A. Each person who engages in the transportation of oil or gas or who owns or operates oil or gas pipeline facilities shall:
(1) at all times after the effective date of any regulation, comply with the requirements of the regulation;
(2) comply with any plan of inspection and maintenance required to be filed with the commission by the person; and
(3) permit the commission access to or the copying of pertinent records, and make reports or provide information to the commission as may be reasonably required, and permit entry to or inspection of its gas or oil pipeline facilities by the commission.
B. Nothing in the Pipeline Safety Act [70-3-11 to 70-3-20 NMSA 1978] shall affect the common law or statutory tort liability of any person.
History: 1953 Comp., § 65-4-22, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 71, § 8.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 70-3-2 - License; fees; disposition.
Section 70-3-4 - Pipelines; crossing of railroads and highways.
Section 70-3-5 - Eminent domain power.
Section 70-3-6 - [Private telegraph or telephone line along right-of-way of pipeline.]
Section 70-3-7 - [Use of public highways by pipeline; grant of right by county commissioners.]
Section 70-3-9 - Pipeline highway use forms.
Section 70-3-11 - Short title.
Section 70-3-12 - Definitions.
Section 70-3-13 - Powers and duties of commission.
Section 70-3-13.1 - Master meter outreach and education.
Section 70-3-14 - Adoption of regulations; notice and hearing.
Section 70-3-15 - Validity of regulation; judicial review.
Section 70-3-16 - Waiver of regulations.
Section 70-3-17 - Continuity of service.
Section 70-3-19 - Enforcement; penalties.
Section 70-3-20 - Pipeline safety engineer and staff.
Section 70-3-21 - Pipeline safety fund; created; assessment and collection of fees.