2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 23 - Engineering and Surveying
Section 61-23-32 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.)

The state board of licensure for professional engineers and professional surveyors is terminated on July 1, 2023 pursuant to the Sunset Act [12-9-11 to 12-9-21 NMSA 1978]. The board shall continue to operate according to the provisions of the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act until July 1, 2024. Effective July 1, 2024, the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act is repealed.

History: Laws 1987, ch. 336, § 32; 1993, ch. 218, § 39; 1999, ch. 259, § 33; 2005, ch. 208, § 16; 2011, ch. 30, § 5; 2012, ch. 46, § 16; 2017, ch. 42, § 19; 2017, ch. 52, § 7.

The 2017 amendment, effective June 16, 2017, changed "July 1, 2017" to "July 1, 2023", and changed "July 1, 2018" to "July 1, 2024" in two places.

Laws 2017, ch. 42, § 19, effective July 1, 2017, and Laws 2017, ch. 52, § 7, effective June 16, 2017, enacted identical amendments to this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 2017, ch. 52, § 7. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.

The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, added the reference to professional surveyors and in the first sentence, after "engineers and" added "professional".

The 2011 amendment, effective June 17, 2011, changed the termination, operation and repeal dates.

The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, changed the termination, operation and repeal dates.

The 1999 amendment, effective June 18, 1999, substituted "licensure" for "registration" and "July 1, 2005" for "July 1, 1999" in the first sentence, and substituted "July 1, 2006" for "July 1, 2000" in the last two sentences.

The 1993 amendment, effective July 1, 1993, substituted "1999" for "1993" in the first sentence and "2000" for "1994" in the second and third sentences.