HOUSE BILL 264

46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2004

INTRODUCED BY

Kandy Cordova

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO CONDUCT A STATEWIDE STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF GAMBLING ON THE GENERAL POPULATION OF NEW MEXICO, TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRIBAL FUNDING FOR PREVENTION OF ADDICTIVE GAMBLING AND TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.

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

     Section 1. APPROPRIATION.--One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for expenditure in fiscal year 2005 for the center on alcoholism, substance abuse and addictions to conduct a statewide study to evaluate the effect of gambling on the general population of New Mexico, determine the effectiveness of tribal and gaming control board efforts to address gambling addiction and its prevention, as required by state-tribal gaming compacts, and develop a public service campaign to increase awareness of the effects of gambling. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2005 shall revert to the general fund.

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