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2009 vol. II 893 (2009)

handle is hein.ssl/ssnm0046 and id is 1 raw text is: Chap. 110 Laws of 2009 893 Chapter 110 I AN ACT 2 RELATING TO PUBLICLY OWNED VEHICLES; PROVIDING FOR THE 3 PURCHASE OF VEHICLES THAT MEET CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY 4 STANDARDS ISSUED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 5 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: 7 Section 1. Section 13-IB-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1992, 8 Chapter 58, Section 3, as amended) is amended to read: 9 13-1B-3. ACQUISITION OF VEHICLES--EXEMPTIONS.-- 10 A. Seventy-five percent of vehicles acquired in 11 fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter by the 12 agencies and departments of state government and educational 13 institutions shall be vehicles that: 14 (1) meet or exceed the corporate average 15 fuel economy standards for vehicles issued by the national 16 highway transportation safety administration of the United 17 States department of transportation; 18 (2) are hybrid vehicles; 19 (3) are capable of operating on alternative 20 fuel with either bi-fuel capability or dedicated engine 21 configurations; or 22 (4) are plug-in electric vehicles. 23 B. Certified law enforcement pursuit vehicles and 24 emergency vehicles are exempt from the provisions of the 25 Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act. The department may exempt Senate Bill 450, aa Approved April 6, 2009