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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Smith

DATE TYPED 2/19/05

HB

SHORT TITLE Recreational Vehicle Special Event Licenses

SB 282/aSCTC

ANALYST Wilson

REVENUE

Estimated Revenue

Subsequent

Years Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

NFI

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Department of Public Safety (DPS)

Taxation & Revenue Department (TRD)

Public Regulation Commission (PRC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of SCTC Amendment

The Senate Corporation and Transportation Committee amendment restores dealers renewal li-

censes fees which equates to approximately $120 thousand revenues. The balance of the amend-

ment is clean up and clarification.

This amendment restores current law. Consequently, there is no fiscal impact.

Synopsis of Original Bill

Senate Bill 282 establishes separate recreational vehicle (“RV”) dealer licensure for special

events that allows a New Mexico RV dealer to conduct business away from the primary place of

operation if certain conditions are met. Conditions include notifying the majority of recreational

vehicle dealers in the county in which the event occurs of the event and offering them the oppor-

tunity to participate in the event.

Senate Bill 282/aSCTC -- Page 2

Significant Issues

TRD states that this bill, as it is currently written, eliminates dealers renewal licenses fees.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

TRD suggests on page 1, line 23, removing the language “and will comply with”. These words

eliminate the requirement that RV dealers need to comply with laws of the state.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

TRD provided the following:

Staggering of the licenses, based on a schedule developed between the dealer bureau and the

dealers, makes sense and would make the renewal process easier for the dealers and the dealer

bureau. This will also ensure that the dealers who obtain a dealer license in October, November

and December get full use of a license without having to renew in December, as is the case under

the current system.

Currently, “established place of business” is defined in Section 66-1-4.5 B (4) as one: “on which

there is located an enclosed building on a permanent foundation”. Requiring an “established

place of business” for “off-site” sales may eliminate locations such as the Balloon Fiesta or Expo

New Mexico.

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