SENATE EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 74
The Honorable Richard Romero and
Members of the Senate
Executive-Legislative Building
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503
Honorable President and Members of the Senate:
I have this day VETOED and am returning SENATE BILL
672, enacted by the Forty-Fifth Legislature, First Session, 2001.
This bill would allow the Public Regulation Commission (PRC) to disapprove power plants or lines if it finds that the plant or lines unduly impair power system reliability. Such legislation would duplicate the regulatory structure that currently exists through the Western States Reliability Council and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Since power reliability is already governed by these two entities, I see no need to expand the functions of the PRC.
Sincerely,
Gary E. Johnson
Governor
RECEIVED FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR:
Time: _____________________
By:_____________________________
Secretary of State
Date ______________________
Time:______________________
Date_______________________
By:_____________________________
Chief Clerk of the Senate
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