{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-43-66.78","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:43-66.78","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to consolidation of sparsely populated municipalities","body":"1. \tThe Legislature finds and declares that the consolidation of sparsely populated municipalities into contiguous municipalities having larger populations should be encouraged as a means to reduce the costs of local government.  The Legislature also finds that there should be a simplified consolidation process when a municipality seeking consolidation is sparsely populated and when the resulting consolidated municipality will have the same form of government as the municipality absorbing the sparsely populated municipality.\nL.1995,c.376,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":"f0a6668be3b9c2a2595fc750741faec1defe4f232b47e7326354b1a99e98dcac","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-43-66.77","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-43-66.79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}