New Jersey § 58:10b-18

§ 58:10b-18.

The Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, in consultation

with the Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, shall prepare, and the

department shall distribute, for the cost of reproduction and postage, to any interested

person, informational materials that set forth criteria that may be used to evaluate

the qualifications of environmental consultants, environmental consulting firms, engineers,

geologists or any other consultant, whose expertise or training may be required by

a person to comply with the provisions of P.L.1986, c. 102 ( C.58:10A-21 et seq. ), P.L.1983, c. 330 ( C.13:1K-6 et al.), P.L.1976, c. 141 ( C.58:10-23.11 et seq. ), and P.L.1993, c. 139 ( C.13:1K-9.6 et al.) relating to the remediation of contaminated real property. The materials may describe the expertise or training necessary to address specific

types of environmental cleanups, sites or contamination, the significance and availability

of various types of professional liability insurance, issued by an entity licensed

by the Department of Insurance to transact business in the State of New Jersey, the

average cost of services and tests commonly performed by consultants, the significance

of available accreditations or certifications, the ethics code applicable to any consultant,

the references that may be requested and any other relevant factor that may be used

to evaluate the qualifications and expertise of persons performing remediation services.