2014 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 40 - MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
Section 40:62-2 - Records pertaining to utilities; report to public utility commissioners; standards of operation and service
40:62-2. Records pertaining to utilities; report to public utility commissioners; standards of operation and service
Any municipality engaged in the business of operating any light, heat or power plant or works or engaged in the business of transportation, shall, with respect to such business and the property and plant used by it: a. keep its books, records and accounts in the same manner as provided by statute for keeping other books, records and accounts of a municipality, and file with the Board of Public Utility Commissioners a copy of its Annual Report of Audit by a registered municipal accountant if the municipality provides light, heat or power only within the limits of the municipality;
b. keep its books, records and accounts and make reports to the board in a manner and form and to the same extent as the board shall from time to time require of other public utilities in similar businesses in all other situations;
c. comply with all rules, regulations and recommendations as to reasonable standards and service to the same extent as the board shall from time to time require of other public utilities engaged in other similar businesses. The Board of Public Utility Commissioners shall have power and authority to enforce the provisions of this section.
Amended by L.1973, c. 277, s. 1, eff. Nov. 29, 1973.
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