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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Gutierrez
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1-18-2007
HB 477
SHORT TITLE Statewide Historic Building Restoration
SB
ANALYST Dearing
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$60.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Duplicates SB71
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Cultural Affairs Department (CAD)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 477 appropriates $60 thousand from the general fund to the Historic Preservation di-
vision of the Cultural Affairs department for the purpose of conducting statewide research, as-
sessment and selection of one of one hundred historic public structures to be revitalized for the
State‘s 2012 centennial celebration.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $60 thousand contained in this bill is a 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 477 includes a provision for selection of one of 100 historical structures for revitali-
zation in conjunction with centennial celebration. This stated revitalization would be an inferred
additional, currently unknown capital cost associated with passage of this legislation.
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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The 100
th
anniversary of New Mexico’s Statehood will occur in 2012. The Historic Preserva-
tion division retains staff that can guide the research, assessment and selection of public build-
ings eligible for restoration. Examples of public structures listed on the State Register of Cul-
tural Properties include courthouses, schools, parks, and municipal office and public works
buildings.
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 program effectiveness and
suggested outputs, outcomes and performance measures to evaluate the performance of state
government programs as prescribed in the Accountability in Government Act.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
The Historic Preservation division would oversee expenditure of the appropriation contained in
this bill. The division has requested an unknown percentage of the appropriation for administra-
tion.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
The assessment and selection of historically significant public structures for restoration will re-
quire collaborative partnerships with local governments, school districts, higher education insti-
tutions, and other entities around the state.
WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL
If House Bill 477 is not enacted, the selection and assessment of historical buildings statewide
would require other funding sources in order to be carried out.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
Would entirety of assessment workload be performed by Historic Preservation division staff or
be partially or fully contracted.
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