New Mexico Statutes Chapter 13. Public Purchases and Property § 13-1B-3. Acquisition of vehicles; exemptions

A. Seventy-five percent of light duty vehicles acquired in fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year thereafter by the agencies and departments of state government and educational institutions shall be vehicles that:

B. Certified law enforcement pursuit vehicles and emergency light duty vehicles are exempt from the provisions of the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act. The department may exempt additional light duty vehicles from the requirements of Subsection A of this section upon demonstration by the acquiring entity that:

C. Equipment and installation procedures shall conform to all applicable state and federal safety and environmental regulations and standards.

D. The agencies and departments of state government, political subdivisions and educational institutions may submit loan applications to the department to acquire loans to facilitate the acquisition of their vehicles.

E. Agencies and departments of state government and educational institutions shall provide to the department by September 1, 2003 and by September 1 of each year thereafter the total number of light duty vehicles acquired in the preceding fiscal year and the number of those light duty vehicles that meet the requirements of Paragraphs (1) through (4) of Subsection A of this section and the make, model, fuel or power type of and corporate average fuel economy rating for each of those vehicles.