N.M. Stat. § 74-4G-6
Agreement.
A. After the department determines that an applicant is eligible, the secretary of
environment may enter into a voluntary remediation agreement for remediation of the
site that sets forth the terms and conditions of the department's evaluation and
implementation of the oversight to be performed.
B. A voluntary remediation agreement shall include a provision for the department's
oversight, including access to the site, on-site collection of samples and inspection and
copying of site records.
C. The department shall not initiate an enforcement action, including an
administrative or judicial action, against a participant for the contamination or release
thereof, or for the activity that resulted in the contamination or release thereof, if the
contamination is the subject of an agreement pursuant to the provisions of the Voluntary
Remediation Act; however, this section shall not be a bar to enforcement if the
participant does not successfully initiate or implement the agreement within a
reasonable time.
D. The participant may terminate a voluntary remediation agreement on sixty days'
written notice. The department may terminate a voluntary remediation agreement on a
finding that the participant is not in compliance with the voluntary remediation
agreement. The department's costs incurred or obligated before the date the notice of
termination is received are recoverable under the agreement if the agreement is
terminated.
E. In the event that any participant is unable to resolve a dispute concerning the
actions required under a voluntary remediation agreement, that participant may submit
a written request for a final decision to the secretary of environment. The secretary of
environment shall issue a binding final decision, including a written statement of the
reason for the decision.
F. Unless the participant demonstrates that a cleanup is not required in order to
comply with applicable standards, after a voluntary remediation agreement becomes
effective, the participant shall submit a proposed voluntary remediation work plan for the
site remediation.