Title 40A, Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40A:26A-11.1 Local unit operating a sewerage facility, permitted to charge additional connection, tapping fee. 7. a. For a property connected to the sewerage system for less than 20 years, a local unit operating a county or municipal sewerage facility may charge an additional con…

40A:26A-11.2 County, municipal sewerage facility, credit applicable toward connection, tapping fee. 8. a. A local unit operating a county or municipal sewerage facility shall provide a credit applicable toward a connection or tapping fee to be charged for a reconnection of a disc…

40A:26A-11.3 Reduction in connection, tapping fees for locally-operated sewerage facility. 9. a. A local unit operating a county or municipal sewerage facility shall establish within its rates or schedules a 50% reduction in the connection fee or tapping fee assessed pursuant to …

40A:26A-12 Rates, rentals, connection fees, or other charges as lien on real property; discontinuance of service. 40A:26A-12. a. Rates, rentals, connection fees or other charges levied in accordance with N.J.S.40A:26A-10 and 40A:26A-11, shall be a first lien or charge against the…

40A:26A-13. Improvements financed by means of local improvement assessments If the governing body of one or more local units determines that all or any part of the cost of construction of sewerage facilities acquired or constructed pursuant to this act should be financed by local…

40A:26A-14. Local improvement assessments; procedure for and manner of assessment and collection Upon completion of the improvements made pursuant to N.J.S.40A:26A-13, the governing body or governing bodies shall assess the costs and expenses of the sewerage facilities on the lan…

40A:26A-15. Bonds issued by one or more units; debt service payments A local unit, pursuant to an agreement with one or more other local units or the State, may bear the entire cost of the acquisition or construction of sewerage facilities and issue bonds therefor, or may share a…

40A:26A-16. Sewerage facilities deemed a self-liquidating purpose under certain circumstances a. Principal and interest payments on bonds issued in accordance with subsection c. of N.J.S.40A:26A-9 and operating and maintenance costs for sewerage facilities, shall not be included …

40A:26A-17. Payments by local unit to another local unit The chief fiscal officer of another government having entered into a contract pursuant to this act, shall cause to be paid to the local unit the amounts of money at the times stipulated in the contract and certified by the …

40A:26A-18. Contracts entered into prior to appropriations therefor A local unit shall have the power to authorize, by resolution, officials to enter into and execute a contract pursuant to this act for periods of time and under terms and conditions as are deemed proper and neces…

40A:26A-19. Right of entry onto private property to make surveys and investigations; interference therewith A local unit or local units may authorize officials or other agents of the local unit or units to enter upon any land or water for the purpose of making surveys, studies, i…

40A:26A-2. Legislative Purpose The Legislature finds and declares it to be in the public interest and to be the policy of this State to foster and promote the public health by providing for the collection and treatment of sewerage through adequate sewerage facilities. It is the p…

40A:26A-20. Bonds as legal investments Notwithstanding any restrictions contained in any other law, the State and all public officers, local units, political subdivisions and public bodies, or agencies thereof, banks, trust companies, savings banks, savings and loan associations,…

40A:26A-21. Competitive sewerage system; consent of existing authority In the event a sewerage or municipal utilities authority has been established in a local unit pursuant to the provisions of the "sewerage authorities law," P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.) or the "municipa…

40A:26A-22. Statutes repealed The following acts are repealed: P.L.1966, c.205 (C.40:23-19.1 through 40:23-19.14); R.S.40:63-1 through 40:63-39; and R.S.40:63-41 through 40:63-67. L.1991,c.53,s.1.

40A:26A-3. Definitions As used in this act: "Bonds" means bond anticipation notes or bonds issued in accordance with the "Local Bond Law," N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq. "Cost" as applied to sewerage facilities or extensions or additions thereto, means the cost of acquisition or the const…

40A:26A-4. Acquisition, construction or operation of sewerage facilities by one or more local units A local unit may, either separately or in combination with one or more other local units acquire, construct or operate a sewerage facility upon a determination by the governing bod…

40A:26A-5 Powers. 40A:26A-5. One or more local units adopting an ordinance or resolution in accordance with N.J.S.40A:26A-4 are authorized and empowered: a. To acquire, construct, improve, extend, enlarge or reconstruct and finance sewerage facilities, and to operate, manage and …

40A:26A-6. Surveys, maps and other costs; reimbursement from bond funds a. Whenever a local unit pursuant to N.J.S.40A:26A-4 chooses to exercise powers granted hereunder, the local unit shall make or cause to be made such surveys, investigations, studies, borings, maps, plans, dr…

40A:26A-7. Property damaged, repair, restoration or compensation All public or private property damaged or destroyed in carrying out the powers granted by this act shall be restored or repaired and, as nearly as practicable, placed in its original condition, or adequate compensat…

40A:26A-8. Relocation of public utility property Whenever the local unit or units determine that it is necessary that any public utility facilities such as tracks, pipes, mains, conduits, cables, wires, towers, poles and other equipment and appliances of any public utility, as de…

40A:26A-9. Bonds and security therefor A local unit having adopted an ordinance or resolution pursuant to N.J.S.40A:26A-4, may issue bonds pursuant to the provisions of the "Local Bond Law," N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq., for all or part of the cost of sewerage facilities. Proceeds from …