New Mexico § 60-13-6 - Construction industries commission created; membership; duties

§ 60-13-6. Construction industries commission created; membership; duties

A. There is created within the division the “construction industries commission”. The commission shall be composed of nine voting members who shall serve at the pleasure

of the governor. Members shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate,

as follows: (1) one member who is a representative of the residential construction industry of

this state; (2) one member who is a licensed electrical contractor; (3) one member who is a licensed mechanical contractor; (4) one member who is a licensed and practicing architect; (5) one member who is a practicing general contractor; (6) one member who is a representative of the liquefied petroleum gas industry; (7) one member who is a resident of the state, who is not a licensed contractor or

certified journeyman and who shall represent the people of New Mexico; (8) one member who is a representative of the subcontracting industry of the state;

and (9) one member who is a representative of organized labor. Members shall be appointed to provide adequate representation of all geographic areas

of the state. B. Each member of the commission shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in

the Per Diem and Mileage Act 1 and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance. C. The commission shall annually elect a chair and vice chair from its membership. The director shall serve as the executive secretary of the commission. D. The commission shall meet bimonthly or at the call of the chair. E. The commission shall establish policy for the division. It shall advise on, review, coordinate and approve or disapprove all rules, standards,

codes and licensing requirements that are subject to the approval of the commission

under the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act or the LPG and CNG

Act so as to ensure that uniform codes and standards are promulgated and conflicting

provisions are avoided. However, the commission shall not enact a bylaw, order, building code, policy or

rule requiring the installation of a residential fire protection sprinkler system

in detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings, such

as townhouses that are not more than three stories above grade plane in height and

that have a separate means of egress and their accessory structures. The commission shall: (1) revoke or suspend, for cause, any license or certificate of qualification issued

under the provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act or the LPG and CNG

Act; and (2) define and establish all license classifications. The licensee shall be limited in bidding and contracting as provided in Subsection B of Section 60-13-12 NMSA 1978 . A licensee, subsequent to the issuance of a license, may make application for additional

classification and be licensed in more than one classification if the licensee meets

the prescribed qualification for the additional classification. 1

NMSA 1978, § 10-8-1 et seq.