New Jersey § 58:25-8 Grants for water pollution control projects as qualify for federal  aid and assistance

New Jersey Statutes

§ 58:25-8 — Grants for water pollution control projects as qualify for federal aid and assistance

New Jersey § 58:25-8

Title 58WATERS AND WATER SUPPLY

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 58:25-8 (2026).

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a.The commissioner is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of funds, to make grants to any county or municipality, or any combination or agency thereof, or to any State or interstate agency, to assist such governmental units or agencies in the construction of those water pollution control projects as qualify for Federal aid and assistance under the provisions of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act," and any acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto or revisions thereof, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

b.The State's contribution toward the construction of such project shall not exceed 25% of the cost of that portion of said projects which qualify for Federal assistance.

c.The determination of the relative need, the priority of projects, and the stan

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a. The commissioner is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of funds, to make grants to any county or municipality, or any combination or agency thereof, or to any State or interstate agency, to assist such governmental units or agencies in the construction of those water pollution control projects as qualify for Federal aid and assistance under the provisions of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act," and any acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto or revisions thereof, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. b. The State's contribution toward the construction of such project shall not exceed 25% of the cost of that portion of said projects which qualify for Federal assistance. c. The determination of the relative need, the priority of projects, and the standards of construction shall be consistent with the provisions of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act," as aforesaid, and sections 11 through 20 of this act. d. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall prescribe the procedures for applying for the grants authorized by this section and may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section and to carry out its purpose. e. The commissioner is hereby authorized, and with the approval of the Board of Public Utilities as to any public utility which is subject to Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, to condition the award of the grant on the adoption by the grantee of an equitable schedule and classification of rents, rates, fees or other charges for direct or indirect connection with, or the use or services of, the sewerage system. This schedule and classification shall, to the extent practicable, be based on the amount and the characteristics of the sewage and other wastes and other special matters affecting the cost of treatment and disposal thereof, including, but not limited to, chlorine demand, chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, concentration of solids, chemical composition and an allowance for amortization of the sewerage system. L.1979, c. 321, s. 18, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.