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NJ S1014
NJ S1014Requires water suppliers to reimburse residential customers for drinking water testing under certain circumstances.
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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill would require the owner or operator of a public water system water to 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 lab 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 bill prohibits the costs of the water testing from being passed through to the public water system's regulated rate customers.
AI Summary
This bill requires public water system owners or operators to reimburse residential customers for the cost of drinking water testing conducted at their homes by a lab certified by the Department of Environmental Protection, but only if the testing is requested by the customer's municipality and is necessary because the water system has exceeded a federal or state drinking water standard, specifically a "maximum contaminant level" (the highest level of a contaminant allowed in drinking water) or an "action level" (the concentration of a contaminant that, if exceeded, triggers specific treatment or other required actions). Importantly, the bill also states that these testing costs cannot be passed on to the water system's "regulated rate customers," meaning the regular customers who pay for their water service. The Department of Environmental Protection will create rules to put this into effect, and the law will become active immediately upon passage.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee (on 01/09/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S1014 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S1500/1014_I1.HTM |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1500/1014_I1.HTM |
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