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Section 13:1E

• 13:1E-1 - Short title
• 13:1E-2 - Legislative findings and declaration of policy
• 13:1E-3 - Definitions
• 13:1E-4 - Supervision of solid waste collection activities, facilities, disposal operations
• 13:1E-5 - Registration statement, engineering design; approval
• 13:1E-5a - Registration renewal of solid waste collection and disposal vehicles
• 13:1E-5.1 - Application;  notice to municipality;  rejection or grant of tentative approval;  transmittal with fact sheet;  public hearing; recommendations of administrative law judge;  approval or de
• 13:1E-5.2 - Facility on site in more than one municipality;  notices; affected municipalities as single party
• 13:1E-5.3 - Sanitary landfill facility on property of state college; prohibition of approval;  termination of contractual right or regulatory approval;  reimbursement
• 13:1E-6 - Powers and duties of department
• 13:1E-7 - Advisory Council on Solid Waste Management 
• 13:1E-8 - Council powers 
• 13:1E-9 - Codes, rules and regulations; enforcement; penalties
• 13:1E-9.1 - Surcharges 
• 13:1E-9.2 - Reward for information
• 13:1E-9.3 - Disposal, transportation of solid waste; authorization
• 13:1E-9.4 - Penalties 
• 13:1E-9.5 - Issuance of emergency order 
• 13:1E-9.6 - Solid waste disposal offenses, degree of crime, penalties
• 13:1E-11 - Temporary approval of registration 
• 13:1E-12 - Revocation or suspension of registration
• 13:1E-13 - Tax exemption
• 13:1E-14 - Liberal construction
• 13:1E-15 - Severability
• 13:1E-15.1 - Hours of operation;  facility within 1000 feet of residential zone
• 13:1E-18 - Fees 
• 13:1E-19 - Solid waste management districts;  designation
• 13:1E-20 - Solid waste management plans
• 13:1E-21 - Solid waste management plan;  report;  contents
• 13:1E-22 - Prohibition of solid waste facilities competitive with facilities  of public authority;  agreements or contracts;  authorization
• 13:1E-23 - Adoption of solid waste management plan; procedure; review
• 13:1E-24 - Submission to commissioner;  approval, modification or rejection;   certification;  adoption of modification by district;  filing
• 13:1E-25 - Payment of costs;  adoption of County Solid Waste Disposal Financing Law
• 13:1E-26 - Approval by commissioner prior to construction, acquisition, or operation of facility 
• 13:1E-27 - Solid waste facility deemed public utility 
• 13:1E-28 - Annual payment to host municipality 
• 13:1E-28.1 - Transfer station payment to host municipality 
• 13:1E-28.2 - Nonapplicability 
• 13:1E-28.3 - Annual economic benefit for certain neighboring municipalities 
• 13:1E-29 - Issuance of bonds or modification or renewal of contracts involving solid waste facility after effective date of act
• 13:1E-30 - State grant for experiental, landfill mining projects; application; evaluation 
• 13:1E-31 - Commitments and grants;  approval;  findings
• 13:1E-32 - Change in experimental project;  written approval of commissioner
• 13:1E-33 - Inspections of experimental projects
• 13:1E-34 - Solid Waste Management Research and Development Fund; creation 
• 13:1E-34.1 - Development of landfill mining demonstration project 
• 13:1E-34.2 - Provisions of "Pinelands Protection Act" not modified 
• 13:1E-35 - Liberal construction;  severability
• 13:1E-36 - Exemption of construction and operation of planned disposal facility from provisions of act
• 13:1E-37 - Formulation and development of plan;  state aid to districts
• 13:1E-38 - Definitions
• 13:1E-39 - Commercial solid waste facility near river flood hazard area; prohibition of disposal of certain waste materials
• 13:1E-40 - Hazardous wastes;  list;  transmittal to department and municipality
• 13:1E-41 - Monitoring wells;  samples;  analyses;  order to discontinue acceptance of wastes;  reacceptance;  conditions
• 13:1E-42 - System for interception, collection and treatment of leachates; installation by 1980;  approval;  temporary disposal of septage and sewage sludge at designated solid waste facilities
• 13:1E-42.1 - Weekly inspection of major hazardous waste facilities
• 13:1E-42.2 - Assessment for inspection of major hazardous waste facility; schedule
• 13:1E-43 - Legislative findings and declarations
• 13:1E-44 - Definitions
• 13:1E-45 - District solid waste management plans;  sludge;  inventory and plans for disposal
• 13:1E-46 - Statewide solid waste management plan;  sludge management strategy;  directions to solid waste management district by department
• 13:1E-47 - Disposal of sludge in solid waste management district
• 13:1E-48 - Pursuit and coordination of federal, state or private aid
• 13:1E-48.1 - Short title
• 13:1E-48.2 - Findings, declarations
• 13:1E-48.3 - Definitions
• 13:1E-48.4 - Regulated medical waste management system
• 13:1E-48.5 - Interim regulation
• 13:1E-48.6 - Requirements; certification
• 13:1E-48.7 - Generator registration, fees 
• 13:1E-48.8 - Transporter requirements
• 13:1E-48.9 - Transporter application, fees
• 13:1E-48.10 - Acceptance for disposal
• 13:1E-48.11 - Instruction
• 13:1E-48.12 - Regulation of flow 
• 13:1E-48.13 - State regulated medical waste management plan
• 13:1E-48.14 - Commercial facilities
• 13:1E-48.15 - County shortfall determination
• 13:1E-48.16 - County options
• 13:1E-48.16a - Preparation, adoption of sharps disposal component for district solid waste management plan
• 13:1E-48.16b - Rules, regulations
• 13:1E-48.17 - Noncompliance determination
• 13:1E-48.18 - Payments to county; surcharges
• 13:1E-48.19 - Regional procedures
• 13:1E-48.20 - Enforcement
• 13:1E-48.21 - Strict liability
• 13:1E-48.22 - Temporary approval
• 13:1E-48.23 - Revocation, suspension of registration
• 13:1E-48.24 - Reward to informant
• 13:1E-48.25 - State agencies included
• 13:1E-48.26 - Allocation of fees
• 13:1E-48.27 - Rules, regulations
• 13:1E-48.28 - Local regulation superseded
• 13:1E-49 - Short title
• 13:1E-50 - Legislative findings and declarations
• 13:1E-51 - Definitions
• 13:1E-52 - Hazardous waste facilities siting commission
• 13:1E-53 - Powers
• 13:1E-55.1 - Annual program analysis required
• 13:1E-57 - Criteria for siting of new major hazardous waste facilities; preparation and adoption
• 13:1E-58 - Major hazardous waste facilities plan; preparation and adoption; contents; public information program
• 13:1E-59 - Site designations; proposal and adoption
• 13:1E-60 - Construction of major hazardous waste facility; registration statement and engineering design; review; approval; findings; fees; exemptions
• 13:1E-61 - Criteria for new major hazardous waste facilities;  failure to meet requirements;  approval;  findings
• 13:1E-62 - Joint and severally strict liability of owners and operators
• 13:1E-63 - Construction and operation;  inapplicability of local government  approval or zoning ordinance;  compliance with state law; inspections
• 13:1E-64 - Weekly inspections by local health board or department; violations;  injunction or other relief;  disposition of penalties
• 13:1E-65 - Right of entry of local inspector
• 13:1E-66 - Failure to comply with laws or rules and regulations; enforcement and closure actions
• 13:1E-67 - Award for information on violations
• 13:1E-68 - Evidence of financial responsibility;  mechanism to defray closing costs and post-closure monitoring expenses
• 13:1E-69 - Conservatorship
• 13:1E-70 - Conservator;  powers and duties
• 13:1E-71 - Compensation for services, costs and expenses in conservatorship  action
• 13:1E-72 - Assumption of outstanding debts of former registrant by purchaser
• 13:1E-73 - Payment of net earnings during conservatorship;  approval
• 13:1E-74 - Disposition in bulk of all property;  net proceeds to former or suspended registrant
• 13:1E-75 - Conservator;  subjection to laws, rules and regulations and conditions and restrictions in statement or design
• 13:1E-76 - Discontinuation of conservatorship action;  disposition of securities issued by former or suspended registrant;  inapplicability to powers  of conservator
• 13:1E-77 - Reports of conservator;  availability and distribution; publication
• 13:1E-78 - Creditor or party in interest aggrieved by alleged breach of fiduciary obligation;  review
• 13:1E-79 - Qualifications of conservator;  investigation and report
• 13:1E-80 - Taxation of hazardous waste facilities; collection of excess amounts; lower payments directed by commission 
• 13:1E-81 - Eminent domain
• 13:1E-82 - Conflict of interest of member, officer, employee or agent of commission
• 13:1E-83 - Annual audit of commission
• 13:1E-84 - Annual report
• 13:1E-85 - Rules and regulations
• 13:1E-87 - First date of approval of new facility;  increase in capacity; approval
• 13:1E-88 - Commission or department;  prohibited acts;  prohibition of regulation of rates, fees or charges by certain governmental agencies
• 13:1E-89 - Precedence of act over laws, rules and regulations in conflict or  inconsistent with act
• 13:1E-90 - Severability
• 13:1E-91 - Liberal construction of act
• 13:1E-96 - State Recycling Fund; allocation of moneys
• 13:1E-96.1 - Functions, etc. transferred to Department of Environmental Protection
• 13:1E-96.2 - Short title
• 13:1E-96.3 - Findings, declarations relative to recycling goals and recycling of solid waste
• 13:1E-96.4 - Definitions relative to recycling of solid waste
• 13:1E-96.5 - Recycling tax on owner, operator of solid waste facility; applicability; rate
• 13:1E-96.6 - Recycling tax suspended when beverage containers are refundable
• 13:1E-96.7 - Annual appropriations; conditions
• 13:1E-99.3 - Penalties for littering
• 13:1E-99.4 - Banned containers
• 13:1E-99.11 - Findings, declarations
• 13:1E-99.12 - Definitions 
• 13:1E-99.13 - District recycling plan
• 13:1E-99.13a - Adoption of model ordinance on recycling in multifamily housing 
• 13:1E-99.13b - Written cooperative marketing agreement 
• 13:1E-99.14 - Contracts for recycling services
• 13:1E-99.15 - Exemption
• 13:1E-99.16 - Municipal recycling system
• 13:1E-99.17 - Bidding for collection, disposal of recyclable materials
• 13:1E-99.18 - Identification as recyclable container
• 13:1E-99.19 - Written determination
• 13:1E-99.20 - Disposition, recycling of automobile tires
• 13:1E-99.21 - Use of leaf composting, vegetative waste composting facilities or recycling center
• 13:1E-99.22 - Municipal leaf collection
• 13:1E-99.21a - Authorization to own or operate leaf composting facility
• 13:1E-99.21b - Requirements for licensing for owner, operator of leaf composting facility
• 13:1E-99.21c - Leaf composting demonstration projects
• 13:1E-99.21d - Vehicles for transporting leaves to facility, registration not required
• 13:1E-99.21e - Jurisdiction over charges, rates; revenue not included in tariff computation 
• 13:1E-99.21f - Rules, regulations
• 13:1E-99.23 - Preference to materials paid with public funds
• 13:1E-99.24 - Purchase of recycled paper, products; review of bid specs 
• 13:1E-99.25 - Contracts for recycled paper, products 
• 13:1E-99.26 - Cooperative purchase, marketing 
• 13:1E-99.27 - Increasing percentage of recycled paper 
• 13:1E-99.27a - Contracts for purchase of recycled nonpaper products 
• 13:1E-99.28 - Recyclable paving materials
• 13:1E-99.29 - Fuel from waste oil
• 13:1E-99.30 - Compliance with district recycling plan
• 13:1E-99.31 - Resource recovery facility to comply with district recycling plan
• 13:1E-99.32 - Short title
• 13:1E-99.33 - Recycling activities outside BPU jurisdiction 
• 13:1E-99.34 - Recycling centers
• 13:1E-99.37 - Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Program Fund
• 13:1E-99.38 - Marketing studies
• 13:1E-99.39 - Report to Legislature 
• 13:1E-99.40 - Definitions 
• 13:1E-99.41 - Material code labels on bottles, containers; required 
• 13:1E-99.42 - Violations, penalties 
• 13:1E-99.43 - Rules, regulations 
• 13:1E-99.44 - Short title 
• 13:1E-99.45 - Findings, declarations, determinations 
• 13:1E-99.46 - Definitions
• 13:1E-99.47 - Sale of certain packages, components, packaged products, restricted; terms defined
• 13:1E-99.48 - Exemptions, criteria
• 13:1E-99.49 - Request for information by department 
• 13:1E-99.50 - Fees 
• 13:1E-99.51 - Certification of compliance 
• 13:1E-99.52 - Determination of compliance by department 
• 13:1E-99.53 - Noncompliance 
• 13:1E-99.54 - Violations, penalties, remedies 
• 13:1E-99.55 - "Toxic Packaging Reduction Fund" created 
• 13:1E-99.56 - Review, report
• 13:1E-99.57 - Request for copy of declaration of exemption, certificate of compliance 
• 13:1E-99.58 - Rules, regulations 
• 13:1E-99.59 - Short title 
• 13:1E-99.60 - Findings, declarations 
• 13:1E-99.61 - Definitions relative to dry cell batteries
• 13:1E-99.62 - Restricted sales of certain batteries 
• 13:1E-99.63 - Restricted sale of consumer mercuric oxide battery 
• 13:1E-99.64 - Sale of rechargeable consumer products restricted, exemptions 
• 13:1E-99.65 - Sale of certain batteries dependent on battery management plan 
• 13:1E-99.66 - Submission of battery management plan 
• 13:1E-99.67 - Submission of dry cell battery collection plan 
• 13:1E-99.68 - Disposal of mercuric oxide batteries as solid waste, prohibited 
• 13:1E-99.69 - Disposal of used nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries as solid waste, prohibited 
• 13:1E-99.70 - Solid waste collector not to collect certain used batteries
• 13:1E-99.71 - Solid waste facility not to accept certain used batteries for disposal 
• 13:1E-99.72 - Retailers, distributors, manufacturers to accept used batteries 
• 13:1E-99.73 - Institutional generator to provide for disposal of certain batteries 
• 13:1E-99.74 - Adoption of district household hazardous waste management plan
• 13:1E-99.75 - Implementation of countywide used dry cell battery source separation and collection program 
• 13:1E-99.76 - Order issued by commissioner to manufacturers 
• 13:1E-99.77 - Addressing consumer complaints, establishment of public education program, determination of compliance 
• 13:1E-99.78 - Violations, penalties 
• 13:1E-99.79 - Rules, regulations 
• 13:1E-99.80 - Report by commissioner to the Legislature 
• 13:1E-99.81 - Collector, transporter exemptions 
• 13:1E-99.82 - Short title
• 13:1E-99.83 - Findings, declarations relative to mercury pollution from switches in scrap vehicles
• 13:1E-99.84 - Definitions relative to mercury switches in scrap vehicles
• 13:1E-99.85 - Development of mercury minimization plan for vehicles by manufacturers
• 13:1E-99.86 - Approval, disapproval, conditional approval of mercury minimization plan
• 13:1E-99.87 - Removal of mercury switches
• 13:1E-99.88 - Manufacturer's report to commissioner relative to implementation of mercury minimization plan
• 13:1E-99.89 - Violations, civil action, penalty
• 13:1E-99.90 - Revision of policies of Department of the Treasury relative to purchase of vehicles
• 13:1E-99.91 - Sale of certain mercury thermometers prohibited
• 13:1E-99.92 - DEP responsible for compliance, public education program
• 13:1E-99.93 - Violations, penalties
• 13:1E-99.94 - Short title
• 13:1E-99.95 - Definitions relative to electronic waste management
• 13:1E-99.96 - Registration for television manufacturers; fee, annual report, recycling program
• 13:1E-99.96a - Preparation of plan, annual report by department
• 13:1E-99.99 - Noncompliance by manufacturer, prohibition from sales
• 13:1E-99.100 - Labeling of electronic device required
• 13:1E-99.101 - Compliance with Directive 2002/95/EC
• 13:1E-99.102 - Collection of sampling information by department; registration; fee; TV exception
• 13:1E-99.103 - Requirements for manufacturer provided with return share in weight greater than zero, TV exception
• 13:1E-99.104 - Information provided by retailer relative to recycling
• 13:1E-99.105 - Determination of return share for manufacturer; TV exception; annual report
• 13:1E-99.106 - Maintenance of Internet website, toll-free number listing recycling sites; review of goals, fees
• 13:1E-99.108 - Recycling of covered electronic devices; compliance with laws; performance requirements
• 13:1E-99.109 - Used covered electronic device, disposal as solid waste prohibited
• 13:1E-99.110 - Enforcement; violations, penalties
• 13:1E-99.111 - Rules, regulations; fees to cover department costs
• 13:1E-99.112 - Establishment of organizations, compacts
• 13:1E-99.113 - Intent of act; implementation of national program
• 13:1E-99.114 - Report posted on website, to Legislature by January 1, 2014
• 13:1E-100 - Short title
• 13:1E-101 - Legislative findings and declarations
• 13:1E-102 - Definitions
• 13:1E-103 - Joint and several liability of owner or operator for proper operation and closure
• 13:1E-104 - Sanitary landfill facility tax
• 13:1E-105 - Sanitary landfill facility contingency fund
• 13:1E-106 - Strict liability of fund for damages due to operations or closure of sanitary landfill;  payment
• 13:1E-107 - Limitations on claims
• 13:1E-108 - Disbursement of fund 
• 13:1E-109 - Monthly deposits in escrow account; violation crime of third degree; increased tariffs
• 13:1E-109.1 - Meadowlands Commission payment to certain solid waste debt defeasance fund
• 13:1E-109.2 - Payments into escrow accounts of Meadowlands Commission, certain, authorized
• 13:1E-110 - Landfill closure account audits
• 13:1E-111 - Rights of subrogation of fund
• 13:1E-112 - Tax and escrow collected as surcharge; adjustments 
• 13:1E-114 - Rules and regulations
• 13:1E-115 - Availability of other remedies;  remedies additional to existing  law
• 13:1E-116 - Contract for sale of land;  statement of use as sanitary landfill facility;  violation;  voidability
• 13:1E-116.1 - Short title
• 13:1E-116.2 - Definitions regarding municipal landfill sites
• 13:1E-116.3 - Redevelopment agreement, negotiation
• 13:1E-116.4 - Reimbursement of costs of closure and remediation
• 13:1E-116.5 - Memorandum of agreement to qualify for reimbursement certification
• 13:1E-116.6 - Municipal Landfill Closure and Remediation Fund
• 13:1E-116.7 - Reimbursement of developer
• 13:1E-117 - Scales to determine weight of vehicles disposing of waste; record;  exemption
• 13:1E-118 - Rate schedule;  amendment of tariff
• 13:1E-119 - Increase in tariffs 
• 13:1E-120 - Regulations or guidelines
• 13:1E-122 - Waste generated by federal government;  exemption from tariffs
• 13:1E-123 - Disposal of solid waste generated by agency of federal government;  exemption from taxes and fees
• 13:1E-124 - Exemption applicable only to contracts signed prior to Jan. 1, 1982
• 13:1E-125 - Construction of act;  refunds;  tax liability incurred prior to  effective date
• 13:1E-126 - Legislative findings and declarations
• 13:1E-127 - Definitions
• 13:1E-128 - Disclosure
• 13:1E-128.1 - Priority schedule for investigative reports 
• 13:1E-128.2 - Disclosure, submission requirements
• 13:1E-129 - Investigative interrogatory 
• 13:1E-130 - Subpena power 
• 13:1E-131 - Disclosure of information by public officer or employee; penalty
• 13:1E-132 - Grant of immunity after disclosure of evidence;  failure to obey  subpena;  penalties
• 13:1E-133 - Disqualification critieria 
• 13:1E-133.1 - Rehabilitated ex-offenders, licensing 
• 13:1E-133.2 - Reestablished integrity, licensing 
• 13:1E-133.3 - Resource recovery permits; completion of investigation, licensing required 
• 13:1E-133.4 - Rules, regulations 
• 13:1E-134 - Causes for revocation 
• 13:1E-135 - Licensing after removal of disqualification; temporary licenses 
• 13:1E-136 - Findings, declarations
• 13:1E-137 - Definitions
• 13:1E-138 - Solid waste services, tax; obligation to pay
• 13:1E-147 - Solid Waste Services Tax Fund
• 13:1E-153 - 40-year contracts authorized
• 13:1E-154 - Request for qualifications; selection of qualified vendors
• 13:1E-155 - Request for proposals
• 13:1E-156 - Review of proposals; revisions
• 13:1E-157 - Vendor designation; contract negotiations
• 13:1E-158 - Approvals required
• 13:1E-159 - Notification of proposed contract
• 13:1E-160 - Request for additional information
• 13:1E-161 - Notice of public hearing
• 13:1E-162 - Hearing; report
• 13:1E-163 - Approval; conditional approval
• 13:1E-164 - Mandatory contract provisions
• 13:1E-167 - Lease or sale to vendor
• 13:1E-168 - Rules, regulations
• 13:1E-169 - Findings, declarations
• 13:1E-170 - Definitions
• 13:1E-171 - Sanitary Landfill Closure and Rate Relief Fund
• 13:1E-172 - Project priority list
• 13:1E-173 - Eligibility for grants, loans
• 13:1E-174 - Project appropriations
• 13:1E-175 - Rules
• 13:1E-176 - Financial plan for closure
• 13:1E-177 - Short title
• 13:1E-179 - Definitions
• 13:1E-181.3 - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility Fund
• 13:1E-186 - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Plan
• 13:1E-191 - Reward for information
• 13:1E-198 - Rules, regulations
• 13:1E-199 - Definitions 
• 13:1E-200 - Disposal of used lead acid battery 
• 13:1E-201 - Retailers to accept used lead acid battery 
• 13:1E-202 - Distributor to accept used lead acid battery from retailer 
• 13:1E-203 - Manufacturer to accept used lead acid battery from distributor 
• 13:1E-204 - Retailer to display notice that lead acid batteries may be recycled 
• 13:1E-205 - Solid waste collector not to collect used lead acid batteries 
• 13:1E-206 - Solid waste facility not to accept used lead acid batteries
• 13:1E-207 - Consumer complaints, dissemination of information 
• 13:1E-208 - Findings, declarations relative to recycling, reuse of used computers
• 13:1E-209 - DEP educational materials on computer recycling and reuse
• 13:1E-210 - Distribution of educational materials by DOE
• 13:1E-211 - DEP evaluation demonstration project; report
• 13:1E-212 - Rules, regulations
• 13:1E-213 - Title amended
• 13:1E-214 - Findings, declarations relative to the Clean Communities Program
• 13:1E-215 - Definitions relative to the Clean Communities Program
• 13:1E-216 - User fee imposed on sales by manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retailer of litter-generating products
• 13:1E-217 - Clean Communities Program Fund
• 13:1E-218 - Statewide public information and education program
• 13:1E-219 - Contract not required for receipt of State aid
• 13:1E-220 - Additional duties, responsibilities of department
• 13:1E-221 - Violations, penalties
• 13:1E-222 - Rules, regulations
• 13:1E-223 - Annual appropriations; conditions
• 13:1E-224 - Tire Management and Cleanup Fund
• 13:1E-225 - Local Tire Management Program