N.M. Stat. § 3-24-4
Jurisdiction over land of electric utility.
A. For the purpose of constructing, operating, maintaining and protecting an electric
utility, a municipality has jurisdiction over:
(1)
territory, occupied by an electric utility;
(2)
all poles, lines, mains, pipes and other facilities of the electric utility; and
(3)
that portion of any land upon which is located the electric utility and its
facilities, or over which they extend, to the extent reasonably necessary to properly
operate, maintain, and protect the facilities.
B. Any municipality is granted:
(1)
easements not to exceed twenty feet in width along, upon, and across any
land over which an existing distribution line, main, and pipe extends, and parallel to
such lines, mains, and pipes, and on any street, road and highway abutting such land;
(2)
authority to cut down and trim trees and shrubbery, to the extent
necessary to keep them clear of the lines, means, pipes or systems; and
(3)
authority to cut down and trim trees which are dead, weak, leaning or
dangerous, and tall enough to strike the wire in falling.