Title 40A, Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40A:26B-13 Existing stormwater management systems, dedication. 13. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12 of P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-12), the owner of a stormwater management system that complies with the State and local stormwater management standards that were in pla…

40A:26B-14 Contracts with private entities. 14. A county, municipality, or authority that establishes a stormwater utility pursuant to P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-1 et al.) may, pursuant to the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), enter into a contrac…

40A:26B-15 Rules, regulations relative to wages; financial assistance. 15. Each county, municipality, and authority shall adopt rules and regulations requiring that not less than the prevailing wage rate be paid to workers employed in the performance of any construction contract …

40A:26B-16 Stormwater utility guidance manual. 16. a. Within 18 months after the effective date of this section, the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Board of Public Utilities, the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Communit…

40A:26B-17 "Clean Stormwater and Flood Reduction Fund." 17. a. There is established in the General Fund a special nonlapsing account to be known as the "Clean Stormwater and Flood Reduction Fund." The State Treasurer shall credit to this account all moneys remitted to the State T…

40A:26B-18 Rules, regulations. 18. The Department of Environmental Protection, the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, and the Local Finance Board may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et s…

40A:26B-2 Findings, declarations relative to stormwater utilities. 2. a. The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) The State of New Jersey faces an extensive set of problems due to inadequate stormwater infrastructure and management, and these problems directly affect the heal…

40A:26B-3 Definitions relative to stormwater utilities. 3. As used in sections 1 through 18 of P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-1 et seq.): "Authority" means a county or municipal sewerage authority established pursuant to P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.), a county or municipal util…

40A:26B-4 Governing body may establish stormwater utility. 4. a. The governing body of any county or municipality may, by resolution or ordinance, as appropriate, establish a stormwater utility for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, and operating sto…

40A:26B-5 Establishment of stormwater utility by municipal authorities. 5. a. The governing body or bodies of one or more municipalities that have established a municipal sewerage authority pursuant to P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.) or a municipal utilities authority pursua…

40A:26B-6 Establishment of stormwater utility by county authorities. 6. a. The governing body of any county that has established a county sewerage authority pursuant to P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.), a county utilities authority pursuant to P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et s…

40A:26B-7 Shared services agreement for stormwater management system. 7. a. The governing bodies of any two or more municipalities may, pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 et al.), enter into a shared services agreement to provide for the construction, improv…

40A:26B-8 Collections of fees and charges. 8. a. Any county, municipality, or authority that establishes a stormwater utility pursuant to P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-1 et al.) may charge and collect reasonable fees and other charges to recover the stormwater utility's costs for sto…

40A:26B-9 Unpaid fees, charges. 9. In the event that a stormwater utility fee or charge of any county, municipality, or authority with regard to any parcel of real property is not paid when due: a. interest shall accrue and be due to the county or authority on the unpaid balance …