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

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/26/07

HB 332

SHORT TITLE

Making and Appropriation to Facilitate the

Completion of the South Valley Multipurpose Family

Services Center in Bernalillo County

SB

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$65.0

Non-recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Finance and Administration (DFA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Making an Appropriation for Disbursement to the Mid-Region Council of Governments to

Facilitate the Completion of the South Valley Multipurpose Family Services Center in Bernalillo

County

House Bill 332 appropriates $65.0 thousand in General Fund to the Local Government Division

of the Department of Finance and Administration to disburse to the Mid-Region Council of

Governments to facilitate the completion of the South Valley Multipurpose Family Services

Center in Bernalillo County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $65.0 thousand contained in this bill is a non-recurring expense to the

General Fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall

revert to the General Fund.

House Bill 332 – Page

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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The Department of Finance and Administration reports that multipurpose facilities throughout

the state have realized a positive impact for their respective communities such as the multi-

purpose center in Sandoval County, which provides various heath and social services for

residents in that area. Service providers schedule appointments to allow clientele to receive a

variety of services in one day. A family can secure medical services as well as financial, food

and utility assistance at the same facility.

Currently, the Local Government Division administers grants for this specific project with

Bernalillo County. It is therefore unclear why HB 332 calls for the disbursement of funds

through the Mid-Region Council of Governments. DFA reports that this may add an additional

tier of bureaucracy and delay the process for implementation and completion of this project.

ALTERNATIVES

DFA suggests that the appropriation language be changed to replace the Mid-Region Council of

Governments as the administrative agency and add include Bernalillo County to administer the

project since Bernalillo County currently has a prior and current legislative grant for this project.

Additionally, Bernalillo County has contracted with an architect firm and the project in design

phase.

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