ASSEMBLY, No. 864
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman SHAVONDA E. SUMTER
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblyman BENJIE E. WIMBERLY
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblyman JERRY GREEN
District 22 (Middlesex, Somerset and Union)
Assemblyman CARMELO G. GARCIA
District 33 (Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Spencer
SYNOPSIS
Requires newly-constructed multiple dwellings with 25 or more residential units to install standby generators to provide electricity in case of emergency.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As amended by the General Assembly on December 15, 2014.
An Act concerning standby generators in certain multiple dwellings and supplementing P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A newly-constructed multiple dwelling with 25 or more residential units, and for which an application for a construction permit has not been declared complete by the enforcing agency before the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), shall be equipped with a standby emergency power generator with the ability to provide electricity to 1[each individual unit] a common use area for the operation of medical equipment including, but not limited to, portable oxygen units and motorized wheelchairs1 in case of an emergency.
b. A standby emergency power generator required to be installed pursuant to this section shall be:
(1) Operated in compliance with requirements for such generators in accordance with regulations adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection;
(2) Checked weekly, tested under load monthly, and serviced in accordance with generally accepted engineering practices by the manager or operator of the multiple dwelling units; and
(3) Operated only when necessary to provide power to 1common use areas in1 residential multiple dwellings with 25 or more units 1for the operation of medical equipment1 in order to protect the general health, safety and welfare of the residents which would be under substantial risk in a continued power outage.
2. The Department of Community Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) in order to effectuate the purposes of this act.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.