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

SPONSOR Campos

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

02/10/2007

HB

SHORT TITLE

Estancia Trolley Operations

SB 885

ANALYST Moser

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

$100,000

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

NM Department of Transportation (NMDOT)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 885 appropriates $100,000 from the general und to Department of Transportation for

the Estancia Trolley operations.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $100,000 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.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

NMDOT indicates that it is not aware of any current trolley service in operation in Estancia or an

anticipated date for such service to begin. NMDOT was recently informed that Estancia

obtained one trolley bus from the City of Albuquerque and intends to provide trolley service in

their community but does not know which type of trolley service will be provided (e.g. fixed

route versus “dial-a-ride" service, service for the general public versus service for specific

clientele such as elderly and persons with disabilities), the level or frequency of service (e.g.

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daily service versus weekday only service, peak hour only service versus all day service, number

of trips per day), which areas of the community will be served, the expected number of

passengers, the anticipated cost of the service, or the fares to be charged.

Estancia is not currently receiving any Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds through the

NMDOT and does not currently have any agreements with NMDOT regarding transit service.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

NMDOT would administer these funds on a reimbursement/cost basis as per state law. This

would require Estancia to bill NMDOT for incurred expenses associated with the trolley service

and to be reimbursed for same.

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