SENATE BILL 611
48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
Timothy Z. Jennings
AN ACT
MAKING GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY STATE AGENCIES REQUIRED BY LAW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. FISCAL YEAR 2008 APPROPRIATIONS.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund or other funds as indicated for the purposes specified. Unless otherwise indicated, the appropriations may be expended in fiscal year 2008. Unless otherwise indicated, any unexpended or unencumbered balance of the appropriations remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert to the appropriate fund:
A. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) is appropriated from the general fund to legislative building services of the legislative council service for increased utility and fuel costs;
B. eighty-four thousand three hundred dollars ($84,300) is appropriated from the general fund to the second judicial district court for a hearing officer;
C. one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the aging and long-term services department for one full-time-equivalent position and associated costs for prescription drug assistance outreach;
D. four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the human services department for contracting with a statewide food bank program to gather, pack, transport, distribute and prepare unsaleable and surplus fresh produce to feed hungry and homeless New Mexicans;
E. seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the labor department for at-risk youth programs;
F. six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of health for emergency medical services for expenditure in fiscal year 2008 and subsequent fiscal years;
G. seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of health for operations of the New Mexico behavioral health institute at Las Vegas, Fort Bayard medical center and southern New Mexico rehabilitation center;
H. seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the children, youth and families department for services and programs for victims of domestic violence and their families;
I. nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($950,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for the college of nursing expansion; and
J. four million three hundred thousand dollars ($4,300,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state equalization guarantee distribution for kindergarten plus programs.
Section 2. SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund or other funds as indicated for the purposes specified. Unless otherwise indicated, the appropriations may be expended in fiscal years 2007 and 2008. Unless otherwise indicated, any unexpended or unencumbered balance of the appropriations remaining at the end of fiscal year 2008 shall revert to the appropriate fund:
A. fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative council service for expenses associated with redistricting in the next federal decennial;
B. two million dollars ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the tourism department for general and cooperative advertising costs and Native American tourism;
C. two million dollars ($2,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the cultural affairs department for the state library for grants to public libraries throughout the state, to conserve New Mexico depression-era public art, for a statewide library database for public schools, for development of cross-cultural educational documentaries and electronic field trips in north central and northwestern New Mexico and for relocating the items in the repository collections of the museum of Indian arts and culture and the palace of the governors;
D. one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the office of the state engineer for regional water planning; and
E. ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the water and wastewater project grant fund for administration by the New Mexico finance authority.
Section 3. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.--The following amounts are appropriated from the general fund, or other funds as indicated, for expenditure in fiscal year 2007 for the purposes specified. Disbursement of these amounts shall be subject to the following conditions: certification by the agency to the department of finance and administration and the legislative finance committee that no other funds are available in fiscal year 2007 for the purpose specified; and approval by the department of finance and administration. Any unexpended or unencumbered balances remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the appropriate fund:
A. nine hundred fifty-one thousand two hundred dollars ($951,200) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of the university of New Mexico for utility costs;
B. five hundred one thousand two hundred dollars ($501,200) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico state university for utility costs;
C. one hundred two thousand nine hundred dollars ($102,900) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico highlands university for utility costs;
D. fifty-five thousand six hundred dollars ($55,600) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of western New Mexico university for utility costs;
E. one hundred twenty-one thousand five hundred dollars ($121,500) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of eastern New Mexico university for utility costs;
F. one hundred fifty-nine thousand nine hundred dollars ($159,900) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of New Mexico institute of mining and technology for utility costs;
G. thirty-six thousand five hundred dollars ($36,500) is appropriated from the general fund to the board of regents of northern New Mexico state school for utility costs; and
H. four million five hundred seventy-one thousand dollars ($4,571,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state equalization guarantee distribution for utility and fuel costs.
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