Title 13, Title 13: CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT--PARKS AND RESERVATIONS

13:1E-19. Solid waste management districts; designation Every county in the State of New Jersey and the Hackensack Meadowlands District is hereby designated a solid waste management district. L.1975, c. 326, s. 10.

13:1E-191 Reward for information. 15. a. Any person who supplies any information which proximately results in the arrest and conviction of any other person for the illegal treatment, transport, storage or disposal of low-level radioactive waste shall be awarded one-half of any pe…

13:1E-198 Rules, regulations. 22. The department shall, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.1987, c.333 (C.13:1E-177 et seq.…

13:1E-199. Definitions As used in this act: "Distributor" means a person who sells lead acid batteries at wholesale to retailers in this State, including any manufacturer who engages in these sales; "Lead acid battery" means a lead acid electric storage battery designed for use i…

13:1E-2. Legislative findings and declaration of policy a. The Legislature finds that the collection, disposal and utilization of solid waste is a matter of grave concern to all citizens and is an activity thoroughly affected with the public interest; that the health, safety and …

13:1E-20. Solid waste management plans a. (1) Within 360 days after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, the respective boards of chosen freeholders, in the case of counties, and the Hackensack Commission, in the case of the Hackensack Meadowlands District…

13:1E-200. Disposal of used lead acid battery No person shall dispose of a used lead acid battery as solid waste at any time. Any person seeking to discard a used lead acid battery may deliver the used lead acid battery to: a. a retailer of lead acid batteries, or a distributor o…

13:1E-201. Retailers to accept used lead acid battery a. Every retailer, including every distributor or manufacturer offering lead acid batteries for sale at wholesale, upon presentation at any time during business hours from a member of the public, shall accept any used lead aci…

13:1E-202. Distributor to accept used lead acid battery from retailer a. No distributor or his agent may refuse to accept any used lead acid battery returned to the distributor or his agent from any retailer in the distributor's service area. Whenever a retailer or group of retai…

13:1E-203. Manufacturer to accept used lead acid battery from distributor No manufacturer may refuse to accept any used lead acid battery from any distributor. Every manufacturer producing lead acid batteries for distribution or sale in this State shall provide for the proper rec…

13:1E-204. Retailer to display notice that lead acid batteries may be recycled Every retailer of lead acid batteries shall conspicuously post and maintain, at or near the point of sale, a legible notice to consumers, not less than 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches in size and bearing the…

13:1E-205. Solid waste collector not to collect used lead acid batteries No solid waste collector registered pursuant to sections 4 and 5 of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-4 and 13:1E-5) and holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to sections 7 and 10 of P.L.1…

13:1E-206. Solid waste facility not to accept used lead acid batteries No solid waste facility in this State shall knowingly accept for disposal a truckload or roll-off container of solid waste containing any used lead acid batteries. The owner or operator of a solid waste facili…

13:1E-207. Consumer complaints, dissemination of information a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall establish a means of addressing consumer complaints and a public education program to assure the widespread dissemination of information concerning the purpose of this…

13:1E-208 Findings, declarations relative to recycling, reuse of used computers. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that as computers have become more popular, many innovative programs have been developed throughout the nation to recover those being discarded; that the recycli…

13:1E-209 DEP educational materials on computer recycling and reuse. 2. a. The Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to state and Federal law, and in consultation with manufacturers, retailers and distributors of computers and other electronic equipment, and environmen…

13:1E-21. Solid waste management plan; report; contents a. Every solid waste management plan shall be based upon and shall be accompanied by a report containing: (1) An inventory of the sources, composition, and quantity of solid waste generated within the solid waste management …

13:1E-210 Distribution of educational materials by DOE. 3. The Department of Education shall distribute the educational materials prepared by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2002, c.106 (C.13:1E-209) to each school district in the State. Lo…

13:1E-211 DEP evaluation demonstration project; report. 4. a. The Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to State and federal law, and in consultation with manufacturers, retailers and distributors of computers and other electronic equipment, and environmental groups, s…

13:1E-212 Rules, regulations. 5. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to implement this act. L.2002,c.106,s.5.

13:1E-213 Title amended. 1. Sections 1 through 10 and section 13 of P.L.2002, c.128 (C.13:1E-213 et seq.) shall be known and may be cited as the "Clean Communities Program Act." L.2002, c.128, s.1; amended 2007, c.311, s.13.

13:1E-214 Findings, declarations relative to the Clean Communities Program. 2. The Legislature finds that an uncluttered landscape is among the most priceless heritages which New Jersey can bequeath to posterity; that it is the duty of government to promote and encourage a clean …

13:1E-215 Definitions relative to the Clean Communities Program. 3. As used in the provisions of P.L.2002, c.128 (C.13:1E-213 et al.): a. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection. b. "Division" means the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury.…

13:1E-216 User fee imposed on sales by manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retailer of litter-generating products. 4. a. There is imposed upon each person engaged in business in the State as a manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor of litter-generating products a user fee of…

13:1E-217 Clean Communities Program Fund. 5. The Clean Communities Program Fund is established as a non-lapsing, revolving fund in the Department of the Treasury. The Clean Communities Program Fund shall be administered by the Department of Environmental Protection and credited, …

13:1E-218 Statewide public information and education program. 6. a. The organization under contract with the department pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1999, c.418 (C.13:1E-99.2b et al.) on the effective date of P.L.2002, c.128 (C.13:1E-213 et al.) shall administer a Statewide publi…

13:1E-219 Contract not required for receipt of State aid. 7. a. (1) No contract shall be required as a prerequisite to the distribution of State aid to eligible municipalities and counties for programs of litter pickup and removal pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2002, c.128 (C.13:1E…

13:1E-22. Prohibition of solid waste facilities competitive with facilities of public authority; agreements or contracts; authorization In order to preserve and maintain the State's pledges and covenants with the holders of any bonds issued by any public authority, no solid waste…

13:1E-220 Additional duties, responsibilities of department. 8. In addition to the duties and responsibilities imposed pursuant to P.L.2002, c.128 (C.13:1E-213 et al.), the Department of Environmental Protection shall: a. Coordinate the various industry and business organizations…

13:1E-221 Violations, penalties. 9. Every person convicted of a violation of the provisions of P.L.2002, c.128 (C.13:1E-213 et al.) for which no penalty is specifically provided is subject to a fine of not more than $100 for each violation. If the violation is of a continuing nat…

13:1E-222 Rules, regulations. 10. a. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of P.L.2002, c.128 (C.13:1E-213…

13:1E-223 Annual appropriations; conditions. 13. a. The annual appropriations act for each State fiscal year shall, without other conditions, limitations or restrictions on the following: (1) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.311). (2) appropriate the amount specified pursuant t…

13:1E-224 Tire Management and Cleanup Fund. 3. There is established the Tire Management and Cleanup Fund as a nonlapsing fund in the Department of Environmental Protection in which shall be annually deposited the sum provided pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2004, c.46 (C.54:32F-2) a…

13:1E-225 Local Tire Management Program. 4. a. There is established in the Department of Environmental Protection a Local Tire Management Program for the proper cleanup of abandoned tire piles and to provide grants to counties and municipalities for proper cleanup of abandoned ti…

13:1E-226 Findings, declarations relative to food waste. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that food waste is a major issue in the United States and globally; that, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), unwanted and discarded food squ…

13:1E-227 Goal of reducing amount of food waste established. 2. a. There is established for the State a goal of reducing, by the year 2030, the amount of food waste generated annually in the State by 50 percent of that amount which is generated in the year this act takes effect. …

13:1E-227.1 Strategy; measures for solid waste management districts; rules and regulations. 1. a. No later than two years after the effective date of this section, each solid waste management district in the State shall develop and implement a strategy for reducing, by the year 2…

13:1E-228 Public awareness campaign relative to food waste. 1. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, shall: a. establish a public awareness campaign to educate the general public about food waste prevention by raising awareness …

13:1E-229 "New Jersey Solar Panel Recycling Commission." 1. There is established the "New Jersey Solar Panel Recycling Commission." The purpose of the commission shall be to investigate options for recycling and other end-of-life management methods for photovoltaic and other sola…

13:1E-23. Adoption of solid waste management plan; procedure; review a. Pursuant to the procedures herein contained, the respective boards of chosen freeholders, in the case of counties, and the Hackensack Commission, in the case of the Hackensack Meadowlands District, shall have…

13:1E-230 Rules, regulations. 2. The Department of Environmental Protection may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations based on the recommendations contained in the report submitted by the "Solar Panel Re…

13:1E-231 Solar, photovoltaic energy generation facilities, actions after termination of use. 1. a. Beginning 180 days after the finding by the Department of Environmental Protection made pursuant to subsection c. of this section has been published in the New Jersey Register and …

13:1E-24. Submission to commissioner; approval, modification or rejection; certification; adoption of modification by district; filing a. Upon receipt by the commissioner of a solid waste management plan adopted in its entirety, and a copy of the transcript of every public hearin…

13:1E-25. Payment of costs; adoption of County Solid Waste Disposal Financing Law a. Every action taken pursuant to the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act by any county is hereby declared to be a county purpose and the costs thereof may be paid out of the general…

13:1E-26. Approval by commissioner prior to construction, acquisition, or operation of facility 17. a. Prior to the construction, acquisition, or operation of any solid waste facility in any solid waste management district pursuant to the adopted and approved district solid waste…

13:1E-27. Solid waste facility deemed public utility 18. Any solid waste facility constructed, acquired or operated pursuant to the provisions of the "Solid Wast Management Act," P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) shall be deemed a public utility and shall be subject to such rule…