SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (AP) -- The state Construction Industries Commission is looking to roll back energy efficient building standards implemented by Gov. Bill Richardson's administration.
According to a copyright story in the Albuquerque Journal Monday, the proposal follows a recommendation of a task force appointed by Gov. Susana Martinez to make the state more business friendly.
Hearings are planned June 2 in Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Farmington and Roswell.
The proposal would roll back the stricter codes that the Richardson administration worked for more than a year to implement, touting them as the most energy efficient in the nation. The Martinez administration told the Journal that the current codes are too costly for property owners and developers to implement. The Journal says the new rules would bring the codes more in line with national standards.
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