NMSA 70-5-5. Power to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations;

70-5-5. Power to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations; exceptions to act. A. The commission may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the purpose of the LPG and CNG Act [this article] and for the public peace, health and safety as affected by the use of such materials. The regulations made shall substantially conform with the standards as published by the national fire protection association covering the same subject matter. Nothing contained in this section is intended to alter the specifications for manufacturing or testing of containers established by the interstate commerce commission or the U.S. department of transportation or of containers installed in refineries, gas processing plants, underground storage terminals, natural gas distributing plants and pipeline terminals. B. The bureau may adopt a schedule of reasonable fees to be charged for furnishing any printed matter or forms, for filing or recording any data sheets, blueprints, drawings, plans, specifications, reports and any other instrument or document and for making and furnishing copies of any record, report, regulation, rule, law or any other matter on file with the bureau. History: 1941 Comp., § 71-807, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 214, § 4; 1953 Comp., § 65-7-4; Laws 1957, ch. 221, § 1; 1973, ch. 362, § 5; 1977, ch. 245, § 127; 1989, ch. 6, § 53; 1993, ch. 186, § 5.