New Jersey Statutes 13:1E-99.81e. Disposal, propulsion battery, module, cell, restrictions
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 13:1E-99.81e
- collector: when used in relation to the collection of taxes or water rents or other public assessments, includes all officers charged with the duty of collecting such taxes, water rents or assessments, unless a particular officer is specified. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. Commencing three years after the effective date of this act, no solid waste collector registered pursuant to sections 4 and 5 of P.L.1970, c.39 (C. 13:1E-4 and C. 13:1E-5) and holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to sections 7 and 10 of P.L.1970, c.40 (C. 48:13A-6 and C. 48:13A-9) shall knowingly collect a propulsion battery, or any module or cell thereof, placed for collection and disposal as solid waste, unless authorized to do so by the department. A solid waste collector may refuse to collect a solid waste container containing a propulsion battery, or any module or cell thereof.
c. Commencing three years after the effective date of this act, no solid waste facility in this State shall knowingly accept for disposal a propulsion battery, or any module or cell thereof, or a truckload or roll-off container of solid waste containing a propulsion battery, or any module or cell thereof, unless authorized to do so by the department. The owner or operator of a solid waste facility may refuse to accept for disposal a propulsion battery, or any module or cell thereof, or any truckload or roll-off container of solid waste containing a propulsion battery, or any module or cell thereof.
L.2023, c.222, s.5.