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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Garcia, M.J.
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/23/08
HB
SHORT TITLE Taylor Barela Reynolds Mesilla State Monument
SB 112
ANALYST Dearing
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
$215.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to House Bill 299
Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act
Responses Received From
Cultural Affairs Department (DCA)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Bill 112 appropriates $215 thousand from the general fund to department of Cultural
Affairs for operations of the Taylor-Reynolds-Barela Mesilla monument in Old Mesilla, New
Mexico.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $215 thousand contained in Senate Bill 112 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.
The appropriation would add two FTE positions; a project manager and a museum curator – at a
total cost of $135.0. The appropriation in Senate Bill 112 will provide operating support for
these positions, in addition to contracts necessary for development of the general management
plan, interpretive plan and preservation.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
A dedication ceremony for the Taylor-Barela-Reynolds-Mesilla State Monument occurred on
September 14
th
, 2006. The property was made available in 2003 to the State through a generous
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living-trust
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donation from former Rep. J. Paul Taylor and his now deceased wife, Mary Helen
Daniels Taylor.
Subsequent to this donation, the property was designated a monument by Gov. Richardson in
February 2004.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
The living-trust agreement specifies that the property shall be operated as a State Monument
upon the passing of both Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, causing the termination of the living trust. The
donors have stipulated that operations should begin within six-months of the passing of the
remaining spouse. The department wishes to initiate some of the preliminary steps in
conservation and curatorial work necessary prior to the eventual opening of the monument.
RELATIONSHIP
Senate Bill 112 relates to appropriations in the General Appropriations Act. The
recommendation for the Cultural Affairs department included a $75 thousand appropriation for
preservation and maintenance of the Taylor state monument. The GAA recommendation did not
include FTE.
TECHNICAL ISSUES
The donation agreement specifies that the site must become operational within six months of the
expiration of the living-trust estate. The department states that it is therefore necessary to
develop the site’s general management plan, the property’s preservation and maintenance plan,
the site’s interpretive plan, as well as the artifact curatorial and exhibit plans; including a
curatorial plan and work on the home’s collection.
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An inter vivos trust is created by a grantor in life, for the purpose of holding ownership to an asset during the persons’ lifetime; the most
significant feature of this arrangement is in stipulating asset distribution at death upon the termination of the living trust.