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NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-135.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-135.1 - Application, license fees.

13:1E-135.1 Application, license fees.  13. a. The department shall establish application and license fees, annual fees, and any other fees the department determines necessary to defray the costs of administration, for any license or soil and fill recycling license issued pursuant to P.L.1983, c.392 (C.13:1E-126 et seq.), or the soil and fill recycling registration issued pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2019, c.397 (C.13:1E-127.1). The fees shall be used to pay costs related to consideration of license and soil and fill recycling license applications, investigations, monitoring, enforcement, and related activities, and to reimburse any State agency for expenses incurred by the agency in the performance of pre-licensing investigations, post-licensing compliance monitoring, or any other related activities consistent with the provisions of P.L.1983, c.392 (C.13:1E-126 et seq.). Annual fees shall be assessed on licensees and the holders of soil and fill recycling licenses based on a percentage their gross operating revenue from intrastate operations during the preceding calendar year. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited into a special account, to be administered by the department, and shall be used only for the costs associated with administering the provisions of P.L.1983, c.392 (C.13:1E-126 et seq.).  b. The department may, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations to effectuate monitoring and enforcement of P.L.1983, c.392 (C.13:1E-126 et seq.) and P.L.2019, c.397 (C.13:1E-127.1 et al.).  c. The department shall prepare and submit, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature an annual report on the establishment and implementation of the fee schedule adopted pursuant to this section. L.2019, c.397, s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-135.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-135.2 - Memorandum of agreement.

13:1E-135.2 Memorandum of agreement.  14. No later than 90 days after the effective date of P.L.2019, c.397 (C.13:1E-127.1 et al.), the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of the Treasury, and the Attorney General shall enter into a memorandum of agreement that provides for a reciprocal information exchange method to provide the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of the Treasury, and the Attorney General with effective and efficient access to information concerning individuals and business concerns that are applicants, license holders, and permittees in the solid waste, hazardous waste and recycling industries as determined to be appropriate by the Attorney General. L.2019, c.397, s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-135.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-135.3 - List of individuals, businesses that have been debarred, had license revoked or denied.

13:1E-135.3 List of individuals, businesses that have been debarred, had license revoked or denied.  15. The State Treasurer shall establish a list to be maintained in the Department of the Treasury of individuals and business concerns that have: a. been debarred from contracting with or receiving funds from any unit in the Executive branch of State government, including any entity exercising executive branch authority or independent State authority, or any unit of local government or board of education; b. had a permit, license, soil and fill recycling registration issued pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2019, c.397 (C.13:1E-127.1), or soil and fill recycling license denied or revoked pursuant to P.L.1983, c.392 (C.13:1E-126 et seq.); or  c. had any license denied or revoked pursuant to P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.). L.2019, c.397, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-135.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-135.4 - Reciprocal information exchange.

13:1E-135.4 Reciprocal information exchange.  16. The Attorney General shall seek to establish with the State of New York and other states in the region a reciprocal information exchange method to facilitate the sharing of information among the states on the solid waste, hazardous waste, and recycling industries in the respective states. Each year for the first three years after the effective date of P.L.2019, c.397 (C.13:1E-127.1 et al.), the Attorney General shall prepare and submit, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature a report on the progress made toward establishing and implementing this interstate cooperative effort. L.2019, c.397, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-135.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-135.6 - Right to enter, take samples.

13:1E-135.6 Right to enter, take samples.  18. The department, a local board of health, and a county health department shall have the right to enter, inspect, and take samples at or from, any facility or premises used in connection with the provision of soil and fill recycling services in order to determine compliance with a registration issued pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2019, c.397 (C.13:1E-127.1), a soil and fill recycling license issued pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1983, c.392 (C.13:1E-133), and any other applicable law, and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. L.2019, c.397, s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-136 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-136 - Findings, declarations

13:1E-136. Findings, declarations  The Legislature finds that the proper disposal of solid waste and the maximum practical recovery of any potential resource in solid waste, especially its conversion to useable energy, are matters of basic concern to all citizens of this State, and insuring the implementation of an efficient solid waste and resource recovery management strategy is a governmental function thoroughly imbued with the public interest; that the State's capacity to safely dispose of solid waste of sanitary landfills is rapidly diminishing; that New Jersey must move away from its current reliance on landfilling as the principal method of solid waste disposal to the application of waste reduction, recycling, and energy recovery technologies; that decreasing the waste flow to landfills, whether by means of predisposal methods such as source separation and recycling or through high technology energy conversion is in the energy, environmental, and economic interests of the State of New Jersey; and that these issues must be addressed as thoroughly and expeditiously as possible.  The Legislature further finds that the planning, construction or operation of resource recovery facilities is characterized by high initial capital expenditures and initially high disposal costs or tipping fees relative to landfilling, costs which may be stabilized or decreased based upon a return on energy generated and materials recovered; that these increased initial costs require long-term financial arrangements and a prior Statewide commitment to waste reduction and recycling; that to attract private investment capital for these waste-to-energy projects it is necessary to establish a favorable regulatory climate, which will at the same time insure safe, adequate and proper solid waste disposal service at just and reasonable rates; and that to encourage these joint public-private sector cooperative ventures it is also necessary to attain the most advantageous financial and programmatic scrutiny by the Legislature and agencies of State government.  The Legislature therefore declares that it is the public policy of the State of New Jersey to provide a framework for the implementation of an efficient solid waste disposal and resource recovery strategy which facilitates the orderly development of resource recovery facilities while protecting the public health, safety, and welfare, all as hereinafter provided.  L. 1985, c. 38, s. 1, eff. Feb. 4, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-138 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-138 - Solid waste services, tax; obligation to pay.

13:1E-138 Solid waste services, tax; obligation to pay.  3. a. There is levied upon the owner or operator of every sanitary landfill facility a solid waste services tax. The services tax shall be imposed on the owner or operator at the rate of $1.65 per ton of solid waste on all solid waste accepted for disposal at a sanitary landfill facility. No services tax shall be levied on the owner or operator of a sanitary landfill facility for the acceptance for disposal of the waste products resulting from the operation of a resource recovery facility. The services tax imposed by this subsection shall expire on the first day of the first month after the effective date of P.L.2007, c.311 (C.13:1E-96.2 et al.). However, this expiration shall not affect any obligation, lien or duty to pay taxes that may be due with respect to the imposition of any levy, or interest or penalties that may accrue by virtue of any assessment, which may be made with respect to taxes levied for any taxable year or part of a taxable year, prior to the first day of the first month after the effective date of P.L.2007, c.311 (C.13:1E-96.2 et al.), nor shall this expiration affect the legal authority to assess and collect the taxes that may be due and payable under subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1985, c.38 (C.13:1E-138), as the case may be, together with such interest and penalties as would accrue thereon under section 6 of P.L.1985, c.38 (C.13:1E-141), nor shall the expiration invalidate any assessment or affect any proceeding for the enforcement thereof. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.311). c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.311). d. If any owner or operator of a sanitary landfill facility determines the quantity of solid waste accepted for disposal by a measure other than tons, the taxes imposed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be levied at an equivalent rate as determined by the director. e. No taxes shall be levied on the owner or operator of a sanitary landfill facility for the acceptance of solid waste generated exclusively by an agency of the federal government if a solid waste collector submits to the owner or operator an itemized invoice, signed and verified by an authorized officer of the federal agency, indicating the number of tons of solid waste to be disposed of, and a copy of the contract with the federal agency for the collection of solid waste with an effective date prior to May 1, 1985. Taxes shall be levied on the owner or operator for acceptance of solid waste generated by a federal agency if the contract between the federal agency and the solid waste collector was entered into, or renewed, on or after May 1, 1985. L.1985, c.38, s.3; amended 2007, c.311, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-147 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-147 - Solid Waste Services Tax Fund.

13:1E-147 Solid Waste Services Tax Fund.  12. The Solid Waste Services Tax Fund is established as a nonlapsing, revolving fund in the Department of Environmental Protection. The services tax fund shall be administered by the department and shall be the depository for the revenues generated by the solid waste services tax levied and imposed pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1985, c.38 (C.13:1E-138), and any interest earned thereon. No later than 30 days following the effective date of P.L.2007, c.311 (C.13:1E-96.2 et al.), the remaining moneys in the services tax fund shall be appropriated to the State Recycling Fund established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1981, c.278 (C.13:1E-96). L.1985, c.38, s.12; amended 2007, c.311, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-153 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-153 - 40-year contracts authorized

13:1E-153. 40-year contracts authorized  The provisions of any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, and as an alternative to any other procedure provided for by law or by order of the Board of Public Utilities, a contracting unit may enter into a contract with a vendor for the design, financing, construction, operation or maintenance, or any combination thereof, of a resource recovery facility, or for the provision of resource recovery services, pursuant to the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act. Any contracting unit intending to enter into a contract with a vendor pursuant to the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act shall establish a contract file, which shall be open to members of the public for inspection at the offices of the contracting unit. Any contract entered into pursuant to the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act may be awarded for a period not to exceed 40 years.  L. 1985, c. 38, s. 18, eff. Feb. 4, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-154 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-154 - Request for qualifications; selection of qualified vendors

13:1E-154. Request for qualifications; selection of qualified vendors  a. A contracting unit which intends to enter into a contract with a vendor pursuant to the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act shall issue a request for qualifications of interested vendors. The request for qualifications shall include a general description of the resource recovery services required by the contracting unit, the minimum acceptable qualifications to be possessed by a vendor proposing to enter into a contract for the provision of these services, and the date by which vendors must submit their qualifications. In addition to all other factors bearing on qualifications, the contracting unit shall consider the reputation and experience of the vendor, and may consider information which might result in debarment or suspension of a vendor from State contracting, and may disqualify a vendor if the vendor has been debarred or suspended by any State agency. The request for qualifications shall be published in at least one appropriate professional or trade journal, and in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction which would be served under the terms of the proposed contract.  b. After reviewing the qualifications submitted by vendors pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the contracting unit shall establish a list of qualified vendors, which shall include the criteria applied by the contracting unit in selecting the qualified vendors, and shall publish the list in the same publications in which the requests for qualifications were published pursuant to subsection a. of this section. Any vendor designated by a contracting unit as a qualified vendor shall be a person or party financially, technically and administratively capable of undertaking the design, financing, construction, operation, or maintenance, or any combination thereof, of a resource recovery facility, or for providing resource recovery services.  L. 1985, c. 38, s. 19, eff. Feb. 4, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-155 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-155 - Request for proposals

13:1E-155. Request for proposals  Upon the selection of qualified vendors pursuant to the provisions of section 19 of this amendatory and supplementary act, the contracting unit shall issue a request for proposals to the qualified vendors, which shall include a detailed description of the resource recovery facility and services required, the format and procedure to be followed in submitting proposals, the specific information which qualified vendors must provide in the proposal, a statement setting forth the relative importance of factors, including cost, which the contracting unit will consider in evaluating a proposal submitted by a qualified vendor, and any other information which the contracting unit deems appropriate. The request for proposals shall include the date and time of day by which, and the place at which, the proposals shall be submitted to the contracting unit. The contracting unit may extend the deadline for submission of proposals, but this extension shall apply to all qualified vendors, who shall be provided with simultaneous written notification of this extension.  L. 1985, c. 38, s. 20, eff. Feb. 4, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-156 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-156 - Review of proposals; revisions

13:1E-156. Review of proposals; revisions  A contracting unit shall review proposals submitted by vendors pursuant to section 20 of this amendatory and supplementary act in such a manner as to avoid disclosure of the contents of any proposal to vendors submitting competing proposals. If provided for in the request for proposals, the contracting unit may conduct discussions with qualified vendors who have submitted proposals for the purpose of clarifying any information submitted in the proposal, or assuring that the vendor fully understood and responded to the requirements set forth in the request for proposals. If, as a result of these discussions, the contracting unit decides to revise the request for proposals, it shall immediately notify in writing each qualified vendor which has submitted a proposal of any such revision or revisions to the request for proposals. In the event of any revision in the request for proposals, a qualified vendor shall be permitted to submit revisions to its proposal prior to contract negotiations. In conducting discussions with qualified vendors, a contracting unit shall not disclose information derived from proposals submitted by competing qualified vendors.  L. 1985, c. 38, s. 21, eff. Feb. 4, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-157 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-157 - Vendor designation; contract negotiations

13:1E-157. Vendor designation; contract negotiations  Upon a review of the proposals submitted by qualified vendors pursuant to section 21 of this amendatory and supplementary act, a contracting unit shall designate one or more qualified vendors whose proposal or proposals the contracting unit finds in writing to be the most advantageous to the public, taking into consideration price and the evaluation factors set forth in the request for proposals. Upon making this designation, the contracting unit may begin negotiations with the qualified vendor or vendors, and may negotiate a proposed contract with a qualified vendor or vendors, which shall include the accepted proposal.  L. 1985, c. 38, s. 22, eff. Feb. 4, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-158 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-158 - Approvals required

13:1E-158. Approvals required  a. A contracting unit shall submit any proposed contract negotiated with a qualified vendor pursuant to the provisions of this act to the Division of Rate Counsel for review, and to the department, the Board of Public Utilities, and the Division of Local Government Services for review and approval pursuant to the provisions of section 24 through section 28 of this amendatory and supplementary act.  L. 1985, c. 38, s. 23, eff. Feb. 4, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-159 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-159 - Notification of proposed contract

13:1E-159. Notification of proposed contract  Any contracting unit intending to submit a proposed contract to the department, the Board of Public Utilities, and the Division of Local Government Services for review and approval pursuant to the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act shall notify the department, the Board of Public Utilities, the Division of Local Government Services, and the Division of Rate Counsel of its intention to submit its proposed contract for review and approval at least 10 days prior to the submission.  L. 1985, c. 38, s. 24, eff. Feb. 4, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-160 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-160 - Request for additional information

13:1E-160. Request for additional information  The department, the Board of Public Utilities, the Division of Local Government Services, and the Division of Rate Counsel shall have 15 days from the date of receipt of a proposed contract submitted by a contracting unit for review and approval pursuant to the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act to request the contracting unit to supply additional information or documentation concerning the proposed contract. The contracting unit shall provide written responses to these requests within 10 days of receipt of the request. Any supplemental requests for information shall be made within five days of receipt of the written responses to the initial requests. The contracting unit shall provide written responses to any supplemental requests within 10 days of receipt of the supplemental requests. The schedule may be modified by the mutual consent of the contracting unit and the department, the Division of Local Government Services, the Board of Public Utilities, or the Division of Rate Counsel, as the case may be.  L. 1985, c. 38, s. 25, eff. Feb. 4, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-161 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-161 - Notice of public hearing

13:1E-161. Notice of public hearing  a. A contracting unit shall hold a public hearing on a proposed contract submitted to the department, the Board of Public Utilities and the Division of Local Government Services for review and approval pursuant to the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act no sooner than 30 days nor later than 45 days following submission of the proposed contract for review and approvaL. This public hearing shall be held in the area to be served under the terms of the proposed contract.  b. The contracting unit shall provide at least 20 days' advance written notice of a public hearing to be held on a proposed contract pursuant to the provisions of this section to the department, the Board of Public Utilities, the Division of Local Government Services, the Division of Rate Counsel, the clerk of each municipality within the area to be served under the terms of the proposed contract, and to the county clerk of each county in whole or in part within the area to be served under the terms of the proposed contract.  c. A contracting unit shall provide advance notice to the public of a public hearing to be held on a proposed contract pursuant to the provisions of this section. This notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the area to be served under the terms of the proposed contract. The second notice shall be published at least 10 days prior to the date of the public hearing. These notices shall include the date, time and location of the public hearing, a general description of the proposed contract, and shall inform the public of the availability of copies of the proposed contract for inspection by any interested party at the offices of the contracting unit. Upon request, the contracting unit shall provide any interested party with a copy of the proposed contract at a cost not to exceed the actual cost of reproducing the proposed contract and any supporting documentation.  L. 1985, c. 38, s. 26, eff. Feb. 4, 1985.