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

SPONSOR Rodella

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/18/08

HB 71

SHORT TITLE Espanola Animal Shelter Services

SB

ANALYST Propst

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$30.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 71 makes an Appropriation for Animal Shelter Services in the City of Espanola in

Rio Arriba County, appropriates $30 thousand from the general fund to the Department of

Finance and Administration for the purpose of funding animal shelters services in Espanola, Rio

Arriba County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $30 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general

fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY09 shall revert to the

general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

House Bill 71 appropriates $30 thousand to the Local Government Division of DFA to fund

animal shelter services, including a spay/neuter program, an animal transfer program and

operational expenses for an animal shelter in the City of Espanola in Rio Arriba County.

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