HB 325 — PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY & WELFARE

HB0325AFS HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL 325 55th55TH legislatureLEGISLATURE - STATESTATEOFNEWMEXICO- OFFIRST NEWSESSION, MEXICO2021 -This firstdocument session,may 2021incorporate  amendments  proposed  by  a  committee,  but  not ANyet ACTadopted, RELATINGas TOwell THEas PUBLICamendments PEACE,that HEALTH,have SAFETYbeen ANDadopted WELFARE;during the current legislative session.

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MAKINGh AN APPROPRIATION.ACT g o RELATING TO THE PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE;

 t BEhr ITg ENACTEDe BYi THEk LEGISLATUREENACTING OF THE STATERURAL OFAIR NEWSERVICE MEXICO:ENHANCEMENT ACT;

     SECTIONMAKING 1.AN h r i s APPROPRIATION.

[NEWh MATERIAL], SHORTt, TITLE.--Thise actu mayg bee citedb asl thee "Rurale Airh ServiceBE EnhancementIT Act".ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTIONn 2.d d i = = o h SECTION 1.

[NEW MATERIAL]MATERIAL PURPOSE.--The] provisionSHORT andTITLE.--This maintenanceact ofmay reliablebe scheduledl air] serviceb to,d rurali municipalitiesa andº countiese constitutescited as the performance"Rural ofAir anService essentialEnhancement governmentalAct". function.

r i = r t e w d m a n o SECTION 2.

[NEW MATERIAL] PURPOSE.--The provision and d m :

b e d s º o t n = .220487.1AIC March 12, 2021 (10:34am) s k m e e a n e d r e l u [ A d HAFC/HB 325 maintenance of reliable scheduled air service to rural municipalities and counties constitutes the performance of an essential governmental function.

     SECTIONSECTION 3.

[NEW MATERIAL]MATERIAL ] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Rural Air Service Enhancement Act:

          A.A.

          B.B.

          C.C.

and           D.h D.

"minimum revenue guarantee" means the amount of g o money guaranteed by a municipality or county to be earned by an t hr g e i k airline providing scheduled air services to and from that h r i s municipality or county, which is the difference between the h , t, minimum flight charge revenue specified in the contract between e u g e b l e e h the municipality or county and the airline and the amount of n d d i = = o h actual flight charge revenue received by the airline that is l ] b ,d i a º e less than that contractual amount.

     SECTIONr i = r t e w d m a n o SECTION 4.

[NEW MATERIAL]MATERIAL ] RURAL AIR SERVICE ENHANCEMENT GRANTd PROGRAM.--m           A.:

b e d s º o t n = .220487.1AIC March 12, 2021 (10:34am) s k m e - 2 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d GRANT PROGRAM.-- A.

          B.B.

                (1)(1) establish and publish deadlines and guidelines for the submission of grant applications;

                (2)(2) develop procedures for receipt, review and approval of grant applications;

                (3)(3) receive, review and approve grant applications;

                (4)(4) monitor municipalities' and counties' use of grant money by reviewing annual reports submitted to the director to ensure that grants are used consistently with the terms of the grant awards;

                (5)(5) establish grant reporting requirements that meet the general purpose of the Rural Air Service Enhancement Act;

and                 (6)(6) perform other duties as necessary to carry h out the provisions of the Rural Air Service Enhancement Act.

          C.g o C.

Each fiscal year, competitive grants for minimum t hr g e i k revenue guarantees shall be awarded to applicants for the sole h r i s purpose of funding rural air service enhancement grants.

          D.h , t, D.

The director shall award grants to applicants e u g e b l through a competitive process and based upon the following e e h n d d i = = o h criteria:

                (1)l ] b ,d i a º e (1) the demand for service on the proposed air r i = r t e w d routes;

                (2)m thea economicn impacto ond them municipality: or county of the proposed new air routes;

andb                 (3)e thed feasibilitys ofº o t n = .220487.1AIC March 12, 2021 (10:34am) s k m e - 3 - e a commonn carriere licensedd byr e l u [ A d HAFC/HB 325 (2) the stateeconomic servicingimpact on the municipality or county of the proposed new air routes.routes;

          E.and (3) the feasibility of a common carrier licensed by the state servicing proposed new air routes.

E.

                (1)(1) municipalities or counties shall have a minimum population of twenty thousand persons residing within a fifty-mile radius of the airport unless the municipality or county has existing scheduled air service;

                (2)(2) aircraft to be used to service proposed new air routes served by the rural air service enhancement grant program shall have a passenger capacity of not more than nine persons;

                (3)(3) routes to be served by the program shall be new air routes that were not served at the time the grant h was made;