A. In addition to the percentage of direct production expenditures and postproduction expenditures calculated pursuant to Section 7 of this 2019 act, an additional five percent shall be applied for payments for direct production expenditures and postproduction expenditures:
(1) for work, services or items provided on location for a production of a film or commercial audiovisual product that is located in New Mexico but at least sixty miles outside of the exterior boundaries of certain counties; and
(2) for either of the following:
(a) on a standalone pilot intended for series television in New Mexico or on series television productions intended for commercial distribution with an order for at least six episodes in a single season; provided that the New Mexico budget for each of those six episodes is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more; or
(b) on a production in a qualified production facility.
B. As used in this section, "certain counties" includes counties with a net taxable value of property for property taxation purposes of greater than six billion dollars ($6,000,000,000).
History: Laws 2019, ch. 87, § 8.
Effective dates. —Laws 2019, ch. 87, § 12 made Laws 2019, ch. 87, § 8 effective July 1, 2019.
Applicability. — Laws 2019, ch. 87, § 11 provided that:
A. The provisions of Sections 4 [7-2F-2 NMSA 1978] and 7 through 9 [7-2F-13, 7-2F-14, 7-2F-15 NMSA 1978] of this act apply to film production companies that commence principal photography for a film or commercial audiovisual product on or after July 1, 2019.
B. The provisions of Sections 7-2F-2.1 and 7-2F-6 through 7-2F-11 NMSA 1978 shall not apply to a film production company that commences principal photography for a film or commercial audiovisual product on or after July 1, 2019.
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