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N.M. Stat. § 9-7A-13 (2026)

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authority of secretary of environment. The water quality control commission shall receive staff support from the department of environment. All powers, duties and responsibilities of the water quality control commission under Sections 47-6-11, 74-6-3 through 74-6-8, 74-6-10 and 74-6-12 NMSA 1978 are hereby explicitly exempted from the authority of the secretary under provisions of Subsection B of Section 6 [9-7A-6 NMSA 1978] of the Department of Environment Act.

History: 1978 Comp., § 9-7-14, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 253, § 77; recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 9-7A-13; 1991, ch. 25, § 25.

ANNOTATIONS

The 1991 amendment, effective March 29, 1991, deleted "health and" preceding "environment" in the catchline; substituted "department of environment" for "environmental improvement division of the health and environment department" in the first sentence; and rewrote the second sentence, which read "All powers, duties and responsibilities of the water quality control commission under Sections 47-6-11, 61-30- 4, 61-30-5, 61-30-7 through 61-30-9, 74-6-3 through 74-6-8, 74-6-10 and 74-6-12 NMSA 1978 are hereby explicitly exempted from the authority of the secretary of health and environment under provisions of Subsection B of Section 7 of the Health and Environment Department Act".

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Validity of statute prescribing standard of purity of water furnished for human consumption, 6 A.L.R. 475.

Validity of statute, ordinance or other measure involving chemical treatment of public water supply, 43 A.L.R.2d 453.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2005–2011 · leading case: New Energy Econ., Inc. v. Martinez, 2011-NMSC-006, 247 P.3d 286.
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New Energy Econ., Inc. v. Martinez, 2011-NMSC-006, 247 P.3d 286. · cites it 4× “Section 9-7A-13. The WQCC is responsible for, among other things, adopting, promulgating, and publishing regulations to prevent or abate water pollution, Section 74-6-4(E); and it is specifically mandated to adopt regulations for the dairy industry, Section 74-6-4(K).”
Gila Resources Info. Proj. v. New Mexico Water Quality Control Comm'n, 2005-NMCA-139, 124 P.3d 1164. · cites it 2× “NMSA 1978, § 9-7A-13 (1991). Further, “[a]ll powers, duties and responsibilities of the [Commission] .”
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