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NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-13.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-13.1 - New sewerage system authorized

40:14B-13.1. New sewerage system authorized  Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L. 1957, c. 183 (C. 40:14B-1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, the governing body of any municipality located in a county of the third class having a county population of at least 80,000 persons but not more than 85,000 persons according to the most recent federal decennial census, which municipality has created, participated in the creation of or joined a municipal utilities authority or has entered into a contract with a municipal utilities authority for the treatment and disposal of sewage within the whole or portions of the municipality pursuant to section 49 of P.L. 1957, c. 183 (C. 40:14B-49), may, pending the dissolution of the authority in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of P.L. 1957, c. 183 (C. 40:14B-13) and the provisions of the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L. 1983, c. 313 (C. 40A:5A-1 et seq.), and pursuant to a duly adopted ordinance therefor, commence in its own name or by creating another municipal utilities authority pursuant to law the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of a new sewerage system, including the expenditure of its own moneys for the costs related thereto, for the purposes of the provision of adequate sewage collection, treatment, purification and disposal service within the municipality. Any actions undertaken by the governing body of the municipality must be consistent with the "Water Quality Planning Act," P.L. 1977, c. 75 (C. 58:11A-1 et seq.) and with P.L. 1970, c. 33 (C. 13:1D-1 et seq.).  L. 1986, c. 110, s. 1, eff. Sept. 23, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-15 - Conflicting interests

40:14B-15. Conflicting interests  No member, officer or employee of a municipal authority shall have or acquire any interest, direct or indirect, in the utility system or in any property included or planned to be included in the utility system or in any contract or proposed contract for materials or services to be furnished to or used by the municipal authority, but neither the holding of any office or employment in the government of any county or municipality or under any law of the State nor the owning of any property within the State shall be deemed a disqualification for membership in or employment by a municipal authority, and members of the governing body of a local unit may be appointed by such governing body and may serve as members of a municipal authority. L.1957, c. 183, p. 646, s. 15, eff. Aug. 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-16 - Term of member; removal; hearing

40:14B-16. Term of member; removal; hearing  Each member of a municipal authority shall hold office for the term for which he was appointed and until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. A member of a municipal authority may be removed only by the governing body by which he was appointed and only for inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office and after he shall have been given a copy of the charges against him and, not sooner than 10 days thereafter, had opportunity in person or by counsel to be heard thereon by such governing body. L.1957, c. 183, p. 646, s. 16, eff. Aug. 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-17 - Compensation to members

40:14B-17. Compensation to members  A municipal authority may reimburse its members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. The resolution, ordinance or parallel ordinances for the creation of a municipal authority or for the reorganization of a sewerage authority as a municipal authority may provide that the members of the municipal authority may receive compensation for their services within an annual and other limitations to be stated in such resolution, ordinance or parallel ordinances, and in that event, each member may receive from the municipal authority such compensation for his services as the municipal authority may determine within the limitations stated in such resolution, ordinance or parallel ordinances. The said provisions or limitations stated in any such resolution, ordinance or parallel ordinances may be amended or added by subsequent resolution, ordinance or parallel ordinances, as the case may be, but no reduction of any such limitation shall be effective as to any member of the municipal authority then in office except upon the written consent of such member. No member of any municipal authority shall receive any compensation for his services except as provided in this section. L.1957, c. 183, p. 647, s. 17, eff. Aug. 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-18 - Employees of municipal authorities

40:14B-18. Employees of municipal authorities  Every municipal authority, upon the first appointment of its members and thereafter on or after February 1 in each year, shall annually elect from among its members a chairman and a vice-chairman, who shall hold office until February 1 next ensuing and until their respective successors have been appointed and have qualified. Every municipal authority may also appoint and employ, full- or part-time, a secretary, an executive director, managerial personnel, technical advisors and experts, professional employees, and persons who shall render professional services as set forth in section 5 of P.L. 1971, c. 198 (C. 40A:11-5), as the authority may determine necessary for its efficient operations, and it shall determine their qualifications, terms of office, for periods not to exceed five years, duties and compensation and enter into contracts therefor, for periods not to exceed five years, as it deems necessary. Such municipal authority may also appoint and employ such other agents and employees as it may require and determine their duties and compensation. The provisions of this section with regard to terms shall not apply to the positions of general counsel and consulting engineer. The appointing and employing powers of the municipal authority set forth in this section shall be exercised without regard to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes; provided, however, that any municipal authority which, prior to the effective date of this amendatory act, has accepted the jurisdiction of the Department of Civil Service, other than by reason of compliance with a court order, shall continue to be subject to the provisions of Title 11.  L. 1957, c. 183, p. 647, s. 18, eff. Aug. 22, 1957. Amended by L. 1981, c. 493, s. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1982; L. 1985, c. 537, s. 2, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-18.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-18.1 - Residency requirements for employees of municipal authority operating certain water system.

40:14B-18.1 Residency requirements for employees of municipal authority operating certain water system.  1. Any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive establishing, as may be permitted by law, a residency requirement for employees of a municipal authority operating a water system that serves more than one municipality shall provide that any person employed or to be hired by the municipal authority in relation to the operation of its water system 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 municipal authority 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 municipal authority 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.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-20.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-20.1 - Interest on deposits with municipal authorities

40:14B-20.1. Interest on deposits with municipal authorities  Whenever a municipal authority requires a person to deposit an amount of money exceeding $5,000.00 for professional services employed by the municipal authority, for municipal authority inspection fees or to satisfy any performance or maintenance guarantee requirements, the money, until repaid or applied to the purposes for which it is deposited, including the person's portion of the interest earned thereon, except as otherwise provided in this section, shall continue to be the property of the person and shall be held in trust by the municipal authority. Money deposited shall be held in escrow. The municipal authority receiving the money shall deposit it in a banking institution or savings and loan association in this State insured by an agency of the federal government, or in any other fund or depository approved for such deposits by the State, in an account bearing interest at a minimum at the rate currently paid by the institution or depository on time or savings deposits. The municipal authority shall notify the person in writing of the name and address of the institution or depository in which the deposit is made and the amount of the deposit. The municipal authority shall not be required to refund an amount of interest paid on a deposit which does not exceed $100.00 for the year. If the amount of interest exceeds $100.00, that entire amount shall belong to the person and shall be refunded to him by the municipal authority annually or at the time the deposit is repaid or applied to the purposes for which it was deposited, as the case may be; except that the municipal authority may retain for administrative expenses a sum equivalent to no more than 33 1/3% of that entire amount, which shall be in lieu of all other administrative and custodial expenses.  The provisions of this act shall apply only to that interest earned and paid on a deposit after the effective date of this act.  L. 1985, c. 316, s. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-20.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-20.2 - Service charge by utility authority for returned check

40:14B-20.2. Service charge by utility authority for returned check  2. a. A utilities authority created pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-1 et seq.) may, by resolution, provide for the imposition of a service charge to be added to any account owing to the authority, if payment tendered on the account was by a check or other written instrument which was returned for insufficient funds.  b. The service charge for a check or other written instrument returned for insufficient funds shall be determined and set by resolution from time to time, but shall not exceed $20 per check or other written instrument.  c. Any service charge authorized by this section shall be collected in the same manner prescribed by law for the collection of the account for which the check or other written instrument was tendered. In addition, the authority may require future payments to be tendered in cash or by certified or cashier's check.  L.1994,c.124,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-20.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-20.3 - Use of municipal utilities authority funds for joint acquisition of land for recreation, conservation purposes.

40:14B-20.3 Use of municipal utilities authority funds for joint acquisition of land for recreation, conservation purposes.  1. a. A municipal utilities authority may expend any of its funds for the joint acquisition of land for recreation and conservation purposes with a municipality, notwithstanding the participation of any other public entity in the purchase, provided that the transaction does not violate any federal or State law and has a direct nexus to, and substantially furthers the core mission of, the municipal utilities authority. b. Nothing in this section shall interfere with or limit the oversight authority of any State agency over a municipal utilities authority. c. For the purposes of this section, "recreation and conservation purposes" means the use of lands for beaches, biological or ecological study, boating, camping, fishing, forests, greenways, hunting, natural areas, parks, playgrounds, protecting historic properties, water reserves, watershed protection, wildlife preserves, active sports, or a similar use for either public outdoor recreation or conservation of natural resources, or both. L.2001,c.283,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-21.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-21.1 - Hydroelectric power; sale at wholesale; authority to charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges

40:14B-21.1. Hydroelectric power; sale at wholesale; authority to charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges  Every municipal authority is hereby authorized to charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges for sale of hydroelectric power at wholesale. L.1980, c. 34, s. 7, eff. June 6, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-22a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-22a - Municipal authority may charge certain additional fees.

40:14B-22a Municipal authority may charge certain additional fees.  4. a. For a property connected to the water or sewerage system for less than 20 years, a municipal authority may charge an additional connection or tapping fee for an addition, alteration, or change in use that materially increases the level of use and imposes a greater demand on the water or sewerage system, but does not involve a new physical connection of the property to the water or sewerage system. b. The connection or tapping fee authorized by subsection a. of this section shall be equal to the amount by which the increased use and demand on the water or sewerage system exceeds the use and demand that existed prior to such addition, alteration, or change in use. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a municipal authority from charging a new or additional connection or tapping fee for any new or additional connection of a property to the water or sewerage system, or for any increase in the size of an existing connection or for any new construction of additional service units connected to the water or sewerage system that materially increases the level of use or demand on the water or sewerage system. d. As used in this section, "materially increases" means any increase in the number of service units; or any other change which increases the level of use or demand on the water or sewerage system by 15 percent or more over the highest actual annual use and demand that existed during the prior 10-year period immediately preceding the addition, alteration, or change in use; provided, however, that, if the property has been connected to the water or sewerage system for less than 10 years, the average level of use and demand shall be calculated based on the actual period of connection. L.2018, c.74, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-22.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-22.1 - Solid waste service charges

40:14B-22.1. Solid waste service charges  15. Every municipal authority is hereby authorized to charge and collect rents, rates, fees or other charges (in this act sometimes referred to as "solid waste service charges") for the use or services of the solid waste system. Such solid waste service charges may be charged to and collected from any municipality or any person contracting for such use or services or from the owner or occupant, or both of them, of any real property from or on which originates or has originated any solid waste to be treated by the solid waste system of the authority, and the owner of any such real property shall be liable for and shall pay such solid waste service charges to the municipal authority at the time when and place where such solid waste service charges are due and payable. Such rents, rates, fees and charges, being in the nature of use or service charges, shall as nearly as the authority shall deem practicable and equitable be uniform throughout the county for the same type, class and amount of use or service of the solid waste system, except as permitted by section 1 of P.L.1992, c.215 (C.40:14B-22.2), and may be based or computed on any factors determining the type, class and amount of use or service of the solid waste system, and may give weight to the characteristics of the solid waste and any other special matter affecting the cost of treatment and disposal of the same.  L.1977,c.384,s.15; amended 1992,c.215,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-22.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-22.2 - Reduced, abated rents, rates, fees by municipal authority providing electricity.

40:14B-22.2 Reduced, abated rents, rates, fees by municipal authority providing electricity.  1. Any municipal or county authority, including any municipal authority which provides electricity to a single municipality, may establish within its district rates or schedules which provide for a reduction, deferment, without accruing interest during the period of the deferment, or total abatement of the rents, rates, fees, or other charges pertaining to a primary residence owned, in full or in part, by a person who is enlisted in any branch of the United States Armed Forces. The reduction, deferment, without interest, or total abatement shall be effective during the period of time in which that person is deployed for active service in time of war. Any municipal or county authority may establish within its district rates or schedules which provide for a reduction or total abatement of the rents, rates, fees, or other charges which are charged to or collected from any person residing in the district of the age of 65 or more years, or less than 65 years of age and permanently and totally disabled according to the provisions of the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. s.301 et seq., or disabled under any federal law administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs if the disability is rated as 60 percent or higher, and the person either is annually eligible to receive assistance under the "Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled" (PAAD) program, P.L.1975, c.194 (C.30:4D-20 et seq.) or has a total income not in excess of $10,000 per year exclusive of benefits under any one of the following:  a. The federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. s.301 et seq. and all amendments and supplements thereto;  b. Any other program of the federal government or pursuant to any other federal law which provides benefits in whole or in part in lieu of benefits referred to in, or for persons excluded from coverage under subsection a. of this section including, but not limited to, the federal "Railroad Retirement Act of 1974," 45 U.S.C. s.231 et seq., and federal pension, disability and retirement programs; or  c. Pension, disability or retirement programs of any state or its political subdivisions, or agencies thereof, for persons not covered under subsection a. of this section except that, the total amount of benefits to be allowed exclusion by any owner under subsection b. or c. of this section shall not be in excess of the maximum amount of benefits payable to, and allowable for exclusion by, an owner in similar circumstances under subsection a. of this section. L.1992, c.215, s.1; amended 1994, c.78, s.4; 2016, c.102, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-22.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-22.3 - Utilities authority, reduced fees for certain affordable housing projects.

40:14B-22.3 Utilities authority, reduced fees for certain affordable housing projects.  5. a. A county, regional or municipal utilities authority shall establish within its rates or schedules a 50% reduction in the connection fee or tapping fee assessed pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-21) for new connections to the water system and a 50% reduction in the connection fee or tapping fee assessed pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1957, c.183 (C.40:14B-22) for new connections to the sewerage system which are to be charged to public housing authorities, to non-profit organizations building affordable housing projects, and to any other affordable housing, including affordable housing units in inclusionary projects. b. For units previously connected to the authority's system that were demolished or refurbished to allow for new affordable housing units and for which a connection fee was previously paid, a county, regional or municipal utilities authority shall establish within its rates or schedules a credit against the connection fee or tapping fee to be assessed for connection with the water system or the sewerage system to public housing authorities, non-profit organizations building affordable housing projects, and to any other affordable housing, including affordable housing units in inclusionary projects. The credit shall be the connection fee or tapping fee previously assessed and paid for connection with the water system or the sewerage system for units previously connected to the authority's system.  c. The connection fee or tapping fee assessable against a public housing authority, non-profit organization, or other affordable housing owner, for units previously connected to the authority's system that were demolished or refurbished to allow for new affordable housing units, including affordable housing units in inclusionary projects, shall be the lesser of the reduced rate provided for in subsection a. of this section, or the current non-reduced rate applicable to other types of housing developments minus the credit provided under subsection b. of this section for units for which a connection fee or tapping fee was previously paid, provided that said public housing authority, non-profit organization, or other affordable housing owner can establish the connection fee or tapping fee was previously assessed and paid for connection with the system. If the same cannot be established, the reduced rate provided for in subsection a. of this section shall be assessed. L.2005, c.29, s.5; amended 2018, c.74, s.6.