N.J. Stat. tit. 40, ch. 66

N.J. Stat. tit. 40, ch. 66
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N.J. Stat. § 40:66-1 Street cleaning; solid waste disposal; ordinances, rules, and regulations

40:66-1. a. The governing body may provide for the cleaning of the streets of the municipality, and for the collection or disposal of solid waste, and may establish and operate a system therefor; purchase and operate the necessary equipment for the cleaning of streets, and for the collection or disposal of solid waste; make, amend, repeal and enforce all such ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary and proper for the introduction, operation and management of such system, and for the maintenance and operation of a solid waste facility, subject to the provisions of the "Solid Waste Management Act," P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) and the "Solid Waste Utility Control Act," P.L.1970, c.40 (C.48:13A-1 et seq.), for the disposal of solid waste, and for the government of employees connected therewith. b. A municipal governing body that establishes a system for the collection or disposal of solid waste pursuant to subsection a. of this section, in its discretion, may limit service furnished by it to curbside collection along public streets or roads that have been dedicated to and accepted by the municipality. The municipal governing body may also refuse to enter upon private property to remove solid waste from dumpsters or other solid waste containers. The municipal governing body, in its sole discretion, may choose to reimburse those property owners who do not receive the municipal service, but such reimbursement shall not exceed the cost that would be incurred by the municipality in providing the collection or disposal service directly. Nothing contained in this subsection shall be deemed to modify the provisions of P.L.1989, c.299 (C.40:67-23.2 et seq.) with respect to qualified private communities. c. A municipal governing body that establishes a system for the collection of solid waste pursuant to subsection a. of this section may limit the municipal service furnished by it to specified operating hours in order to preserve the peace and quiet in neighborhoods during the hours when most residents are asleep. d. A municipal governing body that adopts a recycling ordinance pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.1987, c.102 (C.13:1E-99.16) may limit the collection of designated recyclable materials to specified operating hours in order to preserve the peace and quiet in neighborhoods during the hours when most residents are asleep. Amended 1989, c.244, s.1; 1991, c.213; 1993, c.6, s.3; 2001, c.92, s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-1.1 Definitions

As used in this chapter: "Proof of collection service" means a written record, log, bill or document evidencing receipt of service for the collection of solid waste for the preceding month from a person lawfully engaging in private solid waste collection services within a municipality. "Regular solid waste collection service" means the scheduled pick-up and removal of solid waste from residential, commercial or institutional premises located within the boundaries of any municipality at least once a week. "Responsible solid waste generator" means any property owner, tenant or occupant of any single-family residential dwelling or multiple dwelling, or the owner of any commercial or institutional building or structure located within the boundaries of any municipality, who generates solid waste at those premises. "Solid waste" means garbage, refuse, and other discarded materials resulting from industrial, commercial and agricultural operations, and from domestic and community activities, and shall include all other waste materials including liquids, except for solid animal and vegetable wastes collected by swine producers licensed by the State Department of Agriculture to collect, prepare and feed such wastes to swine on their own farms. "Solid waste collection" means the activity related to pick-up and transportation of solid waste from its source or location to a solid waste facility or other destination. "Solid waste container" means a receptacle, container or bag suitable for the depositing of solid waste. "Solid waste disposal" means the storage, treatment, utilization, processing, or final disposal of solid waste. "Solid waste facilities" mean and include the plants, structures and other real and personal property acquired, constructed or operated or to be acquired, constructed or operated by any person pursuant to the provisions of this or any other act, including transfer stations, incinerators, resource recovery facilities, sanitary landfill facilities or other plants for the disposal of solid waste, and all vehicles, equipment and other real and personal property and rights therein and appurtenances necessary or useful and convenient for the collection or disposal of solid waste in a sanitary manner. L.1989,c.244,s.6; amended 1991,c.170,s.4.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-1.2 Definitions relative to solid waste collection services for multifamily dwellings.

1. For the purposes of sections 1 through 4 of P.L.2001, c.25 (C.40:66-1.2 et seq.): "Multifamily dwelling"means any building or structure or complex of buildings or structures in which five or more dwelling units are rented or leased or offered for rental or lease for residential purposes except hotels, motels or other guesthouses serving transient or seasonal guests as those terms are defined under subsection (j) of section 3 of the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.). "Solid waste collection services" means the collection and disposal of solid waste. "Total cost of services" means the cost that would be incurred by a municipality in providing solid waste collection services to a multifamily dwelling in the same manner as the municipality provides those services, curbside, to other residents of the municipality. L.2001,c.25,s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-1.3 Reimbursement of multifamily dwelling.

2. a. Except as otherwise provided in subsection b. of this section, when solid waste collection services are provided to the residents of a municipality, the governing body of that municipality shall reimburse a multifamily dwelling for the actual cost to the multifamily dwelling of providing that service, but not more than the amount that the municipality would have expended on the solid waste collection services if provided by the municipality directly to the multifamily dwelling, calculated as if the dwelling units were located along public roads and streets and the service provided curbside. Alternatively, when solid waste collection services are provided to the residents of a municipality, the governing body of the municipality shall provide the solid waste collection services in the same manner as provided to the residents of the municipality who live along public roads and streets. b. (1) Nothing in P.L.2001, c.25 (C.40:66-1.2 et al.) shall require a municipality to operate any municipally owned or leased vehicles or other equipment, or to provide any of the services enumerated in subsection a. of this section, upon, along or in relation to any road or street in a multifamily dwelling complex which either (a) is not accepted for dedication to public use or (b) does not meet all municipal standards and specifications for such dedication, except for width. (2) In order to be eligible for solid waste collection services or reimbursement for those services, a multifamily dwelling shall be required to comply with all recycling requirements generally applicable to all other residential properties within the municipality. If a certified public works manager employed by the municipality determines that a multifamily dwelling is not in compliance with the municipal recycling requirements, then the municipality may terminate solid waste and recyclables collection services to the multifamily dwelling, or reduce its reimbursement payments by an amount equal to the landfill or disposal costs that would be saved if the recyclables were separated from the other solid waste. No solid waste collection shall be terminated or reimbursement amount shall be reduced pursuant to this subsection unless the landlord has been sent written notice of noncompliance and been given 30 days' written notice of the proposed reimbursement amount reduction. During those 30 days the landlord shall have the opportunity to bring the multifamily dwelling into compliance with the municipal recycling requirements, and have that compliance certified by a certified public works manager employed by the municipality. c. The Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, for the purpose of calculating the allowable operating appropriations before exceptions pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1976, c.68 (C.40A:4-45.2), shall provide a cap base adjustment to the total general appropriations of the local budget year prior to the year in which the solid waste collection services are first provided in full, either through the provision of actual services or following the completion of the phase-in of the reimbursement amount provided by the municipality for the full amount of the costs attributable to implementing P.L.2001, c.25 (C.40:66-1.2 et al.). d. Reimbursement or provision of services to a multifamily dwelling, when solid waste collection services are provided to residents generally within the municipality, shall commence for local budget year 2002 in municipalities operating on a calendar year basis and local budget year 2003 in municipalities operating on a State fiscal year basis; provided that reimbursement payments shall be phased-in over a five-year period pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2001, c.25 (C.40:66-1.5). e. No municipality shall be liable for the provision of any solid waste collection services or for the payment of any reimbursement amounts with regard to solid waste collection services to any multifamily dwelling except as specifically provided pursuant to P.L.2001, c.25 (C.40:66-1.2 et al.). L.2001,c.25,s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-1.4 Written agreement, use of reimbursement.

3. a. Pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2001, c.25 (C.40:66-1.3) and section 4 of P.L.2001, c.25 (C.40:66-1.5), when a municipal governing body determines not to provide solid waste collection services to a multifamily dwelling, it shall enter into a written agreement with the multifamily dwelling to annually reimburse the multifamily dwelling in an amount not to exceed the cost that would be incurred by the municipality in providing those services. b. The amount to be reimbursed to the multifamily dwelling shall be used by the multifamily dwelling to pay for the solid waste collection service that the municipality chooses not to provide. The municipal governing body shall reimburse the multifamily dwelling for the actual cost to the multifamily dwelling of providing that service, but not more than the amount that the municipality would have expended on the solid waste collection services if provided by the municipality directly to the multifamily dwelling, calculated as if the dwelling units were located along public roads and streets and the collection service provided curbside. c. An agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall provide for an accounting by the multifamily dwelling of the use of the money paid over to it by the municipality, and for the refunding to the municipality of any payments in excess of the amounts actually expended or contractually committed by the multifamily dwelling during the accounting period in order to provide for the solid waste collection services covered by the agreement. L.2001,c.25,s.3.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-1.5 Reimbursement schedule.

4. Pursuant to a reimbursement agreement entered into in lieu of providing curbside solid waste collection services, a municipality shall reimburse the landlord of a multifamily dwelling for a portion of the cost of providing services commencing in local budget year 2002 for municipalities operating on a calendar year basis, and in local budget year 2003, for municipalities operating on a State fiscal year basis, in the following manner: 2002 or 2003, as appropriate,...20% of the total cost of services in 2002 or 2003, as appropriate 2003 or 2004, as appropriate,...40% of the total cost of services in 2003 or 2004, as appropriate 2004 or 2005, as appropriate,...60% of the total cost of services in 2004 or 2005, as appropriate 2005 or 2006, as appropriate,...80% of the total cost of services in 2005 or 2006, as appropriate The total cost of services in each local budget year shall be determined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2001, c.25 (C.40:66-1.4). In local budget year 2006 or 2007, as appropriate, and for each local budget year thereafter, the municipality shall either provide the solid waste collection services pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2001, c.25 (C.40:66-1.3) or enter into a written agreement to annually reimburse the multifamily dwelling pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2001, c.25 (C.40:66-1.4). L.2001,c.25,s.4.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-1.6 Limits on solid waste collection; operating hours

9. a. The provisions of P.L.1970, c.40 (C.48:13A-1 et seq.), P.L.1991, c.381 (C.48:13A-7.1 et seq.), P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.) or any other law, or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto to the contrary notwithstanding, a municipal governing body that: (1) establishes a municipal contract system for solid waste collection pursuant to R.S.40:66-4; (2) awards a contract for the collection of municipal solid waste pursuant to the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.); or (3) adopts a proof of service ordinance pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1991, c.170 (C.40:66-5.1), may adopt an ordinance limiting solid waste collection service to specified operating hours in order to preserve the peace and quiet in neighborhoods during the hours when most residents are asleep. b. Any solid waste collection uniform tariff for the provision of residential solid waste collection service, which designates hours of operation that are contrary to the operating hours specified in the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, shall be superseded by the hours of operation indicated in the ordinance. c. The Department of Environmental Protection, in any subsequent revision to or readoption of the solid waste utility rules and regulations pertaining to solid waste collection uniform tariffs under N.J.A.C.7:26H-4.6, shall make whatever changes to these rules and regulations as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of P.L.2001, c.92 and this section. L.2001,c.92,s.9.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-2 Buildings, appliances for solid waste disposal; acquisition of lands

40:66-2. The governing body may, subject to the provisions of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.), erect the necessary buildings and equip the same with all appliances proper for the disposal of solid waste, and acquire the real estate necessary therefor by purchase, gift or condemnation. Such buildings may be erected on any real estate owned by the municipality suitable for the purpose. Amended 1989, c.244, s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-3 Lands in other municipalities; consent required

40:66-3. Every municipality may acquire, by purchase, lease or condemnation and subject to the provisions of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.), unimproved lands, within or without the municipality, to be used for the disposal of solid waste, but no such lands shall be acquired or used for such purpose outside the limits of the municipality, without the consent of the governing body and of the board of health of the municipality wherein such lands are situated. Amended 1989,c.244,s.3.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-4 Contracts; bid specification, advertising, renegotiations

40:66-4. a. The governing body may, if it deem it more advantageous, contract with any person for the cleaning of the streets, or the collection or disposal of solid waste. Before making any such contract or contracts the governing body shall first adopt specifications for the doing of the work in a sanitary and inoffensive manner. The specifications may include provisions limiting solid waste collection service and recyclable material collection service to specified operating hours in order to preserve the peace and quiet in neighborhoods during the hours when most residents are asleep. Any specifications adopted by the governing body for the collection or disposal of solid waste shall conform to the uniform bid specifications for municipal solid waste collection contracts established pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1991, c.381 (C.48:13A-7.22). Any such contract or contracts, the total amount of which exceeds in the fiscal year the amount set forth in, or the amount calculated by the Governor pursuant to, section 3 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-3), shall be entered into and made only after bids shall have been advertised therefor, and awarded in the manner provided in the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.). b. Whenever the governing body adopts an ordinance to provide for the collection or disposal of solid waste within its municipal boundaries by imposing solid waste charges based on the number of solid waste containers processed per household pursuant to subsection b. of R.S.40:66-5, on or after the first day of the 13th month following the effective date of that ordinance, the governing body may request the relevant solid waste collector to whom a multi-year contract has been awarded to renegotiate the contract to reflect any reduction in the annual volume of solid waste collected achieved as a result of the ordinance. Amended 1942, c.133; 1968, c.208, s.1; 1989, c.244, s.4; 1991, c.381, s.47; 2001, c.92, s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-5 Cost of solid waste collection, disposal; ordinance

40:66-5. a. The governing body may provide for the collection or disposal of solid waste at the general expense, or if deemed by it more advisable, impose rates or charges (hereinafter referred to as "solid waste charges") to be charged by the municipality for the collection or disposal of solid waste, provide for the manner of payment of the same, and maintain an action at law to recover any moneys due therefor. b. Whenever the governing body determines to provide for the collection or disposal of solid waste by imposing solid waste charges on a per container basis, the governing body shall adopt an ordinance to: (1) Establish a rate schedule of solid waste charges based on the number of solid waste containers processed per household; and (2) Provide residents with the opportunity to purchase, on a prepaid basis, one or more solid waste containers, or a voucher or sticker therefor, to facilitate the payment of solid waste charges on a per container basis. c. Whenever the governing body adopts an ordinance pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the ordinance may include provisions limiting solid waste collection service to specified operating hours in order to preserve the peace and quiet in neighborhoods during the hours when most residents are asleep. d. Whenever the governing body adopts an ordinance pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.1987, c.102 (C.13:1E-99.16), the ordinance may include provisions limiting recyclable material collection service to specified operating hours in order to preserve the peace and quiet in neighborhoods during the hours when most residents are asleep. Amended 1989, c.244, s.5; 2001, c.92, s.3.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-5.1 Municipality to adopt proof of service ordinance for solid waste generators

1. a. The governing body of any municipality wherein solid waste collection services are contracted for and provided, wholly or in part, on an individual, private contract basis shall adopt a proof of service ordinance which requires all responsible solid waste generators to contract or otherwise lawfully provide for the collection of solid waste generated at those premises in the manner provided by the ordinance. b. Each proof of service ordinance required pursuant to this section shall include: (1) In the case of single-family residential housing, a requirement that each responsible solid waste generator, in those instances where a solid waste collection system is not otherwise provided for by the municipality and if he has not already done so, enter into a contract for regular solid waste collection service with any person lawfully providing private solid waste collection services within the municipality; except that the ordinance may include an exemption from this requirement in those instances where the responsible solid waste generator is transporting the solid waste which is generated at his residential premises directly to the solid waste facility utilized by the municipality for disposal; (2) In the case of multi-family residential housing, a requirement that the responsible solid waste generator, in those instances where a solid waste collection system is not otherwise provided for by the municipality and if he has not already done so, enter into a contract for regular solid waste collection service with any person lawfully providing private solid waste collection services within the municipality; except that the ordinance may include an exemption from this requirement in those instances where the responsible solid waste generator is transporting the solid waste which is generated at his residential premises directly to the solid waste facility utilized by the municipality for disposal. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the multiple dwelling to provide a sufficient number of appropriate solid waste containers for the deposit of nonrecyclable waste materials to be disposed of as solid waste; (3) In the case of any commercial or institutional building or structure located within the boundaries of the municipality, a requirement that the responsible solid waste generator, in those instances where regular solid waste collection services are not otherwise provided for, enter into a contract with any person lawfully providing private solid waste collection services within the municipality; and (4) In the case of a responsible solid waste generator, within the municipality, who is transporting the solid waste which is generated at his residential premises directly to the solid waste facility utilized by the municipality for disposal, a requirement that every such responsible solid waste generator within the municipality furnish proof that the responsible solid waste generator is transporting the solid waste which is generated at his residential premises directly to the solid waste facility utilized by the municipality for disposal to the governing body of the municipality at least once every 12 months. In order to fulfill the requirements of this subsection, the responsible solid waste generator may include the proof of service with the municipal tax payment mailed to the municipal tax collector. Any proof of service ordinance may include provisions limiting regular solid waste collection service to specified operating hours in order to preserve the peace and quiet in neighborhoods during the hours when most residents are asleep. Any proof of service ordinance may include provisions limiting recyclable material collection service to specified operating hours in order to preserve the peace and quiet in neighborhoods during the hours when most residents are asleep. c. The governing body shall, within six months of the effective date of a proof of service ordinance adopted pursuant to this section and at least once every six months thereafter, notify all responsible solid waste generators of the requirements of the ordinance. In order to fulfill the notification requirements of this subsection, the governing body of a municipality may, in its discretion, place an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the municipality, post a notice in public places where public notices are customarily posted, include a notice with other official notifications periodically mailed to taxpayers, or any combination thereof, as the municipality deems necessary and appropriate. L.1991,c.170,s.1; amended 2001, c.92, s.4.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-5.2 Solid waste generators provided opportunity to contract for collection services

2. a. The provisions of any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, the governing body of any municipality may request that every solid waste collector engaging in private solid waste collection services within the municipality who is registered pursuant to sections 4 and 5 of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-4 and 13:1E-5) and holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to sections 7 and 10 of P.L.1970, c.40 (C.48:13A-6 and 48:13A-9) provide all responsible solid waste generators with the opportunity to contract for, on an individual basis, regular solid waste collection services, if the responsible solid waste generator is required to do so by a proof of service ordinance adopted pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1991, c.170 (C.40:66-5.1). b. The governing body of any municipality may request any solid waste collector engaging in private solid waste collection services within the municipality to assist the municipality in identifying those responsible solid waste generators who fail to comply with the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1991, c.170 (C.40:66-5.1). c. Whenever the governing body adopts a proof of service ordinance pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1991, c.170 (C.40:66-5.1), or requests a solid waste collector to provide all responsible solid waste generators with the opportunity to contract for regular solid waste collection services pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the governing body shall notify the Department of Environmental Protection of these actions by certified mail. d. In the event that a solid waste collector refuses any request to provide responsible solid waste generators with the opportunity to contract for regular solid waste collection services pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the governing body shall notify the department of this refusal by certified mail. e. Whenever the governing body of a municipality adopts a proof of service ordinance pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1991, c.170 (C.40:66-5.1), the governing body shall notify the owner or operator of every solid waste facility utilized by the municipality of this action by certified mail. L.1991,c.170,s.2; amended 2001, c.92, s.5.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-5.3 Solid waste facility may establish hours for direct transport of solid waste for disposal

The provisions of any other law, or of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary notwithstanding, the owner or operator of a solid waste facility utilized by a municipality that adopts a proof of service ordinance pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1991, c.170 (C.40:66-5.1), may establish weekly hours during which individuals may directly transport the solid waste generated at their residential premises for disposal at the solid waste facility. The owner or operator of such solid waste facility shall establish an equitable rate schedule for individual solid waste disposal by citizens on a per pound basis. L.1991,c.170,s.3.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-8 Creation of solid waste collection district

The governing body of any municipality which operated a solid waste collection district as of December 31, 1989, may, by ordinance and subject to the approval of the Local Finance Board of the Department of Community Affairs, set off and create within its boundaries a district, covering all or a portion of the area of the municipality, which district shall be known as a solid waste collection district. The governing body may, by ordinance and subject to the approval of the Local Finance Board of the Department of Community Affairs, alter the boundaries of any solid waste collection district so created. L.1991,c.54,s.1.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-9 Provision for collection, disposal of solid waste

The governing body of any municipality which operated a solid waste collection district as of December 31, 1989, may provide by municipal contract or municipal service for the collection or disposal of solid waste within a solid waste collection district, subject to the approval of the Local Finance Board of the Department of Community Affairs and subject to the provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.). L.1991,c.54,s.2.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-10 Funding for cost of solid waste collection

3. The governing body of any municipality which operated a solid waste collection district as of December 31, 1989, shall determine the amount of money necessary for the support of the solid waste collection district. The amount so determined shall become part of the municipal budget and subject to approval by the director. L.1991,c.54,s.3; amended 2000, c.126, s.13.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-11 Funding for cost of solid waste collection, disposal

The governing body of any municipality which operated a solid waste collection district as of December 31, 1989, may order and cause to be raised within a solid waste collection district sufficient money to provide for the payment of the cost of solid waste collection or disposal in the district. The sum ordered to be raised shall be levied and collected at the same time and in the same manner as other municipal taxes, except that any tax levied and collected to provide for the payment of the cost of solid waste collection or disposal shall appear as a separate item on the municipal tax bill. The collector shall pay the same to the municipal treasurer, to be applied only to the purposes for which it is raised. L.1991,c.54,s.4.

N.J. Stat. § 40:66-12 Moneys assessed, levied, lien upon the land

All moneys assessed and levied pursuant to this act shall be a lien upon the land against which they are assessed in the same manner that taxes are made a lien against land pursuant to Title 54 of the Revised Statutes, and the payment thereof shall be enforced within the same time and in the same manner and by the same proceedings as the payment of taxes is otherwise enforced by the Division of Taxation under Title 54. L.1991,c.54,s.5.
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