Title 48, PUBLIC UTILITIES

48:5A-62. Fine for violation Any person who discloses personally identifiable information in violation of this act or otherwise engages in negligent, willful or reckless conduct in violation of this act shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500.00 for each disclosure, or f…

48:5A-63. Liability a. Subject, where appropriate, to the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act" (N.J.S. 59:1-1 et seq.), any person, State or local agency or other governmental or public entity which discloses personally identifiable information in violation of this act, or otherwise enga…

48:5A-64 Contract between private aggregator and municipalities. 6. a. A private aggregator may enter into a contract with two or more municipalities for the purpose of facilitating the joint action of those municipalities in granting municipal consent for the provision of cable …

48:5A-7 Officers and employees; appointment; terms of employment. 7. Subject to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes, and within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available, the director with the approval of the President of the Board may appoin…

48:5A-8. Annual report The director shall make an annual report to the board of the office's operations, and render such other reports as the board shall from time to time request or as may be required by law. L.1972, c. 186, s. 8.

48:5A-9 Board and director; power, authority and jurisdiction. 9. The board, which is empowered pursuant to P.L.1972, c.186 (C.48:5A-1 et seq.) to be the local franchising authority in this State, and the director under the supervision of the board, shall have full right, power, …

48:6-14. Powers in general Every canal company organized under this Title shall have power: I. To enter upon all lands or waters to explore, survey and locate the route of the proposed canal, doing no unnecessary injury to private or other property, and subject to responsibility …

48:6-15.1. Condemnation; authority; restrictions; payment of damages Every canal utility may take and condemn pursuant to sections 48 and 49 hereof, such lands, waters and streams as may be necessary for the construction and operation of a canal. No property used by any canal in …

48:6-16. Width of canal No canal constructed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall exceed two hundred and fifty feet in width unless more land is required for the slopes of cuts and embankments.

48:6-17. Borrowing money and issuing bonds secured by mortgage Every canal company organized under this Title may borrow such sums of money from time to time, not to exceed in the whole its paid up capital stock, as may be necessary to construct and repair the canal and the works…

48:6-18. Extension of time for completing works Any canal company created by virtue of any law of this state may extend the time limited in its charter for the completion of its works for a period not exceeding ten years, upon filing in the office of the secretary of state a cert…

48:6-19. Bridges and passageways over canal Every canal company organized under this Title shall construct and properly maintain adequate bridges and passages over or under the canal at all places where any road or highway shall cross the canal. Where the canal intersects any far…

48:6-20. Highways may cross over or under canal Whenever the route of the canal shall cross a highway, the canal company may carry the highway over or under the canal, as may be found most expedient.

48:6-21. Contracts for transporting goods and passengers Every canal company organized under this Title may make contracts with any person for transporting or conveying goods, freight and passengers in accordance with its filed tariffs. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 94.

48:6-22. Abandonment of feeder in municipality; bridges and viaducts Whenever the governing body of a municipality in which a canal feeder or part thereof is located, and the board of directors of the company owning or operating the feeder, shall respectively by resolution declar…

48:6-23. Canal not authorized in city The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as authorizing the construction of any canal within the limits of an incorporated city.

48:6A-1. Agents for service of process; filing of powers of attorney From and after the effective date of this act the Board of Public Utility Commissioners shall receive, file and preserve powers of attorney, appointing agents upon whom the service of process may be made within …

48:6A-2. Public records, powers of attorney as Said powers of attorney, when received by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners, shall be public records open to the inspection of any interested person. L.1950, c. 168, p. 365, s. 2, eff. June 2, 1950.

48:7-1. Erection of poles; consent of property owner; designation of street Any company organized or to be organized pursuant to the laws of this State for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating works for the supply and distribution of electricity for electric lig…

48:7-1.1 Street light outage reporting plan. 1. Each electric public utility, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51), shall, upon the direction of the Board of Public Utilities, prepare and file with the Board of Public Utilities, a street light outage plan within …

48:7-14. Approval of electrical inspection authorities by board of public utility commissioners The Board of Public Utility Commissioners of the Department of Public Utilities shall approve all electrical inspection authorities for inspection of electrical construction work by an…

48:7-15. Acceptance by electrical utilities of approved electrical inspection agencies All electrical inspection agencies approved by the Public Utilities Commission shall be accepted by electrical utilities for electrical inspection work in the State of New Jersey. L.1971, c. 24…

48:7-2. Pipes and conduits; restrictions on laying; municipal consent Any such company may lay pipes or conduits and wires therein beneath such public highways, streets and alleys as it may deem necessary. Such pipes or conduits shall be laid at least 2 feet below the surface and…

48:7-26 Definitions relative to certain power restoration practices of electric public utilities. 1. As used in P.L.2021, c.29 (C.48:7-26 et seq.): "Assisted living facility" means an assisted living residence or comprehensive personal care home licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.1…

48:7-27 Rules, regulations. 2. a. The board shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations requiring an electric public utility to give priority to a facility for electric public utility power restoration a…

48:7-28 Findings, declarations. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The reliable operation of the electric transmission system is essential to the health, safety, and economic welfare of the residents of the State and to the State’s ongoing response to the electricity …

48:7-29 Transmission owner, membership required, regional transmission organization approved by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; definitions. 2. a. As used in this section: “Electric transmission facility” means an interconnected group of electric transmission lines and asso…

48:7-3.1. Power to condemn; designation of streets and highways; location of posts, towers, etc. Every utility organized and existing for the purpose of supplying electricity for light, heat or power may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided in sections 48 and 49 hereo…

48:7-30 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Advanced Grid Technologies Act.” L.2026, c.34, s.1.

48:7-31 Findings, declarations. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Electric transmission facilities serving New Jersey customers face unprecedented demands from rising load growth, lengthy interconnection queues, and the continuous need to provide adequate, reliable, …

48:7-32 Definitions. 3. As used in P.L.2026, c.34 (C.48:7-30 et seq.): “Advanced conductor” means a conductor used in an electric transmission system, which conductor has: (1) a similar diameter and weight as a traditional aluminum conductor steel reinforced conductor; (2) a dire…

48:7-33 Certificate of public convenience and necessity required prior to construction, electric public utility. 4. a. Prior to constructing a supplemental project in this State, an electric public utility shall apply to the Board of Public Utilities for a certificate of public c…

48:7-34 Requirements for approval, certificate of public convenience and necessity. 5. a. The Board of Public Utilities shall approve an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity submitted by an electric public utility pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2026, c.…

48:7-35 Approval of certificate of public convenience and necessity application, other circumstances, post-notice, hearing. 6. a. The Board of Public Utilities shall, after notice and hearing, approve an electric public utility’s application for a certificate of public convenienc…

48:7-36 Grid performance benchmarks incorporating federal guidance, industry consensus standards. 7. The Board of Public Utilities shall establish, and review and update at least once every three years, grid performance benchmarks that incorporate federal guidance and industry co…

48:7-37 Rules, regulations. 8. a. Within 270 days after the date of enactment of P.L.2026, c.34 (C.48:7-30 et seq.), and notwithstanding the provisions of the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Board of Public Utilities shall…

48:7-38 Applicability of act. 9. a. The provisions of P.L.2026, c.34 (C.48:7-30 et seq.) shall apply to any application to construct or modify a supplemental project filed on or after the effective date of P.L.2026, c.34 (C.48:7-30 et seq.). b. P.L.2026, c.34 (C.48:7-30 et seq.) …

48:7-5. Determination of disputes as to territories served The board of public utility commissioners shall have power, after hearing, upon notice, to determine between public utilities supplying electric light, heat or power, and between a municipality and any public utility supp…

48:7-6. Construction, reconstruction, extensions and contracts validated L.1898, c. 197, p. 458 (C.S. p. 3153, s. 38), entitled "An act relating to the use of the public streets by electric light, heat and power companies," approved May eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and …

48:7-6.1 Definitions; vehicle charging; residential rate for residential customer. 1. a. As used in this section: "Designated parking space" means a parking space that is specifically designated for use by a resident of any premises intended for residential occupancy, including, …

48:7-6.2 Providing electricity to large data center customers, standards set by Board of Public Utilities; definitions. 1. a. As used in this section: “Board” means the Board of Public Utilities. “Capacity resource” means an energy resource, including generation, energy storage, …

48:8-1. Board of freeholders to fix rates; clerk's fee for copies The board of freeholders, hereinafter in this article called the "board" , shall fix the rates to be taken at the several ferries within their respective counties and from time to time, may revise or alter such rat…

48:8-10. Stopping boat while receiving and discharging passengers; penalty; liability for injuries Every steamboat navigating waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be stopped for at least one minute and as much longer as shall be necessary for the safety of passenger…

48:8-11. Stopping engine while discharging passengers into small boats; penalty No passenger on any steamboat navigating the waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall be put into any small boat for the purpose of being landed until the engine of the steamboat is stopped.…

48:8-12. Running steamboats against each other; penalty; damages When two steamboats are moving in the same direction in waters within the jurisdiction of this state, neither shall be willfully so navigated as to run against, hinder or delay the other, or to run her aground, or t…

48:8-13. Deviating from course to impede boat passing in same direction; penalty; damages When a steamboat navigating the waters within the jurisdiction of this state shall attempt to pass another boat going in the same direction, the master or person having charge of such other …