New Mexico § 74-6-3.1 Legal advice. (Repealed effective July 1, 2036.)

New Mexico Statutes

§ 74-6-3.1 — Legal advice. (Repealed effective July 1, 2036.)

New Mexico § 74-6-3.1

Ch. 74Environmental Improvement

Art. 6Water Quality

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 74-6-3.1 (2026).

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A. In the exercise of any of its powers or duties, the water quality control commission shall act with independent legal advice. The manner in which such advice is provided shall be determined by the commission, but from among one of the following:

(1)the office of the attorney general;

(2)independent counsel hired by the commission, whether full- or part-time; or (3) another state agency whose function is sufficiently distinct from the department of environment and each constituent agency to assure independent, impartial advice. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section, attorneys from constituent agencies may act for the water quality control commission in lawsuits filed against or on behalf of the commission, and the attorney general may, at the request of the

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A. In the exercise of any of its powers or duties, the water quality control commission shall act with independent legal advice. The manner in which such advice is provided shall be determined by the commission, but from among one of the following: (1) the office of the attorney general; (2) independent counsel hired by the commission, whether full- or part-time; or (3) another state agency whose function is sufficiently distinct from the department of environment and each constituent agency to assure independent, impartial advice. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section, attorneys from constituent agencies may act for the water quality control commission in lawsuits filed against or on behalf of the commission, and the attorney general may, at the request of the commission, file and defend lawsuits on behalf of the commission.