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

 

 

SPONSOR:

Gonzales, R.

 

DATE TYPED:

3/08/03

 

HB

641

 

SHORT TITLE:

Water Conservation Education Program

 

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST:

Segura

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

 

$290.0

 

 

Recurring

GF

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

State Department of Education (SDE)

Office of State Engineer (OSE)

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

House Bill 641 appropriates $290.0 to SDE to create a water conservation education program in New Mexico that promotes the importance of water conservation in schools and communities.

 

     Significant Issues

 

The legislation promotes the water conservation program include curriculum development, a literacy program, community service and documentary and brochure development.

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

House Bill 641 appropriates $290.0 from the general fund and is recurring.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

 

According to SDE, the department would be required to develop and implement the program and ensure that the program include a curriculum, a literacy program, community service, a documentary and a brochure. The SDE may require additional FTE to fulfill the requirements of the legislation.

 

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

 

According to the Office of State Engineer, the agency has an existing water conservation education program in place, which has been minimally funded and therefore, limited in its scope. However, it already has a track record of developing and distributing educational curriculum and other materials and holding teacher workshops. The agency requests that there should be a requirement for coordinating the development of the program with the Office of the State Engineer.

 

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