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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 13, CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT--PARKS AND RESERVATIONS

    Chapter 1d: Reorganization of department of conservation and economic development

      Section: 13:1d-7: Department of health, transfer of certain functions; clean air council; clean water council; commission on radiation protection

           a. All the functions, powers and duties heretofore exercised by the Department of Health, the commissioner thereof, and of the Public Health Council relating to air pollution, water pollution, radiation protection, waters of this State, sewage, sewerage facilities, refuse disposal, and potable water supplies, including the licensing of water and sewerage treatment plant operators, are hereby transferred to, and vested in The Division of Environmental Quality and the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, and including without limitation, those functions, powers and duties derived from the "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)," P.L.1954, chapter 212, P.L.1967, chapter 106, P.L.1966, chapter 16, P.L.1962, chapter 215 (C. 26:2C-1 to 26:2C-25), the "Air Pollution Emergency Control Act (1967)," P.L.1967, chapter 108 (C. 26:2C-26 to 26:2C-36), the "Radiation Protection Act," P.L.1958, chapter 116, P.L.1961, chapter 124 (C. 26:2D-1 et seq.), the "State Public Sanitary Sewerage Facilities Act (1965)," P.L.1965, chapter 121 and P.L.1967, chapter 109 (C. 26:2E-1 et seq.), P.L.1942, chapter 308 (C. 58:11-9.1 to 58:11-9.11), P.L.1938, chapter 206 (C. 58:11-18.1 to 58:11-18.5), P.L.1941, chapter 234 (C. 58:11-18.7 to 58:11-18.9), P.L.1946, chapter 295 (C. 58:11-18.10 to 58:11-18.22), the "Realty Improvement Sewerage Facilities Act (1954)," P.L.1954, chapter 199 (C. 58:11-23 to 58:11-42), chapter 14 of Title 24 of the Revised Statutes (Oysters, Clams and other Shellfish), chapter 10 of Title 58 of the Revised Statutes (Pollution of Waters), chapter 11 of Title 58 of the Revised Statutes (Water and Sewerage Plants and Systems in General), chapter 12 of Title 58 of the Revised Statutes (Sewerage Districts and Sewerage District Boards), the "Water Conservation Bond Act," P.L.1969, chapter 127, P.L.1966, chapter 15 (C. 39:3-70.1, 39:3-70.2), P.L.1966, chapter 127, and P.L.1967, chapter 104 (C. 54:4-3.56 to 54:4-3.58), and all amendments and supplements to said acts and statutes.

b. The Clean Air Council, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued, transferred and constituted the Clean Air Council in the Department of Environmental Protection. This act shall not affect the terms of office of the present members of the council. The members of the council shall continue to be appointed as provided by existing law.

c. The Clean Water Council, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued, transferred and constituted the Clean Water Council in the Department of Environmental Protection. This act shall not affect the terms of office of the present members of the council. The members of the council shall continue to be appointed as provided by existing law.

d. The Commission on Radiation Protection, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is continued, transferred and constituted the Commission on Radiation Protection in the Department of Environmental Protection. This act shall not affect the terms of office of the present members of the commission. The members of the commission shall continue to be appointed as provided by existing law.

L.1970, c. 33, s. 10, eff. April 22, 1970.



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