- A. Refunds and allowances made to buyers for gasoline or special fuels returned to the refiner, pipeline terminal operator or distributor or amounts of gasoline or special fuels, the payment for which has not been collected and has been determined to be uncollectible pursuant to rules issued by the secretary may be deducted from gallons used to determine loads for the purposes of calculating the petroleum products loading fee. If such a payment is subsequently collected, the gallons represented shall be included in determining loads. The deduction under the provisions of this section shall not be allowed if the petroleum products loading fee has not been paid previously on the petroleum products that were returned to the seller or the sale of which created an uncollectible debt.
- B. Biodiesel, as defined in the Special Fuels Supplier Tax Act [Chapter 7, Article 16A NMSA 1978], loaded in or imported into New Mexico and delivered to a rack operator for subsequent blending or resale by a rack operator may be deducted from gallons used to determine loads for the purposes of calculating the petroleum products loading fee.
- C. A taxpayer that deducts an amount of biodiesel pursuant to Subsection B of this section shall report the deducted amount separately with the taxpayer's return in a manner prescribed by the department.
- D. The deduction provided by this section shall be included in the tax expenditure budget pursuant to Section 7-1-84 NMSA 1978, including the annual aggregate cost of the deduction.
- E. For purposes of this section, "rack operator" means the operator of a refinery in this state or the owner of special fuel stored at a pipeline terminal in this state.
History: 1978 Comp., § 7-13A-5, enacted by Laws 1990, ch. 124, § 18; 2014, ch. 18, § 1; 2025, ch. 130, § 96.
ANNOTATIONS
The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, revised reporting requirements; in Subsection D, after the subsection designation, deleted the former subsection and added "The deduction provided by this section shall be included in the tax expenditure budget pursuant to Section 7-1-84 NMSA 1978, including the annual aggregate cost".
The 2014 amendment, effective May 21, 2014, provided a deduction for certain biodiesel for subsequent blending or resale by a rack operator; in the catchline, after "returned", added "biodiesel for subsequent blending or resale by a rack operator; and added Subsections B, C, D and E.
Applicability. — Laws 2014, ch. 18, § 2 provided that Laws 2014, ch. 18, § 1 applies to biodiesel loaded in or imported into New Mexico on or after July 1, 2014.