HOUSE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL 512

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2009

AN ACT

RELATING TO BUSINESS; ENACTING A NEW SECTION OF THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION ACT; PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF PROPANE DEALERS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. A new section of the Public Regulation Commission Act is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] PROPANE SALES--COMMISSION DUTIES.--

          A. The commission shall adopt rules to regulate propane sales that protect consumers' rights.

          B. The commission shall report by December 2009 to the appropriate interim legislative committee appointed by the New Mexico legislative council on the progress of the rulemaking pursuant to this section."

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