Section 13-1B-2 - Definitions. - New Mexico Statutes

13-1B-2. Definitions.

As used in the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act [13-1B-1 NMSA 1978]:   

A.     "alternative fuel" means natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity, hydrogen, a fuel mixture containing not less than eighty-five percent ethanol or methanol, a fuel mixture containing not less than twenty percent vegetable oil or a water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion consisting of a hydrocarbon base and water in an amount not less than twenty percent by volume of the total water-phased fuel emulsion;   

B.     "conventional fuel" means gasoline or diesel fuel;   

C.     "department" means the energy, minerals and natural resources department;   

D.     "fund" means the alternative fuel acquisition loan fund;   

E.     "political subdivision" means a county, municipality or school district; and   

F.     "vehicle" means a light duty vehicle under 8,500 pounds.