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

SPONSOR Varela

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/24/08

HB 376

SHORT TITLE Santa Fe Substance Abuse Recovery Funds

SB

ANALYST Cox

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

$700.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 376 requests an appropriation of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) from the

General Fund to the Local Government Division of the Department of Finance and

Administration for expenditure in fiscal year 2009 to supplement access to recovery funds for

substance-abuse clients who seek treatment in Santa Fe County and receive vouchers to pay for

substance-abuse services.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of seven hundred thousand dollars ($700,000) contained in this bill is a

recurring expense to the General Fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of Fiscal Year 2009 shall revert

to the General Fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

This House Bill continues the support for substance abuse programs in Santa Fe County.

This important funding provides access for substance abusers to receive necessary help for this

medical, social, and economic problem.

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