Title 48, Title 48: PUBLIC UTILITIES

48:12-90.2. Windshield and device for removing moisture; top Every track motor car being operated on the rails of a railroad company shall be equipped with a windshield and a device for removing rainwater, snow and moisture from such windshield, which device shall be so construct…

48:12-90.3. Administration of act; rules and regulations The Board of Public Utility Commissioners shall administer this act and shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate its purpose. L.1966, c. 123, s. 3

48:12-90.4. Violation of act; penalty Any company violating any of the provisions of this act shall be subject to a penalty of $100.00, for each offense, to be recovered in an action, which shall be brought by the Attorney General in the name of and for the use of the State, and …

48:12-91. Consent of municipality and approval of public utility commissioners Any railroad company organized under any law of this state may construct and maintain, for a distance of not more than one-half a mile between its termini, a railroad to be operated by electricity bene…

48:12-92.1. Condemnation Any railroad utility meeting the requirements of section 48:12-91 and after obtaining the consent and approval required by said section, may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided in sections 48 and 49 hereof in acquiring real estate and persona…

48:12-93. Stocks and bonds; mortgages; approval Any company owning or constructing a subsurface railroad and station or stations pursuant to section 48:12-91 of this title may provide the money to defray the cost thereof and approaches thereto by the issue and sale of its stocks …

48:12-95.1. Condemnation of right-of-way The right-of-way condemned for a railroad beneath the surface of the ground by an underground railroad utility shall not include the right to use or occupy permanently the surface above the railroad where the same is not broken, but shall …

48:12-96. Operation authorized Any railroad company operating under this chapter may acquire, own and operate autobusses and autotrucks for the transportation of passengers, freight, mail and other property. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 138.

48:12-97. Prerequisites to operation of autobusses Every such company before operating any such autobus shall obtain, as required by law, the consent of the authorities of the municipality in or through which it intends to operate such autobus, obtain the approval of such consent…

48:12-98. Franchise taxes; exemption from other taxes Every such company shall pay the same franchise taxes upon gross receipts from the operation of autobusses as other owners and operators of autobusses, but shall be exempt from the payment of any tax which by reason of the own…

48:12-99. Train service; accommodations for transportation; civil liability Every railroad company shall start and run trains for the transportation of persons and property at regular times to be fixed by public notice. Every railroad company shall furnish sufficient accommodatio…

48:12A-17. Legislative findings and policy The Legislature hereby finds and determines that it is necessary to authorize the Division of Railroad Transportation in the Department of Highways to undertake the improvements to capital facilities set forth in this act in order to pro…

48:12A-18. Contract for connecting passenger service The commissioner is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions of this act, to contract with such carriers as shall be necessary to undertake improvements to capital facilities to provide connecting passenger service between …

48:12A-19. Obligations of carrier; costs; obligation of State; contract for approved service Any contract entered into by the commissioner with a carrier pursuant to the provisions of this act shall specify the obligations of the carrier and the State under such contract and shal…

48:12A-20. Definitions As used in this act, unless the context indicates another or different meaning or intent: (a) "Carrier" shall mean any individual, copartnership, association, corporation, joint stock company, receiver or trustee, operating any railroad in the State for pub…

48:12A-21. Elimination or relocation of grade crossings (a) In connection with the improvement to capital facilities authorized by chapter 191, P.L.1962, to be undertaken by the Division of Railroad Transportation in the State Highway Department, the State Highway Department is h…

48:13-10. Construction of works; laying pipes and conduits Every sewerage company organized under the laws of this State may build, alter, repair, enlarge and maintain all necessary works and apparatus within or without such municipality, and lay all such pipes and conduits for s…

48:13-11. Laying pipes beneath streets; municipal consent; maps and specifications Every sewerage company organized under the laws of this State may lay its pipes and conduits beneath such public roads, streets, avenues and alleys as it may deem necessary for its corporate purpos…

48:13-12.1. Power to condemn Every sewerage utility desiring to take any lands or to use, occupy and make excavation upon any lands may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided in sections 48 and 49 hereof to take such lands, rights and privileges. L.1962, c. 198, s. 54.

48:13-13. Time of commencement and completion of sewerage system Every sewerage company organized under the laws of this State shall commence the construction of the proposed system of sewerage within 6 months from the date of its organization, and shall complete the same within …

48:13-14. Rentals for use of sewers Such company may contract with property owners and others for the use of its system of sewerage for such price or rents and such restrictions as the company may think proper in accordance with approved tariffs filed with the Board of Public Uti…

48:13-15. Extension of chapter to certain water companies filing certificate prior to January 1, 1938 Any company incorporated prior to June second, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven under an act entitled "An act for the construction, maintenance and operation of water w…

48:13-16. Cessation of service without board's consent prohibited; extension of corporate existence No corporation heretofore or hereafter incorporated under any act of the Legislature of this State for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating a system of sewers in …

48:13-9. Entry on lands for preliminary surveys Every sewerage company organized under the laws of this State may enter upon any lands in the neighborhood of the municipality which it is intended to supply with a sewerage system and make all such preliminary surveys, examinations…

48:13A-1. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Solid Waste Utility Control Act." L.1970,c.40,s.1; amended 1991,c.381,s.24.

48:13A-10. Monopoly prohibited; recovery of damages; prequalification test 11. a. No person shall monopolize, or attempt to monopolize, or combine or conspire with any other person to monopolize, trade or commerce in any relevant market, located in whole or in part in this State,…

48:13A-11. Attendance of witnesses; production of tariffs, accounts and documents 12. a. The Department of Environmental Protection may compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of tariffs, contracts, papers, books, accounts and all the documents necessary to enable t…

48:13A-12. Penalties; injunctive relief; payment to fund 13. a. Any person or any officer or agent thereof who shall knowingly violate any of the provisions of this act or aid or advise in such violation, or who, as principal, manager, director, agent, servant or employee knowing…

48:13A-12.1. Solid waste vehicles not to transport food, rules and regulations 1. a. Except as provided in subsections b., c. or d., no vehicle, including any truck, trailer or other haulage vehicle other than a truck tractor, utilized for the transportation of solid waste in thi…

48:13A-12.2 Violations, penalties. 2. a. Any owner or operator who knowingly violates the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1991, c.214 (C.48:13A-12.1) is guilty of a crime of the third degree. b. The provisions of N.J.S.2C:43-3 to the contrary notwithstanding, any person convicted …

48:13A-13. Derogation of rights Nothing contained herein shall be construed to be in derogation of any other right, duty, power or authority granted to the board by the provisions of Title 48 of the Revised Statutes. L.1970, c. 40, s. 14.

48:13A-2. Findings, declarations 2. The Legislature finds and declares that the disposal of solid waste is a matter of grave concern to all citizens and is an activity thoroughly affected with the public interest; that the health, safety and welfare of the people of this State re…

48:13A-3. Definitions 3. As used in this act: "Solid waste" means garbage, refuse, and other discarded materials resulting from industrial, commercial and agricultural operations, and from domestic and community activities, and shall include all other waste materials including li…

48:13A-4. Rules, regulations for utility aspects 5. a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall, after hearing, by order in writing, adopt appropriate rules, regulations or administrative orders for the regulation of rates and public utility aspects of the solid waste dis…

48:13A-4.1. Septic waste disposal; charges or rates; jurisdiction Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1970, c. 40 or any other law, the Board of Public Utilities shall not have any jurisdiction over charges or rates received by persons engaging in the business of picking up, tr…

48:13A-5. Award of franchises 6. a. The Department of Environmental Protection may, by order in writing, when it finds that the public interest requires, award a franchise to any person or persons engaged in solid waste disposal at rates published in tariffs or contracts accepted…

48:13A-5.1. Tonnage charge The person holding the franchise for a resource recovery facility pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of P.L. 1970, c. 40 (C. 48:13A-5) shall, on or before January 25 of each year, file with the chief fiscal officer of the municipality wherein the r…

48:13A-6. Qualifications 7. a. No person shall engage, or be permitted to engage, in the business of solid waste collection or solid waste disposal until found by the Department of Environmental Protection to be qualified by experience, training or education to engage in such bus…

48:13A-6.1. Sanitary landfill facility; operation after filing of and under conditions in tariff 1. a. Notwithstanding the provision of any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, no sanitary landfill facility shall commence or continue operation unless a solid waste dispo…

48:13A-6.2. Regulation of transfer stations a. The provisions of P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.), P.L.1985, c.38 (C.13:1E-136 et al.) or any other law, or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto to the contrary notwithstanding, any transfer station constructed or …

48:13A-6.3. Increase of tariffs for solid waste facilities a. The Board of Public Utilities may, in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1970, c.40 (C.48:13A-1 et seq.) and upon receipt of a petition therefor, issue an appropriate order increasing current tariffs established pur…

48:13A-7. Proof of reasonable rates; adjustments 8. a. The Department of Environmental Protection, upon complaint or its own initiative, after hearing, may direct any person engaging in the solid waste disposal business to furnish proof that the rates charged for solid waste disp…

48:13A-7.1. Short title 1. Sections 1 through 23 inclusive of this amendatory and supplementary act shall be known and may be cited as the "Solid Waste Collection Regulatory Reform Act." L.1991,c.381,s.1.

48:13A-7.10. Rate adjustments by collector; report filing; customer notice 10. a. Upon filing with the Board of Public Utilities a uniform tariff, any solid waste collector may adjust the rates or charges set forth as solid waste collection service charges in the uniform tariff a…

48:13A-7.11. Customer notices and bill of rights 11. Every solid waste collector shall notify customers at least once every year that solid waste collection services in this State are available on a competitive basis, as provided in the customer bill of rights established by the …

48:13A-7.12. Uniform tariff rates; exigent 12. No solid waste collector may, except in cases of hardship or exigent circumstances, or in the case of significant increases in energy costs, as determined by the board, petition the board for changes in the rates or charges set forth…