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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Varela
DATE TYPED 2/17/05
HB 870
SHORT TITLE County Disaster Relief Assistance
SB
ANALYST Hadwiger
APPROPRIATION
(in $000s)
Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY05
FY06
FY05
FY06
$150.0
Recurring General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 870 appropriates $150,000 from the general fund to the Department of Finance and
Administration (DFA) for county disaster relief assistance.
Significant Issues
According to DFA, within the Department of Public Safety, Office of Emergency Management,
there is a Disaster Assistance Program that helps provide financial assistance from the Gover-
nor’s Disaster Relief Fund. Applicants for the Disaster Assistance Program must be either po-
litical subdivisions of the State or non-profit organizations which fulfill a governmental role
within the community they serve. This includes all NM Counties. The types of disasters that are
eligible are: debris removal; emergency protective devices ( i.e. dikes, sandbagging, etc.); roads
& related structures; water control facilities; public buildings, vehicles & equipment; public utili-
ties; parks and recreation & other. NM Association of Counties are in support of this legislation.