New Mexico § 62-15-32 - Construction of act; inconsistency
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 62-15-32 — Construction of act; inconsistency, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 62-15-32. Construction of act; inconsistency
The Rural Electric Cooperative Act shall be construed liberally. The enumeration of any object, purpose, power, manner, method or thing shall not
be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods or
things. Nothing contained in the Rural Electric Cooperative Act shall be construed, however,
to conflict with any duty to which a cooperative is subject or with any benefit to
which a cooperative is entitled under the Public Utility Act. In the event any provision of the Rural Electric Cooperative Act is held to be repugnant
to any provision of the Public Utility Act or to a cooperative's inclusion as a public
utility thereunder, the latter shall be controlling and the former shall be held repealed
to the extent of the repugnancy. Nothing in the Public Utility Act shall be deemed to authorize interference with,
abrogation or change of the rights or obligations of a party under a wholesale power
supply agreement, mortgage or financing agreement to which a distribution cooperative
utility is a party.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 62-15-32
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 62-15-32 cover?
Section 62-15-32 ("Construction of act; inconsistency") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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