# EFFECTIVE DATE

**Citation:** 18.60.2.5 NMAC  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** New Mexico Public Regulation Commission  
**Effective:** 2006-07-17  
**Published:** Not stated

July 17, 2006, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

## Document text

July 17, 2006, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title18/18.060.0002.html>
- Source ID: `nm-srca-nmac`
- SHA-256: `03d0937e4480bd4f66eee44d9bebf888fa120b5faf02c1582c44570d0fa4821d`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T08:28:34.875Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T02:03:59.000Z
- Document slug: `nm-nmac-18-60-2-5`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "jurisdiction": "US-NM",
  "title": 18,
  "chapter": 60,
  "part": "2",
  "section": 5,
  "partTitle": "PIPELINE SAFETY GENERAL PROVISIONS",
  "pipelineScope": "new-mexico-pipeline-safety",
  "legalScope": "Complete current official NMAC Title 18, Chapter 60, Parts 2 through 5: general pipeline-safety provisions, annual fees, enforcement procedures, and excavation-damage prevention. Part 1 is reserved.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Applicability depends on New Mexico Public Regulation Commission jurisdiction, pipeline or underground-facility type, operator and activity, intrastate or interstate status, federal preemption, incorporated federal rules, exemptions, waivers, and current Commission orders. Excavation-damage provisions also apply to one-call systems and excavators as specified in Part 5.",
  "rights": "Official New Mexico Administrative Code text is preserved with State Records Center and Archives attribution and source provenance. Agency marks, site presentation, linked material, and incorporated federal or third-party standards may carry separate rights; confirm reuse requirements beyond legal research.",
  "currentEffectiveOn": "2006-07-17",
  "effectiveDateBasis": "Latest explicit date in the official section history note; not a chapter-wide publication date.",
  "rawHistory": "[18.60.2.5 NMAC - N, 7-17-06]",
  "references": [
    {
      "citation": "18.60.2.5 NMAC",
      "referenceType": "new-mexico-administrative-code"
    }
  ],
  "publicationStatus": "Current official NMAC part text published by the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives.",
  "region": "NM"
}
```