New Mexico § 74-2-10 - Emergency powers of the secretary and the director
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 74-2-10 — Emergency powers of the secretary and the director, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 74-2-10. Emergency powers of the secretary and the director
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Air Quality Control Act, if the secretary
or the director determines that a source or combination of sources presents an imminent
and substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare or to the environment,
he may bring suit in the district court for the county in which the source is located
to restrain immediately any person causing or contributing to the alleged air pollution
to stop the emission of air contaminants causing or contributing to such air pollution
or to take such other action as may be necessary. B. If it is not practicable to assure prompt protection of the public health or welfare
or the environment by commencement of a civil action, the secretary or the director
may issue orders necessary to protect the public health or welfare or the environment. An order shall be effective for a period of not more than twenty-four hours, unless
the secretary or the director brings a civil action before the expiration of twenty-four
hours. If the secretary or the director brings an action within that time, the order shall
be effective thereafter for forty-eight hours or for such longer period as may be
authorized by the court pending litigation.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 74-2-10 ("Emergency powers of the secretary and the director") 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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