# DEFINITIONS

**Citation:** 18.60.3.7 NMAC  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** New Mexico Public Regulation Commission  
**Effective:** 2004-10-15  
**Published:** Not stated

In addition to the definitions in NMSA 1978 Section 70-3-12, as used in this rule: A. carbon dioxide has the meaning given in 49 CFR Section 195.2; B. fiscal year means the period starting July 1 and ending June 30; C. gas has the meaning given in 49 CFR Section 191.3 and 192.3; D. hazardous liquid 

## Document text

In addition to the definitions in NMSA 1978 Section 70-3-12, as used in this rule:

A. carbon dioxide has the meaning given in 49 CFR Section 195.2;

B. fiscal year means the period starting July 1 and ending June 30;

C. gas has the meaning given in 49 CFR Section 191.3 and 192.3;

D. hazardous liquid has the meaning given in 49 CFR Section 195.2;

E. jurisdictional gathering means the gathering of gas, hazardous liquid, or carbon dioxide by pipeline, or its storage, in New Mexico but does not include the gathering of gas, hazardous liquid, or carbon dioxide in those rural locations that lie outside the limits of any municipality or unincorporated city, town, or village or any residential or commercial area such as a subdivision, a business or shopping center, a community development or any similar populated area that the commission may define by order as a non-rural area;

F. operator means a person who engages in the transportation of gas, hazardous liquid, or carbon dioxide and includes master meter operators.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title18/18.060.0003.html>
- Source ID: `nm-srca-nmac`
- SHA-256: `f102d5fd11118a24cd8b8e2a4ebab1d3a84d5c69be0165f7df292d55ef81f376`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T08:28:34.875Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T05:06:35.024Z
- Document slug: `nm-nmac-18-60-3-7`

### Source metadata

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  "partTitle": "ANNUAL PIPELINE SAFETY FEES",
  "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.",
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