Bill > HB323

This bill modifies the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act by establishing new exemptions for certain professional engineering activities. Specifically, the bill clarifies existing exemptions for licensed architects performing incidental engineering work, engineers employed by businesses, and introduces a new exemption for rural electric distribution cooperatives. For architects, the bill maintains that they can engage in limited engineering practices only when they do not represent themselves as professional engineers and use qualified professionals for work outside their expertise. For business-employed engineers, the exemption allows them to perform engineering services exclusively for their own business or affiliated businesses, with the restriction that these services cannot be offered to the public and must be performed within the legal boundaries of owned, leased, or operated properties. The new provision for rural electric distribution cooperatives creates an exemption from the Engineering and Surveying Practice Act, provided that their services are not offered to the public and are performed only within the legal boundaries of their owned, leased, or operated properties. These changes aim to provide more flexibility for professionals and organizations while maintaining appropriate professional standards and public safety.

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https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legtype=B&legno=323&year=25