48:13A-7.8 - Conditions for the adjustment of rates - New Jersey Statutes

48:13A-7.8.    Conditions for the adjustment of rates 
   8.  a.  Any increase or decrease in the disposal rates or charges received at authorized solid waste facilities in this State shall be automatically adjusted for in the uniform tariff for solid waste collection established by the Board of Public Utilities in rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). 

  (1)    Any solid waste collector seeking an adjustment to the rates or charges set forth in the uniform tariff solid waste disposal charges shall file with the board appropriate revised tariff sheets which reflect changes in the disposal rates or charges received at an authorized solid waste facility.

  (2)    No adjustment in the disposal rate shall be implemented until such time as revised tariff sheets and verification forms have been filed with the board. Every solid waste collector shall file these documents with the board within five days of any decrease in the disposal rates or charges received at an authorized solid waste facility. 

  b.  (1)  Any net savings in the payment of disposal rates or charges at authorized solid waste facilities realized by a solid waste collector due to decreased waste flows resulting from materials recovery, or the revenues generated thereby, may be adjusted for in the rates or charges set forth in the uniform tariff solid waste disposal charges. 

  (2)    Any solid waste collector seeking an adjustment to the rates or charges set forth in the uniform tariff solid waste disposal charges shall file with the board appropriate revised tariff sheets which reflect net savings in the payment of disposal rates or charges at an authorized solid waste facility. No adjustment in the disposal rate shall be implemented until such time as revised tariff sheets and verification forms have been filed with the board. 

  c.     Every solid waste collector shall file with the board rates or charges for solid waste collection services conforming to the uniform tariff for solid waste collection established by the board. Every person engaged in the business of solid waste collection in this State shall be subject to the provisions of this subsection and shall file with the board a uniform tariff.

  L.1991,c.381,s.8; per s.52, section expired April 14, 1996.