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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Moore
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/23/07
HB HJM 7
SHORT TITLE Study State’s Responses to Severe Weather
SB
ANALYST Wilson
ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)
FY07
FY08
FY09 3 Year
Total Cost
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
Total
Minimal
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Joint Memorial 7 requests the New Mexico Legislative Council to direct the appropriate
interim committee to study and take testimony of state and local governmental agencies to
adequately respond accurately to severe weather.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
Any anticipated cost can be handled within existing budget
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
New Mexicans endured severe flooding and snowstorms in the last several months, and it is
certain that similarly severe weather events will occur in the future.
In most cases state and local public safety, public works and public health agencies responded
well to those severe weather events, it was apparent that a lack of preparation, poor
communication, inadequate interagency and intergovernmental coordination, and other
shortcomings hindered the response.
Government's fundamental responsibility is to ensure the public's safety.