New Mexico § 74-1-8 - Board; duties

§ 74-1-8. Board; duties

A. The board is responsible for environmental management and consumer protection. In that respect, the board shall promulgate rules and standards in the following

areas: (1) food protection; (2) water supply, including a capacity development program to assist water systems

in acquiring and maintaining technical, managerial and financial capacity in accordance

with Section 1420 of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 1 and rules authorizing imposition of administrative penalties for enforcement; (3) liquid waste, including exclusive authority to establish on-site liquid waste

system fees that are no more than the average charged by the contiguous states to

New Mexico for similar permits and services and to implement and administer an inspection

and permitting program for on-site liquid waste systems; (4) air quality management as provided in the Air Quality Control Act; 2 (5) radiation control and establishment of license and registration and other related

fees not to exceed fees charged by the United States nuclear regulatory commission

for similar licenses as provided in the Radiation Protection Act; 3 (6) noise control; (7) nuisance abatement; (8) vector control; (9) occupational health and safety as provided in the Occupational Health and Safety

Act; 4 (10) sanitation of public swimming pools and public baths; (11) plumbing, drainage, ventilation and sanitation of public buildings in the interest

of public health; (12) medical radiation, health and safety certification and standards for radiologic

technologists as provided in the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Health and

Safety Act; 5 (13) hazardous wastes and underground storage tanks as provided in the Hazardous Waste

Act; 6 and (14) solid waste as provided in the Solid Waste Act. 7 B. Nothing in Subsection A of this section imposes requirements for the approval of

subdivision plats in addition to those required elsewhere by law. Nothing in Subsection A of this section preempts the authority of any political

subdivision to approve subdivision plats. C. Administrative penalties collected pursuant to Paragraph (2) of Subsection A of

this section shall be deposited in the water conservation fund. D. On-site liquid waste system fees shall be deposited in the environmental health

fund. E. Radiation license and registration and other related fees shall be deposited in

the radiation protection fund. 1

42 U.S.C.A. § 300g-9. 2

NMSA 1978, § 74-2-1 et seq. 3

NMSA 1978, § 74-3-1 et seq. 4

NMSA 1978, § 50-9-1 et seq. 5

NMSA 1978, § 61-14E-1 et seq. 6

NMSA 1978, § 74-4-1 et seq. 7

NMSA 1978, § 74-9-1 et seq.