Foreign corporations for the generation, production, transmission, distribution, sale or utilization of gas, electricity or steam for lighting, heating, power, manufacturing or other purposes, which are duly qualified to do business in this state and are public utilities under the New Mexico Public Utility Act, Section 62-3-1, et seq., 1978, Annotated [Chapter 62, Articles 1 to 6 and 8 to 13 NMSA 1978], shall have the same rights and privileges including the power of eminent domain as domestic corporations of like character.
History: Laws 1979, ch. 259, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Sections 62-1-1 to 62-1-7 of the Public Utility Act are still effective as the repeal of Chapter 62, Article 1 by Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, effective July 1, 2003 was repealed prior to taking effect by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003. Although Laws 2003, Chapter 336, Section 8, amended Laws 1998, Chapter 82, as amended, an amendment of a repealed section is ineffective. See Quintana v. N.M. Dep't of Corrs., 100 N.M. 224, 668 P.2d 1101 (1983). Laws 2003, Chapter 416, Section 5 also repealed Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, as amended, a second time, however, that repeal is of no effect as the section had previously been repealed by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003.