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





SPONSOR: Altamirano DATE TYPED: 02/14/00 HB
SHORT TITLE: Promote NM Birdwatching SB SJM 34/aSFl#2
ANALYST: Woodlee


APPROPRIATION



Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY00 FY01 FY00 FY01
NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



Duplicates/Conflicts with/Companion to/Relates to



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Tourism Department



SUMMARY



Synopsis of SFl#2 Amendment



This amendment is only a technical correction which strikes a previous floor amendment (SFl#1, which was not properly read into the Journal). This maintains the bill as it was originally drafted.



Synopsis of Original Bill



Senate Joint Memorial 34 request that the Tourism Department promote birdwatching in New Mexico as an important tourist attraction and that the department compile and publicize events around the state celebrating the International Migratory Bird Day.



Significant Issues



The agency indicates that presently, New Mexico is advertised in Audubon, the national birding magazine, and that the agency will continue to promote birdwatching in New Mexico.



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