Title 48, PUBLIC UTILITIES

48:19-13.1. Membership fees of certain water companies Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any nonprofit, private water company, organized pursuant to Title 15 of the Revised Statutes for the purpose of supplying water to an unincorporat…

48:19-14. Entry on land Each water company may enter upon any lands for the purpose of making all such preliminary examinations, explorations, measurements and levelings as may be necessary and proper for its corporate purposes, and subject to responsibility for all damages which…

48:19-15.1. Condemnation; action against utility Every water utility desiring to take, use or occupy any lands or to take or divert any spring or stream of water necessary for the rendition of its public utility service may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided in sect…

48:19-17. Pipes in streets authorized; consent of public body; appeal Each water company may lay its pipes beneath such public roads, streets, and places as it may deem necessary for its corporate purposes, free from all charge to be made by any person or body politic whatsoever …

48:19-18 Sale of water, rates. 48:19-18. Each water company organized under the laws of this State may sell and dispose of the water issuing from its reservoirs, aqueducts or pipes for such rates and pursuant to such terms and conditions as are in accordance with its approved tar…

48:19-18.1. Statement of amount of water sold in gallons on bill Any bill or other statement presented by a person, firm, association, corporation, authority or governmental unit to a customer for water sold or supplied shall have the amount of water sold or supplied stated there…

48:19-19. Contracts between companies for supply of water Every water company organized under the laws of this State may contract with any company organized under any law of the State for a supply of water upon such terms and for such times as may be mutually agreed upon. Such co…

48:19-20. Extension of works Every aqueduct company which was on March 21, 1888, in existence under any special charter in this State and every water company incorporated under the law of this State, may add to and extend its works to and within any municipality to such extent as…

48:19-22. Refund for failure to supply water In case any water company of this state shall fail for more than five consecutive days during any period for which water rent is charged, collected or received, to supply water to a person who has paid such rents in advance, the water …

48:19-23. Municipal consents to formation of water companies validated L.1906, c. 68, s. 2, p. 98 (C.S. p. 3636, s. 633), being section two of the act entitled "A supplement to an act entitled "An act for the construction, maintenance and operation of waterworks for the purpose o…

48:19-24. Incorporation and contracts of certain water companies validated L.1906, c. 128, p. 238 (C.S. p. 3649, s. 675), entitled "An act validating the incorporation and proceedings of certain companies organized in townships for the construction, maintenance and operation of w…

48:19-25. Incorporation and powers of certain water companies validated L.1926, c. 158, p. 263, entitled "A supplement to an act entitled "A supplement to an act entitled "An act for the construction, maintenance and operation of waterworks for the purpose of supplying cities, to…

48:19-26. Nonprofit senior citizen cooperative associations; exceptions from rules and laws on rates The Board of Public Utility Commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to grant exceptions from the literal requirements of those provisions of chapters 2, 3 and 19 of Title…

48:19-27. Applications for exception An application for an exception authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 1 of this act shall be filed in writing with, and upon forms supplied by, the board, and shall contain such information as the board shall require. L.1973, c. 160…

48:19-28. Exceptions granted; record; public examination The board shall maintain a record of all exceptions granted, and shall make such record reasonably available for public examination. L.1973, c. 160, s. 3, eff. June 7, 1973.

48:19-29 Definitions. 1. As used in P.L.2023, c.315 (C.48:19-29 et seq.): "Adjusted weighted average cost of capital" means the weighted average of the debt and equity components of a utility's capital structure, where the equity component shall equal the equity rate approved by …

48:19-30 Utility, recovery, RESIC rate implementation. 2. a. A utility may seek recovery through the implementation of a RESIC rate for any cost made, or to be made, by a utility, which cost is related to the: (1) direct or indirect compliance with one or more requirements, inclu…

48:19-31 RESIC implementation, board authorization. 3. a. (1) The board shall authorize the implementation of a RESIC by a utility to recover costs associated with RESIC-eligible projects through an approved RESIC rate. (2) A utility that offers more than one regulated service ma…

48:19-32 Subsequent RESIC filings, requirements. 4. a. Following board approval of the utility's foundational filing, each subsequent RESIC filing made by a utility shall include the following: (1) a detailed description of all RESIC-eligible projects placed in-service, which des…

48:19-33 RESIC-eligible project plant additions, base rate case. 5. a. If RESIC-eligible project plant additions are placed in-service during the test year of a utility's base rate case, and the plant additions are not recovered as part of a routine RESIC filing, then the plant a…

48:19-34 Carryover costs, RESIC-cap calculation. 6. a. All carryover costs permitted by this section and included in a RESIC rate shall be included in the calculation of the RESIC-cap. b. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, when a utility has comm…

48:19-35 Recovered revenues, RESEIC rate, calculation. 7. a. The revenues to be recovered through the RESIC rate shall be calculated as follows: (1) the eligible net investment shall equal the eligible investment, less the per-book accumulated depreciation amount recorded for the…

48:19-36 Utility, board-approved RESIC, identify, list amount owed by customer, separate, utility bill. 8. a. If a utility has a board-approved RESIC, the utility shall identify and list the amount owed by the customer, based on the RESIC rate calculated in accordance with sectio…

48:19-5. Extension of chapter to companies filing certificate prior to January 1, 1920 Any company incorporated prior to April fifteenth, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, under any other act of the legislature than this chapter, engaged on said date in supplying water for …

48:19-6. Extension of chapter to companies filing certificate prior to January 1, 1926 Any company incorporated prior to March twelfth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, under any other act of the legislature than this chapter, or any company incorporated under this chap…

48:19-7. Extension of chapter to companies filing certificate prior to January 1, 1934 Any company incorporated prior to April tenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, under any other act of the legislature than this chapter, or any company incorporated under this chapt…

48:19-8. Incorporation of certain companies recognized; powers Any company, however incorporated, which on March twenty-second, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-four, was actually engaged in supplying one or more municipalities with water for public and private use, and which…

48:23-1. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority Act of 1968." L.1968, c. 405, s. 1, eff. Jan. 13, 1969.

48:23-10. Educational policies; curriculum content Nothing in this act concerning the authority's activities in the field of instructional television shall be deemed to supersede the responsibilities of the Commissioner of Education, the Chancellor of Higher Education and local s…

48:23-13. Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting established The New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority is authorized to establish a nonprofit, educational and charitable organization to be known as the Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting. The foundation shall …

48:23-14 Board of directors. 2. The Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting shall be governed by a board of directors. The number of directors and their terms and manner of selection shall be determined upon the incorporation of the foundation. No employee of the New Jersey…

48:23-15. Executive director, employees The board of directors of the Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting shall be authorized, within the limits of its own funds, to employ an executive director and professional, technical and administrative personnel. Employees of the …

48:23-16. Bylaws Upon the incorporation of the Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting and the establishment of the first board of directors, the board shall adopt bylaws setting forth the structure, officers, powers and duties of the foundation. L.1990,c.114,s.4.

48:23-17 Use of funds. 5. All funds received by the Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting, other than those necessary to pay for the expenses of the foundation, shall be used exclusively for the support and promotion of public broadcasting in New Jersey. L.1990, c.114, s.…

48:23-18 Short title. 1. Sections 1 through 9, sections 14 through 15 and sections 22 through 24 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Public Broadcasting System Transfer Act." L.2010, c.104, s.1.

48:23-19 Findings, declarations relative to the State's public broadcasting system. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. In 1968, the Legislature passed and then Governor Richard J. Hughes signed the "New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority Act of 1968," P.L.1968, c.40…

48:23-2 Definitions. 2. For the purposes of this act, unless otherwise indicated by the context: "Authority" means the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority. "Board" means the board of the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority. "Public broadcasting" includes all aspects of …

48:23-20 Transfer of State's public broadcasting system to another entity. 3. a. The New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority created pursuant to P.L.1968, c.405 (C.48:23-1 et seq.) shall undertake all acts necessary to accomplish the transfer of the State's public broadcasting s…

48:23-21 Preparation of written inventory of assets and liabilities. 4. a. The State Treasurer, in consultation with the authority, shall prepare a complete written inventory identifying the public broadcasting system's assets and liabilities appropriate for transfer or sale purs…

48:23-22 Authorization for receipt of proposals, negotiation of contract. 5. a. (1) The State Treasurer is authorized to receive one or more proposals to transfer all or any part of the assets of the authority, including, but not limited to, the radio operating licenses, but not …

48:23-23 Authorization to delegate by contract responsibility to another entity. 6. a. (1) The State Treasurer is authorized to receive one or more proposals to delegate by contract responsibility for conducting the operations of the public broadcasting system to a nonprofit corp…

48:23-24 Receipt of records, liabilities, obligations, commitments of authority to effectuate transfer. 7. The State Treasurer may receive, continue, or assume any records, liabilities, obligations or commitments of the authority or by written order or other appropriate method ma…

48:23-25 Authority to enter into contracts, transfer assets. 8. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, contracts may be entered into and assets may be transferred, leased, subleased, licensed, or sublicensed, or authorized to be tran…

48:23-26 Disposition of transferred assets. 9. Public broadcasting system assets transferred, or authorized to be transferred, by contract or otherwise, pursuant to P.L.2010, c.104 (C.48:23-18 et al.), may be leased, subleased, licensed, sublicensed, sold, devised, donated, or ot…

48:23-27 Terms of office terminated. 14. The terms of office of all members of the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Commission in office prior to the effective date of P.L.2010, c.104 (C.48:23-18 et al.) shall terminate. L.2010, c.104, s.14.

48:23-28 Terms of first members appointed. 15. Of the first members of the board of the New Jersey Public Broadcasting Authority appointed after the effective date of P.L.2010, c.104 (C.48:23-18 et al.), one public member appointed by the Governor shall serve for a term of one ye…