The crossing of any pipeline operated for the conveyance of oil, natural gas, carbon dioxide gas or the products derived therefrom under any railroad or public road or highway in this state, outside of the confines of any municipal corporation, shall be constructed and maintained according to reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the corporation commission [public regulation commission] of New Mexico, not inconsistent, however, with the applicable requirements of the state highway department.
History: 1941 Comp., § 69-319, enacted by Laws 1953, ch. 42, § 6; 1953 Comp., § 65-4-6; Laws 1980, ch. 20, § 20.
ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler. It was not enacted by the legislature and is not part of the law.
Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 80 provided that references to the state corporation commission be construed as references to the public regulation commission.
Law reviews. — For article, "Survey of New Mexico Law, 1979-80: Property," see 11 N.M.L. Rev. 203 (1981).