Summary:

 Senate Bill 199 (SB 199) increases the amount of the local DWI Grant Fund that may be used for administration of the local DWI Grant Program. 

Legislation Overview:

 Senate Bill 199 (SB 199) amends Section 11-6A-3 NMSA 1978 increases the funding from two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) to three million dollars ($3,000,000) of liquor excise tax revenues distributed to the DWI Grant Fund to be used for administration of the local DWI Grant Program.

An amount equal to the liquor excise tax revenues distributed annually to the fund, less six million one hundred thousand dollars ($6,100,000) (previously, five million six hundred dollars ($5,600,000) is appropriated to the division to make DWI Program distributions to counties upon council approval of programs in accordance with the provisions of the Local DWI Grant Program Act. 

No more than one million one hundred thousand dollars ($1,100,000) (previously six hundred thousand dollars, or $600,000) of liquor excise tax revenues distributed to the fund in any Fiscal Year may be expended for administration of the grant program.

The amount available for distribution quarterly to each county is to be the amount determined by applying the formula in the Act to the amount of liquor excise tax revenues in the local DWI Grant Fund at the end of the month prior to the quarterly installment due date and after one million five hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($1,525,000) (previously [one million three hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($1,325,000)]  has been set aside for the DWI grant program and after the appropriations and distributions pursuant to Section 11-6A-3 NMSA 1978.
 

Current Law:

 Section 11-6A-3 NMSA 1978 provides two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) of liquor excise tax revenues to the DWI Grant Fund for the DWI Grant Program. An amount equal to the liquor excise tax revenues distributed annually to the fund, less five million six hundred dollars ($5,000,000) is appropriated to the division to make DWI Program distributions in accordance with the provisions of the Local DWI Grant Program Act. No more than six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000) of liquor excise tax revenues distributed to the fund in any Fiscal Year may be expended for administration of the grant program. Currently, one million three hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($1,325,000) is set aside for the DWI Grant Program.