Bill Text: NJ A2420 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requires certain water suppliers to reimburse residential customers for drinking water testing and filters under certain circumstances. **
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-12-03 - Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee [A2420 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-A2420-Amended.html
ASSEMBLY, No. 2420
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman DANIEL R. BENSON
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Requires water suppliers to reimburse residential customers for drinking water testing under certain circumstances.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee on March 22, 2018, with amendments.
An Act concerning reimbursement of costs of water testing to residential customers, and supplementing P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The owner or operator of a public water system shall reimburse a residential customer at the request of the municipality in which the customer resides, for the cost of water testing at the residence by a laboratory certified by the Department of Environmental Protection, when the testing is necessitated by the exceedance of a maximum contaminant level, or action level, as appropriate, of a federal or State drinking water standard by the public water system. The costs of the water testing shall not be borne by the public water system's regulated rate customers.
b. 1[The Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section] Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, within 180 days of the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), the Department of Environmental Protection shall initiate a proceeding and shall adopt, after notice, provision of the opportunity for comment, and public hearing, interim rules and regulations as the department determines to be necessary to effectuate the provisions of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill). The interim rules and regulations shall be effective as rules and regulations immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law and shall be effective for a period not to exceed 18 months and may thereafter be amended, adopted, or readopted by the department pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.)1.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
