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N.M. Stat. § 62-15-37 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 15 / Section 62-15-37
§ 62-15-37. Definitions; energy efficiency; renewable energy
Status: in_force

As used in the Rural Electric Cooperative Act:

A. “ energy efficiency ” means measures, including energy conservation measures, or programs that target consumer behavior, equipment or devices to result in a decrease in consumption of electricity without reducing the amount or quality of energy services;

B. “ renewable energy ” means electric energy generated by use of renewable energy resources and delivered to a rural electric cooperative;

C. “ renewable energy certificate ” means a certificate or other record, in a format approved by the public regulation commission, that represents all the environmental attributes from one megawatt-hour of electricity generated from renewable energy;

D. “ renewable energy resource ” means electric or useful thermal energy:

(1) generated by use of the following energy resources, with or without energy storage and delivered to a rural electric cooperative:

(a) solar, wind and geothermal;

(b) hydropower facilities brought in service on or after July 1, 2007;

(c) other hydropower facilities supplying no greater than the amount of energy from hydropower facilities that were part of an energy supply portfolio prior to July 1, 2007;

(d) fuel cells that do not use fossil fuels to create electricity;

(e) biomass resources, limited to agriculture or animal waste, small diameter timber, not to exceed eight inches, salt cedar and other phreatophyte or woody vegetation removed from river basins or watersheds in New Mexico; provided that these resources are from facilities certified by the energy, minerals and natural resources department to: 1) be of appropriate scale to have sustainable feedstock in the near vicinity; 2) have zero life cycle carbon emissions; and 3) meet scientifically determined restoration, sustainability and soil nutrient principles; and

(f) landfill gas and anaerobically digested waste biomass; and

(2) does not include electric energy generated by use of fossil fuel or nuclear energy;

E. “ useful thermal energy ” means renewable energy delivered from a source that can be metered and that is delivered in the state to an end user in the form of direct heat, steam or hot water or other thermal form that is used for heating, cooling, humidity control, process use or other valid end-use energy requirements and for which fossil fuel or electricity would otherwise be consumed;

F. “ zero carbon resource ” means an electricity generation resource that emits no carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, or that reduces methane emitted into the atmosphere in an amount equal to no less than one-tenth of the tons of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere, as a result of electricity production; and

G. “ zero carbon resource standard ” means providing New Mexico rural electric cooperative retail customers with electricity generated from one hundred percent zero carbon resources.
N.M. Stat. § 6-34-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 34 / Section 6-34-10
§ 6-34-10. Opportunity enterprise lease; terms
Status: in_force

A. The authority shall receive and review applications for opportunity enterprise leases. If the authority determines that an opportunity enterprise partner is eligible for an opportunity enterprise lease, the authority may enter into a contract to lease an available property to that opportunity enterprise partner in exchange for rent payments, subject to the terms provided by this section. The authority may enter into agreements with the general services department or other state agency or entity approved by the board to administer an opportunity enterprise lease.

B. An opportunity enterprise lease shall:

(1) require that the property be used solely to create and expand economic development opportunities;

(2) provide, based on the fair market value of the property, for:

(a) sufficient rent; and

(b) other securities to ensure the maintenance and protection of the property;

(3) require that the property be properly insured for the duration of the lease; and

(4) be bound only by the terms of the lease and any rules promulgated pursuant to the provisions of the Opportunity Enterprise Act.

C. Receipts from the payment of rent owed pursuant to an opportunity enterprise lease shall be deposited in the fund.
N.M. Stat. § 9-25-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 9 / Article 25 / Section 9-25-4
§ 9-25-4. Department created
Status: in_force

A. The “higher education department” is created in the executive branch. The department is a cabinet department and includes the following divisions:

(1) the administrative services division;

(2) the planning and research division;

(3) the financial aid division;

(4) the public information and communications division;

(5) the adult basic education division;

(6) the information technology division;

(7) the private and proprietary schools division;

(8) the public schools liaison division; and

(9) the American Indian post-secondary education division.

B. The secretary may organize the department and divisions of the department and may transfer or merge functions between divisions and bureaus in the interest of efficiency and economy.
N.M. Stat. § 61-17A-12 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 17A / Section 61-17A-12
§ 61-17A-12. Licensure of schools
Status: in_force

A. The board shall provide for the licensure of barber schools. The board shall issue a barber school license to any barber school that submits a completed application, accompanied by the required fees and documentation, and that submits satisfactory evidence that it complies with all enrollment, curriculum, instructional and graduation requirements and record-keeping procedures established by the board.

B. The board shall provide for the licensure of cosmetology schools. The board shall issue a cosmetology school license to any cosmetology school that submits a completed application, accompanied by the required fees and documentation, and that submits satisfactory evidence that it complies with all enrollment, curriculum, instructional and graduation requirements and record-keeping procedures established by the board.

C. The board shall provide for the licensure of electrology schools. The board shall issue an electrology school license to any electrology school that submits a completed application, accompanied by the required fees and documentation, and that submits satisfactory evidence that it complies with all enrollment, curriculum, instructional and graduation requirements and record-keeping procedures established by the board.

D. The board shall provide for the licensure of specialty schools. The board shall issue a specialty school license to any specialty school that submits a completed application, accompanied by the required fees and documentation, and that submits satisfactory evidence that it complies with all enrollment, curriculum, instructional and graduation requirements and record-keeping procedures established by the board.

E. The board shall establish crossover credit standards for training available at either barber schools or cosmetology schools that may be used in meeting licensure requirements in either profession.

F. The board shall establish a corporate surety bond requirement for schools to indemnify students for fees and tuition paid to a school if the school ceases operation or terminates a program prior to the completion of a student's contract with the school.
N.M. Stat. § 13-4A-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 13 / Article 4A / Section 13-4A-10
§ 13-4A-10. Division; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The selection, execution, placement and acceptance of works of art for a construction project shall be the responsibility of the division in consultation with the contracting agency. The division shall adopt rules and regulations to govern the selection, execution, placement and acceptance of the works of art to be acquired in accordance with this section and other rules, regulations and procedures necessary to implement the Art in Public Places Act. Administrative costs incurred by the division for the implementation of the Art in Public Places Act may be charged against the art in public places fund, provided that such costs have been properly budgeted and the budget has been approved by the state cultural affairs officer and the secretary of finance and administration.
N.M. Stat. § 74-4G-1 — NM Code / Chapter 74 / Article 4G / Section 74-4G-1
§ 74-4G-1. Short title
Status: in_force

Chapter 74, Article 4G NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Voluntary Remediation Act”.
N.M. Stat. § 21-1-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 21 / Article 1 / Section 21-1-11
§ 21-1-11. Allocation of funds
Status: in_force

Whenever there shall be any money in the hands of the state treasurer to the credit of any of the specific funds set apart for said institutions deemed sufficient by such board to commence the erection of any of the necessary buildings or improvements or pay the running or other expenses of such institution, the state auditor, on the request in writing of any such boards shall, and it is hereby made his duty, to draw his warrant in favor of the treasurer of said board and institution upon the state treasurer against the specific fund belonging to such institution in such sum, not exceeding the amount on hand in such specific fund at such time, as said board may deem necessary: provided, that any such board shall only draw said money as it may be necessary to disburse the same.
N.M. Stat. § 10-7-20 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 10 / Article 7 / Section 10-7-20
§ 10-7-20. Qualified transportation fringe benefit
Status: in_force

State agencies, state educational institutions and political subdivisions of the state may offer to their employees a qualified transportation fringe benefit in accordance with Section 132(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 . The qualified transportation fringe benefit may be offered as an employee pretax deduction or an employer-paid benefit or a combination of the two, as determined by the department of finance and administration, the governing authority of an institution or the governing body of a political subdivision of the state.
N.M. Stat. § 3-21-11 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 21 / Section 3-21-11
§ 3-21-11. Conflicts between zoning regulations and other statutes and ordinances
Status: in_force

If any other statute or regulation or other local ordinance, resolution or regulation adopted under authority of Sections 3-21-1 through 3-21-14 NMSA 1978 is applicable to the same premises, the provision shall govern which requires:

A. the greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces;

B. the lower height of building or a less number of stories;

C. the greater percentage of lot or land to be left unoccupied;

D. or imposes, other higher standards.
N.M. Stat. § 13-7-8 — NM Code / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 13-7-8
§ 13-7-8. Maximum age of dependent
Status: in_force

Any group health care coverage, including any form of self-insurance, offered, issued or renewed under the Health Care Purchasing Act on or after July 1, 2003 that offers coverage of an insured's dependent shall not terminate coverage of an unmarried dependent by reason of the dependent's age before the dependent's twenty-fifth birthday, regardless of whether the dependent is enrolled in an educational institution.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-1-16 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 1 / Section 59A-1-16
§ 59A-1-16. Exempted from code
Status: in_force

In addition to organizations and businesses otherwise exempt, the Insurance Code shall not apply to:

A. a labor organization that, incidental only to operations as a labor organization, issues benefit certificates to members or maintains funds to assist members and their families in times of illness, injury or need, and is not for profit;

B. the credit union share insurance corporation, as identified in Chapter 58, Article 12 NMSA 1978 , and similar corporations and funds for protection of depositors, shareholders or creditors of financial institutions and businesses other than insurers; or

C. the risk management division of the general services department, the public school insurance authority, the retiree health care authority and any public school district or to insurance of public property or public risks by any agency of government not otherwise engaged in the business of insurance, except the provisions of the Patient Protection Act and Sections 59A-2-9.2 and 59A-23E-18 NMSA 1978 shall apply to any entity required or authorized to purchase health care benefits pursuant to the Health Care Purchasing Act.
N.M. Stat. § 31-16A-1 — NM Code / Chapter 31 / Article 16A / Section 31-16A-1
§ 31-16A-1. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Preprosecution Diversion Act.”
N.M. Stat. § 1-1-3.1 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1-1-3.1
§ 1-1-3.1. Election cycle
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, as used in the Election Code:

A. “ election cycle ” means the period beginning on January 1 after the last general election and ending on December 31 after the general election;

B. “ general election cycle ” means the period beginning on the day after the primary election and ending on December 31 after the general election; and

C. “ primary election cycle ” means the period beginning on January 1 after the last general election and ending on the day of the primary election.
N.M. Stat. § 3-33-26 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 3 / Article 33 / Section 3-33-26
§ 3-33-26. Improvement district; additional duties imposed on municipality
Status: in_force

A. Whenever an improvement district has been created and bonds or assignable certificates have been issued to finance the improvement, a municipality shall:

(1) act as agent for the collection of the assessments;

(2) collect the assessments when due;

(3) act as trustee for the benefit of the holders of the bonds or assignable certificates;

(4) annually prepare a statement that shall:

(a) be available for inspection in the office of the municipal treasurer;

(b) reflect the financial condition of the improvement district; and

(c) list all the delinquencies existing at that time; and

(5) institute proceedings to foreclose the assessment lien against any tract or parcel of land that is delinquent in the payment of the assessment or installment of an assessment for a period of more than one year.

B. If more than one improvement district is created, the money from assessments in each district shall be kept in a separate fund and used for the payment of principal and interest of the bonds or assignable certificates outstanding against that improvement district.
N.M. Stat. § 24-10A-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 24 / Article 10A / Section 24-10A-6
§ 24-10A-6. Distribution of fund
Status: in_force

On or before August 31, the local emergency medical services funding program distribution shall be made to each municipality and county as determined by the department. No more than one percent of the amount appropriated to the local emergency medical services funding program shall be distributed from the fund to the benefit of a single local recipient in any fiscal year pursuant to the local emergency medical services funding program, with the exception of a regionalized emergency medical service agency, to ensure that appropriate emergency medical service is available statewide.
N.M. Stat. § 73-21-7 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 21 / Section 73-21-7
§ 73-21-7. Bond of petitioners
Status: in_force

At the time of filing the petition or at any time subsequent to it and prior to the time of hearing on the petition, a bond shall be filed, with security approved by the court, sufficient to pay all expenses connected with the proceedings in case the organization of the district is not effected, provided that no bond shall be required in connection with a petition signed by the chairman of the board of county commissioners of a county after adoption of a resolution authorizing the filing of such petition. If at any time during the proceeding, the court is satisfied that the bond first executed is insufficient in amount, it may require the execution of an additional bond within a time to be fixed in not less than ten days, and upon failure of the petitioner to execute the additional bond, the petition shall be dismissed.
N.M. Stat. § 28-16C-8 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 28 / Article 16C / Section 28-16C-8
§ 28-16C-8. Conflict of interest
Status: in_force

The council shall ensure that:

A. a person or an immediate family member of that person involved in the designation of an ombud does not have a conflict of interest;

B. an employee or a contractor of the office or an immediate family member of the employee or contractor does not have a conflict of interest; and

C. an ombud:

(1) does not have an ownership or investment interest, represented by equity, debt or other financial relationship, in a public school providing special education services;

(2) is not employed by, or participating in the management of, a public school providing special education services; and

(3) does not receive, or have the right to receive, directly or indirectly, remuneration in cash or in kind under a compensation arrangement with a public school providing special education services.
N.M. Stat. § 73-2-27 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 2 / Section 73-2-27
§ 73-2-27. Community ditches defined
Status: in_force

The provisions of these sections shall apply only to such ditches as have been heretofore and are now known and regarded as community ditches, under the laws of this state; and under the provisions of said sections, shall be construed to mean such ditches as are not private, and such as are not incorporated under the laws of this state or of some other state or territory, and are held and owned by more than two owners as tenants in common, or joint tenants.
N.M. Stat. § 61-1-17 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 1 / Section 61-1-17
§ 61-1-17. Petition for review
Status: in_force

A party entitled to a hearing provided for in the Uniform Licensing Act, who is aggrieved by an adverse decision of a board issued after hearing, may obtain a review of the decision in the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 42-5A-13 — NM Code / Chapter 42 / Article 5A / Section 42-5A-13
§ 42-5A-13. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
Status: in_force

The Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act modifies, limits and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c) , or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b) .
N.M. Stat. § 60-1A-14 — NM Code / Chapter 60 / Article 1A / Section 60-1A-14
§ 60-1A-14. Testing specimens
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall adopt rules applying to the handling of pre- and post-race, out-of-competition and necropsy testing of blood serum plasma, urine or other appropriate test samples identified by the commission to be taken from racehorses, following guidelines that meet or exceed the standards established in model rules published by the association of racing commissioners international, incorporated, or a successor organization or, if none, by another nationally recognized organization that has published substantially similar guidelines that are generally accepted in the horse racing industry as determined by the commission.

B. Each specimen taken from a racehorse shall be divided into two or more samples, and:

(1) one sample, designated as the “official sample”, shall be tested by the commission or its designated laboratory in order to detect the presence of unauthorized drugs, chemicals, stimulants, depressants or other prohibited substances as defined in guidelines published by the association of racing commissioners international, incorporated, or a successor organization or, if none, by another nationally recognized organization that has published substantially similar guidelines that are generally accepted in the horse racing industry as determined by the commission; and

(2) the remaining samples, each designated as a “split sample”, may be forwarded by the commission to the scientific laboratory division of the department of health or maintained by the commission in a manner that meets or exceeds the guidelines identified in Paragraph (1) of this subsection.

C. After a positive test result on the official sample tested by the commission or its designated laboratory and upon a written request from the president, executive director or manager of the New Mexico horsemen's association on forms designated by the commission, a corresponding split sample shall be transferred to an independent laboratory in a manner prescribed by commission rule.

D. All samples shall be kept in a controlled environment for a period of time specified by the commission in each case.

E. The commission shall contract with an independent laboratory to maintain a quality assurance program. The laboratory shall meet or exceed the current national laboratory standards for the testing of drugs or other foreign substances in a horse, as established by the association of racing commissioners international, incorporated, or of a successor organization or, if none, of another nationally recognized organization that has published substantially similar guidelines that are generally accepted in the horse racing industry.
N.M. Stat. § 1-12-42 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1-12-42
§ 1-12-42. Conduct of election; employees; time to vote
Status: in_force

A. On election day a voter may absent himself from employment in which he is engaged for two hours for the purpose of voting between the time of opening and the time of closing the polls. The voter shall not be liable to any penalty for such absence; however, the employer may specify the hours during this period in which the voter may be absent.

B. The provisions of Subsection A of this section do not apply to an employee whose work day begins more than two hours subsequent to the time of opening the polls, or ends more than three hours prior to the time of closing the polls.

C. The provisions of Subsection A of this section apply to elections of Indian nations, tribes or pueblos for a voter who is enrolled as a member of the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo and is qualified to vote in the election.

D. A person who refuses the right granted in this section to an employee is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).
N.M. Stat. § 59A-38-10 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 38 / Section 59A-38-10
§ 59A-38-10. Withdrawal of underwriters
Status: in_force

If the underwriters of a Lloyds Plan insurance operation desire to withdraw from the insurance business they may do so if and when they have satisfied the superintendent that adequate provision has been made through reinsurance or otherwise for payment of all unpaid losses and for reinsurance of all outstanding risks of New Mexico residents or covering property located in New Mexico. Upon being so satisfied the superintendent shall release any bond of the attorney-in-fact and release to the underwriters the deposit and remaining assets.