New Jersey § 48:13a-6
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§ 48:13a-6.
a. The provisions of P.L.1957, c. 183 ( C. 40:14B-1 et seq. ), P.L.1985, c. 38 ( C. 13:1E-136 et al.) or any other law, or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto to
the contrary notwithstanding, any transfer station constructed or operated in this
State shall be deemed a public utility and shall be subject to the rate regulation
and continuing jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities. No transfer station shall commence or continue solid waste transfer operations and
no person may own or operate a transfer station in this State unless the person has: (1) filed a registration statement and engineering design application and obtained
approval thereof from the Department of Environmental Protection as required by section
5 of P.L.1970, c. 39 ( C. 13:1E-5 ); (2) obtained a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Board of Public
Utilities as required by section 7 of P.L.1970, c. 40 ( C. 48:13A-6 ); and (3) filed an initial tariff or lawfully negotiated contract for solid waste transfer
operations and obtained approval thereof from the Board of Public Utilities, which
tariff or contract shall include the formulas to be used to determine the charges,
rates, or fees to be charged for the utilization of the transfer station, and the
methodology or methodologies used to develop these formulas. b. It shall remain the continuing responsibility of the owner or operator of every
transfer station to file a revised tariff, or any proposed revisions to a lawfully
negotiated contract for solid waste transfer operations, and obtain approval thereof
from the Board of Public Utilities, whenever the owner or operator of a transfer station
seeks to adjust the charges, rates, or fees charged for the utilization of the transfer
station. c. No adjustment to the charges, rates, or fees charged for the utilization of any
transfer station operated in this State shall take effect prior to the approval thereof
by the Board of Public Utilities.
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