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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
3/01/07
HB HJM 54
SHORT TITLE “Pluto Planet Day"
SB
ANALYST Wilson
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
NFI
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Joint Memorial 54 resolves that as Pluto passes overhead through New Mexico's excellent
night skies, it will be declared a planet and that March 13, 2007 will be declared "Pluto Planet
Day" at the legislature.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
NFI
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The state of New Mexico is a global center for astronomy, astrophysics and planetary science.
New Mexico is home to world class astronomical observing facilities, such as the Apache Point
observatory, the very large array, the Magdalena Ridge observatory and the national solar
observatory.
Apache Point observatory, operated by New Mexico state university, houses the astrophysical
research consortium's three-and-one-half meter telescope, as well as the unique 2.5 meter
diameter Sloan digital sky survey telescope.