“Board” means the Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency.

“Coronavirus 2019” means the coronavirus disease 2019, as announced by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020, and first identified in Wuhan, China.

“Department” means the Department of Community Affairs.

“Local utility” means any sewerage authority created pursuant to the “sewerage authorities law,” P.L.1946, c.138 (C. 40:14A-1 et seq.); any utilities authority created pursuant to the “municipal and county utilities authorities law,” P.L.1957, c.183 (C. 40:14B-1 et seq.); or any municipal, county, or regional utility, authority, commission, special district, or other local government entity, not regulated by the Board of Public Utilities, that provides electricity, gas, heat, power, sewer, or water service.

“Personally identifiable information” means any information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable customer.

“Public utility” means a public utility, defined pursuant to R.S.48:2-13, providing electric, gas, sewer, or water service to customers.

L.2022, c.107, s.1.