The water quality control commission is terminated on July 1, 2025 pursuant to the Sunset Act [12-9-11 to 12-9-21 NMSA 1978]. The commission shall continue to operate according to the provisions of Chapter 74, Article 6 NMSA 1978 until July 1, 2026. Effective July 1, 2026, Sections 74-6-3 through 74-6-4 NMSA 1978 are repealed.
History: 1978 Comp., § 74-6-13.1, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 333, § 15; 1993, ch. 291, § 17; 1999, ch. 21, § 2; 2005, ch. 208, § 26; 2013, ch. 166, § 8; 2019, ch. 168, § 5.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, changed "July 1, 2019", to "July 1, 2025", and changed "July 1, 2020", to "July 1, 2026".
The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, changed the agency termination date from 2013 to 2019, the termination of the operations date from 2014 to 2020, and the repeal dated from 2014 to 2020; and in the last sentence, after "74-6-3", deleted "and" and added "through".
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, changed the termination, operation and repeal dates.
The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, substituted "July 1, 2005" for "July 1, 1999" and "July 1, 2006" for "July 1, 2000" in two places and deleted "(being Laws 1967, Chapter 190, Sections 3 and 4, as amended)" following "74-6-4".
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, substituted "1999" for "1993" in the first sentence, substituted "2000" for "1994" at the end of the second sentence, and rewrote the third sentence which read "Effective July 1, 1994, Article 6, Chapter 74 is repealed."
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 74 - Environmental Improvement
Section 74-6-3 - Water quality control commission created. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 74-6-3.1 - Legal advice. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 74-6-4 - Duties and powers of commission. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 74-6-5 - Permits; certification; appeals to commission.
Section 74-6-5.1 - Disclosure statements.
Section 74-6-5.2 - Water quality management fund created.
Section 74-6-6 - Adoption of regulations and standards; notice and hearing.
Section 74-6-7 - Administrative action; judicial review.
Section 74-6-8 - Duties of constituent agencies.
Section 74-6-9 - Powers of constituent agencies.
Section 74-6-10 - Penalties enforcement; compliance orders; penalties; assurance of discontinuance.
Section 74-6-10.1 - Civil penalties.
Section 74-6-10.2 - Criminal penalties.
Section 74-6-11 - Emergency; powers of delegated constituent agencies; penalties.
Section 74-6-12 - Limitations.
Section 74-6-13 - Construction.
Section 74-6-15 - Confidential information; penalties.
Section 74-6-16 - Effect and enforcement of Water Quality Act during transition.
Section 74-6-17 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal.