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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The commission shall:
A. adopt, promulgate and publish rules to implement and administer the program, including the standards, requirements and processes to issue, renew, modify, deny and terminate permits, including rules that are necessary and appropriate to obtain and sustain authorization from the regional administrator. In adopting the rules, the commission may incorporate by reference, including prospectively, those sections or parts of federal regulations that the commission deems necessary and appropriate;
B. adopt, promulgate and publish rules for notification procedures that ensure that the public and affected Indian nations, tribes and pueblos, governmental agencies and downstream states receive notice of each draft permit;
C. adopt a schedule of fees to support the cost of implementing the program, including the preparation and adoption of rules, the review of applications, issuance and enforcement of permits and rules, compliance assistance, monitoring and inspection of facilities and discharges, data stewardship, records management, administrative and legal costs and other costs the commission deems appropriate. Unless otherwise required by law, money collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the water quality management fund; and
D. hear and decide petitions for review of department actions to require, issue, renew, modify, deny or terminate a permit or issue a compliance order.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 74. Environmental Improvement § 74-6C-4. Commission; duties - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-74-environmental-improvement/nm-st-sect-74-6c-4/
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