This act [71-8-1 to 71-8-8 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Sustainable Development Testing Site Act”. History: Laws 2007, ch. 34, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2007, ch. 34, § 9 makes the act effective July 1, 2007.
As used in the Sustainable Development Testing Site Act: A. “permittee” means a person who holds a testing site permit; B. “planning commission” means a county planning commission appointed pursuant to Section 4-57-1 NMSA 1978; provided that, if no county planning commission has been appointed pursuant to that section, “planning commission” means the board of […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
A county or planning commission may define a new category of rules applicable to sustainable development testing sites and promulgate rules for the category. A county or a planning commission may also promulgate rules or permit conditions applicable to a specific sustainable development testing site. History: Laws 2007, ch. 34, § 8. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. […]
