Title 40, Title 40: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40:62-133.3. Issuance of bonds by the commission Upon adoption of a bond resolution, the commission shall have power to incur indebtedness, borrow money and issue its bonds and bond anticipation notes, collectively referred to in this amendatory and supplementary act as "bonds," …

40:62-133.4. Sale of bonds, price Bonds of the commission may be sold by the commission at public or private sale at such price or prices as the commission shall determine. L.1991,c.162,s.5.

40:62-133.5. Bond resolution, publication The commission may cause a copy of any bond resolution adopted by it to be filed for public inspection in its office and in the office of clerk of the governing body of the municipalities represented in the commission and may thereupon ca…

40:62-133.6. Negotiability of bonds Any provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, any bond or other obligation issued pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of the State laws …

40:62-133.7. Provisions permitted in bond resolution Any bond resolution of the commission providing for or authorizing the issuance of any bonds may contain provisions, and the commission, in order to secure the payment of these bonds and in addition to its other powers, shall h…

40:62-133.8. Appointment of trustee in event of default a. If a default occurs in the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the series after the bonds are due, whether at maturity or upon call for redemption, and this default continues for a period of 30 days, o…

40:62-133.9. Appointment of receiver If the bond resolution of a commission authorizing for the issuance of a series of its bonds provides that the holders of the bonds of the series are entitled to the benefits of section 9 of this amendatory and supplementary act and further pr…

40:62-134. Sale of surplus water; laying of pipes; consent required The commission or its successor may sell any surplus water not needed to supply the municipalities represented by it to any consumer or to any private water company in this State supplying water to consumers, or …

40:62-135. Contracts; engineers and assistants The commission may make all necessary and proper contracts, in the manner hereinafter provided and elect or appoint any and all engineers, surveyors, officers, agents and employees that it may deem necessary or convenient for accompl…

40:62-135.1 Residency requirements for employees of commission operating certain water system. 3. Any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive establishing, as may be permitted by law, a residency requirement for employees of a commission operating a water sys…

40:62-136. Contracts in excess of $2,500; advertisement for bids; exceptions Whenever any work to be performed or materials to be furnished may involve an expenditure of a sum exceeding $2,500.00, the commission shall designate the time when it will meet at its usual place of mee…

40:62-137. Execution of contract All such contracts shall be in writing, and shall be executed by the president and secretary of the commission, on behalf of and in the name of the commission, and under its seal. No party shall be allowed to enter upon any work or furnish any mat…

40:62-138. Control, regulation and protection of water supply system The commission may make, enforce, amend and repeal all such resolutions and regulations as it may deem necessary and proper for the distribution, supply, use and protection of the water supplies, and the protect…

40:62-139 Furnishing water for special purposes. 40:62-139. a. The water commission may enter into a contract with any person to supply the person with water for fire protection; manufacturing and irrigation and other special purposes, at rates or charges and upon conditions to b…

40:62-14. Rents a lien; collection and enforcement 40:62-14. The rates, rents, connections fees, or charges shall remain, until paid, municipal liens against the property and premises where such light, heat or power is furnished, and shall draw interest at the rate of seven per c…

40:62-140. Right of entry for inspection; penalty for obstructing inspectors All engineers, surveyors, officers, agents, employees or committeemen appointed for the purposes provided in sections 40:62-133 to 40:62-150 of this title may enter upon any land or water for the purpose…

40:62-141. Liability for water rent; payment in advance The owner of any house, tenement, building or lot shall be liable for the payment of the price or rent as fixed by the commission for the use of water by such owner or by the occupier, and for the installation, purchase pric…

40:62-142. Water shut off for nonpayment of charges In case prompt payment of any water rent or rents, or for work done or materials furnished, is not made when due, the water may be shut off from such real estate, and shall not be again supplied thereto until the arrears with in…

40:62-143. Rebate for prompt payment; amount The commission may grant to consumers a rebate or discount for the prompt payment of water rent or rates within a specified time after such water rent or rates shall become due. Such rebate or discount shall not exceed the sum of ten c…

40:62-144. Increase of capacity of plant; additional pipe lines The commission may increase the capacity of any waterworks, plant or plants owned by it, either by the construction and erection of new and additional buildings or otherwise, and the purchase of other or larger pumps…

40:62-145. Contracts for additional supply of water The commission may enter into contracts from time to time, for a period not exceeding fifteen years, with any other municipality having waterworks, or with any private corporation owning or controlling waterworks, to obtain any …

40:62-146. Supplying water to other municipalities; consent required 40:62-146. The commission may contract with any municipality or municipalities to furnish a supply of water for such other municipalities and their inhabitants, for public and private uses, for the term of a yea…

40:62-147. Supplying water to dwellers along line; rates; consent required The commission may supply with water, dwellers in municipalities, other than those represented by the commission, through which its mains may pass, and for that purpose may lay mains and pipes in or under …

40:62-148. General powers to carry out objective 40:62-148. Subject to any contracts with the holders of bonds, the commission may adopt all ordinances and resolutions, enter into all agreements and contracts, and do any and all other acts and things necessary to provide water fo…

40:62-148.1 Water commission customers, option for electronic billing, payment. 5. Upon the request of a customer, a water commission may: a. offer the customer the ability to receive or access, in electronic format, any periodic bill for service sent by such water commission to …

40:62-149. Powers of condemnation If the commission and the owner of any property, or interest therein which the commission is authorized to acquire, cannot agree on terms for the sale or lease thereof, the commission may acquire it by condemnation in the manner prescribed in sec…

40:62-15. Referendum; petition; submission by governing body No municipality shall acquire or construct any light, heat or power plant or works until a majority of the legal voters voting at an election shall vote so to do. If a petition signed by at least twenty per cent of the …

40:62-150. Certain boards and commissions unaffected Nothing in sections 40:62-133 to 40:62-150 of this title shall be construed to affect the power or authority of the North Jersey district water supply commission or the South Jersey district water supply commission, or the stat…

40:62-150.1. Names of employees of water commissions established by two or more municipalities in second class counties between 300,000 and 325,000 Any water commission, established pursuant to sections 40:62-108 to 40:62-150 of the Revised Statutes, by two or more municipalities…

40:62-150.2. Classification, without examination in classified service When the names of such employees, including the secretary-treasurer, have been certified the Civil Service Commission shall classify, without examination, the employees so certified in the classified service a…

40:62-151 Annual standby or ready-to-serve charge upon unoccupied lots. 1. The governing body of any municipality or any water commission representing two or more municipalities may fix an annual standby or ready-to-serve service charge upon any unoccupied lot abutting upon a str…

40:62-16. Copy of resolution; service A certified copy of the resolution shall be immediately served upon the officer charged with the duty of preparing the ballots used at the next general election in the municipality.

40:62-17. Ballot; form and content Such officer shall in the manner provided by law place the question upon the ballots used at the next general election in the municipality in substantially the following form: "To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof …

40:62-18. Notice and conduct of election The election shall be advertised, held, and conducted in accordance with the general laws relating to elections.

40:62-19. Procedure after adoption If a majority of the legal voters voting upon such question shall vote YES, the governing body shall proceed in accordance with the provisions hereof to acquire or construct the necessary plant or works for the furnishing of light, heat or power…

40:62-2. Records pertaining to utilities; report to public utility commissioners; standards of operation and service Any municipality engaged in the business of operating any light, heat or power plant or works or engaged in the business of transportation, shall, with respect to …

40:62-20. Second election Notwithstanding any previous vote may have been had under the provisions of section 40:62-15 of this title any question authorized hereby may be submitted to the legal voters of any municipality at any general election whenever the governing body thereof…

40:62-21. Contracts to supply light, heat and power Subject to the approval of the board of public utility commissioners, any municipality owning and operating a plant for supplying light, heat or power may: To adjoining municipalities. a. Enter into and make a contract with any …

40:62-22. Extension of plants The municipality may construct, maintain and operate additions and extensions to the plant and distributing system of the municipality, and do such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient, whether within or without the corporate limits of t…

40:62-23. Municipality serving county or other municipality treated as private corporation No municipality shall enter into any contract or supply any electricity, gas, steam or other product to any adjoining municipality or the inhabitants thereof, or to any county, unless such …

40:62-24. Municipality serving others deemed public utility; control by board of public utilities; rate structure. 40:62-24. a. Every municipality supplying electricity, gas, steam, or other products beyond its corporate limits is hereby declared to be a public utility. Except as…

40:62-25. Contracts for supply of light, heat and power; duration Any municipality may enter into a contract with any corporation supplying light, heat or power, or a supply of such light, heat or power, or any of them, for the public purposes of such municipality, for any period…

40:62-25.1. Joint acquisition, maintenance and operation of electrical generation facilities; contracts In addition to any other powers provided in this article or conferred by any other law, and not in limitation thereof, any municipality owning or operating electrical generatio…

40:62-25.2. Duration of contract; ownership and control of facilities Any such contract may be made by a municipality, notwithstanding any other provisions in this article contained, for a period not to exceed the anticipated useful life of said facilities for the financing which…

40:62-25.3. Bonds or anticipation notes to finance For the purpose of financing that part of the cost of acquisition or construction of such joint facilities attributable to it, and to meet the payment or payments or other obligations of said municipality with respect to such cap…

40:62-25.4. Construction of act; application of laws on public contracts This act shall be construed liberally to effect the legislative determination and intent, hereby declared, that municipalities of the State, in furtherance of their public purposes, shall be empowered to joi…