New Mexico Statutes Chapter 69. Mines § 69-36-8. Regulations; adoption process

A. No regulation shall be adopted, amended or repealed without a public hearing before the commission or a hearing officer appointed by the commission.

B. Any person may recommend or propose regulations to the commission for adoption, amendment or repeal. The commission shall determine within sixty days of submission of a proposed regulation whether to hold a hearing. If the commission determines not to hold a hearing, the determination shall be subject to review under Section 16 of the New Mexico Mining Act.

C. The public hearing shall be held in Santa Fe, and a verbatim record shall be maintained of all proceedings. Notice of the subject, time and place of the hearing, the manner in which interested persons may present their views and the method by which copies of the proposed regulation or amendment may be obtained shall be:

D. The commission shall allow all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to submit arguments and to examine witnesses testifying at the hearing.

E. A person appearing or represented at the hearing shall, upon a written request, be given written notice of the commission's action on the proposed adoption, amendment or repeal of regulation.

F. No regulation, its amendment or repeal shall be effective except as provided by the Public Records Act.