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

SPONSOR:	Begaye		DATE TYPED:	01/24/00		HB	35
SHORT TITLE:		Four Corners Interpretive Center				SB
					ANALYST:		Woodlee

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00

FY01

FY00

FY01

$ 500.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Agency analysis not provided

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

The bill appropriates funds to the Tourism Department to match federal funds to develop an interpretive center at the Four Corners monument in San Juan county.

Significant Issues

Colorado, Arizona, and Utah have provided matching funds for an interpretive center in the Four Corners area.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The bill appropriates $500.0 from the general fund to the Tourism Department for expenditure in fiscal year 2001. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2001 shall revert to the general fund.

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