Each responsible state agency shall designate one person who is knowledgeable in the area of hazardous materials accident response, as it applies to the functions of that agency, to be its training officer. It is the duty of the training officer to teach the appropriate personnel within the agency the proper methods of discharging the agency's responsibilities in responding to hazardous materials accidents. The training officer is also responsible for providing cross-training to personnel of other responsible state agencies and other persons as may be required by the hazardous materials safety board.
History: 1978 Comp., § 74-4B-7, enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 80, § 7, recompiled as § 12-12-24 by Laws 2005, ch. 22, § 4.
Recompilations. — Laws 2005, ch. 22, § 4 recompiled 74-4B-7 NMSA 1978 as 12-12-24 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2005.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Public Affairs Matters
Article 12 - Hazardous Materials Emergency Response
Section 12-12-1 - Short title.
Section 12-12-2 - Definitions.
Section 12-12-3 - Energy supply alert; energy emergency; powers of the governor.
Section 12-12-4 - Delegation; administration and enforcement.
Section 12-12-5 - Termination [of emergency or alert].
Section 12-12-6 - Legislative extension; reduction; suspension.
Section 12-12-7 - Penalties and enforcement.
Section 12-12-9 - Liberal interpretation.
Section 12-12-10 - Short title.
Section 12-12-11 - Purpose and findings.
Section 12-12-12 - Definitions.
Section 12-12-13 - Consent as a condition of doing business.
Section 12-12-14 - Prohibited acts.
Section 12-12-16 - Right of action; injunction; damages.
Section 12-12-17 - Short title.
Section 12-12-18 - Findings and purpose.
Section 12-12-19 - Definitions.
Section 12-12-23 - Hazardous materials emergency response administrator; created; duties.
Section 12-12-24 - Training officers.
Section 12-12-25 - Hazardous materials safety board; creation; duties.
Section 12-12-26 - Accident review; report.
Section 12-12-28 - Good Samaritan law.
Section 12-12-29 - Orphan material recovery fund established.
Section 12-12-30 - Cleanup of orphan hazardous materials; department recourse; appeal.