40:14A-8.3 - Reduction in fees by sewerage authority for certain affordable housing projects
40:14A-8.3 Reduction in fees by sewerage authority for certain affordable housing projects.
2. a. A county, regional or municipal sewerage authority shall establish within its rates or schedules a 50% reduction in the connection fee or tapping fee assessed pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-8) for new connections to the sewerage system which is to be charged to public housing authorities and to non-profit organizations building affordable housing projects.
b.For units previously connected to the authority's system that were demolished or refurbished to allow for new affordable housing units and for which a connection or tapping fee was previously paid, a county, regional or municipal sewerage authority shall establish within its rates or schedules a credit against the connection fee or tapping fee to be assessed for connection with the sewerage system to public housing authorities and non-profit organizations building affordable projects. The credit shall be the connection fee or tapping fee previously assessed and paid for connection with the sewerage system for units previously connected to the authority's system.
c.The connection fee or tapping fee assessable against a public housing authority or non-profit organization, for units previously connected to the authority's system that were demolished or refurbished to allow for new affordable housing units, shall be the lesser of the reduced rate provided for in subsection a. of this section, or the current non-reduced rate applicable to other types of housing developments minus the credit provided under subsection b. of this section for units for which a connection fee or tapping fee was previously paid, provided that said public housing authority or non-profit organization can establish the connection fee or tapping fee was previously assessed and paid for connection with the system. If the same cannot be established, the reduced rate provided for in subsection a. of this section shall be assessed.
L.2005,c.29,s.2.