New Jersey § 48:19-20 Extension of works

New Jersey Statutes

§ 48:19-20 — Extension of works

New Jersey § 48:19-20

Title 48PUBLIC UTILITIES

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 48:19-20 (2026).

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Every aqueduct company which was on March 21, 1888, in existence under any special charter in this State and every water company incorporated under the law of this State, may add to and extend its works to and within any municipality to such extent as may be necessary to carry out its corporate purposes, provided municipal consent is obtained and approved by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners, and may take such lands and may divert such streams of water in the manner provided in chapter 3 of this Title as shall be necessary for that purpose. Nothing in this section shall empower any company to supply or furnish water within the corporate limits of a municipality of this State owning or controlling its water supply, without the permission of such municipality. Amended by L.1962, c. 1

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Every aqueduct company which was on March 21, 1888, in existence under any special charter in this State and every water company incorporated under the law of this State, may add to and extend its works to and within any municipality to such extent as may be necessary to carry out its corporate purposes, provided municipal consent is obtained and approved by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners, and may take such lands and may divert such streams of water in the manner provided in chapter 3 of this Title as shall be necessary for that purpose. Nothing in this section shall empower any company to supply or furnish water within the corporate limits of a municipality of this State owning or controlling its water supply, without the permission of such municipality. Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 196.