No municipality or H class county shall hereafter begin construction or operation of any jointly owned generating facility within this state without first obtaining from the commission a certificate that public convenience and necessity require or will require such construction or operation; provided, however, that the commission's regulation shall be limited to such determination unless the municipality or H class county has elected to come under the general supervision of the commission as provided by law.
History: Laws 1979, ch. 260, § 18.
ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1979, ch. 260, § 19, provided that the act shall be liberally construed to carry out its purposes.
Sections 62-9-1 to 62-9-7 of the Public Utility Act are still effective as the repeal of Chapter 62, Article 6 by Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, effective July 1, 2003 Chapter 108, Section 82 was repealed prior to taking effect by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003. Although Laws 2003, Chapter 336, Section 8, amended Laws 1998, Chapter 82, as amended, an amendment of a repealed section is ineffective.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 Laws 2003, Chapter 416, Section 5 also repealed Laws 1998, Chapter 108, Section 82, as amended, a second time, however, that repeal is of no effect as the section had previously been repealed by Chapter 23, Section 1, Laws 2003.
Severability. — Laws 1979, ch. 260, § 20, provided for the severability of the act if any part or application thereof is held invalid.