Section 27-6A-3 – Definitions.
As used in the Low Income Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Service Assistance Act: A. “department” means the human services department; and B. “utility” means any individual, firm, partnership, company, district, including but not limited to solid waste district, water and sanitation district and special district, cooperative, association, public or private corporation, lessee, trustee or […]
Section 27-6A-4 – Low income assistance rates.
A utility may provide assistance in the form of reduced or subsidized rates to or on behalf of those individuals who meet the eligibility criteria of one or more need-based assistance programs administered by the department and who are not living in nursing homes or intermediate care facilities or not living in circumstances that do […]
Section 27-6A-5 – Department cooperation.
Subject to state and federal statutes and regulations governing the sharing of confidential information, the department shall cooperate with a participating utility in identifying those persons eligible for assistance pursuant to the Low Income Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Service Assistance Act. History: Laws 1993, ch. 206, § 5.
Section 27-6A-1 – Short title.
This act [27-6A-1 to 27-6A-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Low Income Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Service Assistance Act”. History: Laws 1993, ch. 206, § 1.
Section 27-6A-2 – Purpose.
It is the purpose of the Low Income Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Service Assistance Act: A. to assure that water, sewer or solid waste user rate increases do not force many low-income individuals to discontinue necessary water, sewer or solid waste service; and B. to increase the availability or affordability of basic water, sewer […]