New Mexico § 62-4-1 - Joint hearings and orders

§ 62-4-1. Joint hearings and orders

The commission, in the discharge of its duties under the Public Utility Act, may make

joint investigations, hold joint hearings within or without the state and issue joint

or concurrent orders in conjunction or concurrence with any official or agency of

any state, the United States or any New Mexico Indian nation, tribe or pueblo. In the holding of such investigations or hearings or in the making of such order,

the commission may function under agreements or compacts between states to regulate

interstate commerce. The commission, in the discharge of its duties under the Public Utility Act, may

also negotiate and enter into agreements or compacts with agencies of other states,

pursuant to any consent of congress, for cooperative efforts in certificating the

construction, operation and maintenance of major utility facilities in accord with

the purposes of the Public Utility Act and for the enforcement of the respective state

laws regarding same.