CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. O-17-32 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton
ORDINANCE
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Imposing A Municipal
Gasoline Tax Of Two Cents Per Gallon; Dedicating The Revenue Generated By The Municipal
Gasoline Tax To Rehabilitation Of Transportation Systems For The Benefit Of The City (Benton)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. Imposition of
Tax. There is hereby imposed a
tax of two cents ($0.02) a gallon on all
gasoline sold at retail within the boundaries of the City of Albuquerque and upon which
gasoline taxes are imposed in accordance with the
Gasoline Tax Act, Chapter 7, Article 13 NMSA 1978.
The
tax imposed under this ordinance is pursuant to the County and Municipal
Gasoline Tax Act as it now exists or as it may be amended and shall be known as the "Municipal
Gasoline Tax." The
tax imposed by this section shall be in addition to the
tax imposed under the
Gasoline Tax Act by the State of New Mexico.
Section 2. Dedication. Revenue from the Municipal
Gasoline Tax will be used to fund the rehabilitation of transportation systems for the benefit of the City. Rehabilitation projects are those required to extend the service life of an existing facility, improve its operation, improve safety, or restore original performance or capacity. Rehabilitation projects shall, in accordance with the standards in the Complete Streets ordinance, examine the entire right-of-way to enhance usefulness for all transportation and mobility modes, including improvements for automobiles as well as for transit, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Rehabilitation projects shall prioritize the improvement of connections between the various transportation and mobility modes and shall improve conditions for pedestrians. No funds shall be expended to enhance aesthetics on interstate highways.
Section 3. Within sixty days of the adopt...
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