{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-14b-40.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:14B-40.1","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to infrastructure maintenance.","body":"1.\tThe Legislature finds and declares that:\nInfrastructure maintenance and repair are vital to the economy and quality of life in the State of New Jersey.\nInfrastructure maintenance and repair continue to be insufficiently funded throughout the State.\nProperty taxes in this State continue to be a serious burden to local property taxpayers and so cannot be relied upon to fund necessary infrastructure maintenance and repairs.\nIt is in the public interest to develop additional funding sources to provide for necessary maintenance and repair of infrastructure within the State.\nCounty utilities authorities with surplus funds offer one such additional funding source and a pilot program should be developed to explore the efficacy of using those surplus funds for these infrastructure purposes.\nL.2013, c.190, s.1.","path":["TITLE 40 MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"0daf1a8288121b9b44a041cc97000e408f30538ef2dcdeb41294616402d8b401","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-14b-40","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-14b-40.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}