A. In addition to the percentage of direct production expenditures and postproduction expenditures calculated pursuant to Section 7-2F-13 N.M. Stat. Ann., an additional percentage shall be applied for payments for direct production expenditures and postproduction expenditures, as follows:

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(1)     ten percent for work, services or items provided on location for a production of a film or commercial audiovisual product that is located in New Mexico at least sixty miles from the city hall of the county seat of certain counties; and

(2)     five percent 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” means class A counties with a net taxable value of property for property taxation purposes of greater than seven billion five hundred million dollars ($7,500,000,000).