The corporation commission [public regulation commission] may prescribe reasonable maximum rates for the transportation of oil and the products derived therefrom, where such products are transported by a pipeline common carrier from any point in New Mexico to an ultimate destination in New Mexico, provided, in the event the reasonableness of such rates are [is] contested in the manner provided by law, the burden of proof to show the unreasonableness of such rates shall be upon the person, firm, association or corporation contesting the same.
§ 70-3-1 NMSA 1978
[Rates for pipeline common carriers transporting oil or products between points in New Mexico.]
Known as the Pipeline Safety Act
The act spans §§ 70–70 (23 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Norvell v. Sangre De Cristo Development Company, Inc. (1974)
Most recently applied in Ute Mountain Ute Tribe v. Rodriguez (July 2011)
1941 Comp., § 69-315, enacted by Laws 1953, ch. 42, § 2; 1953 Comp., § 65-4-2.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.