RELATING TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE MANUFACTURED HOUSING ACT TO EXEMPT CERTAIN WEATHERIZATION TECHNICIANS FROM THE LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT.

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

Section 1. Section 60-14-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1977, Chapter 6, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:

"60-14-8. LICENSURE--EXEMPTION.--The provisions of Section 60-14-7 NMSA 1978 shall not apply to:

A. licensed real estate brokers or salesmen acting as agents for another person in the sale of real property on which is located one or more manufactured homes whose installation has been approved as provided in regulations of the committee; or

B. technicians working on weatherization projects that do not exceed a cost of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) and that are administered by a state or federal agency."

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