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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR B. Lujan
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/26/08
HB 477
SHORT TITLE Pojoaque EMS and Firefighter Services
SB
ANALYST Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
$30.0
Non-Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Department of Health (DOH)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 477, Making an Appropriation for EMS and Firefighter Services for the Pojoaque
Volunteer Fire District, appropriates $30.0 thousand from the general fund to DFA for the
purpose of the reason just stated.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $30.0 thousand contained in this bill is a non-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
DOH notes that the Pojoaque Volunteer Fire District responds to emergency medical service and
fire calls on Pojoaque Pueblo lands as well as a large portion of northern Santa Fe County. This
area includes the Pojoaque Pueblo’s Cities of Gold Hotel and Casino, and Tesuque Pueblo’s
Camel Rock Casino. The Buffalo Thunder Resort is expected to open this year, and there is a
planned casino on the Nambe Pueblo as well. There is also significant development in the non-
tribal areas, all resulting in increased demand for emergency medical and fire services. The