HOUSE CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUEST 605

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

44TH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION - 1999

REQUESTED BY

FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND TO EXTEND THE EXPENDITURE PERIOD AND EXPAND THE PURPOSE OF SEVERANCE TAX BOND APPROPRIATIONS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

I request that the following capital outlay projects be funded:

• to the property control division of the general services department

two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) from the public buildings repair fund to plan, design and install a fire alarm system at the central New Mexico correctional facility located in Valencia county;

two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to renovate and make improvements to the central minimum unit located in Valencia county;

six hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($665,000) to renovate and make improvements to the water, mechanical and security systems at the western New Mexico correctional facility located in Cibola county; and

five hundred eighty-eight thousand dollars ($588,000) to renovate and make improvements to the locks and lock controls at the central New Mexico correctional facility located in Valencia county.

The balance of the proceeds from the severance tax bonds appropriated to the property control division of the general services department pursuant to Subsection C of Section 9 of Chapter 222 of Laws 1995 to make improvements to the electrical system at the penitentiary of New Mexico located in Santa Fe county, in order to comply with the Duran consent decree and

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electrical code requirements at the facility, may also be expended for mechanical, electrical and security upgrades at the penitentiary of New Mexico complex. The period of time for expenditure of the appropriation shall be extended through fiscal year 2003. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2003 shall revert to the severance tax bonding fund.

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