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NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.125 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.125 - Food Waste Recycling Market Development Council.

13:1E-99.125 Food Waste Recycling Market Development Council.  4. a. There is established in the Department of Environmental Protection a Food Waste Recycling Market Development Council, which shall consist of 12 members. The members shall include the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the President of the Board of Public Utilities, the Commissioner of Transportation, the Secretary of Agriculture, the State Treasurer, and the Attorney General, or their designees, who shall serve ex officio; and six citizens of the State appointed by the Governor. Of the appointed members: two shall be actively engaged in the composting industry, of whom one shall be a representative of the National Waste and Recycling Association and one shall be a representative of the National Biosolids Partnership or equivalent entities; two shall be actively engaged in the recycling or solid waste collection industry, of whom one shall be a representative of the Association of New Jersey Recyclers or equivalent entities; and two shall represent the general public. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall appoint the chairperson and the vice-chairperson of the council from the citizen members. b. Members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in attending meetings and performing their duties to the extent funds are available therefor. c. Within 18 months after the date of enactment of this act, the Food Waste Recycling Market Development Council shall prepare a report on the existing markets for any products and energy produced from food recycling facilities, food waste composting facilities, and anaerobic and aerobic digestion facilities that accept food waste material. The council shall investigate the feasibility of providing preferences for products or energy produced from food recycling facilities, food waste composting facilities, and anaerobic and aerobic digestion facilities in the State procurement process, including how to stimulate the use in public projects of compost or soil amendment products derived from these facilities. The council shall provide recommendations on changes needed to State laws or rules or regulations to stimulate the market for products and energy produced from food recycling facilities, food waste composting facilities, and anaerobic and aerobic digestion facilities that accept food waste material. The report shall be transmitted to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. L.2020, c.24, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.128 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.128 - Dispensing of single-use plastic carryout bags prohibited.

 13:1E-99.128 Dispensing of single-use plastic carryout bags prohibited.  3. a. Beginning 18 months after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.):  (1) no store or food service business shall provide or sell a single-use plastic carryout bag to a customer; and  (2) no grocery store shall provide or sell a single-use paper carryout bag to a customer.  b. A municipality or county shall not adopt any rule, regulation, code, or ordinance concerning the regulation or prohibition of single-use plastic carryout bags or single-use paper carryout bags after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.).  c. Beginning 18 months after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.), this section shall supersede and preempt any municipal or county rule, regulation, code, or ordinance concerning the regulation or prohibition of single-use plastic carryout bags or single-use paper carryout bags that was enacted prior to the effective date of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.).  L.2020, c.117, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.130 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.130 - Dispensing of single-use plastic straws.

13:1E-99.130 Dispensing of single-use plastic straws.  5. a. Beginning one year after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.), a food service business shall only provide a single-use plastic straw to a customer upon the request of the customer.  b. A food service business shall maintain an adequate supply of single-use plastic straws to provide at the request of customers pursuant to subsection a. of this section.  c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a store from selling packages of single-use plastic straws to customers, or from providing or selling a beverage pre-packaged by the manufacturer with a single-use plastic straw, including, but not limited to, a juice box.  d. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection c. of section 6 of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-131), the Department of Health shall enforce the provisions of this section. The Department of Health may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section.  e. No later than four years after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.), the Department of Health shall prepare and submit to the Plastics Advisory Council a written report evaluating the compliance of food service businesses with the requirements of this section.  f. A municipality or county shall not adopt any rule, regulation, code, or ordinance concerning the regulation or prohibition of single-use plastic straws after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.).  g. Beginning one year after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.), this section shall supersede and preempt any municipal or county rule, regulation, code, or ordinance concerning the regulation or prohibition of single-use plastic straws that was enacted prior to the effective date of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.) L.2020, c.117, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-131 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-131 - Violations, penalties.

13:1E-131 Violations, penalties.  6. a. Any person or entity that violates a provision of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.), or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, shall be subject to a warning for a first offense, up to $1,000 for a second offense, and up to $5,000 for a third or subsequent offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.), or in any case before a court of competent jurisdiction wherein injunctive relief has been requested. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate, and distinct offense. The Superior Court and the municipal court shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999" in connection with P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.).  b. Any penalty collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Clean Communities Program Fund established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2002, c.128 (C.13:1E-217), except that a municipality or entity certified pursuant to the "County Environmental Health Act," P.L.1977, c.443 (C.26:3a2-21 et seq.) may retain 30 percent of any penalty it collects pursuant to subsection a. of this section.  c. The Department of Environmental Protection, a municipality, and any entity certified pursuant to the "County Environmental Health Act," P.L.1977, c.443 (C.26:3a2-21 et seq.) shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.). Those entities may institute a civil action for injunctive relief to enforce P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.) and to prohibit and prevent a violation thereof, and the court may proceed in the action in a summary manner.  L.2020, c.117, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.133 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.133 - Program to assist businesses with compliance.

13:1E-99.133 Program to assist businesses with compliance.  8. No later than six months after the effective date of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.):  a. the Department of State, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall establish a program to assist businesses in complying with the provisions of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.), including, but not limited to, developing and publishing on its Internet website guidance on compliance with the act, and establishing an online clearinghouse of vendors who provide environmentally sound alternatives to single-use plastic carryout bags, single-use paper carryout bags, polystyrene foam food service products, and single-use plastic straws; and  b. the organization under contract with the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2002, c.128 (C.13:1E-218) shall, in cooperation with local governments and the business community, develop and implement a Statewide public information and education program concerning the provisions of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.). The program shall include, but need not be limited to, educational programs, public service announcements, and the distribution of free reusable carryout bags throughout the State. L.2020, c.117, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-99.132 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-99.132 - Rules, regulations.

13:1E-99.132 Rules, regulations.  9. The department shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of P.L.2020, c.117 (C.13:1E-99.126 et al.). L.2020, c.117, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-100 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-100 - Short title

13:1E-100. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Sanitary Landfill Facility Closure and Contingency Fund Act." L.1981, c. 306, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-101 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-101 - Legislative findings and declarations

13:1E-101. Legislative findings and declarations  The Legislature finds and declares that the proper closure of sanitary landfills is essential to the public health, safety and welfare; that closure activities can require capital expenditures at a time when revenues collected by sanitary landfill facilities are minimal or nonexistent; and that it is necessary to guarantee that adequate funds are reserved to insure such closure. The Legislature further finds and declares that the improper operation or closure of sanitary landfill facilities can result in the contamination of surface and ground waters, including potable water supplies; that the migration of methane gas from sanitary landfill facilities poses a significant threat to life and property; that compensation for the damage resulting from improper operation or closure is, at best, inadequate; and that it is necessary to provide a mechanism for the prompt and adequate compensation for these damages. L.1981, c. 306, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-102 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-102 - Definitions

13:1E-102. Definitions  As used in this act:  a. "Closing costs" or "closure" means all activities and costs associated with the design, purchase, construction or maintenance of all measures required by the department, pursuant to law, in order to prevent, minimize or monitor pollution or health hazards resulting from sanitary landfill facilities subsequent to the termination of operations at any portion thereof, including, but not necessarily limited to, the costs of the placement of earthen or vegetative cover, the installation of methane gas vents or monitors and leachate monitoring wells or collection systems at the site of any sanitary landfill facility, and the cost of general liability insurance, including environmental impairment liability insurance, or an amount sufficient to create a self-insurance fund as may be determined by the Board of Public Utilities pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1981, c. 306 (C. 13:1E-109), to fund potential claims against the owner or operator of the sanitary landfill facility during the closure and post-closure period.  b. "Owner or operator" means and includes, in addition to the usual meanings thereof, every owner of record of any interest in land whereon a sanitary landfill facility is or has been located, and any person or corporation which owns a majority interest in any other corporation which is the owner or operator of any sanitary landfill facility.  c. "Division" means the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury.  d. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury.  e. "Tax period" means every calendar month, or any other period as may be prescribed by rule and regulation adopted by the director, on the basis of which the owner or operator of a sanitary landfill facility is required to report to the director pursuant to this act.  f. "Taxpayer" means the owner or operator of a sanitary landfill facility subject to the tax provisions of this act.  L. 1981,c.306, s.3; amended by L. 1987,c.347,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-103 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-103 - Joint and several liability of owner or operator for proper operation and closure

13:1E-103. Joint and several liability of owner or operator for proper operation and closure  Every owner or operator of a sanitary landfill facility shall be jointly and severally liable for the proper operation and closure of the facility, as required by law, and for any damages, no matter by whom sustained, proximately resulting from the operations or closure. L.1981, c. 306, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-105 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-105 - Sanitary landfill facility contingency fund

13:1E-105. Sanitary landfill facility contingency fund  The Sanitary Landfill Facility Contingency Fund (hereinafter referred to as "the fund" ) is established as a nonlapsing, revolving fund in the Department of Environmental Protection. The fund shall be administered by the department, and shall be credited with all tax revenues collected by the division pursuant to section 5 of this supplementary act. Interest received on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. L.1981, c. 306, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-106 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-106 - Strict liability of fund for damages due to operations or closure of sanitary landfill; payment

13:1E-106. Strict liability of fund for damages due to operations or closure of sanitary landfill; payment  a. The fund shall be strictly liable for all direct and indirect damages, no matter by whom sustained, proximately resulting from the operations or closure of any sanitary landfill. These damages shall include, but not be limited to: (1) The cost of restoring, repairing or replacing any real or personal property damaged or destroyed; (2) The cost of restoration and replacement, where possible, of any natural resource damaged or destroyed, including any potable water supply; (3) The cost of any personal injuries, including medical expenses incurred and income lost as a result thereof; and (4) The costs of the design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of any device or action deemed necessary by the department to clean up, remedy, mitigate, monitor or analyze any threat to the public health, safety or welfare of the citizens of this State, including the installation and maintenance of methane gas monitors and vents and leachate monitoring wells and collection systems, and the sampling and analysis of any public or private potable water supply. b. In the event that the total of claims awarded exceeds the current balance of the fund, the immediate award shall be paid on a pro rata basis, and all claimants paid on a pro rata basis shall be paid, as determined by the department, on a pro rata share of all moneys received by the fund until the total amount of the proven damages is paid to the claimants. The department may also provide, by regulation, priority for the payment of claims based on extreme hardship or extreme existing or imminent hazard. L.1981, c. 306, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-107 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-107 - Limitations on claims

13:1E-107. Limitations on claims  Claims against the fund shall be filed within 1 year of the date of discovery of damage, and in the manner as shall be prescribed by the department. L.1981, c. 306, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-108 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-108 - Disbursement of fund

13:1E-108. Disbursement of fund  9. Moneys in the fund shall be disbursed by the department for the following purposes and no others:  a. Administrative costs incurred by the department pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1981, c.306 (C.13:1E-105);  b. Damages as provided in section 7 of P.L.1981, c.306 (C.13:1E-106); c. Grants for landfill mining demonstration projects as provided in section 1 of P.L.1994, c.99 (C.13:1E-34.1); and  d. Administrative costs incurred by the Attorney General, the department or any other State agency to implement the provisions of P.L.1983, c.392 (C.13:1E-126 et seq.), as amended and supplemented by P.L.1991, c.269 (C.13:1E-128.1 et al.), on a timely basis, except that the amounts used for this purpose shall not exceed $5,000,000.00. Any moneys disbursed by the department from the fund for this purpose shall be repaid to the fund in equal amounts from the fees collected by the department pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1971, c.461 (C.13:1E-18), in annual installments beginning July 1, 1990 and annually thereafter until the full amount is repaid according to a schedule of repayments determined by the State Treasurer. For the purposes of this subsection, "State agency" means any State department, division, agency, commission or authority.  L.1981,c.306,s.9; amended 1991,c.269,s.19; 1994,c.99,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-109 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-109 - Monthly deposits in escrow account; violation crime of third degree; increased tariffs

13:1E-109. Monthly deposits in escrow account; violation crime of third degree; increased tariffs  a. The owner or operator of every sanitary landfill facility shall deposit, on a monthly basis in an interest-bearing account with an accredited financial institution, an amount equal to $1.00 per ton of all solid waste accepted for disposal during the preceding month at the sanitary landfill facility. In the event that any solid waste is measured, upon acceptance for disposal, by other than tons, the amount to be deposited shall be calculated by using the equivalents thereof as shall be determined by the division.  The account established pursuant to this subsection shall constitute an escrow account for the closure of the particular sanitary landfill facility, and no withdrawals therefrom may be made without written approval of the department, except as otherwise authorized by the department.  b. Any owner or operator of a sanitary landfill facility who shall fail to deposit funds into an escrow account, as provided herein, or uses those funds for any purpose other than closing costs, as approved by the department, shall be guilty of a crime of the third degree.  c. The Board of Public Utilities may, in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1970, c. 40 (C. 48:13A-1 et seq.), issue an appropriate order increasing current tariffs established pursuant to law for the solid waste disposal operations of a sanitary landfill facility as may be necessary to purchase general liability insurance, including environmental impairment liability insurance, or to create a self-insurance fund sufficient to meet anticipated present and future obligations for the closure and post-closure period. Any additional revenues specifically collected for this insurance or fund shall be deposited in the escrow account established pursuant to subsection a. of this section for the closure of the facility and shall be withdrawn only for the purchase of insurance or the payment of claims or claims costs made against the owner or operator of the sanitary landfill facility, as authorized by the department. No withdrawals from an escrow account shall be made for insurance costs, claims or claims costs unless and until the board issues an appropriate order increasing the relevant tariff to provide specifically for these costs.  L. 1981,c.306, s.10; amended by L. 1987,c.347,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-109.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-109.1 - Meadowlands Commission payment to certain solid waste debt defeasance fund.

13:1E-109.1 Meadowlands Commission payment to certain solid waste debt defeasance fund.  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 35 of P.L.1975, c.326 (C.13:17-10.1), sections 10 and 11 of P.L.1981, c.306 (C.13:1E-109 and C.13:1E-110), section 8 of P.L.1985, c.368 (C.13:1E-176), or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or any order issued by the Board of Public Utilities or the Department of Environmental Protection to the contrary, and subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission may withdraw from the escrow accounts established for the closure and post-closure monitoring of the sanitary landfill facilities operated by the commission an amount not to exceed $42,000,000 for payment to the State Treasurer for deposit in any solid waste debt defeasance fund created with respect to any county included within the Hackensack Meadowlands District.  L.2001,c.398,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-109.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-109.2 - Payments into escrow accounts of Meadowlands Commission, certain, authorized.

13:1E-109.2 Payments into escrow accounts of Meadowlands Commission, certain, authorized.  2. The provisions of any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, there is appropriated from the Sanitary Landfill Facility Contingency Fund established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1981, c.306 (C.13:1E-105) an amount equal to the moneys paid into the fund pursuant to subsection b. of section 11 of P.L.1981, c.306 (C.13:1E-110), from the moneys remaining in the escrow accounts established for the closure of the Kingsland Park Sanitary Landfill pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1981, c.306 (C.13:1E-109) or pursuant to an order issued by the Board of Public Utilities or the Department of Environmental Protection, subsequent to the proper and complete closure of the Kingsland Park Sanitary Landfill pursuant to law, but not subsequent to post-closure obligations, to the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission for deposit into the escrow accounts established for the closure and post-closure monitoring of the sanitary landfill facilities operated by the commission. L.2001,c.398,s.2.