{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-55d-66.16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:55D-66.16","heading":"Solar, photovoltaic energy facility, structure, certain, permitted use within every municipality.","body":"2. a. Notwithstanding any law, ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary, a solar or photovoltaic energy facility or structure constructed and operated on the site of any landfill or closed resource extraction operation, shall be a permitted use within every municipality.\nb.\tNotwithstanding any law, ordinance, rule or regulation to the contrary, a wind energy generation facility or structure constructed and operated on the site of any landfill or closed resource extraction operation, shall be a permitted use within every municipality outside the pinelands area as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-3).\nThe Department of Environmental Protection may adopt, pursuant to the \"Administrative Procedure Act,\" P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subsection.\nL.2011, c.141, s.2.","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":"3bb911afd9c037335c6ad98335b2a059328558ca7fc4fc1f1f3e0cc1707d2c84","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-55d-66.15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-55d-66.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}