New Mexico Statutes
Article 2 - Air Pollution
Section 74-2-15 - State air quality permit fund.

A. There is created in the state treasury the "state air quality permit fund" to be administered by the department. All fees collected by the department pursuant to Section 74-2-7 NMSA 1978 shall be deposited in the state air quality permit fund.
B. Money in the state air quality permit fund is appropriated to the department for the purpose of paying the reasonable costs of:
(1) reviewing and acting upon any application for a permit;
(2) if the owner or operator receives a permit, implementing and enforcing the terms and conditions of such permit not including any court costs or other costs associated with any enforcement action;
(3) emissions and ambient monitoring;
(4) preparing generally applicable regulations or guidance;
(5) modeling, analysis and demonstrations; and
(6) preparing inventories and tracking emissions.
History: 1978 Comp., § 74-2-15, enacted by Laws 1992, ch. 20, § 18.
Repeals and reenactments. — Laws 1992, ch. 20, § 18 repealed former 74-2-15 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1970, ch. 58, § 10, relating to additional means of enforcement, and enacted a new section, effective March 5, 1992.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 74 - Environmental Improvement

Article 2 - Air Pollution

Section 74-2-1 - Short title.

Section 74-2-2 - Definitions.

Section 74-2-3 - Environmental improvement board.

Section 74-2-4 - Local authority.

Section 74-2-5 - Duties and powers; environmental improvement board; local board.

Section 74-2-5.1 - Duties and powers of the department and the local agency.

Section 74-2-5.2 - State air pollution control agency; specific duties and powers of the department.

Section 74-2-5.3 - Repealed.

Section 74-2-6 - Adoption of regulations; notice and hearings.

Section 74-2-7 - Permits; permit appeals to the environmental improvement board or the local board; permit fees.

Section 74-2-7.1 - Local governing body authority; construction permits; electric generation facilities.

Section 74-2-8 - Variances.

Section 74-2-9 - Judicial review; administrative actions.

Section 74-2-10 - Emergency powers of the secretary and the director.

Section 74-2-11 - Confidential information.

Section 74-2-11.1 - Limitations on regulations.

Section 74-2-12 - Enforcement; compliance orders; field citations.

Section 74-2-12.1 - Civil penalty; representation of department or local authority; limitation of actions.

Section 74-2-13 - Inspection.

Section 74-2-14 - Criminal penalties.

Section 74-2-15 - State air quality permit fund.

Section 74-2-15.1 - Repealed.

Section 74-2-16 - Municipal or county air quality permit fund.

Section 74-2-17 - Continuing effect of existing laws, rules and regulations.

Section 74-2-18 to 74-2-22 - Repealed.