# ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

**Citation:** 18.60.5.19 NMAC  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** New Mexico Public Regulation Commission  
**Effective:** 2022-08-09  
**Published:** Not stated

A. The commission encourages owners and operators of underground facilities, project owners, project engineers, and excavators to privately negotiate and settle disputes arising from excavation damage to underground facilities and construction or design expenses related to improper underground facil

## Document text

A. The commission encourages owners and operators of underground facilities, project owners, project engineers, and excavators to privately negotiate and settle disputes arising from excavation damage to underground facilities and construction or design expenses related to improper underground facility location.

B. In the event the parties are unable to resolve such disputes privately, any owner or operator of underground facilities, project owner, project engineer, or excavator may request mediation or arbitration from the commission.

C. Staff may participate in mediation or arbitration proceedings.

D. In mediation and arbitration proceedings, persons shall be represented in accordance with the requirements of 18.60.4.11 NMAC.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title18/18.060.0005.html>
- Source ID: `nm-srca-nmac`
- SHA-256: `b1799547295326a088e8405e1f410d2a5189255270a20eb4488dc8d18b006049`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T08:28:34.875Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T21:32:00.852Z
- Document slug: `nm-nmac-18-60-5-19`

### Source metadata

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{
  "jurisdiction": "US-NM",
  "title": 18,
  "chapter": 60,
  "part": "5",
  "section": 19,
  "partTitle": "PIPELINE SAFETY EXCAVATION DAMAGE PREVENTION",
  "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": "2022-08-09",
  "effectiveDateBasis": "Latest explicit date in the official section history note; not a chapter-wide publication date.",
  "rawHistory": "[18.60.5.19 NMAC - Rp, 18.60.5.19 NMAC, 1/15/2019; A, 8/9/2022]",
  "references": [
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    {
      "citation": "18.60.5.19 NMAC",
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  "publicationStatus": "Current official NMAC part text published by the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives.",
  "region": "NM"
}
```