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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Wirth
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1-18-2007
HB 17
SHORT TITLE Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
SB
ANALYST Dearing
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$200.0 Nonrecurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates SB369
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Cultural Affairs Department (CAD)
Attorney General’s Office (AGO)
Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 17 appropriates $200 thousand from the general fund to department of Cultural Af-
fairs for expenditure in FY07 and FY08 for the purpose of planning and implementing the Santa
Fe International Folk Art Market.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $200 thousand contained in this bill is a nonrecurring expense to the Gen-
eral Fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert
to the General Fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The FY08 executive budget recommendation includes $36.9 for an International Folk Art Market
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coordinator and a First Lady initiative to provide $100.0 to promote the Folk Art Market.
The Museum of International Folk Art has coordinated use of Milner Plaza for the annual Market
as well as security needed during the Market. Museum staff members participate in the evalua-
tion and selection of participating artists, and assist with logistical and financial aspects.
PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS
If enacted, the LFC recommends that the Cultural Affairs department submit a plan for program
evaluation with specific program goals and criteria for assessing the effectiveness and provide
suggested outputs, outcomes and performance measures to evaluate the performance of state
government programs as prescribed in the Accountability in Government Act. Visitation to the
Museum of International Folk Art during Market weekend increases appreciably. Possible sug-
gestions for performance measures include an attendance or attendance revenue measure.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
Implementation would be a combined effort of Cultural Affairs department staff and Market
staff.
DUPLICATION
House Bill 17 duplicates Senate Bill 369.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
The financial arrangements among members of the consortium comprising the Santa Fe Interna-
tional Folk Art Market were previously negotiated. A 3-year memorandum of understanding be-
tween the Market and the Department of Cultural Affairs will expire in July 2007 and a new one
will be negotiated prior to that date, specifying relationships, use of facilities, mutual responsi-
bilities.
WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL
If this legislation is not enacted, the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market would
not have access
to state funding.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
Would passage of this act possibility violate the anti-donation clause of the New Mexico Consti-
tution, Article IV., Section 31, Appropriations for Charitable, Educational, and etc. purposes.
PD/nt