New Mexico § 67-3-6 - Creation of department of transportation
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 67-3-6 — Creation of department of transportation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 67-3-6. Creation of department of transportation
A department of government within the executive branch to be known as the “department
of transportation” is established. Except for the powers expressly granted to the state transportation commissioners
in Chapter 67, Article 3 NMSA 1978 , the department shall exercise all the power, authority and duty granted to the state
transportation commission in Chapter 67 NMSA 1978 . All references contained in the NMSA 1978, as amended, and which refer to the “ state transportation commission ” or “ commissioners ” shall, wherever appropriate, be construed to refer to or to mean the department
as designated in this section.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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