New Jersey · statute · N.J. Stat. tit. 48 · 1,170 active provisions
Every corporation organized under any of the provisions of this title, in addition to the powers conferred upon it by the provisions of this title, shall have the general powers and privileges conferred by Title 14, Corporations, General, and shall be governed by the provisions and be subject to the restrictions and li…
48:2-1. a. The Board of Public Utilities, named pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 001-1994, effective on July 4, 1994, and allocated in, but not of, the Department of the Treasury pursuant to that plan, is continued and is designated as the Board of Public Utilities or the "board." b. The board shall consist of five…
2. The Governor shall designate one of the members of the Board of Public Utilities as president of the board. Any member of the board so designated shall serve as the president at the pleasure of the Governor making that designation and until a successor has been designated. The president of the board shall be its pre…
All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed.
This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Department of Public Utilities Act of 1948."
This act shall take effect on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, except that any designation permitted by this act may be made prior to such date.
The board shall have a common seal. It shall appoint a secretary, assistant secretaries, counsel and such other employees as it may deem necessary and fix their duties and terms of service. It shall fix the compensation of all officers and employees, subject to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, except where ot…
The board shall have a principal office and such other offices in such place and places as the Governor in writing may designate, and shall be provided with all necessary furniture, stationery, maps, supplies and office appliances. The board shall appoint a director of office management to serve such office and offices…
Upon the designation by the Governor of the principal office of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners pursuant to section 48:2-3 of the Revised Statutes, the board shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a copy of such designation, and thereafter, wherever reference is made in any law to the office of th…
The secretary or in his absence an assistant secretary shall keep full and correct minutes of all the transactions and proceedings of the board and perform the other duties required of him. He shall be the official reporter of the proceedings of the board. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 2.
The members of the board shall each receive such compensation as shall be provided by law. Amended by L.1962, c. 65, s. 10; L.1962, c. 198, s. 3; L.1973, c. 294, s. 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1974; L.1974, c. 55, s. 4, eff. July 1, 1974.
The members, secretary, assistant secretaries and other employees of the board shall be entitled to receive from the State their necessary traveling expenses while traveling on the business of the board. Such traveling expenses shall be paid on proper voucher therefor approved by the president of the board. Amended by…
The board shall purchase such materials, apparatus and measuring instruments as it may deem necessary.
48:2-8. No member or employee of the board shall have any official or professional relation or connection with, or hold any stock or securities in, any public utility as herein defined, operating within this State, or hold any other office of profit or trust under the government of this State or of the United States; e…
The board shall furnish its secretary or in his absence an assistant secretary such of its findings and decisions as, in its judgment, may be of general public interest. The secretary or in his absence an assistant secretary shall compile the same for the purpose of publication in a series of volumes to be designated "…
Copies of all official documents and orders filed or deposited in the office of the board, certified by a member thereof or the secretary to be true copies, under the official seal of the board, shall be evidence in like manner as the originals in all courts of this State. The board may charge and collect for such copi…
1. As used in sections 1 through 4 of P.L.2021, c.96 (C.48:2-10.1, C.48:2-10.2, C.48:2-32.8, and C.48:2-32.9): "Board" means the Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency. "Contested case" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-2). "Emergency" means a period of time du…
2. a. No later than 90 days after the effective date of P.L.2021, c.96 (C.48:2-10.1 et al.), the board shall establish, maintain, and update, as appropriate, an electronic public document search system, through the board's Internet website, that shall allow users to obtain board proceeding documents and docket informat…
The board shall report annually on or before January 15, to the Governor, making such recommendations as it may deem proper. The report shall be laid before the next succeeding Legislature. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 8.
The board may make all needful rules for its government and other proceedings.
48:2-13. a. The board shall have general supervision and regulation of and jurisdiction and control over all public utilities as defined in this section and their property, property rights, equipment, facilities and franchises so far as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Title. The…
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, with respect to a rural, electric cooperative which is exclusively owned and controlled by the consumers it serves, the Board of Public Utilities shall not exercise any jurisdiction or control over the rates, charges or operation of th…
11. Upon the request of a customer, a rural electric cooperative may: a. offer the customer the ability to receive or access, in electronic format, any periodic bill for service sent by such cooperative to its customers and any additional information sent by the cooperative to its customers as required by law, provided…
1. The provisions of any law, rule, regulation or order to the contrary notwithstanding, with respect to a nonpublicly-owned, nonprofit water company which is exclusively owned and controlled by the consumers it serves, and provided that a majority of the entire membership of the association which controls the water co…
No privilege or franchise granted after May first, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, to any public utility by a political subdivision of this state shall be valid until approved by the board. Such approval shall be given when, after hearing, the board determines that the privilege or franchise is necessary and prop…