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Section 62-3-5 - Collection of fees by public utilities.

62-3-5. Collection of fees by public utilities.

Any public utility that owns or operates a public water supply system upon whom a fee is imposed pursuant to Section 74-1-7 or 74-1-8 NMSA 1978 shall be entitled immediately to collect the fee from its ratepayers, without a request for a change in rates.  The utility shall notify the New Mexico public utility commission in writing of the imposition of the fee and, if practicable, shall show the fee as a separate line item on its bill.