The purpose of this act [70-11-1 to 70-11-6 NMSA 1978] is to protect the economic well-being of New Mexico's interstate natural gas markets and revenues derived from those markets by conducting economic and legal studies of the federal energy regulatory commission and regulatory agencies and local distributing companies lying outside New Mexico and by authorizing the newly created office of interstate natural gas markets to take steps to protect those interests. History: Laws 1989, ch. 189, § 1.
New Mexico Legal Code