New Jersey § 48:2-29

Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 48:2-29, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 48:2-29.

a. Upon the effective date of P.L.2022, c. 4 ( C.48:2-29.56a et al.), the Department of Community Affairs, Department of Human Services, Board

of Public Utilities, and any other State agency that administers a utility assistance

program shall update all public information, including written materials, advertisements,

and websites, regarding the availability of the Winter Termination Program set forth

in N.J.A.C. 14:3-3A.5 , utility assistance from the “Universal Service Fund,” established pursuant to section

12 of P.L.1999, c. 23 ( C.48:3-60 ), the “Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program,” established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. s.8621 et seq., the “Low Income Household Water Assistance Program,” established pursuant to the

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Pub.L.116-260 , or any other utility assistance program administered by the State. The public information shall prominently include a statement of the consumer protections

residential customers shall receive if the customer has submitted an application for

a utility assistance program or completed an application for a utility assistance

program. b. Each local authority, municipal utility, public utility, or rural electric cooperative

shall provide the information in subsection a. of this subsection in any communication

to a residential customer in connection with an overdue utility bill.

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