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NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-120 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-120 - Findings, declarations

13:1D-120. Findings, declarations  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. It is within the public interest to promote economic growth, to encourage and foster the development and establishment of new industries and businesses, to champion and expedite the expansion, modernization and diversification of existing businesses, corporations and establishments, and to attract and facilitate the siting and relocation of employers who will provide highly skilled and high-paying employment opportunities for the citizens of this State;  b. While the quality of New Jersey's environment is paramount to the health and well-being of the residents of this State, it is essential to counter forcefully those who preach the erroneous dogma that our citizens must choose between the environment and economic prosperity and growth;  c. The Department of Environmental Protection must play a central role in educating the public that a clean environment and economic prosperity and growth are not only compatible, but interdependent;  d. To dispel the illusion that those two worthy objectives are inherently incompatible, the Department of Environmental Protection should immediately revise its current policies and procedures for reviewing permit applications, eliminating unduly long and burdensome practices which hinder timely investment, severely inhibit the availability of necessary capital, retard economic growth and development, frustrate new business ventures, and obstruct the creation of new employment opportunities for the citizens of this State;  e. It is, therefore, altogether fitting and proper, and within the public interest, to direct the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt new policies and procedures which will facilitate and expedite the review of permit applications and to that end to institute a system by which permit application fees will be paid incrementally based upon the department's completion of its duties and responsibilities at specific stages of the application review process.  L.1993,c.361,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-121 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-121 - Definitions

13:1D-121. Definitions  2. As used in this act: "Administrative review" means a review to determine whether all of the information which is required for a permit application to be deemed complete has been submitted to the department;  "Applicant" means the person in whose name a permit is to be issued; "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection; "Completed application" means the submission of all of the information designated on the checklist adopted pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1991, c.421 (C.13:1D-101 et seq.), for the class or category of permit for which an application is made;  "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection; "Fee" means any fee, assessment or other charge imposed by the department pursuant to any law, rule or regulation for a permit;  "Member of a regulated profession or occupation" means any person subject to regulation by licensure or certification by the department pursuant to any law of this State; and  "Permit" means any permit, registration or license issued by the Department of Environmental Protection establishing the regulatory and management requirements for an ongoing regulated activity as authorized by federal law or the following State laws: R.S.12:5-1 et seq.; P.L.1975, c.232 (C.13:1D-29 et al.); the "Solid Waste Management Act," P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.); section 17 of P.L.1975, c.326 (C.13:1E-26); the "Comprehensive Regulated Medical Waste Management Act," P.L.1989, c.34 (C.13:1E-48.1 et al.); P.L.1989, c.151 (C.13:1E-99.21a et al.); the "New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act," P.L.1987, c.102 (C.13:1E-99.11 et al.); the "Pesticide Control Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.176 (C.13:1F-1 et seq.); the "Industrial Site Recovery Act," P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-6 et al.); the "Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act," P.L.1985, c.403 (C.13:1K-19 et seq.); "The Wetlands Act of 1970," P.L.1970, c.272 (C.13:9A-1 et seq.); the "Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act," P.L.1987, c.156 (C.13:9B-1 et al.); the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act," P.L.1973, c.185 (C.13:19-1 et seq.); the "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)," P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.); the "Water Supply Management Act," P.L.1981, c.262 (C.58:1A-1 et al.); P.L.1947, c.377 (C.58:4A-5 et seq.); the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.); P.L.1986, c.102 (C.58:10A-21 et seq.); the "Safe Drinking Water Act," P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et al.); the "Flood Hazard Area Control Act," P.L.1962, c.19 (C.58:16A-50 et seq.). "Permit" shall not include the renewal or modification of a New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued pursuant to the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.).  L.1993,c.361,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-122 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-122 - Schedule for payment of fees

13:1D-122. Schedule for payment of fees  3. a. The commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations establishing a schedule for the payment of fees for applications for those permits issued by the department which exceed $1,000 in cost. The rules and regulations shall provide that each applicant shall receive at the time a payment is due pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection a written notice from the department. The notice shall certify that the department has completed its responsibilities at this stage of the process and specify any actions, findings, or conclusions by the department with regard to the application. The schedule shall provide that payment may be made by an applicant in the following manner:  (1) One third of the total fee amount shall be payable to the department at the time of the filing of an application for a permit;  (2) One third of the total fee amount shall be payable to the department upon the conclusion of the administrative review of a completed application for a permit; and  (3) One third of the total fee amount shall be payable to the department upon the taking of final action by the department on the permit application.  b. In the case when a permit applicant requests that the department discontinue the review of a permit application, the applicant shall be required to pay that portion of the cost of the permit application incurred by the department until the review of the application was discontinued.  c. When an applicant for a permit appeals a decision of the department, and the appeal results in a contested case pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the department shall not require the payment of one third of the total fee amount as provided in paragraph (3) of subsection a. of this section, until the decision of the administrative law judge has been transmitted to the commissioner, and the commissioner has acted on that decision in the manner provided in section 10 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-10).  L.1993,c.361,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-123 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-123 - Inapplicability of act

13:1D-123. Inapplicability of act  4. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any license or certification fee charged by the department to a member of a regulated profession or occupation.  L.1993,c.361,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-124 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-124 - Rules, regulations

13:1D-124. Rules, regulations  5. The commissioner, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations setting forth the payment schedule required pursuant to section 3 of this act, and any other rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this act.  L.1993,c.361,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-126 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-126 - Definitions

13:1D-126. Definitions  2. As used in this act: "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection. "Environmental law" means the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.); the "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)," P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.); the "Solid Waste Management Act," P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.); the "Industrial Site Recovery Act," P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-6 et seq.); the "Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act," P.L.1985, c.403 (C.13:1K-19 et seq.); the "Worker and Community Right To Know Act," P.L.1983, c.315 (C.34:5A-1 et al.); the "Comprehensive Regulated Medical Waste Management Act," P.L.1989, c.34 (C.13:1E-48.1 et seq.); P.L.1986, c.102 (C.58:10A-21 et seq.); the "Pollution Prevention Act," P.L.1991, c.235 (C.13:1D-35 et seq.); the "Spill Compensation and Control Act," P.L.1976, c.141 (C.58:10-23.11 et seq.); the "Noise Control Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.418 (C.13:1G-1 et seq.); the "Pesticide Control Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.176 (C.13:1F-1 et seq.); the "Radiation Protection Act," P.L.1958, c.116 (C.26:2D-1 et seq.); the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act," P.L.1973, c.185 (C.13:19-1 et seq.); the "Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act," P.L.1987, c.156 (C.13:9B-1 et seq.); "The Wetlands Act of 1970," P.L.1970, c.272 (C.13:9A-1 et seq.); R.S.12:5-1 et seq.; the "Flood Hazard Area Control Act," P.L.1962, c.19 (C.58:16A-50 et seq.); any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder; and any permit issued pursuant thereto. It shall also include any ordinance adopted by a local government agency to implement or effectuate the purposes or objectives of an environmental law. "Facility" means the building, equipment and contiguous area at a single location used for the conduct of business, and which is regulated pursuant to an environmental law. "Local government agency" means a political subdivision of the State or any instrumentality thereof, including, but not limited to, a municipality, county, local board of health, county board of health, regional health commission, improvement authority, utility authority or sewerage authority authorized by law to enforce an environmental law or adopt ordinances implementing or effectuating the purposes or objectives of an environmental law. "Minor violation" means any violation which the department, pursuant to section 5 of this act, has designated as a minor violation. "Penalty" means a civil penalty imposed or civil administrative penalty assessed for a violation of any environmental law or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto or any permit issued thereunder. "Person" means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, political subdivision of this State or any State or interstate agency. L.1995,c.296,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-128 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-128 - Failure to correct violation

13:1D-128. Failure to correct violation  4. If the person responsible for the minor violation fails to correct or achieve compliance within the period of time specified in the order, notice of violation, or other enforcement document, the department or local government agency, as the case may be, may impose at its discretion a penalty which is retroactive to the date on which the order, notice of violation, or other enforcement document was first issued to the person responsible. L.1995,c.296,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-130 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-130 - Voluntary disclosure; nonimposition of penalty

13:1D-130. Voluntary disclosure; nonimposition of penalty  6. Whenever a person responsible for a minor violation designated as such pursuant to section 5 of this act of an environmental law voluntarily discloses to the department or local government agency the existence of that violation, the department or local government agency, as the case may be, shall not impose a civil or civil administrative penalty for the violation; provided the person responsible for the violation fully discloses all relevant circumstances surrounding the violation within 30 days of its discovery, immediately ceases any continuation of the violation, and promptly remedies the violation and achieves compliance, in accordance with the timeframes established pursuant to section 3 of this act. L.1995,c.296,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-131 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-131 - Violation procedures prior to adopted rules, regulations

13:1D-131. Violation procedures prior to adopted rules, regulations  7. Prior to the adoption of the rules and regulations prescribed in subsection a. of section 5 of P.L.1995, c.296 (C.13:1D-129), the department or a local governmental agency, upon the identification of a violation of an environmental law and upon a case-by-case basis, may utilize the criteria set forth in section 5 of P.L.1995, c.296 (C.13:1D-129) to designate that violation as a minor violation and determine that the person responsible for that minor violation is eligible for the relief available under this act. In any such case, the department or local government agency, as the case may be, shall specify the time period which shall not exceed 180 days within which the responsible person shall correct the violation and achieve compliance. If compliance is achieved within that specified period, the department or local government agency shall not impose a penalty for the violation. If compliance is not achieved during that period due to a lack of required action by the department or a local government agency, then the compliance period shall be tolled until the department or local government agency takes such required action. L.1995,c.296,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-132 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-132 - Report, contents; recommendations

13:1D-132. Report, contents; recommendations  8. The department shall annually submit to the Governor and the Legislature a report that provides the following information on each regulatory and enforcement program administered pursuant to an environmental law: a. The number of facilities regulated; b. The number of inspections performed; c. The number of minor violations identified, and the number of facilities responsible therefor; d. The number of minor violations corrected during a grace period, and the number of facilities responsible therefor; e. The number of minor violations not corrected during a grace period, and the number of facilities responsible therefor; f. The number of enforcement actions assessing a penalty initiated for one or more minor violations not corrected during a grace period; g. The number of non-minor violations identified, and the number of facilities responsible therefor; and h. The number of enforcement actions assessing a penalty initiated for one or more non-minor violations. Along with the report, the department may submit any recommendations it may have for any legislation it determines is necessary. L.1995,c.296,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-133 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-133 - Rules, regulations; submission to Legislature

13:1D-133. Rules, regulations; submission to Legislature  9. Within 180 days of the effective date of this act, the department, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act. Not less than 60 days prior to the proposed adoption of any rules or regulations proposed by the department pursuant to this act, the department shall submit such proposed rules and regulations to the chairperson of the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee, or its successor, and the chairperson of the Assembly Regulatory Oversight Committee, or its successor. The department shall provide for a comment period of no less than 60 days prior to the adoption of the proposed rules or regulations, during which at least one public hearing shall be held for the purpose of obtaining comments on the proposed rules or regulations.  L.1995,c.296,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-135 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-135 - Definitions relative to development, promotion of energy, environmental technology.

13:1D-135 Definitions relative to development, promotion of energy, environmental technology.  2. For the purposes of this act: "Corporation" means the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology, a not-for-profit membership corporation, incorporated under the "New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act," P.L.1983, c.127 (N.J.S.15A:1-1 et seq.), whose membership comprises technology-based businesses, industries, research universities, utility companies, government agencies and third party investors that are interested in advancing the development and use of technology in the State; "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection; and "Program" means the energy and environmental technology verification program for the identification, evaluation, verification and, through the coordination and revision of regulatory mechanisms and requirements, the promotion and expedited commercial use of innovative energy and environmental technologies, and established under the performance partnership agreement between the department and the corporation entered into pursuant to section 3 of this act. L.1999,c.400,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-137 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-137 - Reciprocal environmental technology agreements.

13:1D-137 Reciprocal environmental technology agreements.  4. The department shall enter into reciprocal environmental technology agreements concerning the evaluation and verification protocols used by the corporation and the department between the department, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, other local, regional or national environmental agencies, entities or groups, or other state agencies, entities or groups in other states and in New Jersey for the purposes of encouraging and permitting the reciprocal acceptance of technical data and information concerning the evaluation and verification of energy and environmental technologies. Such acceptance may include providing equivalent regulatory approvals, as appropriate and consistent with the regulatory changes established pursuant to subsections c., e. and g. of section 3 of this act, for technologies previously evaluated and verified under protocols substantially identical to those developed by the corporation and the department under the energy and environmental technology verification program established under section 3 of this act. Nothing herein provided shall be construed to restrict the New Jersey Corporation of Advanced Technology from entering into similar reciprocal environmental technology agreements and the department shall encourage the corporation to do so. L.1999,c.400,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-138 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-138 - Rules, regulations adopted by DEP

13:1D-138. Rules, regulations adopted by DEP  1. The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Labor, shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) rules and regulations that: a. identify the categories of employers, entities, establishments or facilities contained in those Standard Industrial Classification codes that are included in the definition of "business entity," "employer," "industrial establishment," "industrial facility," or "private firm," regulated under P.L.1991, c.235 (C.13:1D-35 et seq.), P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-6 et seq.), P.L.1984, c.210 (C.13:1K-15 et seq.), P.L.1993, c.381 (C.58:28-1 et seq.), P.L.1983, c.315 (C.34:5A-1 et seq.), or P.L.1986, c.142 (C.52:27D-222 et seq.); and b. identify the universe of those employers, entities, establishments, or facilities under the North American Industry Classification System of codes that are generally equivalent to those identified in subsection a. of this section. L.2003,c.157,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-139 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-139 - Regulated universe of business entities

13:1D-139. Regulated universe of business entities  2. a. The generally equivalent universe of employers, entities, establishments, or facilities identified in the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to subsection b. of section 1 of this act shall be the regulated universe of business entities, employers, industrial establishments, industrial facilities, or private firms subject to the provisions of P.L.1991, c.235 (C.13:1D-35 et seq.), P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-6 et seq.), P.L.1984, c.210 (C.13:1K-15 et seq.), P.L.1993, c.381 (C.58:28-1 et seq.), P.L.1983, c.315 (C.34:5A-1 et seq.), or P.L.1986, c.142 (C.52:27D-222 et seq.) upon the operative date of the regulations. b. The department shall ensure that the categories of employers, entities, establishments, or facilities regulated pursuant to the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to section 1 of this act are consistent with those regulated prior to the effective date of this act. No business entities, employers, industrial establishments, industrial facilities, or private firms shall be subject to, or excluded from the provisions of P.L.1991, c.235 (C.13:1D-35 et seq.), P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-6 et seq.), P.L.1984, c.210 (C.13:1K-15 et seq.), P.L.1993, c.381 (C.58:28-1 et seq.), P.L.1983, c.315 (C.34:5A-1 et seq.), or P.L.1986, c.142 (C.52:27D-222 et seq.) solely as a result of the replacement of the Standard Industrial Classification codes with the North American Industrial Classification System of codes. L.2003,c.157,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1D-140 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1D-140 - Regulation prior to operative date

13:1D-140. Regulation prior to operative date  3. Prior to the operative date of the rules and regulations required to be adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to section 1 of this act, every business entity, employer, industrial establishment, industrial facility or private firm that is subject to P.L.1991, c.235 (C.13:1D-35 et seq.), P.L.1983, c.330 (C.13:1K-6 et seq.), P.L.1984, c.210 (C.13:1K-15 et seq.), P.L.1993, c.381 (C.58:28-1 et seq.), P.L.1983, c.315 (C.34:5A-1 et seq.), or P.L.1986, c.142 (C.52:27D-222 et seq.) shall continue to be regulated pursuant to those acts without regard to the cessation of use by certain State or federal agencies of the Standard Industrial Classification system. L.2003,c.157,s.3.