Section 8-8-11 – Transportation division.
The transportation division shall serve as staff to the commission for the following functions, as provided by law: A. motor carrier regulation and enforcement; B. railroad safety enforcement; C. pipeline safety; and D. ambulance standards. History: Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 11. ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — Laws 2020, ch. 9, § 15 recompiled former 8-8-11 […]
Section 8-8-12 – Utility division.
A. The utility division shall serve as staff to the commission in the regulation of electric, natural gas, renewable energy sources, telecommunications and water and wastewater systems as provided by law. B. The commission shall set minimum educational and experience requirements for the director of the utility division. C. The utility division shall represent the […]
Section 8-8-12.1 – Telecommunications bureau.
A. The “telecommunications bureau” is created in the utility division of the public regulation commission. B. The telecommunications bureau shall: (1) review disputes between telecommunications providers; (2) investigate each complaint on an expedited basis; (3) address other telecommunications-related duties as required by the New Mexico Telecommunications Act [Chapter 63, Article 9A NMSA 1978] and the […]
Section 8-8-13 – Advisory staff.
A. The chief of staff may hire, with the consent of the commission, advisory staff with expertise in regulatory law, engineering, economics and other professional or technical disciplines to advise the commission on any matter before the commission. The chief of staff may hire on a temporary, term or contract basis such other experts or […]
Section 8-8-14 – Hearing examiners.
A. The commission may appoint a commissioner or a hearing examiner to preside over any matter before the commission, including rulemakings, adjudicatory hearings and administrative matters. B. A hearing examiner shall provide the commission with a recommended decision on the matter assigned to the hearing examiner, including findings of fact and conclusions of law. The […]
Section 8-8-15 – Commission rules; procedures for adoption.
A. Unless otherwise provided by law, no rule affecting a person outside the commission shall be adopted, amended or repealed except after public notice and public hearing before the commission or a hearing examiner designated by the commission. B. Notice of the subject matter of the rule, the action proposed to be taken, the manner […]
Section 8-8-3 – Public regulation commission.
A. The “public regulation commission”, created in Article 11, Section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico, is composed of five commissioners elected from districts as provided in that article and the Public Regulation Commission Apportionment Act [8-7-1 to 8-7-5 NMSA 1978]. B. The commission shall annually elect one of its members chairman, who shall […]
Section 8-8-3.1 – Qualifications of commissioners.
A. In addition to other requirements imposed by law, in order to be elected or appointed as a commissioner, a person must be qualified for office by: (1) having at least ten years of professional experience in an area regulated by the commission or in the energy sector and involving a scope of work that […]
Section 8-8-3.2 – Continuing education requirements for commissioners.
A. Beginning July 1, 2013, a commissioner shall complete: (1) an ethics certificate course provided in person or online by a New Mexico public post-secondary educational institution in the first twelve-month period after taking office and at least one two-hour ethics course in each subsequent twelve-month period that the commissioner serves in office; and (2) […]
Section 8-8-4 – Commission; general powers and duties.
A. The commission shall administer and enforce the laws with which it is charged and has every power conferred by law. B. The commission may: (1) subject to legislative appropriation, appoint and employ such professional, technical and clerical assistance as it deems necessary to assist it in performing its powers and duties; (2) delegate authority […]