Nothing in the Solid Waste Act limits or is intended to limit the authority of any county or municipality to adopt and enforce solid waste management requirements more stringent than those in the Solid Waste Act. Nothing in the Solid Waste Act modifies or limits, or is intended to modify or limit, the authority of any county or municipality to exercise planning and zoning authority.
§ 74-9-42 NMSA 1978
No preemption of local authority
Known as the Solid Waste Act
The act spans §§ 74–74 (460 sections).
Laws 1990, ch. 99, § 42.
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.