Title 40, Title 40: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40:14A-42. Maintenance, performance guarantee; cash requirement 5. A sewerage authority shall not require that a maintenance guarantee required pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.11 (C.40:14A-40) be in cash or that more than 10% of a performance guarantee pursuant to that secti…

40:14A-43. Disputes by applicant of charges made by professional; appeal 6. a. An applicant shall notify in writing the sewerage authority with copies to the chief financial officer and the professional whenever the applicant disputes the charges made by a professional for servic…

40:14A-44. Estimate of cost of installation of improvements 7. The cost of the installation of improvements for the purposes of section 3 of P.L.1999, c.11 (C.40:14A-40) shall be estimated by the sewerage authority engineer or by the applicant's engineer based on documented const…

40:14A-45. Acceptance of performance, maintenance guarantee which is irrevocable letter of credit 8. The sewerage authority shall, for the purposes of section 3 of P.L.1999, c.11 (C.40:14A-40), accept a performance guarantee or maintenance guarantee which is an irrevocable letter…

40:14A-5 Powers of sewerage authority. 5. (a) The powers of a sewerage authority shall be vested in the members thereof in office from time to time. A majority of the entire authorized membership of the sewerage authority shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof. Action m…

40:14A-6. Sewers; acquisition; operation (a) The purposes of every sewerage authority shall be the relief of waters in or bordering the State from pollution arising from causes within the district and the relief of waters in, bordering or entering the district from pollution or t…

40:14A-7 Sewerage authority a public body corporate; powers. 7. Every sewerage authority shall be a public body politic and corporate constituting a political subdivision of the State established as an instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions to prov…

40:14A-7.1. Audit of accounts of sewerage authority annually; filing It shall be the duty of every "sewerage authority," created pursuant to the act to which this act is a supplement, to cause an annual audit of the accounts of the authority to be made and filed with the authorit…

40:14A-7.2. Certified copies of bond resolutions and proceedings; filing Every such "sewerage authority" shall file a certified copy of every bond resolution as finally passed with the Director of the Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury and in addition …

40:14A-7.3. Interest on deposits with sewerage authorities Whenever a sewerage authority requires a person to deposit an amount of money exceeding $5,000.00 for professional services employed by the sewerage authority, for sewerage authority inspection fees or to satisfy any perf…

40:14A-7.4. Service charge by sewerage authority for returned check 1. a. A sewerage authority created pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.) may, by resolution, provide for the imposition of a service charge to be added to any account owing to the aut…

40:14A-8 Service charges authorized; public notice, adjustments. 8. (a) Every sewerage authority is hereby authorized to charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges (in this act sometimes referred to as "service charges") for direct or indirect connection with, or the …

40:14A-8.1. Definitions; host community benefit 1. a. As used in this act: "Residential property" means any building or part of a building used, to be used or held for use as a home or residence, together with the land upon which it is situate. A residential property shall includ…

40:14A-8.2 Rates or schedules established by sewerage authority. 1. Any county or municipal sewerage authority may establish within its district rates or schedules which provide for a reduction, deferment, without accruing interest during the period of the deferment, or total aba…

40:14A-8.3 Reduction in fees by sewerage authority for certain affordable housing projects. 2. a. A county, regional or municipal sewerage authority shall establish within its rates or schedules a 50% reduction in the connection fee or tapping fee assessed pursuant to section 8 o…

40:14A-8.4 Credit provided by sewerage authority for damage caused by catastrophic event. 2. a. For a unit damaged by a catastrophic event, a county, regional or municipal sewerage authority shall provide, within two years after the date of the catastrophic event, a credit for th…

40:14A-8.5 Sewerage authority may provide a credit for certain fees. 2. a. A sewerage authority shall provide a credit applicable toward a connection or tapping fee to be charged for a reconnection of a disconnected property that was previously connected to the sewerage system, p…

40:14A-8a Sewerage authority may charge additional fees under certain circumstances. 1. a. For a property connected to the sewerage system for less than 20 years, a sewerage authority may charge an additional connection or tapping fee for an addition, alteration, or change in use…

40:14A-9. Appropriations by local unit to sewerage authority; construction, financing and operation of sewage facilities by local unit a. Any local unit shall have power, in the discretion of its governing body, to appropriate moneys for the purposes of the sewerage authority, an…

40:14B-1. Citation This act shall be known and may be cited as the "municipal and county utilities authorities law." L.1957, c. 183, p. 634, s. 1, eff. Aug. 22, 1957. Amended by L.1977, c. 384, s. 2, eff. Feb. 10, 1978.

40:14B-10. Limited area In the event that prior to the creation of a municipal authority of a county the governing body of any municipality located in said county shall have created or joined in the creation of a municipal authority or a sewerage authority, the area within the te…

40:14B-11. Election of municipalities within county to become part of county district Within 10 days after the filing in the office of the Secretary of State of a certified copy of a resolution for the creation of a municipal authority adopted by the governing body of any county …

40:14B-12. Separations from districts The governing body of any municipality constituting less than the whole of the district of a municipal authority may at any time adopt an ordinance requesting that such municipality shall no longer be a part of such district, and if thereafte…

40:14B-13. Dissolution of authority The governing body of any local unit which has created or caused the organization of a municipal authority pursuant to section 4 or section 6 of this act may, in the case of a county by resolution duly adopted or in the case of a municipality b…

40:14B-13.1. New sewerage system authorized Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L. 1957, c. 183 (C. 40:14B-1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, the governing body of any municipality located in a county of the third class having a county population of at least 80,000 pers…

40:14B-14 Powers vested in members, quorum; minutes, approval. 14. a. The powers of a municipal authority shall be vested in the members thereof in office from time to time. A majority of the entire authorized membership of the municipal authority shall constitute a quorum at any…

40:14B-15. Conflicting interests No member, officer or employee of a municipal authority shall have or acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in the utility system or in any property included or planned to be included in the utility system or in any contract or proposed contra…

40:14B-16. Term of member; removal; hearing Each member of a municipal authority shall hold office for the term for which he was appointed and until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. A member of a municipal authority may be removed only by the governing body by …

40:14B-17. Compensation to members A municipal authority may reimburse its members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. The resolution, ordinance or parallel ordinances for the creation of a municipal authority or for the reorganization of a sewerage …

40:14B-18. Employees of municipal authorities Every municipal authority, upon the first appointment of its members and thereafter on or after February 1 in each year, shall annually elect from among its members a chairman and a vice-chairman, who shall hold office until February …

40:14B-18.1 Residency requirements for employees of municipal authority operating certain water system. 1. Any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive establishing, as may be permitted by law, a residency requirement for employees of a municipal authority ope…

40:14B-19 Purposes, acquisition of facilities; alternative electrical energy. 19. (a) The purposes of every municipal authority shall be (1) the provision and distribution of an adequate supply of water for the public and private uses of the local units, and their inhabitants, wi…

40:14B-2. Policy It is hereby declared to be in the public interest and to be the policy of the State to foster and promote by all reasonable means the provision and distribution of an adequate supply of water for the public and private uses of counties and municipalities and the…

40:14B-20 Powers. 20. Every municipal authority shall be a public body politic and corporate constituting a political subdivision of the State established as an instrumentality exercising public and essential governmental functions to provide for the public health and welfare and…

40:14B-20.1. Interest on deposits with municipal authorities Whenever a municipal authority requires a person to deposit an amount of money exceeding $5,000.00 for professional services employed by the municipal authority, for municipal authority inspection fees or to satisfy any…

40:14B-20.2. Service charge by utility authority for returned check 2. a. A utilities authority created pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.) may, by resolution, provide for the imposition of a service charge to be added to any account owing to the au…

40:14B-20.3 Use of municipal utilities authority funds for joint acquisition of land for recreation, conservation purposes. 1. a. A municipal utilities authority may expend any of its funds for the joint acquisition of land for recreation and conservation purposes with a municipa…

40:14B-21 Water service charges. 21. a. Every municipal authority is hereby authorized to charge and collect rents, rates, fees, or other charges (in this act sometimes referred to as "water service charges") for direct or indirect connection with, or the use, products, or servic…

40:14B-21.1. Hydroelectric power; sale at wholesale; authority to charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges Every municipal authority is hereby authorized to charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges for sale of hydroelectric power at wholesale. L.1980, …

40:14B-22 Sewerage service charges. 22. Every municipal authority is hereby authorized to charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges (in this act sometimes referred to as "sewerage service charges") for direct or indirect connection with, or the use or services of, th…

40:14B-22.1. Solid waste service charges 15. Every municipal authority is hereby authorized to charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges (in this act sometimes referred to as "solid waste service charges") for the use or services of the solid waste system. Such solid…

40:14B-22.2 Reduced, abated rents, rates, fees by municipal authority providing electricity. 1. Any municipal or county authority, including any municipal authority which provides electricity to a single municipality, may establish within its district rates or schedules which pro…

40:14B-22.3 Utilities authority, reduced fees for certain affordable housing projects. 5. a. A county, regional or municipal utilities authority shall establish within its rates or schedules a 50% reduction in the connection fee or tapping fee assessed pursuant to section 21 of P…

40:14B-22.4 Credit provided by utilities authority for damage caused by catastrophic event. 5. a. For a unit damaged by a catastrophic event, a county, regional or municipal utilities authority shall provide, within two years after the date of the catastrophic event, a credit for…

40:14B-22.5 Credit toward certain fees provided by municipal authority. 5. a. A municipal authority shall provide a credit applicable toward a connection or tapping fee to be charged for a reconnection of a disconnected property that was previously connected to the water or sewer…

40:14B-22a Municipal authority may charge certain additional fees. 4. a. For a property connected to the water or sewerage system for less than 20 years, a municipal authority may charge an additional connection or tapping fee for an addition, alteration, or change in use that ma…