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NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-110 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-110 - Landfill closure account audits

13:1E-110. Landfill closure account audits  a. Every owner or operator of a sanitary landfill facility which accepts more than 10,000 tons of solid waste per year, or whose escrow account balance is in excess of $100,000.00, shall file with the department an annual audit of the escrow account established for the closure of the facility pursuant to this supplementary act. The audit shall be conducted by a certified public accountant, a registered municipal accountant, or a registered public accountant, and shall be filed no later than October 31 of each year.  b. Any moneys remaining in the escrow account of any sanitary landfill facility subsequent to the proper and complete closure thereof, as determined by the department, shall be paid by the owner or operator thereof into the fund.  L. 1981, c. 306, s. 11. Amended by L. 1985, c. 455, s. 1, eff. Jan. 15, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-111 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-111 - Rights of subrogation of fund

13:1E-111. Rights of subrogation of fund  Payment of any damages by the fund shall be conditioned upon the department acquiring, by subrogation, all rights of the claimant to recovery of the damages from any owner or operator of a sanitary landfill facility. L.1981, c. 306, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-112 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-112 - Tax and escrow collected as surcharge; adjustments

13:1E-112. Tax and escrow collected as surcharge; adjustments  13. a. The provisions of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the owner or operator of any sanitary landfill facility may collect the tax imposed pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1981, c.306 (C.13:1E-104), and the escrow account payments required by section 10 of P.L.1981, c.306 (C.13:1E-109), as a surcharge on any tariff established pursuant to law for the solid waste disposal operations of the facility.  b. The Board of Public Utilities may direct the owner or operator of a sanitary landfill facility to reduce the rate of payments to an escrow account required by section 10 of P.L.1981, c.306 (C.13:1E-109), but only to the extent that:  (1) The current tariff established pursuant to law for the solid waste disposal operations of the facility specifically allocates a portion thereof for closing costs; and  (2) The amount collected for closing costs pursuant to this tariff are deposited, on a monthly basis, in the escrow account for the facility.  L.1981,c.306,s.13; amended 1991,c.381,s.43.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-114 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-114 - Rules and regulations

13:1E-114. Rules and regulations  The department shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate this supplementary act. L.1981, c. 306, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-115 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-115 - Availability of other remedies; remedies additional to existing law

13:1E-115. Availability of other remedies; remedies additional to existing law  Nothing in this supplementary act shall be deemed to preclude the pursuit of any other civil or injunctive remedy by any person. The remedies provided in this supplementary act are in addition to those provided by existing statutory or common law, but no person who receives compensation for damages pursuant to any other State or Federal law shall be permitted to receive compensation for the same damages or cleanup costs under this supplementary act. L.1981, c. 306, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-116 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-116 - Contract for sale of land; statement of use as sanitary landfill facility; violation; voidability

13:1E-116. Contract for sale of land; statement of use as sanitary landfill facility; violation; voidability  a. No person shall contract to sell any land which has been utilized as a sanitary landfill facility at any time prior to the effective date of this supplementary act unless the contract of sale for the land shall state the fact and the period of time that the land was so utilized. Any prospective purchaser of such land may obtain from the department, upon written request therefor, a history of the compliance by the facility with all applicable statutes, rules and regulations administered by the department. b. Any contract made in violation of this section is voidable. L.1981, c. 306, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-116.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-116.1 - Short title

13:1E-116.1. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Municipal Landfill Site Closure, Remediation and Redevelopment Act." L.1996,c.124,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-116.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-116.3 - Redevelopment agreement, negotiation

13:1E-116.3. Redevelopment agreement, negotiation  3. a. The provisions of any other law, or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary notwithstanding, any developer may enter into a redevelopment agreement with the State pursuant to the provisions of this section. The Commissioner of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development in consultation with the State Treasurer shall negotiate the terms and conditions of any redevelopment agreement on behalf of the State. b. In negotiating a redevelopment agreement with a developer, the commissioner shall consider the following factors: (1) the economic feasibility of the redevelopment project; (2) the extent of economic and related social distress in the municipality and the area to be affected by the redevelopment project; (3) the degree to which the redevelopment project will advance State, regional and local development strategies; (4) the likelihood that the redevelopment project shall upon completion be capable of repaying the closure and remediation costs incurred; (5) the relationship of the redevelopment project to a comprehensive local development strategy, including other major projects undertaken within the municipality; and (6) the degree to which the redevelopment project enhances and promotes job creation and economic development. L.1996,c.124,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-116.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-116.4 - Reimbursement of costs of closure and remediation

13:1E-116.4. Reimbursement of costs of closure and remediation  4. a. The provisions of any other law, or rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary notwithstanding, any developer that enters into a redevelopment agreement pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.3), may be eligible for reimbursement of 75% of the costs of the closure and remediation of the municipal solid waste landfill pursuant to the provisions of this section upon the commencement of a business operation within a redevelopment project, the sales receipts of which are subject to the tax imposed under the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.). b. To be eligible for reimbursement of 75% of the costs of closure and remediation, a developer shall submit an application, in writing, to the director for review and certification of the reimbursement. The director shall review the request for the reimbursement upon receipt of an application therefor, and shall approve or deny the application for certification on a timely basis. The director shall certify a developer to be eligible for the reimbursement if the director shall find that: (1) a place of business is located in the area subject to the redevelopment agreement for the purpose of making retail sales; (2) non-exempt items are regularly exhibited and offered for retail sale at that location; (3) the place of business is not utilized primarily for the purpose of catalogue or mail order sales; and (4) the developer has entered into a memorandum of agreement with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection for the environmentally sound and proper closure and remediation of the municipal solid waste landfill located on the site of the redevelopment project pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.5) and is in compliance with the memorandum of agreement. c. When filing an application for certification for a reimbursement pursuant to this section, the developer shall submit to the director a certification of the total closure and remediation costs incurred by the developer for the closure and remediation of the municipal solid waste landfill located at the site of the redevelopment project as provided in the redevelopment agreement. L.1996,c.124,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-116.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-116.5 - Memorandum of agreement to qualify for reimbursement certification

13:1E-116.5. Memorandum of agreement to qualify for reimbursement certification  5. a. To qualify for the certification of reimbursement of 75% of the closure and remediation costs authorized pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.4), a developer shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection for the environmentally sound and proper closure or remediation of the municipal solid waste landfill located on the site of the redevelopment project. b. Under the memorandum of agreement, the developer shall agree to perform and complete any closure activity or remediation as may be required by the Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to law, to ensure the environmentally sound and proper closure and remediation of the municipal solid waste landfill located at the site of the redevelopment project. Any activity necessary to remediate ground or surface water contamination caused by a municipal solid waste landfill shall be undertaken in compliance with the remediation standards adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-1 et al.). c. After the developer has entered into a memorandum of agreement with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the commissioner shall submit a copy thereof to the developer, the clerk of the municipality in which the municipal solid waste landfill is located, the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, and the director. L.1996,c.124,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-116.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-116.6 - Municipal Landfill Closure and Remediation Fund

13:1E-116.6. Municipal Landfill Closure and Remediation Fund  6. a. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a special fund to be known as the Municipal Landfill Closure and Remediation Fund. Moneys in the fund shall be dedicated to the purpose of reimbursing a developer who enters into a redevelopment agreement pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.3) and is certified for reimbursement pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.4) in an amount equal to 75% of the closure and remediation costs of the municipal solid waste landfill. A special account within the fund shall be created for each developer upon approval of a certification pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.4). The Legislature shall annually appropriate the entire balance of the fund for the purposes of reimbursement of closure and remediation costs as provided in section 7 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.7). b. The fund shall be credited with one half of all taxes due and payable pursuant to the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) by any person required to collect the tax at the site of a redevelopment project which is the subject of a redevelopment agreement with the State pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.3) until the amount credited equals 75% of the dollar amount of the closure and remediation costs actually and reasonably incurred by the developer, as certified to the director by the developer. L.1996,c.124,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-116.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-116.7 - Reimbursement of developer

13:1E-116.7. Reimbursement of developer  7. a. The State Treasurer shall reimburse the developer for 75% of the closure and remediation costs of the municipal solid waste landfill from the Municipal Landfill Closure and Remediation Fund upon approval of certification of the reimbursement pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.4). The developer shall be entitled to periodic payments from the fund in an amount equal to one half of the taxes due and payable pursuant to the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) from any person required to collect the tax at the site of a redevelopment project which is subject to a redevelopment agreement between the developer and the State pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.3). Payments from the fund shall be made to a developer at the same frequency in which the payments are made to the State from the persons required to collect the tax. Payments to the developer shall be made within 15 days of receipt by the State of the taxes. b. A developer shall submit to the director updated closure and remediation costs actually incurred by the developer for the closure or remediation of the municipal solid waste landfill located at the site of the redevelopment project as provided in the redevelopment agreement. The reimbursement authorized pursuant to this section shall continue until such time as the aggregate dollar amount of the reimbursement equals 75% of the dollar amount of the closure and remediation costs actually incurred by the developer, as certified to the director by the developer. To remain entitled to the reimbursement authorized pursuant to this section, the developer shall perform and complete all closure and remediation activities during the closure and post-closure periods as may be required pursuant to the memorandum of agreement entered into with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1996, c.124 (C.13:1E-116.5). The Department of Environmental Protection may review the closure and remediation costs incurred by the developer to determine if they are reasonable.  L.1996,c.124,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-117 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-117 - Scales to determine weight of vehicles disposing of waste; record; exemption

13:1E-117. Scales to determine weight of vehicles disposing of waste; record; exemption  All new solid waste facilities, other than privately-owned, noncommercial, onsite industrial solid waste facilities which do not accept solid waste generated from any other source and solid waste facilities used exclusively for the land disposal of sludge, shall install and use scales to determine the gross and net tare weight of all vehicles disposing of solid waste at these facilities. The registered operator of each new facility shall maintain a monthly record of the weight and vehicle information for the solid waste disposed of at the facility. This information shall be forwarded to the department on a monthly basis and shall be made available by the department for public inspection. For the purposes of this act, a "new solid waste facility" means any solid waste facility for which a registration statement and engineering design has been filed with the department subsequent to the effective date of this act. The department may adopt regulations or guidelines exempting any class of new solid waste facility from this requirement, except that in no case shall the department exempt any facility the total disposal design capacity of which exceeds 100,000 tons of non-liquid solid waste, as computed by the department. All existing solid waste facilities that are identified in an approved district solid waste management plan for operation after January 1, 1985 and which accept in excess of 31,200 tons of non-liquid solid waste annually, as computed by the department, shall install scales within six months of the effective date of this act. Any existing solid waste transfer station, or any solid waste transfer station for which a registration statement and engineering design are filed after the effective date of this act, which accepts less than 31,200 tons of non-liquid solid waste annually, as computed by the department, shall be exempt from the provisions of this act. L.1983, c. 93, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-118 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-118 - Rate schedule; amendment of tariff

13:1E-118. Rate schedule; amendment of tariff  a. The Board of Public Utilities shall, in accordance with the provisions of the "Solid Waste Utility Control Act of 1970" (P.L.1970, c. 40; C. 48:13A-1 et seq.), establish an equitable rate schedule based upon weight for the solid waste disposed of at all solid waste facilities required to install scales pursuant to this act. b. In instances where solid waste to be disposed is of substantially higher or lower density than normal, the solid waste facility shall weigh the waste, but the board, at its discretion, or upon petition, may require the amendment of any tariff to provide for rates based on factors in addition to weight. L.1983, c. 93, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-119 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-119 - Increase in tariffs

13:1E-119. Increase in tariffs  3. Any solid waste facility required to install scales pursuant to this act may petition the Board of Public Utilities for an increase in its tariff which reflects the costs reasonably incurred by the facility in complying with this act. The board, within 60 days of the receipt of such a petition, shall determine the extent to which these costs shall be passed along to the users of the solid waste facility as an automatic surcharge on any tariff filed with, and recorded by, the board for the operation of the solid waste facility.  L.1983,c.93,s.3; amended 1991,c.381,s.44.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-120 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-120 - Regulations or guidelines

13:1E-120. Regulations or guidelines  The department shall, within 90 days of the effective date of this act, adopt regulations or guidelines for determining the weighing requirements and number of scales necessary for the timely, efficient and reliable operation of solid waste facilities. L.1983, c. 93, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-122 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-122 - Waste generated by federal government; exemption from tariffs

13:1E-122. Waste generated by federal government; exemption from tariffs  The tariffs established pursuant to this act shall not be levied upon the collectors or haulers of solid waste for that portion of the solid waste generated by the Federal Government or agencies thereof. The exemption from tariffs shall apply only to solid waste disposed of pursuant to contracts in effect prior to the effective date of this act. In order to qualify for an exemption from the new tariff schedule, a hauler shall certify to the board that the contract in question involves solid waste generated by the Federal Government or agencies thereof and was in effect prior to the effective date of this act. All solid waste to be disposed of pursuant to contracts which are entered into, or renewed, on or after the effective date of this act shall be subject to the provisions thereof. L.1983, c. 93, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-123 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-123 - Disposal of solid waste generated by agency of federal government; exemption from taxes and fees

13:1E-123. Disposal of solid waste generated by agency of federal government; exemption from taxes and fees  The provisions of P.L.1981, c. 278 (C. 13:1E-92 et seq.) or P.L.1981, c. 306 (C. 13:1E-100 et seq.) to the contrary notwithstanding, no tax or fee shall be levied upon the owner or operator of a sanitary landfill facility for the acceptance for disposal of solid waste generated exclusively by any agency of the federal government, if the solid waste collector who transports that solid waste to the sanitary landfill facility submits to the owner or operator thereof an itemized invoice to that federal agency, signed and verified by a duly authorized officer of the agency, indicating the number of cubic yards of solid waste to be disposed of, and if that owner or operator attaches a copy of that invoice with the monthly tax return filed pursuant to the aforecited acts. L.1983, c. 267, s. 1, eff. July 14, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-124 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-124 - Exemption applicable only to contracts signed prior to Jan. 1, 1982

13:1E-124. Exemption applicable only to contracts signed prior to Jan. 1, 1982  The exemption provided for in this supplementary act shall apply only to solid waste collected pursuant to contracts signed prior to January 1, 1982. The solid waste collector, at his initial disposal of the exempt waste, shall submit to the owner or operator of the sanitary landfill facility a copy of his contract with an agency of the federal government indicating an effective date of the contract prior to January 1, 1982. The owner or operator of the sanitary landfill facility, at his initial request for the exemption provided for in this act, shall submit the contract with the monthly tax return filed pursuant to the acts cited in section 1 of this act. L.1983, c. 267, s. 2, eff. July 14, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-125 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-125 - Construction of act; refunds; tax liability incurred prior to effective date

13:1E-125. Construction of act; refunds; tax liability incurred prior to effective date  Nothing herein provided shall be construed to authorize a refund of taxes paid or to relieve any tax liability incurred prior to the effective date of this act. L.1983, c. 267, s. 3, eff. July 14, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:1E-125.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:1E-125.3 - Site plan approval required.

13:1E-125.3 Site plan approval required.  3. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, any person who undertakes the closure of a legacy landfill, or the owner or operator of a closed sanitary landfill facility, who accepts for any reason, solid waste, recyclable material, contaminated soil, cover material, wastewater treatment residual material, dredge material, construction debris, or any other waste or material shall apply for and obtain site plan approval pursuant to the provisions of the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.).  L.2013, c.69, s.3.