N.J. Stat. tit. 48, ch. 3
N.J. Stat. tit. 48, ch. 3
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section3-1. Unjust or unreasonable discriminations or classifications of rates; "board" definedsection3-2. § 48:3-2section3-2.1. Interest on utility overpaymentssection3-2.2. Notice to customerssection3-2.3. Assessment of late charge on unpaid utility bill, conditions.section3-3. Improper service; refusal or withholding of servicesection3-3.1. Refusal to furnish service for nonpayment of bill by previous occupant prohibitedsection3-4. Undue preferencessection3-4.1. Reduced fare for transporting persons over age 65section3-5. Capitalizing franchises or contracts for consolidationsection3-6. Gratuities to public officialssection3-7. Utility property transactions.section3-7.1. Certain contracts between public utilities and corporations or persons owning or controlling utility stock; approval of board; disapprovalsection3-7.2. § 48:3-7.2section3-7.3. § 48:3-7.3section3-7.4. § 48:3-7.4section3-7.5. § 48:3-7.5section3-7.6. § 48:3-7.6section3-7.7. § 48:3-7.7section3-7.8. Regulations applicable to public utilities.section3-7.9. Designation of agent.section3-7.10. Superior Court, chancery division, to enforce compliancesection3-7.11. § 48:3-7.11section3-7.12. Railroads and railway express exemptsection3-7.13. Transportation of motor vehicles, trailers, etc.; unlawful agreements and charges; violation as misdemeanorsection3-9. Security transactions.section3-10. Sale or transfer of stock unless authorized by board prohibited; exceptions.section3-11. Article to govern granting of consents; "street" definedsection3-12. Petition; contentssection3-13. § 48:3-13section3-14. § 48:3-14section3-15. Grant by ordinance; fifty-year limitsection3-16. § 48:3-16section3-17. Construction; exceptionssection3-17a. Public utility pole or underground facility placement; municipal consent required; procedures, enforcement.section3-17.1. Presumption from occupancy; action for removal of poles barred in 10 yearssection3-17.2. Definitionssection3-17.3. Recording of grants; effect as constructive noticesection3-17.3a. Notice of development applicationssection3-17.4. Effect of act on previously granted easement rightssection3-17.5. Effective datesection3-17.6. Authority to take propertysection3-17.7. Necessity; application; notice and hearing; rules and regulationssection3-17.8. Taking of state property prohibitedsection3-17.9. Definitionssection3-17.10. Notice to landowner before entrysection3-17.11. Definitions relative to public utility infrastructure projects.section3-17.12. Notification of infrastructure project plan to local unit, local utility service area; examination of underground utility facility.section3-17.13. Notification of public utilities; examination of underground utility facility.section3-17.14. Rules, regulations.section3-18. Agreementssection3-19. Municipal consentsection3-20. § 48:3-20section3-20.1. Franchise not to lapse on death of holder; transfer by estate with consent of boardsection3-20.2. Designation of agent to act for estatesection3-21. Sale of property and franchises of gas, water, or gas and water companies; purchasers constituted corporation; powerssection3-22. § 48:3-22section3-23. § 48:3-23section3-24. Meeting of purchasers for organization of new corporation; procedure; stock and bondssection3-25. Certificate of organization; filing; prior liens not affectedsection3-26. § 48:3-26section3-27. § 48:3-27section3-28. Receivers or trustees for insolvent companies; appointment; sale or lease of propertysection3-29. Sale or lease of property and franchises by receiver; exceptionsection3-30. § 48:3-30section3-31. Passes to officers and employees and their families; "employees" definedsection3-32. Free transportation of police; deduction from franchise taxsection3-33. Service dogs permitted on bus, public utility.section3-34. Transportation as one fare.section3-35. Overcharges; penalty; recoverysection3-36. Ticket agents; certificate of authority; selling without certificate; penaltysection3-37. § 48:3-37section3-38. Police for railroad, street railway, canal or steamboat companiessection3-42. Identification badges; necessity for employees for collections or reading meterssection3-43. Size, form of badgesection3-44. Issuance of new identification badgesection3-45. Improper use of public utility employee identification badge, fourth degree crime.section3-46. Failure to issue identification badge by public utility; penaltysection3-47. Failure to wear identification badge; penalty; collection of penaltiessection3-48. Notification of customerssection3-49. Short titlesection3-50. Findings, declarations relative to competition in the electric power and gas industriessection3-51. Definitions relative to competition in certain industries.section3-52. Electric public utilities, unbundled rate schedulessection3-53. Provision of retail choice of electric power supplierssection3-54. Offering of customer account services on regulated basissection3-55. Competitive service to retail customers requires board approvalsection3-56. Board shall not regulate, fix, prescribe certain aspects of competitive services.section3-57. Electric public utility to provide basic generation service; Retail Margin Fund, use; report.section3-58. Gas public utilities, unbundled rate schedulessection3-59. Requirements for electric public utility after retail choicesection3-60. Societal benefits charge by public utility; "Universal Service Fund."section3-60.1. Imposition of certain charges by gas public utilities prohibited.section3-60.2. BPU to provide equal opportunity for certain types of funding incentives for businesses.section3-60.3. Credit against societal benefits charge permitted.section3-60.4. Certain energy incentives available Statewide.section3-61. Market transition charge for stranded costssection3-62. Authorization for issuance of transition bonds.section3-63. Proceeds of transition bonds not considered income to utility; tax consequences of sale of assetssection3-64. Bondable stranded costs rate orderssection3-65. Orders become irrevocable upon issuancesection3-66. State pledge to holders of transition bonds; orders not pledge of State's creditsection3-67. Customers assessed for transition bond chargessection3-68. Effectiveness of bondable stranded costs rate ordersection3-69. Recourse against issuer onlysection3-70. Electric public utility to maintain records of transition bond chargessection3-71. Issuance of transition bonds; securitysection3-72. Transfer of bondable transition propertysection3-73. Successor to electric public utilitysection3-74. Application for bondable stranded costs rate order not requiredsection3-75. Expedited judicial review of bondable stranded costs rate orderssection3-76. Bondable transition property constitutes an account.section3-77. Charges for sale, delivery of power to off-site customer.section3-77.1. Utilization of locally franchised public utility electric distribution infrastructure.section3-78. Electric power supplier license.section3-79. Gas supplier license.section3-80. Investigative powers of board relative to supplierssection3-81. Revocation, suspension, refusal to issue, renew supplier's licensesection3-82. Additional remediessection3-83. Violations, penalties.section3-84. Rights, remedies, prohibitions; cumulativesection3-85. Consumer protection standards.section3-86. "Slamming" prevention; penalties.section3-86.1. Definitions.section3-86.2. "Energy Bill Watch", electricity, gas usage, cost notification.section3-86.3. Information included in electric, gas public utility bills.section3-87. Environmental disclosure requirements; standards; rules.section3-87.1. Application to construct offshore wind project.section3-87.2. Approval of project by board.section3-87.2a. Findings, declarations.section3-87.2b. Definitions.section3-87.2c. Qualified offshore wind project, elect, retain, incremental federal tax benefits.section3-87.2d. Eligible qualified offshore wind project, retain, incremental federal tax benefits, file, compliance.section3-87.2e. Severability.section3-87.2f. Eligible qualified offshore wind project, retain, incremental federal tax benefits, report.section3-87.3. Findings, declarations relative to nuclear energy.section3-87.4. Definitions relative to nuclear energy.section3-87.5. Information included with application; certification.section3-87.6. Study by BPU to evaluate efficacy of program.section3-87.7. Severability.section3-87.8. Energy storage analysis; report.section3-87.9. Public utility to reduce use of electricity, natural gas in territory.section3-87.10. Study to determine optimal voltage; benchmark energy and water use for certain commercial buildings.section3-87.11. "Community Solar Energy Pilot Program"; rules, regulations.section3-87.12. Application, approval process.section3-87.13. Rules, regulations for "Dual-Use Solar Energy Pilot Program."section3-87.14. Definitions; recycled materials manufacturing facility, exemption from renewable energy portfolio standards obligations.section3-88. Status of municipal systems, rural electric cooperatives, definition.section3-89. Provision of access to records.section3-90. Registration of private aggregator.section3-91. Government aggregator.section3-91.1. Written contract for procurement of certain electric and gas services for State or local government or aggregator.section3-91.2. Request for inclusion in proposed contract.section3-91.3. Determination of best contract for services; alternative forms of bidding; administrative fee.section3-91.4. Provision in contract for additional locations, facilities of government.section3-91.5. Regulations.section3-91.6. Contracts for provision of alternative electrical energy systems; inclusion of local units in State contract, certain conditions; definitions.section3-92. Government energy aggregation programssection3-93.1. Establishment, operation of government energy aggregation programsection3-93.2. Rules, regulations relative to government energy aggregationsection3-93.3. Contributions to campaign committees, candidates, office holders; restrictions; enforcementsection3-94. Operation of government energy aggregation programsection3-95. Rule adoptions by boardsection3-96. Standards for inspection, maintenance, repair, replacement of electric equipment, facilitiessection3-96.1. Electronic billing, payment by BPU customers, certain circumstances.section3-97. Construction of act relative to DOT, DEPsection3-98. Effective date; retroactivitysection3-98.1. Electric, gas public utilities energy efficiency and conservation programs, investments, cost recovery; terms defined.section3-98.2. Findings, declarations relative to a long-term capacity agreement pilot program to promote construction of qualified electric generation facilities.section3-98.3. Initiation, completion of schedule to support commencement of LCAPP.section3-98.4. Challenged provisions; final resolution.section3-98.5. Switching between certain providers.section3-99. Definitions relative to energy efficiency.section3-100. Applicability of act.section3-101. Rules, regulations establishing minimum energy efficiency standards.section3-102. Compliance of new products with standards, time.section3-103. Procedures for testing energy efficiency of new products.section3-104. Periodic inspections of distributors, retailers.section3-105. Investigations of complaints; violations, penalties.section3-106. Further regulations.section3-106.1. Definitions.section3-106.2. School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program Fund.section3-106.3. Modifications to law, regulation that may interfere with expedited award.section3-106.4. SSBVEEVR program.section3-106.5. Administration of School and Small Business Noncompliant Plumbing Fixture and Appliance Program.section3-106.6. Rules, regulations.section3-107. Program for certification of persons who install renewable energy devices in buildings; fee schedule; rules, regulations.section3-108. Standard request for proposal.section3-109. BPU designated as responsible agency.section3-110. Definitions relative to certain electric generation facilities.section3-111. Connection with distribution network.section3-111.1. Electric public utility, authorize, installation, operation, meter collar adapter, conditions; definitions.section3-112. Net metering, rate.section3-113. Standby charge.section3-114. Findings, declarations relative to certain solar energy projects.section3-115. SREC-II program.section3-116. Development of small solar facilities incentive program.section3-117. Solicitation process for awarding contracts.section3-118. Requirements for solar electric power generation facilities receiving SREC-II grants.section3-119. Siting criteria required to commence operation.section3-120. Report to Governor, Legislature.section3-121. Qualified solar electric power generation facility, tolling event, deadline, extension, conditions; definitions.section3-121.1. Definitions.section3-121.2. Definitions.section3-121.3. Transmission-scale energy storage systems development, incentive awards.section3-121.4. BPU to initiate proceeding, determining extension of transmission-scale energy storage procurement; report to Governor, Legislature.section3-121.5. Extended procurement, transmission-scale energy storage, subsequent tranches.section3-121.6. “Energy Storage Fund.”section3-121.7. Rules, regulations.section3-122. Definitions.section3-123. Abandoned line, owning entity, correcting condition, removal.section3-124. Owner, structures, suspected abandoned line, attached, request removal, removal timeline.section3-125. Violations, fines.section3-126. Employee, subcontractor, responsible, installing lines, responding to service calls, affirmative duty, report line believed to be under ownership of employer, employee.section3-127. Rules, regulations.
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