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

SPONSOR Garcia, M.P.

DATE TYPED 1/27/05

HB 73

SHORT TITLE South Bernalillo County Incorporation Study

SB

ANALYST Hadwiger

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

$50.0

Non-recurring General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

No responses received from the Department of Finance and Administration or from the New

Mexico Association of Counties.

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 73 appropriates $50,000 from the general fund to the Local Government Division of

the Department of Finance and Administration in FY06 to provide a grant-in-aid to the Mid-

Region Council of Governments to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of incorporating

the south valley of Bernalillo County.

Significant Issues

By means of background, according to the Bernalillo County clerk’s web site, in the 1996 gen-

eral election, Bernalillo County voters rejected a proposal to create incorporate southern Berna-

lillo County into a separate county.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $50,000 contained in this bill is a non-recurring expense to the general

fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY06 shall revert to the

general fund.

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