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NJ Rev Stat App.A:6-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:6-5 Drought surcharge fund; deposit of excess water charges

App.A:6-5. Drought surcharge fund; deposit of excess water charges  All such sums as have been or may be collected as excess water charges by the various water purveyors of the State, pursuant to Executive Order No. 104, shall be deposited in a fund to be known as the "Drought Surcharge Fund" to be kept separate and apart from all other State receipts and appropriated only as provided for in this act. (L.1981, c. 540, s. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.)
NJ Rev Stat App.A:6-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:6-6 Appropriation of moneys; purposes

App.A:6-6. Appropriation of moneys; purposes  All moneys in the "Drought Surcharge Fund" are hereby appropriated to the Drought Coordinator in the Department of Environmental Protection for disposition as directed by the Drought Coordinator, for the following purposes: a. Water conservation promotion and the purchase of water conservation devices for distribution to water users affected by Executive Order No. 104; b. Reimbursement, in whole or part, to water purveyors for reasonable expenses incurred in the administration and enforcement of the water surcharge program established pursuant to Executive Order No. 104, provided that the program is approved by the Drought Coordinator; c. Reimbursement to customers and water users, in whole or in part, on proper claim therefor in such form and manner as the Drought Coordinator shall prescribe, of such sums collected from customers and water users, upon determination by the Drought Coordinator that the sums were either improperly levied, or that the sums have caused an undue hardship, or serve no useful purpose in the furtherance of the purposes of Executive Order No. 104, or such other justifiable circumstances as determined by the Drought Coordinator. Notice of the right to file for the reimbursement shall be included in customers' water bills and customers shall have 1 year from the date of receipt of the notice to file a claim; and d. Reasonable administrative costs directly attributable to the present drought emergency incurred by the Drought Coordinator in the discharge of his duties and responsibilities under Executive Order No. 104. (L.1981, c. 540, s. 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.)
NJ Rev Stat App.A:6-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:6-7 Monthly report of status and expenditures

App.A:6-7. Monthly report of status and expenditures  The Drought Coordinator shall, within 30 days of the effective date of this act and every 30 days thereafter, transmit a report to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the General Assembly, which report shall detail the status of the "Drought Surcharge Fund" and the amounts expended therefrom. (L.1981, c. 540, s. 3, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.)
NJ Rev Stat App.A:7-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:7-1 Commissioner may regulate insurance companies

App.A:7-1. Commissioner may regulate insurance companies  1. The commissioner of banking and insurance of this state shall have power to make, alter, amend and rescind rules and regulations imposing any condition upon the conduct of the business of any insurance company which may be necessary or desirable to maintain sound methods of insurance and to safeguard the interests of policy holders, beneficiaries and the public generally, during the period of such emergency, which rules and regulations shall become inoperative when such emergency shall cease, and an order to that effect shall be made by said commissioner. (L.1933, c. 45, s. 1, p. 87.)
NJ Rev Stat App.A:7-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:7-2 Effective date

App.A:7-2. Effective date  This act shall take effect immediately. (L.1933, c. 45, s. 2, p. 87.)
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-19.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-19.1 Removal of member of local defense council

App.A:9-19.1. Removal of member of local defense council  The New Jersey Defense Council may remove any member of a local defense council who violates or participates in the violation of any provision of this act or of the act to which this act is a supplement or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the New Jersey Defense Council. L.1941, c. 182, p. 569, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-30 Assistance to government of United States; organization and employment of resources

App.A:9-30. Assistance to government of United States; organization and employment of resources  The Governor is hereby directed to render to the Government of the United States, in the present crisis, and to provide for the public safety, any assistance within the power of the State, and to that end he is authorized to organize and employ any and all resources within the State, whether of men, properties or instrumentalities, and to exercise any and all power convenient or necessary in his judgment to render such assistance. L.1941, c. 393, p. 1014, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-31 Duty of public officials to furnish information and assistance

App.A:9-31. Duty of public officials to furnish information and assistance  It shall be the duty of every public official in the State to furnish the Governor whatever information and assistance he may require in the execution of this act. L.1941, c. 393, p. 1014, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-32 Effective date

App.A:9-32. Effective date  This act shall take effect immediately. L.1941, c. 393, p. 1014, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-33 Purpose of civilian defense act and disaster control act

App.A:9-33. Purpose of civilian defense act and disaster control act  The purpose of this act is to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the people of the State of New Jersey and to aid in the prevention of damage to and the destruction of property during any emergency as herein defined by prescribing a course of conduct for the civilian population of this State during such emergency and by centralizing control of all civilian activities having to do with such emergency under the Governor and for that purpose to give to the Governor control over such resources of the State Government and of each and every political subdivision thereof as may be necessary to cope with any condition that shall arise out of such emergency and to invest the Governor with all other power convenient or necessary to effectuate such purpose. L.1942, c. 251, p. 680, s. 1. Amended by L.1949, c. 86, p. 396, s. 2; L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 438, p. 2404, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-33.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-33.1 Definitions

App.A:9-33.1. Definitions  The following words and phrases as used in this act shall have the following meanings: (1) "Disaster" shall mean any unusual incident resulting from natural or unnatural causes which endangers the health, safety or resources of the residents of one or more municipalities of the State, and which is or may become too large in scope or unusual in type to be handled in its entirety by regular municipal operating services. (2) "Local disaster emergency" shall mean and include any disaster, or the imminence thereof, resulting from natural or unnatural causes other than enemy attack and limited to the extent that action by the Governor under this act is not required. (3) "War emergency" shall mean and include any disaster occurring anywhere within the State as the result of enemy attack or the imminent danger thereof. (4) "Emergency" shall mean and include "disaster" and "war emergency" as above in this section defined. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 438, p. 2405, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-34 Emergency powers of Governor

App.A:9-34. Emergency powers of Governor  The Governor is authorized to utilize and employ all the available resources of the State Government and of each and every political subdivision of this State, whether of men, properties or instrumentalities, and to commandeer and utilize any personal services and any privately owned property necessary to avoid or protect against any emergency subject to the future payment of the reasonable value of such services and privately owned property as hereinafter in this act provided. L.1942, c. 251, p. 680, s. 2. Amended by L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 438, p. 2405, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-35 Co-operation with state and federal authorities; federal emergency or defense assistance; agreements

App.A:9-35. Co-operation with state and federal authorities; federal emergency or defense assistance; agreements  (a) In carrying out the provisions of this act the Governor shall cooperate with the civil, military and naval authorities of the United States and of other States for the purpose of enforcing the defense and emergency policies of the Federal Government and shall conform to the laws, orders, rules and regulations of the civilian, military and naval authorities of the Federal Government. (b) The Governor or his designated representative is hereby authorized to enter into such agreements with the Federal Government or an agency thereof as he shall deem necessary to obtain available emergency or defense assistance from the Federal Government or its agencies and to do all other acts or things necessary or convenient to secure such assistance. The Governor shall not commit the State to any financial obligation except to the extent of available appropriations, provided, however, that any such agreement may specify (1) that the State will agree to hold and save the United States free from damages which may arise out of the construction, repairs, improvements or rehabilitation, and the maintenance of works and projects undertaken by the Federal Government or its agencies in connection with any such agreement, other than claims arising from the tortious acts of agents or employees of the Federal Government and (2) that the State will provide, free of cost to the United States, all lands, easements, rights-of-way and other areas within the State of New Jersey required in connection with the project undertaken by the Federal Government or its agencies in respect of such agreement, and for the maintenance thereafter of such project. Any such provisions to hold and save the Federal Government free from damages shall not be construed to waive the sovereign immunity of the State in any situation wherein such immunity would otherwise be present. Such sums as may be required, whether in payment of the cost of necessary legal proceedings, as compensation to property owners, or in furtherance of the provisions herein authorized for such agreements, shall be charged against any special or emergency appropriation made by the Legislature in connection with the project which is the subject matter of the agreement with the Federal Government or its agencies. L.1942, c. 251, p. 681, s. 3. Amended by L.1962, c. 21, s. 1; L.1975, c. 181, s. 1, eff. Aug. 4, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-36 Information may be required

App.A:9-36. Information may be required  The Governor is authorized to require any public official, citizen or resident of this State or any firm, partnership, or corporation, incorporated or doing business in this State, to furnish to him any information reasonably necessary to enable him to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1942, c. 251, p. 681, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-37 Civilian defense director; subordinate offices

App.A:9-37. Civilian defense director; subordinate offices  There is hereby created in the State Department of Defense, the office of civilian defense director. The civilian defense director shall be appointed by the Governor and shall hold office at the will and pleasure of the Governor with or without compensation in the discretion of the Governor. He shall assist the Governor in effectuating the purposes of this act and, to that end, the Governor is empowered to delegate to the said civilian defense director any of the powers conferred by this act upon the Governor to the extent that such delegation of power is, in the judgment of the Governor, necessary; provided, however, that all such powers shall be exercised in the name of the Governor. The Governor is authorized to establish an adequate organization to assist in supervising and co-ordinating the civilian defense activities of the State Government and of all of the political subdivisions of this State and for that purpose the said Governor is authorized and empowered, within the limits of appropriations, to establish and operate such subordinate offices as may be necessary. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to empower the Governor to delegate to the civilian defense director any of the powers heretofore conferred upon the established State Departments. L.1942, c. 251, p. 682, s. 5. Amended by L.1949, c. 86, p. 397, s. 3; L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 438, p. 2406, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-37.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-37.1 Duties of civilian defense director

App.A:9-37.1. Duties of civilian defense director  Under the supervision of the Adjutant General, Department of Defense, the civilian defense director is hereby concurrently assigned the duties of State Disaster Control Director. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 438, p. 2406, s. 6. Amended by L.1984, c. 181, s. 37, eff. Nov. 14, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-38 Deputies or assistants

App.A:9-38. Deputies or assistants  The Governor is empowered to appoint one or more deputies or assistants whom the Governor deems necessary to assist in effectuating the purposes of this act and to fix their compensation, designation, title, powers and duties. L.1942, c. 251, p. 682, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-40 Co-operation by public officials; rules and regulations

App.A:9-40. Co-operation by public officials; rules and regulations  It shall be the duty of the members of the governing body and of each and every officer, agent and employee of every political subdivision of this State and of each member of all other governmental bodies, agencies and authorities of any nature whatsoever fully to co-operate with the Governor and the civilian defense director in all matters affecting any emergency as defined by this act. The Governor is authorized to make, amend and rescind orders, rules and regulations as in this act provided, and it shall be unlawful for any municipality or other subdivision or any other governmental agency of this State to adopt any rule or regulation or to enforce any such rule or regulation that may be at variance with any such order, rule or regulation established by the Governor. In the event of a dispute on the question of whether or not any such rule or regulation is at variance with an order, rule or regulation established by the Governor under this act, the determination of the Governor shall control. L.1942, c. 251, p. 682, s. 8. Amended by L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 438, p. 2406, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-40.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-40.1 Municipal emergency management coordinator.

App.A:9-40.1 Municipal emergency management coordinator.  8. a. In every municipality of this State, the mayor or, in the case of a municipality which has adopted the commission form of government pursuant to the provisions of the "commission form of government law" (R.S.40:70-1 et seq.), the commissioner serving as director of the department to which the responsibility for emergency management has been assigned, shall appoint a municipal emergency management coordinator and, except as otherwise provided in this section, such appointment shall be made from among the residents of the municipality. The municipal emergency management coordinator, subject to fulfilling the requirements of this section, shall serve for a term of three years. As a condition of his appointment and his right to continue for the full term of his appointment, each municipal emergency management coordinator shall have successfully completed at the time of his appointment or within one year immediately following his appointment or the effective date of this act, whichever is later, the current approved Home Study Course and the basic Emergency Management workshop. The failure of any municipal emergency management coordinator to fulfill such requirement within the period prescribed shall disqualify the coordinator from continuing in the office of coordinator and thereupon a vacancy in said office shall be deemed to have been created. b. The provisions of this section shall not bar a municipality from entering into an agreement pursuant to the "Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act," sections 1 through 35 of P.L.2007, c.63 (C.40A:65-1 through C.40A:65-35) to designate (1) a municipal emergency management coordinator to serve two or more municipalities jointly, or (2) the county emergency management coordinator appointed pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1953, c.438 (C.App.A:9-42.1) for the county in which that municipality is located as the municipal emergency management coordinator, subject to approval of the governing body of the county. A municipality entering into such an agreement shall notify the State Emergency Management Coordinator. c. In a municipality with a population of less than 5,000 persons according to the most recent federal decennial census, the mayor or commissioner, as applicable, may appoint a nonresident, who is a resident of the county in which the municipality is located, as the municipal emergency management coordinator if a qualified resident of the municipality cannot be recruited. L.1953, c.438, s.8; amended 1977, c.184; 1984, c.246, s.1; 1989, c.222, s.2; 1995, c.259, s.38; 2003, c.53, s.3; 2013, c.57; 2021, c.50.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-40.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-40.2 Removal of municipal emergency management coordinator

App.A:9-40.2. Removal of municipal emergency management coordinator  The Governor may remove any municipal emergency management coordinator at any time for cause. In such event the mayor of the municipality or, in the case of a municipality which has adopted the commission form of government pursuant to the provisions of the "commission form of government law" (R.S.40:70-1 et seq.), the commissioner serving as director of the department to which the responsibility for emergency management has been assigned, shall appoint a new municipal emergency management coordinator with the approval of the Governor. If the mayor or commissioner, as appropriate, shall not appoint a municipal emergency management coordinator within 10 days after such office shall become vacant, the Governor may appoint a temporary municipal emergency management coordinator, who shall serve and perform all of the duties of that office until such time as a new municipal emergency management coordinator shall be appointed by the mayor or commissioner, as appropriate, with the approval of the Governor.  L.1953, c.438, s.18; amended 1984,c.246,s.2; 1989,c.222,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-40.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-40.3 Deputy municipal disaster control director

App.A:9-40.3. Deputy municipal disaster control director  Each municipal disaster control director shall appoint a deputy municipal disaster control director with the approval of the mayor. Wherever possible, such deputy shall be appointed from among the salaried officers or employees of the municipality. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 438, p. 2407, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-40.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-40.4 Duties of municipal emergency management coordinator

App.A:9-40.4. Duties of municipal emergency management coordinator  Each municipal emergency management coordinator shall be responsible for the planning, activating, coordinating, and the conduct of emergency management operations within his municipality.  L.1953, c.438, s.10; amended 1989,c.222,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-40.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-40.5 Proclamation of state of local disaster emergency within municipality; powers of coordinator

App.A:9-40.5. Proclamation of state of local disaster emergency within municipality; powers of coordinator  Whenever, in his opinion, a disaster has occurred or is imminent in any municipality, the municipal emergency management coordinator of that municipality shall proclaim a state of local disaster emergency within the municipality. The municipal emergency management coordinator, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the State Director of Emergency Management, shall be empowered to issue and enforce such orders as may be necessary to implement and carry out emergency management operations and to protect the health, safety, and resources of the residents of the municipality.  L.1953, c.438, s.22; amended 1989,c.222,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-40.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-40.6 Aid in time of disaster or emergency

App.A:9-40.6. Aid in time of disaster or emergency  No representative of any municipality shall request aid in time of disaster or emergency directly from noncontiguous municipalities nor shall any municipality or public or semipublic agency send personnel or equipment into a disaster-stricken municipality unless and until such aid has been directed by the county emergency management coordinator or his deputies. Specific exemptions from the action of this section may be granted only by authority of the State Director of Emergency Management.  L.1953, c.438, s.23; amended 1989,c.222,s.6.