{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-26b-12","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40A:26B-12","heading":"Acquisitions relative to stormwater utility.","body":"12. a. A county, municipality, or authority that establishes a stormwater utility pursuant to P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-1 et al.) may acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation, or in any other lawful manner, any privately-owned stormwater management system, or any real property necessary for the construction, improvement, operation, or maintenance of a stormwater management system.\nb.\tIf a county, municipality, or authority requires any payment as a condition of, or in connection with, assuming ownership, operation, or maintenance of any privately-owned stormwater management system, the payment shall not exceed the costs attributable to the ownership, operation, or maintenance of that stormwater management system.\nL.2019, c.42, s.12.","path":["TITLE 40A 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":"cbe18a88f3683773558c83d8368d18f3ca8df572c6d5a0e5209bec78691b2be5","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-26b-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40a-26b-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}