FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SPECIAL SESSION

June 20, 2020

 

SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT number ___1___ to HOUSE BILL 6, as amended

Amendment sponsored by Senator Peter Wirth

    1. On page 1, line 12, after "COUNTIES", insert "IF CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS ARE NOT MADE AVAILABLE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES".

    2. On pages 1 and 2, strike Section 1 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new section:

    "SECTION 1. Section 7-1-6.64 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2019, Chapter 270, Section 9) is amended to read:

    "7-1-6.64. DISTRIBUTION--MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES.--

         A. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, beginning July 1, 2020 and prior to July 1, 2021, a distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to municipalities from the net receipts attributable to the gross receipts tax in an amount equal to two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000). The amount to be distributed to each municipality shall be in proportion to the population of each municipality in the proportion that the population of each municipality is to the total population of all municipalities, according to the most recent federal decennial census.

         B. Except as provided in Subsection D of this section, beginning July 1, 2020 and prior to July 1, 2021, a distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to counties from the net receipts attributable to the gross receipts tax in an amount equal to one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000). The amount to be distributed to each county shall be in the proportion that the population of each county is to the total population of all counties, according to the most recent federal decennial census.

         [A.] C. If, on or after the effective date of this 2020 act, the federal government provides money for each municipality in the state for revenue declines attributable to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, as determined by the secretary, beginning on the first day of the month after the date in which each municipality receives the money and prior to July 1, 2021, a distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to municipalities from the net receipts attributable to the gross receipts tax in an amount equal to one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,250,000). The amount to be distributed to each municipality shall be in proportion to the population of each municipality in the proportion that the population of each municipality is to the total population of all municipalities, according to the most recent federal decennial census.

         [B.] D. If, on or after the effective date of this 2020 act, the federal government provides money for each county in the state for revenue declines attributable to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, as determined by the secretary, beginning on the first day of the month after the date in which each county receives the money and prior to July 1, 2021, a distribution pursuant to Section 7-1-6.1 NMSA 1978 shall be made to counties from the net receipts attributable to the gross receipts tax in an amount equal to seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000). The amount to be distributed to each county shall be in the proportion that the population of each county is to the total population of all counties, according to the most recent federal decennial census."".

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                                      Peter Wirth

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          (Chief Clerk)                (Chief Clerk)

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