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

SPONSOR Tripp

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/23/06

HB 79

SHORT TITLE Socorro County Homeless Program

SB

ANALYST Weber

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$50.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to SB117; HB24; HB239

Duplicates/Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act:

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Human Services Department (HSD)

No Response from New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 79 appropriates $50.0 thousand from the general fund to the Human Services

Department for a homeless program in Socorro County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $50 thousand contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general

fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY07 shall revert to the

general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

HSD reports HB 79 is specific to homeless in Socorro County. There is one facility in Socorro

called Puerto Seguro that utilizes a city-owned building and all volunteer staff, except the

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director, to serve the homeless population. The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority

traditionally disburses any funds provided by the State Legislature to agencies statewide that

provide shelter, meals and other services to homeless persons statewide. Mortgage Finance

Authority does not have a shelter in Socorro that is funded from the appropriation. There is no

other homeless service in Socorro County.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

Since homeless persons are a recurring issue throughout New Mexico why should this

appropriation be only for Socorro County.

Should the bill better define homeless program.

MW/yr