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

SPONSOR Anderson

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/25/07

HB 161

SHORT TITLE U.S.S. New Mexico Ceremonies

SB

ANALYST Peery-Galon

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NA

$100.0 Non-Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates 63

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Responses Received From

Tourism Department (TD)

Department of Military Affairs (DMA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 161 appropriates $100.0 from the general fund to the Department of Military Affairs

for expenditure in fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to promote the submarine U.S.S. New Mexico

throughout the state, to help educate the submarine crew about New Mexico and to support

milestone ceremonies during the submarine’s construction and commissioning.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $100.0 contained in this bill is a non-recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2011 shall revert

to the general fund.

House Bill 161 – Page

2

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The Tourism Department states its support for any legislation that promotes tourism and

educates visitors to the state. The department notes that a new ship in the United States Navy

carrying the name “New Mexico" broadcasts the state’s name across the entire U.S. Navy, the

nation and world.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

The proposed legislation is a duplication of Senate Bill 63.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

The Tourism Department states it is estimated to take several more years for the construction of

the U.S.S. New Mexico to be completed. The funding in the proposed legislation will help

educate New Mexicans during this process.

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