N.M. Stat. § 13-1B-2
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§ 13-1B-2. Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act:
A. “ alternative fuel ” means natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity, hydrogen, a fuel mixture containing not less than eighty-five percent ethanol or methanol, a fuel mixture containing not less than twenty percent vegetable oil or a water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion consisting of a hydrocarbon base and water in an amount not less than twenty percent by volume of the total water-phased fuel emulsion;
B. “ conventional fuel ” means gasoline or diesel fuel;
C. “ department ” means the energy, minerals and natural resources department;
D. “ fund ” means the alternative fuel acquisition loan fund;
E. “ heavy duty vehicle ” means a vehicle weighing more than twenty-six thousand pounds;
F. “ light duty vehicle ” means a vehicle weighing not more than fourteen thousand pounds;
G. “ medium duty vehicle ” means a vehicle weighing more than fourteen thousand pounds but not more than twenty-six thousand pounds; and
H. “ political subdivision ” means a county, municipality or school district.
A. “ alternative fuel ” means natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity, hydrogen, a fuel mixture containing not less than eighty-five percent ethanol or methanol, a fuel mixture containing not less than twenty percent vegetable oil or a water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion consisting of a hydrocarbon base and water in an amount not less than twenty percent by volume of the total water-phased fuel emulsion;
B. “ conventional fuel ” means gasoline or diesel fuel;
C. “ department ” means the energy, minerals and natural resources department;
D. “ fund ” means the alternative fuel acquisition loan fund;
E. “ heavy duty vehicle ” means a vehicle weighing more than twenty-six thousand pounds;
F. “ light duty vehicle ” means a vehicle weighing not more than fourteen thousand pounds;
G. “ medium duty vehicle ” means a vehicle weighing more than fourteen thousand pounds but not more than twenty-six thousand pounds; and
H. “ political subdivision ” means a county, municipality or school district.
Status: in_force
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