A. There is created in the state treasury the "hazardous waste fund", which shall be administered by the department. All balances in the fund are appropriated to the department for the sole purpose of meeting necessary expenses in the administration and operation of the hazardous waste program.
B. All fees collected pursuant to Section 74-4-4.2 NMSA 1978 shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for credit to the hazardous waste fund.
History: 1978 Comp., § 74-4-4.5, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 179, § 7; 1989, ch. 322, § 7; 1989, ch. 324, § 36; 1990, ch. 124, § 20; 2006, ch. 100, § 2.
The 2006 amendment, effective July 1, 2006, changed "division" to "department" in Subsection A and deleted the Subsection F reference in Subsection B.
The 1990 amendment, effective July 1, 1990, substituted "hazardous waste fund" for "hazardous waste and underground storage tank fund" in the catchline and in two places in the text; in Subsection A, substituted references to the division for references to the agency in two places and "the hazardous waste program" for "the hazardous waste and underground storage tank programs"; and, in Subsection B, deleted "and Subsection D of Section 74-4-4.4 NMSA 1978".
The 1989 amendment, effective from April 7, 1989 until July 1, 1992, substituted "hazardous waste fund" for "hazardous waste and underground storage tank fund" in the catchline and in the first sentence of Subsection A and, in Subsection B; in Subsection A, substituted "the division" for "the environmental improvement division of the health and environment department" in the first sentence, and "hazardous waste program" for "hazardous waste and underground storage tank programs" in the second sentence, and deleted the former third sentence which read "All interest earned on money in the fund shall be credited to the fund"; and, in Subsection B, substituted "pursuant to Paragraph (1) of Subsection F or Section 74-4-4.2 NMSA 1978" for "pursuant to Sections 74-4-4.2F and 74-4-4.4D NMSA 1978", and added the last sentence.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 74 - Environmental Improvement
Section 74-4-3.1 - Application of act.
Section 74-4-3.3 - Hazardous wastes of other states.
Section 74-4-4 - Duties and powers of the board.
Section 74-4-4.2 - Permits; issuance; denial; modification; suspension; revocation.
Section 74-4-4.3 - Entry; availability of records.
Section 74-4-4.4 - Storage tanks; registration; installer certification; tester certification; fees.
Section 74-4-4.5 - Hazardous waste fund created; appropriation.
Section 74-4-4.7 - Permit applicant disclosure.
Section 74-4-4.8 - Storage tank fund created; appropriation.
Section 74-4-5 - Adoption of regulations; notice and hearing.
Section 74-4-7 - Containment and cleanup of hazardous substance incidents; division powers.
Section 74-4-8 - Emergency fund.
Section 74-4-9 - Existing hazardous waste facilities; interim status.
Section 74-4-10 - Enforcement; compliance orders; civil penalties.
Section 74-4-10.1 - Hazardous waste monitoring, analysis and testing.
Section 74-4-11 - Penalty; criminal.
Section 74-4-12 - Penalty; civil.
Section 74-4-13 - Imminent hazards; authority of director; penalties.