SENATE BILL 114

46th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2004

INTRODUCED BY

Phil A. Griego

AN ACT

RELATING TO TAXATION; AUTHORIZING DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN GASOLINE TAX PROCEEDS; PROVIDING FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL TAX SHARING AGREEMENTS; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. Section 7-1-6.44 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 150, Section 2) is amended to read:

     "7-1-6.44. DISTRIBUTION--GASOLINE TAX SHARING AGREEMENT.--

          A. A distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made by the department to a qualified tribe in an amount equal to forty percent of the net receipts attributable to the gasoline tax paid to the department on two million five hundred thousand gallons of gasoline each month. The distribution shall be made pursuant to a gasoline tax sharing agreement entered into by the [state highway and transportation] department of transportation and a qualified tribe according to the provisions of Section 67-3-8.1 NMSA 1978.

           B. As used in this section, "qualified tribe" means the Pueblo of Nambe or the Pueblo of Santo Domingo, as long as it owns one hundred percent of a registered Indian tribal distributor pursuant to the Gasoline Tax Act, that qualifies for a deduction pursuant to Subsection F of Section 7-13-4 NMSA 1978."

     Section 2. Section 67-3-8.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 150, Section 3) is amended to read:

     "67-3-8.1. SECRETARY--AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT--GASOLINE TAX SHARING AGREEMENT--QUALIFIED TRIBE.--

          A. The secretary may enter into an intergovernmental agreement that may be referred to as a "gasoline tax sharing agreement" with a qualified tribe to receive forty percent of the gasoline tax revenue paid on two million five hundred thousand gallons of gasoline each month in exchange for the qualified tribe's agreement that the qualified tribe or a registered Indian tribal distributor owned by the qualified tribe shall not:

                (1) distribute gasoline for resale outside of the boundaries of that registered Indian tribal distributor's Indian reservation, pueblo grant or trust land located in New Mexico; and

                (2) claim all or part of the deduction authorized in Subsection F of Section 7-13-4 NMSA 1978.

          B. The term of a gasoline tax sharing agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be for a period of up to ten years.

          C. A gasoline tax sharing agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be construed solely as an agreement between the two party governments and shall not alter or affect the government-to-government relations between the state and any other tribe.

          D. Nothing in this section or in a gasoline tax sharing agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be construed as creating rights in a third party.

          E. Copies of gasoline tax sharing agreements shall be promptly transmitted to the secretary upon signing by the representatives of the governments that are parties to the agreement.

          F. As used in this section:

                (1) "qualified tribe" means the Pueblo of Nambe or the Pueblo of Santo Domingo, as long as it owns one hundred percent of a registered Indian tribal distributor pursuant to the Gasoline Tax Act, that qualifies for a deduction pursuant to Subsection F of Section 7-13-4 NMSA 1978; and

                (2) "tribe" means an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located in New Mexico."

     Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2004.

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