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NJ S61
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
James Holzapfel
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AI Summary
- Prohibits public utilities from directly billing individual customers for infrastructure upgrades required due to qualified construction projects that mitigate natural disaster damage
- Requires customers completing disaster mitigation construction to submit contractor certification to the Board of Public Utilities and their utilities within 90 days of project completion
- Allows utilities to recover infrastructure upgrade costs through their rate base, spreading expenses across all ratepayers rather than charging individual customers
- Customers who fail to provide required certification within 90 days may be held liable for utility infrastructure upgrade costs
- Customers remain responsible for their pro rata share of any rate base increases approved by the Board of Public Utilities
Legislative Description
Prohibits utility from billing customer for costs incurred for certain upgrades to utility infrastructure; allows costs for certain upgrades to utility infrastructure be recovered in utility's rate base.
Economic Growth
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Economic Growth1/13/2026
Full Bill Text
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