Sponsored by:
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Senator KRISTIN M. CORRADO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Requires certain public utilities to provide customers notice of certain utility work that could impact traffic.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning certain public utility work and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A public utility providing electric, gas, sewer, telephone, or water service shall provide written notice in a customer’s utility bill, of upcoming, scheduled utility service work, which is not the result of an emergency, that could impact traffic within a three-mile radius of the customer’s residence, as determined by the board.
b. As used in this section:
“Board” means the Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency.
“Emergency” means any condition constituting a clear and present danger to life, health, or property caused by a sudden natural or man-made disaster or related event.
“Public utility” shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S.48:2-13.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
The bill provides that a public utility providing electric, gas, sewer, telephone, or water service is to provide written notice in a customer’s utility bill of upcoming, scheduled utility service work, which is not the result of an emergency, that could impact traffic within a three-mile radius of the customer’s residence. Under the bill, “emergency” is defined as any condition constituting a clear and present danger to life, health, or property caused by a sudden natural or man-made disaster or related event.