0001| HOUSE BILL 487 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| ROBERT S. LIGHT | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS LOADING FEE; INCREASING THE | 0013| PETROLEUM PRODUCTS LOADING FEE; PROVIDING FOR DECREASES AND | 0014| REMOVAL OF THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS LOADING FEE UNDER CERTAIN | 0015| CIRCUMSTANCES; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978. | 0016| | 0017| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0018| Section 1. Section 7-1-6.25 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1988, | 0019| Chapter 70, Section 9, as amended) is amended to read: | 0020| "7-1-6.25. DISTRIBUTION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS LOADING | 0021| FEE--CORRECTIVE ACTION FUND [LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ROAD FUND].--[A.] | 0022| A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 of the net | 0023| receipts attributable to the petroleum products loading fee | 0024| shall be made [to each of the following funds in the following | 0025| amounts: | 0001| (1)] to the corrective action fund [an amount | 0002| equal to fifty percent of the net receipts; and | 0003| (2) to the local governments road fund an | 0004| amount equal to fifty percent of the net receipts. | 0005| B. Imposition of the petroleum products loading fee | 0006| shall cease on the first day of the month following the | 0007| expiration of ninety days from the end of the month for which | 0008| the unencumbered balance of the corrective action fund is | 0009| certified to equal or exceed fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) | 0010| and for every month thereafter until the unencumbered balance is | 0011| certified by the secretary of environment to be less than or | 0012| equal to twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) as of the end of | 0013| any month, in which event the imposition of the petroleum | 0014| products loading fee shall be reinstated on the first day of the | 0015| month following the expiration of ninety days after the end of | 0016| the month for which the certification was made and the | 0017| distribution of the fee shall be returned to the corrective | 0018| action fund]." | 0019| Section 2. Section 7-13A-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1990, | 0020| Chapter 124, Section 16) is amended to read: | 0021| "7-13A-3. IMPOSITION AND RATE OF FEE--DENOMINATION AS | 0022| "PETROLEUM PRODUCTS LOADING FEE".-- | 0023| A. For the privilege of loading gasoline or special | 0024| fuel from a rack at a refinery or pipeline terminal in this | 0025| state into a cargo tank, there is imposed a fee on the | 0001| distributor at a rate provided in Subsection C of this section | 0002| on each gallon of gasoline or special fuel loaded in New Mexico | 0003| on which the petroleum products loading fee has not been | 0004| previously paid. | 0005| B. For the privilege of importing gasoline or | 0006| special fuel into this state for resale or consumption in this | 0007| state there is imposed a fee determined as provided in | 0008| Subsection C of this section on each load of gasoline or special | 0009| fuel imported into New Mexico for resale or consumption on which | 0010| the petroleum products loading fee has not been previously paid. | 0011| For the purposes of this section, "load" means eight thousand | 0012| gallons of gasoline or special fuel. To determine how many | 0013| loads a person is to report under the provisions of this | 0014| section, the person shall divide by eight thousand the total | 0015| gallons of gasoline reported for the purposes of Section 7-13-3 | 0016| NMSA 1978 as adjusted under the provisions of Section 7-13-4 | 0017| NMSA 1978 and the total gallons of special fuels received in New | 0018| Mexico less any gallons exempted under Section 7-13A-4 NMSA | 0019| 1978. Loads shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of | 0020| a load. | 0021| C. The fee imposed by this section is and may be | 0022| referred to as the "petroleum products loading fee" and shall be | 0023| [eighty dollars ($80.00)] one hundred twenty dollars ($120) | 0024| per load or whichever of the following applies: | 0025| (1) in the event the secretary of environment | 0001| certifies that expenditures from and obligations against the | 0002| corrective action fund do not exceed twelve million dollars | 0003| ($12,000,000) in a single fiscal year, on and after the first | 0004| day of the month following the expiration of ninety days from | 0005| the end of the month in which the certification was made, the | 0006| fee shall be reduced to eighty dollars ($80.00) per load; | 0007| (2) in the event the secretary of environment | 0008| certifies that expenditures from and obligations against the | 0009| corrective action fund do not exceed six million dollars | 0010| ($6,000,000) in a single fiscal year, on and after the first day | 0011| of the month following the expiration of ninety days from the | 0012| end of the month in which the certification was made, the fee | 0013| shall be reduced to forty dollars ($40.00) per load; | 0014| (3) in the event the secretary of environment | 0015| certifies that the unobligated balance of the corrective action | 0016| fund equals or exceeds eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) at | 0017| the end of any month, on and after the first day of the month | 0018| following the expiration of ninety days from the end of the | 0019| month in which the certification was made, the fee shall not be | 0020| imposed; or | 0021| (4) in the event that during any period the | 0022| fee is not imposed, the secretary of environment certifies that | 0023| the unobligated balance of the corrective action fund equals or | 0024| is less than six million dollars ($6,000,000) at the end of any | 0025| month, on and after the first day of the month following the | 0001| expiration of ninety days from the end of the month in which the | 0002| certification was made, the fee shall be reinstated at eighty | 0003| dollars ($80.00) per load. | 0004| D. As used in this section, "unobligated balance of | 0005| the corrective action fund" means corrective action fund equity | 0006| less all known or anticipated liabilities against the fund." | 0007| Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0008| provisions of this act is July 1, 1996. | 0009|  State of New Mexico | 0010| House of Representatives | 0011| | 0012| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0013| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| February 9, 1996 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Mr. Speaker: | 0020| | 0021| Your TAXATION AND REVENUE COMMITTEE, to whom has | 0022| been referred | 0023| | 0024| HOUSE BILL 487 | 0025| | 0001| has had it under consideration and reports same WITHOUT | 0002| RECOMMENDATION, amended as follows: | 0003| | 0004| 1. On page 1, lines 12 and 13, strike "DECREASES AND REMOVAL | 0005| OF" and insert in lieu thereof "CHANGES IN". | 0006| | 0007| 2. On page 1, line 20, after the first occurrence of "FUND" | 0008| insert a dash and remove the brackets and line through "LOCAL | 0009| GOVERNMENTS ROAD FUND". | 0010| | 0011| 3. On page 1, lines 23 and 24, strike the brackets and line-through, and on line 25 strike "to the corrective action fund" and | 0012| insert in lieu thereof: | 0013| | 0014| "A. to the local governments road fund an amount equal | 0015| to the net receipts attributable to a fee of forty dollars | 0016| ($40.00) per load; and | 0017| | 0018| B. to the corrective action fund the balance, if any, | 0019| of the net receipts.". | 0020| | 0021| 4. On page 3, line 22, strike "one hundred twenty dollars | 0022| ($120)" and insert in lieu thereof "one hundred fifty dollars | 0023| ($150)". | 0024| | 0025| 5. On page 3, strike lines 24 and 25, strike all of page 4 | 0001| and on page 5, strike lines 1 and 2 and insert in lieu thereof: | 0002| | 0003| "(1) in the event the secretary of environment | 0004| certifies that the unobligated balance of the corrective action | 0005| fund at the end of the prior fiscal year equals or exceeds | 0006| eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) the fee shall be set at | 0007| forty dollars ($40.00) per load; | 0008| | 0009| (2) in the event the secretary of environment | 0010| certifies that the unobligated balance of the corrective action | 0011| fund at the end of the prior fiscal year exceeds twelve million | 0012| dollars ($12,000,000) but is less than eighteen million dollars | 0013| ($18,000,000) the fee shall be set at eighty dollars ($80.00) per | 0014| load; | 0015| | 0016| (3) in the event the secretary of environment | 0017| certifies that the unobligated balance of the corrective action | 0018| fund at the end of the prior fiscal year exceeds six million | 0019| dollars ($6,000,000) but is less than twelve million dollars | 0020| ($12,000,000) the fee shall be set at one hundred twenty dollars | 0021| ($120) per load; and | 0022| | 0023| (4) in the event the secretary of environment | 0024| certifies that the unobligated balance of the corrective action | 0025| fund at the end of the prior fiscal year is less than six million | 0001| dollars ($6,000,000) the fee shall be set at one hundred fifty | 0002| dollars ($150) per load. | 0003| | 0004| D. The amount of the petroleum products loading fee | 0005| set pursuant to Paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) of Subsection C of | 0006| this | 0007| section shall be imposed on the first day of the month following | 0008| expiration of ninety days after the end of the fiscal year for | 0009| which the certification was made.". | 0010| | 0011| 6. Reletter the succeeding subsection accordingly., | 0012| | 0013| and thence referred to the TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. | 0014| | 0015| Respectfully submitted, | 0016| | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Jerry W. Sandel, Chairman | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| Adopted Not Adopted | 0024| | 0025| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0001| | 0002| Date | 0003| | 0004| The roll call vote was 7 For 4 Against | 0005| Yes: 7 | 0006| No: Gonzales, Lovejoy, Lujan, Sandoval | 0007| Excused: Crook, Hawkins | 0008| Absent: None | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| .111970.2 | 0012| H0487TR1 | 0013| |