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NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-133.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-133.9 - Appointment of receiver

40:62-133.9. Appointment of receiver  If the bond resolution of a commission authorizing for the issuance of a series of its bonds provides that the holders of the bonds of the series are entitled to the benefits of section 9 of this amendatory and supplementary act and further provides that any trustee appointed pursuant to that section, or having the powers of the trustee, has the powers provided by this section, the trustee, whether or not all of the bonds of the series are declared due and payable, is entitled as of right to the appointment of a receiver of the waterworks, and the receiver may enter upon and take possession of the waterworks and, subject to any pledge or contract with the holders of the bonds, shall take possession of all moneys and other property derived from or applicable to the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance or reconstruction of the waterworks and proceed with the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance or reconstruction which the commission is under any obligation to do, and operate, maintain and reconstruct the waterworks and fix, charge, collect, enforce and receive the water rents and all water revenues thereafter arising subject to any pledge thereof or contract with the holders of the bonds relating thereto and perform the public duties and carry out the contracts and obligations of the commission in the same manner as the commission itself might do and under the direction of the court.  L.1991,c.162,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-133.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-133.10 - Commission members, State, county or local units not liable on bonds

40:62-133.10. Commission members, State, county or local units not liable on bonds  Neither the members of the commission nor any person executing the bonds issued pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. Bonds or other obligations issued by the commission pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act shall not be in any way a debt or liability of the State or of any local unit or of any county or municipality and shall not create or constitute any indebtedness, liability or obligation of the State or of any local unit, county or municipality, either legal, moral or otherwise, and nothing contained in this amendatory and supplementary act shall be construed to authorize the commission to incur any indebtedness on behalf of or in any way to obligate the State or any county or municipality.  L.1991,c.162,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-133.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-133.11 - Commission property exempt from levy, sale

40:62-133.11. Commission property exempt from levy, sale  All property of a commission shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall any judgment against a commission be a charge or lien upon its property; except that nothing herein contained shall apply to or limit the rights of the holder of any bonds to pursue any remedy for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by a commission on its waterworks, water revenues or other moneys.  L.1991,c.162,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-133.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-133.12 - Investment of sinking funds, other moneys, funds

40:62-133.12. Investment of sinking funds, other moneys, funds  Notwithstanding any restriction contained in any other law, rule or regulation, the State and all public officers, municipalities, counties, political subdivisions and public bodies, and agencies thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds of the commission, and the bonds shall be authorized security for any and all public deposits.  L.1991,c.162,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-133.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-133.13 - Waterworks public property, bonds exempt from taxation

40:62-133.13. Waterworks public property, bonds exempt from taxation  Every waterworks and all other property of a commission are declared to be public property of a political subdivision of the State and devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and, other than lands subject to assessment and taxation pursuant to R.S.54:4-3.3, shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the State or any subdivision thereof. All bonds are declared to be issued by a political subdivision of this State and for an essential public and governmental purpose and to be a public instrumentality and the bonds, and the interest thereon and the income therefrom, and all service charges, funds, revenues and other moneys pledged or available to pay or secure the payment of the bonds, or interest thereon, shall at all times be exempt from taxation except for transfer, inheritance and estate taxes and taxes on transfers by or in contemplation of death.  L.1991,c.162,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-133.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-133.14 - State shall not alter commission's, bond holders' rights

40:62-133.14. State shall not alter commission's, bond holders' rights  The State of New Jersey hereby pledges to and covenants and agrees with the holders of any bonds issued pursuant to a bond resolution of the commission that the State shall not limit or alter the rights vested in the commission to fix, establish, charge and collect its water rates and to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds or other obligations, and shall not in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders, and shall not modify in any way the exemptions from taxation provided for in this amendatory and supplementary act, until the bonds, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders are fully met and discharged.  L.1991,c.162,s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-133.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-133.15 - Agreements between commission and bank or banking institution

40:62-133.15. Agreements between commission and bank or banking institution  All banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business are authorized to give to any commission a good and sufficient undertaking with such sureties as shall be approved by the commission to the effect that the bank or banking institution as described herein shall faithfully keep and pay over to the order of or upon the warrant of the commission or its authorized agent all such funds as may be deposited with it by the commission and agreed interest thereon, at such times or upon these demands as may be agreed with the commission or in lieu of these sureties, deposit with the commission or its authorized agent or any trustee therefor or for the holders of any bonds, as collateral, these securities as the commission may approve. The deposits of the commission may be evidenced by a depository collateral agreement in the form and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the commission and the bank or banking institution.  L.1991,c.162,s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-133.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-133.16 - Filing of copy of bond resolution

40:62-133.16. Filing of copy of bond resolution  The commission shall file a copy of each bond resolution adopted by it with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, together with a summary of the dates, amounts, maturities and interest rates of all bonds issued pursuant thereto.  L.1991,c.162,s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-134 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-134 - Sale of surplus water; laying of pipes; consent required

40:62-134. Sale of surplus water; laying of pipes; consent required  The commission or its successor may sell any surplus water not needed to supply the municipalities represented by it to any consumer or to any private water company in this State supplying water to consumers, or any municipality outside of the municipalities represented by the commission, as provided by contracts with the water company which the commission took over as part of the property condemned, and outside of any territory supplied in whole or in part by the water company at the time of taking over the water works. It may also lay, construct and maintain such pipe lines and mains as may be necessary for such purpose in any public highway or place, or acquire by purchase or condemnation any private lands or rights in lands for that purpose. The consent of the public body charged with the repair and maintenance of any public highway or place shall first be obtained, or if such board or body shall refuse such consent, then in such place and in such manner as the Board of Public Utility Commissioners after hearing may fix and determine. The consent also of the governing body of the municipality in which such customers are to be supplied with water shall be first obtained. Amended by L.1949, c. 160, p. 543, s. 1, eff. May 19, 1949.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-135 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-135 - Contracts; engineers and assistants

40:62-135. Contracts; engineers and assistants  The commission may make all necessary and proper contracts, in the manner hereinafter provided and elect or appoint any and all engineers, surveyors, officers, agents and employees that it may deem necessary or convenient for accomplishing the purposes of providing and supplying with water any municipality and its inhabitants which it is authorized to supply, and to define their duties, regulate their compensation and provide for their removal.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-135.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-135.1 - Residency requirements for employees of commission operating certain water system.

40:62-135.1 Residency requirements for employees of commission operating certain water system.  3. Any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive establishing, as may be permitted by law, a residency requirement for employees of a commission operating a water system that serves more than one municipality shall provide that any person employed or to be hired by the commission may reside within any municipality served by the water system, and shall further provide that a non-resident of the municipalities served by the water system may be hired if the commission is unable to hire a qualified resident. Any provision of an ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive to the contrary shall be void and have no force or effect. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a commission from employing or hiring a non-resident of the municipalities served by its water system if no residency requirement is established. L.2019, c.231, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-136 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-136 - Contracts in excess of $2,500; advertisement for bids; exceptions

40:62-136. Contracts in excess of $2,500; advertisement for bids; exceptions  Whenever any work to be performed or materials to be furnished may involve an expenditure of a sum exceeding $2,500.00, the commission shall designate the time when it will meet at its usual place of meeting to receive proposals in writing for doing such work or furnishing such materials, as the case may be, and shall thereupon order that notice shall be given by advertisement in 1 or more newspapers circulating in 1 or more of the municipalities represented by the commission, at least 10 days before the time of the meeting. The advertisement shall specify the dimensions and quality of the work to be done or materials to be furnished. All the proposals shall be publicly opened in the presence of those who choose to attend, and the commission may reject any or all proposals, and advertise for new proposals, and the contract for the work and materials, when awarded, shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. This section shall not be construed to apply to the compensation of specially retained advisers, and when the exigency of the service of an emergency threatening the continuity of the water supply shall be declared by resolution passed by the unanimous vote of the members of the commission, which resolution shall set forth the nature of the exigency or emergency, and shall state the approximate cost of the work in excess of $2,500.00 necessary to be done to meet the exigency or emergency, the necessity for advertising and receiving proposals provided for in this section shall not apply. Amended by L.1960, c. 94, p. 580, s. 1, eff. July 7, 1960.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-137 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-137 - Execution of contract

40:62-137. Execution of contract  All such contracts shall be in writing, and shall be executed by the president and secretary of the commission, on behalf of and in the name of the commission, and under its seal. No party shall be allowed to enter upon any work or furnish any material until the contract shall have been so executed. Every person entering into any such contract with the commission shall give satisfactory security for the faithful performance thereof according to its terms, with surety to be approved by the commission.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-138 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-138 - Control, regulation and protection of water supply system

40:62-138. Control, regulation and protection of water supply system  The commission may make, enforce, amend and repeal all such resolutions and regulations as it may deem necessary and proper for the distribution, supply, use and protection of the water supplies, and the protection of the buildings, machinery, canals, aqueducts, reservoirs and other works and appurtenances thereto; for the installation and protection of meters, and for fixing and collecting the water rents or prices for water, and for imposing penalties in addition to cutting off the water for nonpayment thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-139 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-139 - Furnishing water for special purposes.

40:62-139 Furnishing water for special purposes.  40:62-139. a. The water commission may enter into a contract with any person to supply the person with water for fire protection; manufacturing and irrigation and other special purposes, at rates or charges and upon conditions to be designated by the commission. No rates or charges shall include the imposition of standby fees or charges for any fire protection system to a residential customer served by a water service line of two inches or less in diameter. Thereupon the person shall pay to the commission the rate and all other charges stipulated therein, instead of the usual rates charged to other customers of the commission. b. No rates or charges shall include the imposition of any fees in excess of the cost of water actually used for any sprinkler system required to be installed in any residential health care facility pursuant to the "Health Care Facilities Planning Act," P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.) and regulations promulgated thereunder or in any rooming or boarding house pursuant to the "Rooming and Boarding House Act of 1979,"P.L.1979, c.496 (C.55:13B-1 et al.) and regulations promulgated thereunder. c. Nothing herein contained shall preclude the water commission from charging for the actual cost of water main connection. d. Nothing herein contained shall alter or affect the lien hereinafter imposed for unpaid water rents or rates, nor change the rights of the commission to collect unpaid water rates or rents in accordance with the provisions hereof. e. Nothing in this section shall preclude a water commission from requiring separate dedicated service lines for fire protection. The water commission may require that fire service lines be metered. Nothing in this section shall alter the liability for maintenance and repair of service lines which exists on the effective date of P.L.2003, c.278. Amended 1981, c.514, s.4; 2003, c.278, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-140 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-140 - Right of entry for inspection; penalty for obstructing inspectors

40:62-140. Right of entry for inspection; penalty for obstructing inspectors  All engineers, surveyors, officers, agents, employees or committeemen appointed for the purposes provided in sections 40:62-133 to 40:62-150 of this title may enter upon any land or water for the purpose of making any and all surveys and examinations necessary, and at all reasonable hours enter any dwelling or other place where the water so furnished is taken or used, and where unnecessary waste thereof is known or suspected, and examine and inquire into the cause thereof, and may examine all service pipes, stopcocks and other apparatus connected with the water supply or drainage works, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the same are of the character and dimensions, and fixed in the manner by the rules of the commission regulating the same. If any person shall refuse to permit the examination, or oppose or obstruct an engineer, surveyor, officer, agent, employee or committeeman in the performance of such duties, the person so offending shall have the supply of water shut off until the required examination is made and such alteration and repairs as may be necessary shall be completed.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-141 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-141 - Liability for water rent; payment in advance

40:62-141. Liability for water rent; payment in advance  The owner of any house, tenement, building or lot shall be liable for the payment of the price or rent as fixed by the commission for the use of water by such owner or by the occupier, and for the installation, purchase price, repair and testing of any water meter or water meters, water service, water services, connections, appliances or parts, and renewals thereof furnished or made by the commission, in, upon or connecting with such house, tenement, building or lot and the interest and penalties charged. The price or rent so fixed, and the other costs, expenses, interest and penalties shall be a lien upon such house, tenement, building or lot until the same shall be paid and satisfied, and shall be enforceable by an action at law in any competent court. The commission shall notify the officers or board having charge of the collection of taxes in each municipality in which the commission shall supply water to any of the inhabitants of such municipality, that the commission is supplying water to such inhabitants, and requesting said officials or board to notify all persons applying for a certificate showing municipal or other liens against property in such municipality, that the applicant must apply to the commission to ascertain the amount of water rents or other charges due to the commission, which are by law made a lien upon the premises covered by the certificate. The commission may require payment in advance for the use or rent of water furnished by it and for any work to be done or materials to be furnished.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-142 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-142 - Water shut off for nonpayment of charges

40:62-142. Water shut off for nonpayment of charges  In case prompt payment of any water rent or rents, or for work done or materials furnished, is not made when due, the water may be shut off from such real estate, and shall not be again supplied thereto until the arrears with interest and penalties shall be fully paid.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-143 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-143 - Rebate for prompt payment; amount

40:62-143. Rebate for prompt payment; amount  The commission may grant to consumers a rebate or discount for the prompt payment of water rent or rates within a specified time after such water rent or rates shall become due. Such rebate or discount shall not exceed the sum of ten cents on each one dollar or fraction thereof due for water rent or rates, and no rebate or discount shall be granted unless such rents or rates be paid within thirty days after the same shall become due. The sum so granted as a rebate or discount shall be fixed and determined by resolution of the commission.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-144 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-144 - Increase of capacity of plant; additional pipe lines

40:62-144. Increase of capacity of plant; additional pipe lines  The commission may increase the capacity of any waterworks, plant or plants owned by it, either by the construction and erection of new and additional buildings or otherwise, and the purchase of other or larger pumps, machinery and apparatus; extend any system of water distribution either within or without any municipality authorized to be supplied by it, by laying additional mains or lateral connections, or by relaying or enlarging existing mains and pipes, as the commission shall deem necessary; and cause to be constructed additional pipe lines or mains to connect any reservoir or water supply in its control, located outside the limits of the municipalities represented by the commission, with any reservoir or supply pipes or mains within such municipalities.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-145 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-145 - Contracts for additional supply of water

40:62-145. Contracts for additional supply of water  The commission may enter into contracts from time to time, for a period not exceeding fifteen years, with any other municipality having waterworks, or with any private corporation owning or controlling waterworks, to obtain any additional supply of water for public and private uses of the inhabitants of the municipalities represented or supplied by the commission.