Committee Hears Broad Support for Trade Port Development Bill; Members Table Measure for Fiscal Review

Feb 5, 2025

Lawmakers and local leaders praised House Bill 19 as a tool to convert New Mexico’s transportation corridors into economic hubs, but the Taxation & Revenue Committee tabled the bill after questions about fiscal impact and program rules.

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Representative Lundstrom, sponsor of House Bill 19, told the House Taxation & Revenue Committee the bill creates a Trade Port District program to direct a portion of state gross receipts and motor vehicle excise tax revenue to infrastructure projects that support logistics, reshoring and onshoring.

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