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

SPONSOR Martinez

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/16/07

HB 1

SHORT TITLE Feed Bill

SB

ANALYST Fernandez

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$7,874.1

Recurring

General Fund

$478.9

Nonrecurring

Cash Balance

$14,450.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 1 appropriates $22,803.0 from the general fund and cash balances to various

legislative agencies for the purpose of funding operations of the 2007 legislative session and

funding for interim activities, including fiscal year 2008 operating budgets of the Legislative

Council Service, Legislative Finance Committee, Legislative Education Study Committee, and

the House and Senate chief clerk offices. Other appropriations include legislative interim

expenses, session preparation, statewide legislative internship program, expenses of the Senate

Rules Committee and legislative information system.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $7.9 million contained in this bill for the legislative session is a recurring

expense to the general fund. The appropriation of $478.9 contained in this bill for the legislative

information system is nonrecurring from cash balances. The appropriations totaling $14.5

million contained in this bill for legislative offices and other interim expenses are a recurring

expense to the general fund.

House Bill 1 – Page

2

FISCAL YEAR 2007

Recurring

GF

Nonrecurring

Cash

Legislature

$7,874.1

Legislative Information System

$478.9

Total

$7,874.1

$478.9

The appropriation to the Legislative Finance Committee includes an expansion of $100.0 for

contractual service expertise to augment staff resources in conducting performance evaluations

and reviews (i.e. information technology field, healthcare, water resource related issues, etc.)

The appropriation to the Legislative Council Service includes an expansion of $102.9 for an

additional FTE to staff the interim Health and Human Services Committee.

The appropriation to the House Chief Clerk includes an expansion of $75.0 for contractual

service expertise.

The appropriation to the Senate Chief Clerk includes an expansion of $75.0 for contractual

service expertise.

This bill carries an emergency clause.

CTF/csd

Category

FY07 OPBUD FY08 HB1 $change % change

Legislative Council Service

4,956.0

5,423.3

467.3

9.4%

Interim Expenses

1,056.0

1,036.0

(20.0)

-1.9%

Pre-session Expenses

552.3

552.3

-

0.0%

Statewide Legislative Internship Program

25.0

45.0

20.0

80.0%

Legislative Finance Committee

3,807.3

3,976.4

169.1

4.4%

Legislative Education Study Committee

1,195.6

1,195.6

-

0.0%

Senate Rules Committee

21.6

21.6

-

0.0%

House Chief Clerk

1,009.5

1,093.8

84.3

8.4%

Senate Chief Clerk

1,030.5

1,106.0

75.5

7.3%

TOTAL 13,653.8

$

14,450.0

$

796.2

$

5.8%

GENERAL FUND RECURRING

FISCAL YEAR 2008