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





SPONSOR: Lujan DATE TYPED: 02/04/00 HB 449
SHORT TITLE: Tobacco Settlement Bonding SB
ANALYST: Williams

REVENUE



Estimated Revenue
Subsequent

Years Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01

Indeterminate

Recurring Tobacco Bonding

Settlement Fund

(Indeterminate)

Recurring Tobacco Settlement

Permanent Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Legislative Finance Committee (LFC files)



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



Provides the potential for a maximum of 40% of the tobacco settlement revenues for debt service payments on new bonds. The bonds would be issued by the New Mexico Finance Authority, but the bill does not include an actual authorization for these bonds. Effective date is January 1, 2001.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



HB 449 has an indeterminate fiscal impact because the bill only provides for a concept. With additional details on how this program would be structured, a more definitive fiscal analysis can be developed.



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