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§ 74-15-4 NMSA 1978

Rules

Known as the Solid Waste Act

The act spans §§ 74–74 (460 sections).

Laws 2025, ch. 102, § 4.

A. The board shall adopt rules to:

(1) exempt from the reporting requirements established pursuant to Section 5 [ 74-15-5 NMSA 1978] of the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Protection Act any product that contains an intentionally added per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance that is exempt pursuant to Subsection A of Section 3 [ 74-15-3 NMSA 1978]of that act or that has been designated as a currently unavoidable use;

(2) create a series of ranges for the amount of a per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance in a product that contains an intentionally added per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance for reporting purposes unless exempted in Subsection A of Section 3 of the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Protection Act;

(3) identify currently unavoidable uses of a per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance that are essential for health, safety or the functioning of society and for which alternatives are not reasonably available unless exempted in Subsection A of Section 3 of the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Protection Act; and

(4) as pertaining to firefighting foam:

(a) require a periodic inventory of firefighting foam quantities stored or used in New Mexico;

(b) require the use of firefighting foam for emergency purposes only; and

(c) require the cleanup of discarded firefighting foam pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Act [Chapter 74, Article 4 NMSA 1978].

For purposes of this subsection, "emergency purposes" does not include training or the use of firefighting foam in fire suppression systems.

B. The board may:

(1) adopt rules to carry out the provisions of the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Protection Act, including requiring the labeling of products in English and Spanish; and

(2) determine that a product containing intentionally added per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substances are a currently unavoidable use based on determinations made by other states.

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.