whether the voting coordinators are County government employees. 

 

 

 

 

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The appropriation of $25.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 03 shall revert to the general fund.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

 

No additional FTEs are required. The NMOIA will need to negotiate a contract with the voting rights coordinators to ensure the appropriated money is used correctly.  .

 

TECHNICAL ISSUES

 

See significant issues above.

 

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