New Mexico § 62-9-7 - Legislative declaration; voluntary service agreements
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 62-9-7 — Legislative declaration; voluntary service agreements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 62-9-7. Legislative declaration; voluntary service agreements
A. The legislature declares that the existing scheme of public utility regulation
is adequate to exempt voluntary service agreements, as approved and regulated pursuant
to the Public Utility Act, from the antitrust laws. B. In exercising its authority pursuant to Chapter 62, Article 9 NMSA 1978 , the commission may, after public hearing upon at least twenty days notice, approve
voluntary service agreements between utilities providing similar service proposing
the delineation between themselves of one or more service areas in which each shall
be entitled to furnish service, if the commission first determines that the proposed
delineation of service areas is consistent with the public convenience and necessity
and otherwise conforms to the Public Utility Act. C. Voluntary service agreements that the commission, after public notice and hearing,
has previously approved are deemed to comply with Subsection A of this section and
to have the same effect as if approved pursuant to Subsection B of this section. D. Approval of a voluntary service agreement shall not affect the duties and restrictions
imposed upon a public utility pursuant to Chapter 62, Article 8 NMSA 1978 .
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 62-9-7 ("Legislative declaration; voluntary service agreements") 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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