0001| HOUSE BILL 486 | 0002| 42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, | 0003| 1996 | 0004| INTRODUCED BY | 0005| ROBERT S. LIGHT | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| FOR THE RADIOACTIVE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS COMMITTEE | 0010| | 0011| AN ACT | 0012| RELATING TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; ENACTING THE HAZARDOUS | 0013| MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION ACT TO ESTABLISH A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS | 0014| TRANSPORTATION PERMIT PROGRAM; AMENDING THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | 0015| ACT; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AMENDING, REPEALING AND ENACTING | 0016| SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978. | 0017| | 0018| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0019| Section 1. [NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--Sections 1 | 0020| through 8 of this act may be cited as the "Hazardous Materials | 0021| Transportation Act". | 0022| Section 2. [NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the | 0023| Hazardous Materials Transportation Act: | 0024| A. "department" means the taxation and revenue | 0025| department; | 0001| B. "hazardous material" means: | 0002| (1) a material of a type or in a quantity that | 0003| requires the transport vehicle to be placarded as a carrier of | 0004| hazardous material in accordance with the Code of Federal | 0005| Regulations, Title 49, Part 171.8 or Part 172; or | 0006| (2) a hazardous substance or marine pollutant as | 0007| defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Section | 0008| 171.8 when transported in bulk packaging; | 0009| C. "person" means an individual or any other legal | 0010| entity; and | 0011| D. "public entity" means an agency, instrumentality | 0012| or political subdivision of a federal, state or Indian | 0013| government. | 0014| Section 3. [NEW MATERIAL] HAZARDOUS MATERIALS | 0015| TRANSPORTATION PERMIT--DEPARTMENT DUTIES--FEES.-- | 0016| A. Except as provided in Section 4 of the Hazardous | 0017| Materials Transportation Act, a person may not transport a | 0018| hazardous material on a state or federal highway without a | 0019| permit from the department. | 0020| B. The department shall establish regulations for | 0021| the issuance of hazardous materials transportation permits and | 0022| shall issue permits to applicants who meet the requirements of | 0023| the regulations. | 0024| C. Hazardous materials transportation permits shall | 0025| be issued for a period not to exceed twelve months for a fee of | 0001| two hundred fifty dollars ($250), regardless of the number of | 0002| vehicles or combination of vehicles operated by the permit | 0003| applicant, or the department may issue a permit for a single | 0004| shipment of hazardous materials for a fee of seventy-five | 0005| dollars ($75.00). | 0006| D. Public entities may acquire a hazardous materials | 0007| transportation permit exempt from the fee in Subsection C of | 0008| this section. | 0009| E. A copy of any hazardous materials transportation | 0010| permit issued pursuant to this section shall be carried in each | 0011| vehicle included under conditions of the permit. Hazardous | 0012| materials transportation permits shall be open for inspection by | 0013| any peace officer. | 0014| F. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be | 0015| deposited in the general fund. | 0016| Section 4. [NEW MATERIAL] EXEMPTIONS.--The following | 0017| activities are exempt from the Hazardous Materials | 0018| Transportation Act: | 0019| A. the transportation of pesticides as defined in | 0020| Subsection N of Section 76-4-3 NMSA 1978 in quantities not | 0021| required to be placarded under the Code of Federal Regulations, | 0022| Title 49, Part 172 when transported by a commercial applicator | 0023| as defined in Subsection W of Section 76-4-3 NMSA 1978; | 0024| B. the transportation by a farmer or a rancher of a | 0025| hazardous material for use on a farm or a ranch; | 0001| C. the transportation of a hazardous waste | 0002| designated as "special waste" by the department and the | 0003| secretary of environment; | 0004| D. the transportation of a fertilizer or | 0005| agricultural chemical by the retailer of the product to a farm | 0006| or a ranch within a seventy-five mile radius of the retailer for | 0007| use only on the farm or the ranch to which the material is | 0008| transported; and | 0009| E. the transportation of drilling fluids, produced | 0010| waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, | 0011| development or production of crude oil, natural gas or | 0012| geothermal energy. | 0013| Section 5. [NEW MATERIAL] PERMIT SUSPENSION, REVOCATION | 0014| OR DENIAL.--The department may suspend or revoke a hazardous | 0015| materials transportation permit or order the suspension of the | 0016| transportation of hazardous material under a permit if a | 0017| permittee violates conditions of a hazardous materials | 0018| transportation permit. The department shall not issue a permit | 0019| to an applicant who has violated the conditions of a hazardous | 0020| materials transportation permit issued by this state, another | 0021| state or the federal government or to any applicant who has | 0022| violated Section 3 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation | 0023| Act. A person is entitled to a hearing if the person's | 0024| application for a permit has been denied or if the person's | 0025| permit has been suspended or revoked. | 0001| Section 6. [NEW MATERIAL] BASE STATE AGREEMENTS.--The | 0002| department may enter into agreements with other states, the | 0003| federal government, Canada, Mexico or other participating | 0004| organizations to provide for reciprocal permitting of persons | 0005| transporting hazardous materials and for the efficient | 0006| administration of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. | 0007| Section 7. [NEW MATERIAL] PREEMPTION.--All existing | 0008| hazardous materials transportation registration or permitting | 0009| programs administered by political subdivisions of the state are | 0010| void and preempted by the Hazardous Materials Transportation | 0011| Act. | 0012| Section 8. [NEW MATERIAL] CIVIL PENALTY.--Any person | 0013| who violates Section 3 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation | 0014| Act shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed two | 0015| thousand dollars ($2,000) for each offense. All actions to | 0016| recover the penalties provided for in this section may be | 0017| brought by the department before a district court. The | 0018| department may bring an action in the district court seeking | 0019| injunctive relief to enforce provisions of the Hazardous | 0020| Materials Transportation Act. All penalties recovered in any | 0021| such action shall be paid into the general fund. | 0022| Section 9. Section 74-4B-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983, | 0023| Chapter 80, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read: | 0024| "74-4B-4. STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGEMENT OF | 0025| ACCIDENTS--IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY--COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS--PRIVATE PROPERTY.-- | 0001| A. The secretary shall have final authority to | 0002| administer the provisions of the Emergency Management Act. | 0003| B. As between state and local governments, the state | 0004| government has the primary responsibility for the management of | 0005| an accident, and the local government in whose jurisdiction the | 0006| accident occurs shall assist the state in its management of the | 0007| accident. | 0008| C. Nothing in the Emergency Management Act shall be | 0009| construed as a waiver or alteration of the immunity from | 0010| liability granted under the Tort Claims Act or as a waiver of | 0011| any other immunity or privilege under law. | 0012| D. The state, through the secretary or his designee, | 0013| may enter into cooperative agreements with county and municipal | 0014| governments for the management of accidents based on the | 0015| severity of the accident and the resources of the local | 0016| government. The plan shall set forth the criteria for | 0017| determining when an accident may be managed by the local | 0018| government in whose jurisdiction the accident occurred. | 0019| E. The secretary shall support emergency response | 0020| capabilities by assisting local and state responders in the | 0021| acquisition of equipment, training and hazardous materials | 0022| information. | 0023| ~~[E.]~~ F. The state, through the secretary or his | 0024| designee, may enter into cooperative agreements with the federal | 0025| government, Indian tribes and pueblos and bordering states for | 0001| assistance in the management of accidents. | 0002| ~~[F.]~~ G. Whenever an accident appears imminent or | 0003| has occurred employees or authorized persons of responsible | 0004| state agencies as defined in Section 74-4B-5 NMSA 1978 are | 0005| authorized to enter upon any ~~[buildings or]~~ premises for the | 0006| purpose of determining whether it is necessary for emergency | 0007| management procedures to be implemented. The state on-scene | 0008| coordinator or a responsible state agency may take full control | 0009| and custody of ~~[such buildings and]~~ the premises for the | 0010| purpose of managing the accident." | 0011| Section 10. REPEAL.--Section 7-15A-11 NMSA 1978 (being | 0012| Laws 1988, Chapter 14, Section 2, as amended) is repealed. | 0013| Section 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0014| provisions of this act is July 1, 1996. | 0015| - 7 - | 0016| State of New Mexico | 0017| House of Representatives | 0018| | 0019| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0020| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| February 5, 1996 | 0024| | 0025| | 0001| Mr. Speaker: | 0002| | 0003| Your ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, to | 0004| whom has been referred | 0005| | 0006| HOUSE BILL 486 | 0007| | 0008| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0009| recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the | 0010| JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. | 0011| | 0012| Respectfully submitted, | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| | 0017| James Roger Madalena, Chairman | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| Adopted Not Adopted | 0021| | 0022| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0023| | 0024| Date | 0025| | 0001| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0002| Yes: 8 | 0003| Excused: Knowles, Picraux, Ryan | 0004| Absent: None | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| H0486EN1 State of New Mexico | 0010| House of Representatives | 0011| | 0012| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0013| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0014| | 0015| | 0016| February 10, 1996 | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| Mr. Speaker: | 0020| | 0021| Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0022| | 0023| HOUSE BILL 486 | 0024| | 0025| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0001| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0002| | 0003| Respectfully submitted, | 0004| | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| Cisco McSorley, Chairman | 0009| | 0010| | 0011| Adopted Not Adopted | 0012| | 0013| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0014| | 0015| Date | 0016| | 0017| The roll call vote was 7 For 0 Against | 0018| Yes: 7 | 0019| Excused: Alwin, Gubbels, Larranaga, Perls, Sanchez, R.G. | 0020| Absent: Luna | 0021| | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| H0486JC1 | 0025| | 0001| FORTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | 0002| SECOND SESSION, 1996 | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| February 13, 1996 | 0006| | 0007| Mr. President: | 0008| | 0009| Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred | 0010| | 0011| HOUSE BILL 486 | 0012| | 0013| has had it under consideration and reports same with | 0014| recommendation that it DO PASS. | 0015| | 0016| Respectfully submitted, | 0017| | 0018| | 0019| | 0020| __________________________________ | 0021| Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman | 0022| | 0023| | 0024| | 0025| Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________ | 0001| (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk) | 0002| | 0003| | 0004| | 0005| Date ________________________ | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against | 0009| Yes: 8 | 0010| No: 0 | 0011| Excused: Donisthorpe, Duran, Ingle, Kidd, Kysar | 0012| Absent: None | 0013| | 0014| | 0015| H0486FC1 | 0016| |