A. No public utility shall begin the construction or operation of any public utility plant or system or of any extension of any plant or system without first obtaining from the commission a certificate that public convenience and necessity require or will require such construction or operation. This section does not require a public utility […]
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Public Utility Act [Chapter 62, Articles 1 to 6 and 8 to 13 NMSA 1978], or any provision of the Municipal Code [Chapter 3 NMSA 1978, except Article 66], or any privilege granted under either act, if any municipality that has not elected to come within the terms […]
A. Within sixty days after the effective date of this 1967 act, each utility brought within the jurisdiction of the commission by virtue of this 1967 act shall file with the commission an application, in such form as may be prescribed by the commission, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity covering its present […]
Within six months after the effective date of these 1987 amendments to the Public Utility Act [Chapter 62, Articles 1 to 6 and 8 to 13 NMSA 1978], each sewer utility brought within the jurisdiction of the commission by virtue of these 1987 amendments to the Public Utility Act shall file with the commission an […]
A. The legislature finds that it is in the public interest to consider any adverse effect upon the environment and upon the quality of life of the people of the state that may occur due to plants, facilities and transmission lines needed to supply present and future electrical services. It is recognized that such plants, […]
No municipality or H class county shall hereafter begin construction or operation of any jointly owned generating facility within this state without first obtaining from the commission a certificate that public convenience and necessity require or will require such construction or operation; provided, however, that the commission’s regulation shall be limited to such determination unless […]
A. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, no person shall begin the construction of any transmission line requiring a width for right of way of greater than one hundred feet without first obtaining from the commission a determination of the necessary right-of-way width to construct and maintain the transmission line. For the purposes of […]
A certificate of convenience and necessity shall remain in full force and effect for the period designated by the commission unless such authority is modified or becomes void because the authority has not been exercised within such period. History: 1978 Comp., § 62-9-4, enacted by Laws 1980, ch. 20, § 19. ANNOTATIONS Repeals and reenactments. […]
No utility shall abandon all or any portion of its facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the commission, or any service rendered by means of such facilities, without first obtaining the permission and approval of the commission. The commission shall grant such permission and approval, after notice and hearing, upon finding that the continuation of […]
Before any certificate may be issued under Sections 62-9-1 through 62-9-6 New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation, a certified copy of its articles of incorporation or charter, if the applicant be a corporation, shall be on file in the office of the commission. Every applicant for a certificate shall give such reasonable notice of its […]
A. The legislature declares that the existing scheme of public utility regulation is adequate to exempt voluntary service agreements, as approved and regulated pursuant to the Public Utility Act [Chapter 62, Articles 1 to 6 and 8 to 13 NMSA 1978], from the antitrust laws. B. In exercising its authority pursuant to Chapter 62, Article […]
