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NJ Rev Stat § 48:6-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:6-17 - Borrowing money and issuing bonds secured by mortgage

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 on lands adjacent thereto. To secure repayment thereof it may issue bonds secured by a mortgage on its property and franchises provided. The bonds shall constitute a lien on the property and franchises of the company and the proceeds of the bonds shall be used for the purposes above specified. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 92.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:6-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:6-18 - Extension of time for completing 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 certificate under its common seal, signed by its presiding officer, declaring its desire for such extension of time.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:6-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:6-19 - Bridges and passageways over canal

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 farm lands of any individual, the company shall provide and keep in repair suitable passageways over or under the canal. The canal company may refuse to build bridges to connect any such farm lands, in which event a judge of the Superior Court may appoint commissioners to assess the damages to the owner of the land as provided in chapter 1 of the Title Eminent Domain (s. 20:1-1 et seq.). Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 93.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:6-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:6-20 - Highways may cross over or under canal

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.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:6-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:6-21 - Contracts for transporting goods and passengers

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.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:6-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:6-22 - Abandonment of feeder in municipality; bridges and viaducts

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 declare that the further maintenance of the feeder or part thereof in a condition suitable for navigation is unnecessary, they may from time to time contract with each other for the erection and maintenance of bridges or viaducts for the passing of streets over the feeder and also for the use for any public purpose of such portion of the towpath or other real estate as is no longer necessary for the purposes of the feeder. Upon filing in the office of the secretary of state of copies of such resolutions duly attested, any obligation previously existing on the part of the canal company to maintain such feeder or part thereof in a navigable condition shall be at an end and the navigation of the feeder shall be abandoned. The title of the company to such feeder, its towpath and other real estate and appurtenances, and its right to use the same for other purposes than navigation shall not be thereby affected.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:6-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:6-23 - Canal not authorized in city

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.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:6A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:6A-1 - Agents for service of process; filing of powers of attorney

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 this State, and submitted to it by the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States or by common or contract carriers of persons or property engaged in interstate commerce through or within this State. L.1950, c. 168, p. 365, s. 1, eff. June 2, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:6A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:6A-2 - Public records, powers of attorney as

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.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:7-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:7-1 - Erection of poles; consent of property owner; designation of street

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 light, heat or power may use the public highways, streets and alleys in this State for the purpose of erecting poles to sustain the necessary wires and fixtures, upon first obtaining the consent in writing of the owners of the soil. The poles shall be so located as in no way to interfere with the safety or convenience of persons traveling on the highways. No poles shall be erected in any street of an incorporated city or town without first obtaining from the incorporated city or town a designation of the street in which the same shall be placed and the manner of placing the same. Such use of the public streets shall be subject to such regulations as may be first imposed by the corporate authorities of the city or town. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 95.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:7-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:7-1.1 - Street light outage reporting plan.

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 the electric public utility's service territory. The plan shall be designed for the provision of reasonably prompt reporting of street light outages, and may include the following: a. Methods to inform and educate the public and local officials concerning utilization of the electric public utility's existing street light outage reporting system; b. Methods to identify and monitor street light outages in areas where outages may occur with increased frequency due to human interference, or where street light outages may pose an increased risk to public safety. An electric public utility shall engage local elected officials and law enforcement as appropriate; c. Information regarding factors which contribute to the cost, timing, and manner of work required for street light outage restoration, such as whether restoration may involve the maintenance or repair of equipment that is located underground; and d. Any method to improve the reporting and restoration of street light outages, which the electric public utility determines is reasonable. L.2015, c.39, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:7-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:7-2 - Pipes and conduits; restrictions on laying; municipal consent

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 shall not unnecessarily interfere with public travel, or damage public or private property. They shall be laid at the greatest practicable distance from the outside of any water or gas pipe, but in no event less than 1 foot therefrom, except where it shall be necessary to cross or intersect any such gas or water pipe. No public streets shall be opened in any municipality for the purpose of laying any such pipes, conduits or wires without the permission of the municipality. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 96; L.1973, c. 349, s. 1, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:7-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:7-3.1 - Power to condemn; designation of streets and highways; location of posts, towers, etc.

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 hereof in taking or acquiring any land or interest therein which may be reasonably necessary for a right-of-way for the transmission and distribution of electricity to the public. No posts or poles, towers or other structures shall be erected by virtue of the authority given by this chapter in any road, street, or highway, without first obtaining a designation of the location thereof by the governing body, official or commission, having control of the road, street, or highway in which the lands to be condemned shall be located, and such posts or poles, towers or other structures shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as may be imposed by the governing body, official or commission having control of such street, road, or highway and shall be so located as in no way to interfere with the safety and convenience of the persons traveling on or over the said roads, streets, or highway. L.1962, c. 198, s. 51.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:7-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:7-5 - Determination of disputes as to territories served

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 supplying electric light, heat or power within the corporate limits of such municipality, questions in dispute as to territories to be served. Pending the hearing the board may enjoin the construction of facilities for such supply. Upon finding and determination that the construction is not necessary and proper for the public convenience and will not properly conserve the public interest, the board may issue orders prohibiting it. Amended by L.1952, c. 245, p. 812, s. 1, eff. May 19, 1952.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:7-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:7-6 - Construction, reconstruction, extensions and contracts validated

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 ninety-eight, saved from repeal. [This act validates the construction, reconstruction and extension of subways and pole-lines by electric light, heat and power companies, as well as contracts entered into between such companies and the several municipalities.]
NJ Rev Stat § 48:7-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:7-14 - Approval of electrical inspection authorities by board of public utility commissioners

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 electrical contractor licensed under the provisions of P.L.1962, c. 162. The Board of Public Utility Commissioners is authorized to promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1971, c. 244, s. 2, eff. June 24, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:7-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:7-15 - Acceptance by electrical utilities of approved electrical inspection agencies

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. 244, s. 3, eff. June 24, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:7-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:7-26 - Definitions relative to certain power restoration practices of electric public utilities.

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.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Board" means the Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency. "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid. "Electric public utility" means a public utility, as that term is defined in R.S.48:2-13, that transmits and distributes electricity to end users within this State. "Extended power outage" means an electric power outage lasting more than 24 hours. "Facility" means an assisted living facility; hospital; chronic or acute renal dialysis facility; clinical or research laboratory or institute that stores human blood, other human tissue, or human DNA; or nursing home. "Hospital" means hospital licensed pursuant to P.L.1971 c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). "Major event" means a natural or humanly caused occurrence arising from conditions beyond the control of the utility, including, but not limited to, a terrorist attack, thunderstorm, tornado, hurricane, flood, heat wave, snow storm, ice storm, or earthquake, which results in: a. a sustained interruption of electric public utility service to at least 10 percent of the customers in an operating area or 10 percent of a utility's customers within a municipality or county located in an operating area; or  b. the declaration of a state of emergency or disaster by the State or by the federal government. "Nursing home" means a nursing home licensed pursuant to P.L.1971 c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.). L.2021, c.29, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:7-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:7-27 - Rules, regulations.

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 after an extended power outage following a major event, except that power restoration efforts to a facility shall not divert efforts to restore power where needed to otherwise maintain overall public safety. b. The rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall allow an electric public utility to exercise its discretion to prioritize power restoration to a facility after an extended power outage in accordance with the facility's needs and with the characteristics of the geographic area in which power shall be restored. L.2021, c.29, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:8-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:8-1 - Board of freeholders to fix rates; clerk's fee for copies

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 rates or establish new rates. The clerk of the board shall be entitled to fifty cents for each copy of the rates fixed by the board, certified under his hand.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:8-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:8-2 - Table of rates; posting at ferry

48:8-2. Table of rates; posting at ferry  The owner or keeper of every ferry shall erect and maintain, where the ferry is kept, a post with a table of the rates fixed by the board, printed, written or painted in large capitals, annexed thereto. The post and table shall be set up so that the table shall be visible to passengers entering the boat used for the ferry. For every day that the owner or keeper of any ferry shall fail or refuse to maintain a post and table of rates in the manner aforesaid, he shall be liable to a penalty of one dollar.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:8-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:8-3 - Taking excessive fare; penalty

48:8-3. Taking excessive fare; penalty  Any ferryman, keeper of a ferry or his servant who shall demand or take a greater fare than that fixed by the board shall for every such offense be liable to a penalty of three dollars.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:8-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:8-4 - Proper boats adequately equipped required; penalties

48:8-4. Proper boats adequately equipped required; penalties  The owner or keeper of every ferry shall provide proper boats or other vessels sufficient for the safe and speedy transportation of passengers, horses, cattle, vehicles and goods, and properly furnished with the necessary implements and sufficient competent and able-bodied men to perform his business. No ferryman shall carry or attempt to carry any person over any ferry in a boat or other vessel that does not comply with this section, under penalty of ten dollars. Every owner or keeper of a ferry who fails to provide the necessary implements and men required by this section, shall for every default therein be liable to a penalty of two dollars.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:8-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:8-5 - Refusal to or delay in carrying passengers or goods; exception

48:8-5. Refusal to or delay in carrying passengers or goods; exception  Every ferryman shall give constant and diligent attendance to his ferry, and shall not deny or unnecessarily delay the carrying over any passenger, horses, cattle, vehicles or goods under the penalty of three dollars for every such offense. He shall also be liable to an action for damages, at the suit of the party aggrieved. This section shall not require a ferryman to put off from his wharf or shore when it is manifestly hazardous so to do.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:8-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:8-6 - Ejecting persons from ferryboats

48:8-6. Ejecting persons from ferryboats  Every ferryman may exclude or eject from his ferryboat or other vessel any person who shall attempt to enter, or enter or stay therein contrary to the order of the ferryman. The person so doing contrary to his order shall be liable to a penalty of one dollar for every offense.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:8-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:8-7 - Persons carried according to arrival; penalty

48:8-7. Persons carried according to arrival; penalty  All persons shall be received into the ferryboats or vessels and carried over the ferry according to their arrival at the ferry, provided all public officers and such as go on public or urgent occasions, as posts, couriers, physicians and midwives, shall be given preference. Any ferryman violating this section shall be liable to a penalty of three dollars for every such offense.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:8-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:8-8 - Maintenance of safe landing places

48:8-8. Maintenance of safe landing places  48:8-8. All owners or keepers of ferries shall construct and maintain safe places of landing, where they are needed, upon penalty of forfeiting such sum as the Superior Court shall, upon complaint, determine to be sufficient to construct or repair such convenient landing. The forfeiture shall, by order of said court, be appropriated and laid out for that purpose.  Amended 1962,c.198,s.97; 1991,c.91,s.471.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:8-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:8-9 - Actions for penalties

48:8-9. Actions for penalties  The penalties imposed by this article, except section 48:8-8 of this title, shall be recoverable by action at law, with costs, by any person who will sue for the same.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:8-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:8-10 - Stopping boat while receiving and discharging passengers; penalty; liability for injuries

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 passengers while they are landing from or going on board the steamboat, either immediately from or upon the shore or from or upon another boat or vessel lying between the steamboat and the shore. Every master or other person in charge of a steamboat who shall violate this section shall be liable to a penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars for every such offense; and the owner of the steamboat shall be liable for all damages sustained by any person injured thereby.
NJ Rev Stat § 48:8-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Public Utilities|Section 48:8-11 - Stopping engine while discharging passengers into small boats; penalty

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. The engine shall not be again started until the small boat be at least twenty yards from the steamboat, or shall have reached the landing place if that be within said distance. The master or other person having charge of a steamboat who shall violate this section shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars. This section shall not extend to any case where the person having charge of a small boat not belonging to the steamboat shall willfully or unnecessarily stop the small boat within the distance of twenty yards.