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.
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.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 9 - Executive Department
Article 7A - Department of Environment
Section 9-7A-4 - Department established.
Section 9-7A-5 - Secretary of environment; appointment.
Section 9-7A-6 - Secretary; duties and general powers.
Section 9-7A-9 - Bureaus; chiefs.
Section 9-7A-10 - Advisory committees.
Section 9-7A-12 - Environmental improvement board; exemptions from authority of secretary.
Section 9-7A-15 - Technical advisory committee created; duties and powers of the committee.