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





SPONSOR: Ingle DATE TYPED: 1/25/00 HB
SHORT TITLE: Expand WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition SB 127
Program ANALYST: Esquibel


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01
$ 56.6 Recurring General Fund



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates HB69



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Department of Health did not respond

LFC Files



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



The bill appropriates $56.6 to conduct a pilot project in the Albuquerque area expanding the WIC farmers' market nutrition program pursuant to the federal WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Act of 1992.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



The bill appropriates $56.6 in general fund in FY01 to the Department of Health.



The bill would expand the WIC farmers' market nutrition program as it is currently being operated in some areas of the state by DOH.



The LFC FY01 budget recommendation for DOH has language specifying that within the general fund contracts for WIC is funding for expansion of the WIC farmers' market nutrition program.



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