Articles 1 through 6 and 8 through 13 of Chapter 62 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Public Utility Act".

History: Laws 1941, ch. 84, § 80; 1941 Comp., § 72-1101; 1953 Comp., § 68-11-1; 1993, ch. 220, § 1; 1993, ch. 282, § 39; 1993, ch. 351, § 1.

Compiler's notes. — Chapter 62, Article 3A, the Electric Utility industry Restructuring Act of 1999, enacted by Laws 1999, ch. 294, was not enacted as a part of the Public Utility Law. Presently the Public Utility Act consists of Chapter 62, Articles 1 to 3, 4 to 6, and 8 to 13 NMSA 1978.

Sections 62-13-1 to 62-13-14 of the Public Utility Act are still effective as the repeal of Chapter 62, Article 13 by Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, effective July 1, 2003 Chapter 108, Section 82 was repealed prior to taking effect by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003. Although Laws 2003, Chapter 336, Section 8, amended Laws 1998, Chapter 82, as amended, an amendment of a repealed section is ineffective. See Quintana v. N.M. Dep't of Corrs., 100 N.M. 224, 668 P.2d 1101 (1983). Laws 2003, Chapter 416, Section 5 also repealed Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, as amended, a second time, however, that repeal is of no effect as the section had previously been repealed by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003.

1993 amendments. — Identical amendments to this section were enacted by Laws 1993, ch. 220, § 1, effective June 18, 1993, Laws 1993, ch. 282, § 39, effective June 18, 1993 and Laws 1993, ch. 351, § 1, effective July 1, 1993, which rewrote the section, which read: "This act shall be known, and cited and referred to, as the Public Utility Act". The section is set out as amended by Laws 1993, ch. 351, § 1. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.

Law reviews. — For article, "Cost of Service Indexing: An Analysis of New Mexico's Experiment in Public Utility Regulation," see 9 N.M.L. Rev. 287 (1979).

For note, "Preemption - Atomic Energy," see 24 Nat. Res. J. 761 (1984).

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 64 Am. Jur. 2d Public Utilities § 13.

73B C.J.S. Public Utilities § 63.