40:37C-3. Definitions

In this act, unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:

"Act" means this New Jersey Pollution Control Financing Law.

"Authority" means a pollution control financing authority created pursuant to this act.

"Bonds" means any notes, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness or obligations of any agency.

"County" means any county of any class.

"Governing body" means the board of chosen freeholders.

"Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, company, corporation, public utility, association, trust, estate, or any other legal entity, or their legal representative, agent or assigns.

"Pollution" means any form of environmental pollution deriving from the operation of public utility, industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, commercial, office or research facilities, or deriving from the disposal of solid waste generated at residences, hotels, apartments or any other public or private buildings, including, but not limited to, water pollution, air pollution, pollution caused by solid waste disposal, thermal pollution, radiation contamination, or noise pollution as determined by the various standards prescribed by this State or the Federal Government and including, but not limited to, anything which is considered as pollution or environmental damage pursuant to the laws, rules and regulations administered by the Department of Environmental Protection as established by P.L.1970, c. 33 (C. 13:1D-1 et seq.), and any amendments and supplements thereto.

"Pollution control facilities" means any structures, facilities, systems, fixtures, lands and rights in lands, improvements, appurtenances, machinery, equipment or any combination thereof designed and utilized for the purpose of resource recovery or for the purpose of reducing, abating or preventing pollution, deriving from the operation of public utility, industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, commercial, office or research facilities; and provided that the State Department of Environmental Protection and the governing body of the county certify that any such facility does not conflict with, overlap or duplicate any other planned or existing pollution control facilities undertaken or planned by another public agency or authority.

"Project costs" as applied to pollution control facilities financed under the provisions of this act means the sum total of all reasonable or necessary costs incident to the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, alteration, improvement and extension of such pollution control facilities including, but not limited to, the cost of studies and surveys; plans, specifications, architectural and engineering services; organization, marketing or other special services; legal financing, acquisition, demolition, construction, equipment and site development of new and rehabilitated buildings; rehabilitation, reconstruction, repair or remodeling of existing buildings, fixtures, machinery and equipment; insurance premiums; and all other necessary and incidental expenses including an initial bond and interest reserve together with interest on bonds issued to finance such pollution control facilities to a date 6 months subsequent to the estimated date of completion and such other reserves as may be required by resolution of an agency.

"Resource recovery" means the collection, separation, recycling and recovery of metals, glass, paper and other materials for reuse or for energy production.

L.1973, c. 376, s. 3, eff. Jan. 9, 1974. Amended by L.1983, c. 298, s. 4, eff. Aug. 8, 1983.