0001|                           SENATE BILL 981
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                           PATRICK H. LYONS
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0009|     
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE NMSA
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0012|     1978 TO REQUIRE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ESCORT SERVICES TO MEET
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0013|     CERTAIN STATE REQUIREMENTS.
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0014|     
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0015|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016|          Section 1.  INTERSTATE ESCORT SERVICES--INSURANCE
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0017|     COVERAGE--STATE TAXES.--
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0018|               A.  An interstate highway escort service business
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0019|     shall register with the state corporation commission and submit
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0020|     proof to the commission that the highway escort business has at
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0021|     least one million dollars ($1,000,000) in insurance coverage. 
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0022|     The interstate highway escort business shall be required to
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0023|     maintain the insurance coverage in effect at all times it is
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0024|     doing business in New Mexico.  An interstate highway escort
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0025|     business shall be subject to New Mexico state taxes.
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0001|               B.  For the purpose of this section, "escort
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0002|     service" means a person or other legal entity that operates one
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0003|     or more vehicles in the escort of wide loads or other
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0004|     extraordinary vehicular traffic for the purpose of providing a
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0005|     warning of potential hazards associated with the wide load or
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0006|     other extraordinary vehicle.
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0007|                                     
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0008|   
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0009|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0010|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0012|   
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0013|                                               February 26, 1997
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0014|   
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0015|   Mr. President:
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0016|   
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0017|       Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to
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0018|   whom has been referred
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0019|   
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0020|                          SENATE BILL 981
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0021|   
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0022|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0023|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0024|   
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0025|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0004|                                
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0005|   __________________________________
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0006|                                Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman 
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0009|   
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0010|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0011|   Adopted_______________________
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0012|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0015|   
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0016|                     Date ________________________
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0018|   
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0019|   The roll call vote was <u> 7 </u> For <u> 0 </u> Against
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0020|           Yes:    7
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0021|           No:     0
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0022|                Excused:     Fidel, Griego, Robinson
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0023|           Absent: None
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0001|   S0981CT1
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0002|                          State of New Mexico
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0003|                      House of Representatives
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0004|   
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0005|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0006|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0009|                                                  March 18, 1997
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0010|   
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0012|   Mr. Speaker:
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0013|   
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0014|       Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has
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0015|   been referred
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0016|   
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0017|                       SENATE BILL 981
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0018|                               
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0019|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0020|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0021|   
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0022|                            Respectfully submitted,
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0023|   
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<u></u>0002| <u>                           </u>                        Fred Luna, Chairman
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0005|   Adopted <u>                    </u>   Not Adopted <u>                     
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<u></u>0006| <u>  </u>
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0007|           (Chief Clerk)                      (Chief Clerk)
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0009|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0011|   The roll call vote was<u> 11 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0012|   Yes:         11
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0013|                Excused:     Alwin
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0014|           Absent: Getty
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