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HOUSE BILL 435
57
TH LEGISLATURE
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STATE
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FIRST SESSION
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2025
INTRODUCED BY
Matthew McQueen and Elizabeth "Liz" Stefanics
AN ACT
RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY; REQUIRING THE PUBLIC REGULATION
COMMISSION TO PROMULGATE AND IMPLEMENT RULES GOVERNING THE
SITING OF RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION, STORAGE AND INTRASTATE
TRANSMISSION FACILITIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. A new section of Chapter 62 NMSA 1978 is
enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] ADDITIONAL PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION
POWERS AND DUTIES.--
A. The public regulation commission shall
promulgate and implement rules to govern the permitting and
siting of renewable energy generation, storage and intrastate
transmission facilities capable of generating, storing or
transmitting more than five megawatts.
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B. The rules shall:
(1) provide for input from political
subdivisions of the state and the public;
(2) establish a process for evaluating the
local impact of renewable energy generation, storage and
intrastate transmission facilities on the health, safety and
welfare of the community in which the renewable energy facility
is to be located; and
(3) address the scenic, cultural,
archaeological and environmental impacts of a public regulation
commission decision to issue or deny a permit."
SECTION 2. APPLICABILITY.--The provisions of this act
apply to renewable energy projects that have not received final
approval on the date the rules promulgated pursuant to Section
1 of this act take effect.
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