New Mexico § 74-1-7 - Department; duties

§ 74-1-7. Department; duties

A. The department is responsible for environmental management and consumer protection

programs. In that respect, the department shall maintain, develop and enforce rules and standards

in the following areas: (1) food protection; (2) water supply, including implementing a capacity development program to assist

water systems in acquiring and maintaining technical, managerial and financial capacity

in accordance with Section 1420 of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act 1 and establishing administrative penalties for enforcement; (3) liquid waste, including exclusive authority to collect on-site liquid waste system

fees that are no more than the average charged by the contiguous states to New Mexico

for similar permits and services and to implement and administer an inspection and

permitting program for on-site liquid waste systems; (4) air quality management as provided in the Air Quality Control Act; 2 (5) radiation control as provided in the Radiation Protection Act; 3 (6) noise control; (7) nuisance abatement; (8) vector control; (9) occupational health and safety as provided in the Occupational Health and Safety

Act; 4 (10) sanitation of public swimming pools and public baths; (11) plumbing, drainage, ventilation and sanitation of public buildings in the interest

of public health; (12) medical radiation, health and safety certification and standards for radiologic

technologists as provided in the Medical Radiation Health and Safety Act; 5 (13) hazardous wastes and underground storage tanks as provided in the Hazardous Waste

Act; 6 and (14) solid waste as provided in the Solid Waste Act. 7 B. Nothing in Subsection A of this section imposes requirements for the approval of

subdivision plats in addition to those required elsewhere by law. Nothing in Subsection A of this section preempts the authority of any political

subdivision to approve subdivision plats. 1

42 U.S.C.A. § 300g-9. 2

NMSA 1978, § 74-2-1 et seq. 3

NMSA 1978, § 74-3-1 et seq. 4

NMSA 1978, § 50-9-1 et seq. 5

NMSA 1978, § 61-14E-1 et seq. 6

NMSA 1978, § 74-4-1 et seq. 7

NMSA 1978, § 74-9-1 et seq.