2. a. The Department of Community Affairs shall promulgate rules and regulations setting forth standards, methods, procedures and other requirements that must be followed in performing home elevations. A home elevation contractor, as defined in section 2 of P.L.2004, c.16 (C. 56:8-137), shall comply with the standards, methods, procedures and any other requirements for home elevation projects as specified in rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Community Affairs.

b. No home elevation contractor shall perform a home elevation unless the contractor or a person the contractor employs has a minimum of five years of experience in home elevation. For the purposes of this subsection, experience in home elevation shall include both experience in working directly on home elevation projects and training in the operation of home elevation equipment.

c. At the time the home elevation contractor applies for a permit to perform a home elevation, the home elevation contractor shall certify that the home elevation contractor is in compliance with P.L.2014, c.34 (C. 56:8-138.2 et al.) and any regulations promulgated thereunder, which certification shall be submitted with the permit application in a form prescribed by the Department of Community Affairs.

d. Notwithstanding the provisions of the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Division of Codes and Standards in the Department of Community Affairs may adopt immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law any rules and regulations deemed necessary to implement the provisions of subsection a. of this section, which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 270 days following the date of enactment of P.L.2014, c.34 (C. 56:8-138.2 et al.), and may thereafter be amended, adopted, or readopted, by the division in accordance with the requirements of the “Administrative Procedure Act.”

L.2014, c.34, s.2.