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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Foley
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/7/06
HB 854
SHORT TITLE National Guard Patrolling Southern Border
SB
ANALYST Peery
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
$30,000.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to SB 747, National Guard Patrolling NM Border
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Department of Military Affairs (DMA)
No Responses Received From
Governor’s Office/Homeland Security (GHS)
NM Association of Counties (NMAC)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 854 appropriates $30,000.0 from the general fund to the Department of Military Af-
fairs for the purpose to support National Guard patrol and protection of New Mexico’s southern
border through an operation called “Operation Protecting New Mexico’s Borders”.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $30,000.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.
Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert
to the general fund.