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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 48, PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter 13a:
Section: 48:13a-8: Failure to perform; department orders
9. a. Should any person engaged in the solid waste disposal business fail or refuse to complete, execute or perform any contract or agreement obligating that person to provide solid waste disposal services, the Department of Environmental Protection may order any person engaged in the solid waste disposal business to extend solid waste disposal services into any area where service has been discontinued in accordance with the provisions of R.S.48:2-27, and the department shall:
(1) fix an appropriate initial rate for solid waste collection service; or
(2) fix and exercise continuing jurisdiction over just and reasonable rates for solid waste disposal service in the extended area.
b. Should any person engaged in the solid waste collection business refuse to furnish solid waste collection services within a municipality pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.170 (C.40:66-5.2), the department may order the solid waste collector to provide these services in accordance with the provisions of R.S.48:2-23.
L.1970,c.40,s.9; amended 1991, c.170, s.6; 1991, c.381, s.30; 2003, c.169, s.16.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2012-09-26 13:37:55.
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