New Mexico § 62-9-2.1 - Applications by sewer utilities brought under the Public Utility Act
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 62-9-2.1 — Applications by sewer utilities brought under the Public Utility Act, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 62-9-2.1. Applications by sewer utilities brought under the Public Utility Act
Within six months after the effective date of these 1987 amendments to the Public
Utility Act, each sewer utility brought within the jurisdiction of the commission
by virtue of these 1987 amendments to the Public Utility Act shall file with the commission
an application, in such form as may be prescribed by the commission, for a certificate
of public convenience and necessity covering its present plant, lines and system. Upon proof of the existence and operation thereof upon the effective date of these
1987 amendments to the Public Utility Act, the commission shall grant to the utility
such certificate. The commission shall enter upon a hearing to determine whether the rate or rates
of such a sewer utility in effect on the effective date of these amendments to the
Public Utility Act are just and reasonable pursuant to Subsection D of Section 62-8-7 NMSA 1978 upon the filing with the commission of protests signed by ten percent or more of
the ratepayers receiving sewer service from such a sewer utility. For purposes of this section, each person who receives a separate bill equals one
ratepayer and each person who receives multiple bills equals one ratepayer. The protest shall be signed by the person in whose name service is carried. The protests shall be filed no later than sixty days after the filing with the commission
of an application by the sewer utility for a certificate of public convenience and
necessity as prescribed by this section. Each sewer utility filing an application for a certificate of public convenience
and necessity under this section shall be required at the time of filing to give written
notice to its ratepayers of the filing of its application and the ratepayers' rights
to protest its rates under this section.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 62-9-2.1 ("Applications by sewer utilities brought under the Public Utility Act") 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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