Section 71-8-3 – Application for testing site permit; evaluation; notice of public hearing.
A. A person desiring a testing site permit shall submit an application to the planning commission for the county in which the proposed sustainable development testing site is located. The application shall include: (1) a detailed description of the sustainable development research that will be conducted on the sustainable development testing site, including an explanation […]
Section 71-8-4 – Application for testing site permit; public hearing; decision.
A. At the public hearing for a testing site permit application pursuant to Section 3 [71-8-3 NMSA 1978] of the Sustainable Development Testing Site Act, the planning commission shall hear comments from all interested persons, federal, state or local agencies and, if appropriate, responses from the applicant. B. Following the hearing, the planning commission shall, […]
Section 71-8-5 – Testing site permit; effect.
As long as a testing site permit is in effect: A. the permittee, when conducting sustainable development research that is specified in the testing site permit, shall comply with all applicable laws and rules except those county codes, ordinances, rules or permits specified in the permit as inapplicable to the permittee and the research; B. […]
Section 71-8-6 – Expiration of testing site permits.
Upon the expiration of the term of a testing site permit or any renewal thereof: A. all activities within the area of the sustainable development testing site shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances or rules, including permitting requirements; and B. the permittee may provide the wastewater treatment and disposal technologies to the wastewater technical […]
Section 71-8-7 – Sale of land within a sustainable development testing site.
Land within a sustainable development testing site shall not be sold in whole or in part unless: A. the subsequent owner obtains a testing site permit pursuant to the provisions of the Sustainable Development Testing Site Act; or B. the owner or subsequent owner enters into an agreement with the planning commission to bring the […]
Section 71-7-2 – Findings.
The legislature finds that advancing the development of hydrogen, fuel cell, renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies is important for the state’s economic future and energy stability, and to protect the public health of its citizens and the state’s environment. The legislature further finds that there is a need to assist in the development of […]
Section 71-7-3 – Purpose.
The Advanced Energy Technologies Economic Development Act provides funds to stimulate the market for and promote the statewide utilization of advanced energy technologies. That act further provides for a targeted program that advances the creation of a hydrogen and fuel cell industry cluster. History: Laws 2004, ch. 55, § 3. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws […]
Section 71-7-4 – Definitions.
As used in the Advanced Energy Technologies Economic Development Act: A. “alternative fuel” means natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity, hydrogen, a fuel mixture containing not less than eighty-five percent ethanol or methanol, a fuel mixture containing not less than twenty percent vegetable oil or a water-phased hydrocarbon fuel emulsion consisting of a hydrocarbon base […]
Section 71-6-6 – Definitions.
As used in the Solar Collector Standards Act [71-6-4 to 71-6-10 NMSA 1978]: A. “department” means the energy, minerals and natural resources department; and B. “solar collector” means a component that provides for the collection and transfer of incident solar energy, such transfer to be effected through a liquid or air medium primarily by mechanical […]
Section 71-6-7 – Department; duties relating to solar collector standards.
A. The department shall promulgate rules to: (1) define minimum standards for the durability and reliability of solar collectors; and (2) establish criteria for testing the durability, reliability and thermal efficiency of solar collectors. B. In promulgating the rules required by Subsection A of this section, the department shall: (1) consult with scientists, engineers and […]