IT'S NOT DEAD YET THIS SESSION, BUT A BILL RAISING NEW MEXICO'S GASOLINE TAX HAS FAILED TO MAKE IT OUT OF COMMITTEE IN SANTA FE. RUBEN BACA WITH THE PETROLEUM MARKETERS ASSOCIATION SAYS THE NICKEL-A-GALLON INCREASE WOULD COME AT A TIME WHEN PRICES ARE ALREADY HIGH.
THE MONEY RAISED WOULD GO TOWARD HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE. IF THE BILL WERE TO EVENTUALLY PASS, BACA SAYS HE DOUBTS THE GOVERNOR WOULD SIGN IT.