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

SPONSOR Griego

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/01/07

HB

SHORT TITLE Ambulance Service in Pecos

SB 714

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$80.0

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

Senate Bill 714 appropriates $80.0 from the General Fund to DFA for ambulance services in

Pecos and San Miguel County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $80.0 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.

Senate Bill 714 – Page

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SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

DFA reports that SB 714 appropriates $80,000 for ambulance services expenditures in Pecos in

San Miguel County in fiscal year 2008. The $80,000 will be spent on the following:

Radios: 15 @ $500 each: $7,500

Recruiting and Training: 10 EMTs @ $400 per person: 4,000

New gurney on 1997 ambulance: 10,000

Startup costs on new Pecos Valley EMS Bldg: 15,000

Tires and upkeep on 1997 ambulance: 1,000

Fiscal year 2006 deficit on ambulance service: 56,000

Total $92,500

DFA suggests that SB 714 may not appropriate sufficient funds to provide the replacement

equipment and training and to cover the deficit of the ambulance service from FY06. A total of

$92.5 is required.

AMENDMENTS

DFA suggests an increase in appropriation amount or an additional $15.0 in FY08 for ambulance

services in Pecos in San Miguel County for a total appropriation of $95.0 from the General Fund

to the Local Government Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.

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