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.
ANNOTATIONSThe 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.