{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-48-2-56","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 48:2-56","heading":"Fees and charges.","body":"1.\tThe Board of Public Utilities is hereby empowered, authorized and required to charge and collect fees and charges for the purposes and in the amounts hereinafter set out.\nA.\tFiling of Annual Reports\nCharge Per\nReport\n(1)   Sewer .............................         $20.00\nClasses A, B, C, and D ...          20.00\nClass E (Income Sheets) .........            5.00\n(2)   Railroad ..........................          50.00\nNonoperating ...................           10.00\n(3)   Telephone\nClass A ............................           50.00\nClass B ............................           20.00\n(4)   Water\nClass A .............................          50.00\nClasses B and C .................         20.00\nClass D ................................       10.00\nClass E (Income Sheets) ........       5.00\n(5)   Bus\nClass A .................................      50.00\nClass B .................................      25.00\nClass C ................................       10.00\n(6)   Gas ....................................        50.00\n(7)   Electric .............................         50.00\n(8)   Combination gas and electric    100.00\n(9)   (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1993, c.124).\nB.\tExamination and Audit of Annual Reports\n(1)\tThe total fee is to be based on reported intrastate operating revenues, and, except as noted below for certain interstate utilities, will consist of a base charge plus an incremental charge per unit of $1,000.00 or fraction thereof for each such unit in excess of the lower limit of the indicated range.\nThe\nIncremental\nCharge per\nIf the Reported Operating              The Base           $1,000\nRevenues Fall Within the Range     Charge is          Unit is\nUnder            $10,000                $10.00             ........\n$10,000 to      25,000                  15.00              .......\n25,000 to       50,000                  25.00              .......\n50,000 to      500,000                 25.00              $0.50/M\n500,000 to   1,000,000               250.00                0.39/M\n1,000,000 to   5,000,000               445.00                0.15/M\n5,000,000 to  10,000,000           1,045.00                0.10/M\n10,000,000 to  50,000,000          1,545.00                0.08/M\n50,000,000 to 100,000,000         4,745.00                0.07/M\n100,000,000 to 200,000,000        8,245.00                0.05/M\n200,000,000 and over                13,245.00                0.03/M\n(2)\tPublic utilities engaged in interstate commerce who are required to file annual reports with the board and who derive 50% or more of their operating revenues from interstate commerce shall pay a fee for examination and audit of their annual report in accordance with the following schedule. The board may establish reasonable rules for the determination of such intrastate revenues in cases where the same have not been reported.\nFor Intrastate Revenues Within the Range             The Fee is\nUnder              $10,000 ..................                 $25.00\n$10,000 to           50,000 ..................                   50.00\n50,001 to          200,000 ..................                   75.00\n200,001 to          500,000 ..................                 150.00\n500,001 to       1,000,000 ..................                 300.00\nover              1,000,000 ..................                 500.00\nC.    Pamphlets and Publications                       Charge Per\nCopy\n(1)   Annual report of the Board of\nPublic Utilities ...   $2.00\n(2)   Utility annual report forms\nSewer .....................................         \t\t5.00\nIncome Sheets .....................         \t\t2.00\nRailroad .................................       \t\t         10.00\nTelephone ...............................      \t\t         10.00\nWater\nClasses A, B and C ................     \t         10.00\nClass D ................................        \t\t5.00\nClass E (Income Sheets) .......       \t\t2.00\nBuses\nClass A .................................      \t         10.00\nClass B .................................        \t\t5.00\nClass C .................................        \t\t2.00\nGas ..........................................      \t         10.00\nElectric ...................................       \t         10.00\n(3)   Pamphlets containing rules and regulations\nand all other pamphlets published by the\nboard\nPamphlets with less than 25 pages...   2.00\nPamphlets with 25 pages or more but less\nthan 50 pages ..................................   2.50\nPamphlets with 50 pages or more ....  2.50\nPlus $0.25 for each additional 25 pages or\nfraction thereof in excess of 50 pages\n(4)   Uniform system of accounts .......    10.00\n(5)   Photocopies of documents or reports--\nper page......... up to $0.10 for letter size or smaller up to $0.15 for legal size or larger\nCharge for\nEach\nYear Covered\n(6)   Compilation of board's decisions ...    $2.00\n(7)   Statistics of utilities--private and\nmunicipal                                           3.00\nD.    Subpoenas--Petition for and Issuance            Charge per\nSubpoena\n(1)   Subpoena for the attendance of\nwitnesses ....                                    \t   $2.00\n(2)   Subpoena duces tecum                        \t     5.00\nE.\tApplications and Petitions Submitted to the Board\n(1)\tFor approval of issuance of securities or evidences of indebtedness the filing fee shall be based on the estimated proceeds before costs and expenses of issuance.  When the actual proceeds become known, the fee will be adjusted accordingly.  The total filing fee will consist of a base charge plus an incremental charge per unit of $1,000.00 or fraction thereof of proceeds in excess of the lower limit of the range of the indicated block.  In the case of stock dividends, the proceeds shall be taken as the amount to be transferred from earned surplus account.\nThe Incremental\nCharge\nIf the proceeds of the Trans-      The Base             per $1,000\naction Fall Within the Range       Charge is            Unit is\nUnder               $5,000          $10.00                .....\n$5,001 to         10,000            15.00                .....\n10,001 to         20,000            30.00                .....\n20,001 to         30,000            50.00                .....\n30,001 to       100,000            50.00              $0.70/M\n100,001 to       500,000            99.00                0.60/M\n500,001 to    1,000,000           339.00               0.50/M\n1,000,001 to    5,000,000           589.00               0.40/M\n5,000,001 to   10,000,000       2,189.00               0.35/M\n10,000,001 to  25,000,000      3,939.00                0.30/M\n25,000,001 and over               8,439.00                0.25/M\n(2)\tFor increases in rates or fares, whether by petition, filing of revised tariff, or by petition for negotiated relief under R.S.48:2-21.1, provided that when two petitions or a petition with an amendment relate to one and the same increase only one fee shall be charged, the fees are to be based on the proposed increase in annual operating revenues for which application is made and will consist of a base charge plus an incremental charge per unit of $1,000.00 or fraction thereof for each such unit in excess of the lower limit of the indicated range.\nThe Incre-\nmental\nCharge\nIf the Proposed                              The Base        per $1,000\nIncrease Falls Within the Range    Charge is       Unit is\nUp to               $5,000          $25.00                .....\n$5,000 to         30,000            25.00              $2.00/M\n30,000 to       100,000            75.00                1.80/M\n100,000 to       300,000          201.00               1.60/M\n300,000 to       600,000          521.00               1.40/M\n600,000 to    1,000,000          941.00               1.20/M\n1,000,000 to    5,000,000        1,421.00               1.00/M\n5,000,000 to  10,000,000       5,421.00                0.80/M\n10,000,000 to  20,000,000      9,421.00                0.60/M\n20,000,000 and over             15,421.00                0.30/M\nFiling of an initial rate, a contract for a special rate or any other document involving a tariff change not otherwise provided for above ...................................................................      $25.00\nIn addition to the filing fee computed in accordance with the foregoing, the public utility shall pay a processing fee of 1/10 of 1% of the new or initial annual operating revenues or increase in annual operating revenues that may be authorized by the board, which fee in no event shall be less than ...............................     $25.00\nFiling automatic adjustment clause tariff\nrevision..............................................................     $25.00\n(3) For sales of property or leases of property\n(Based on the Consideration or Annual Rental)   Filing Fee\nUp to          $1,000 ...................\t               $10.00\n$1,001 to       5,000 ...................\t                 25.00\n5,001 to      10,000 ..................\t                 50.00\n10,001 to      20,000 ..................\t                 75.00\n20,001 to      50,000 ..................\t               150.00\n50,001 to     100,000 ...................\t             250.00\n100,001 and over ...........................\t             350.00\n(4) For approval of mergers                          Filing Fee\nThe filing fee for approval of mergers is to be based on the total utility plant account of the surviving utility and will be computed according to the schedule of charges set forth herein for sales of property or leases of property.\n(5)   For approval of a municipal consent ....     $20.00\nWhere petition requests approval of more\nthan one municipal consent on the same\nroute for each such additional consent       10.00\n(6)   For rehearing, reopening, reargument or\nreconsideration of any matter ............       15.00\n(7)   For approval of contracts under Revised\nStatutes 48:3-7.1........................             100.00\n(8)   For establishment of new railroad-highway\ncrossing at grade..........................             50.00\n(9)   For grade crossing separation .........         100.00\n(10)  For relocation or widening of grade\ncrossing..............................                     100.00\n(11)  For abandonment of grade crossing ...       50.00\n(12)  For discontinuance of station agents\nand stations .......................................       50.00\n(13)  For authority to exercise eminent domain--\nfor each separate parcel of property\ninvolved ..................                               100.00\n(14)  Any application or petition not herein\nspecifically designated or described.....     25.00\n(15)  For inspection or test of electric,\nwater or gas meter ................................      5.00\n(This fee is to be returned to the\ncustomer and collected from the utility\nin cases where the meter is found to be\nregistering fast beyond the allowable\nlimit of accuracy established by the board.)\nF.   Autobuses or Other Motor Vehicles\n(1)   For approval of transfer of municipal\nconsents..................                                $25.00\n(2)   For approval of conditional sale contract,\nnotes or chattel mortgage based on the\nprincipal amount involved\nFiling Fee\n$5,000 or less                                    10.00\n5,001 to      10,000                            15.00\n10,001 to      25,000                           25.00\n25,001 to      50,000                           50.00\n50,001 to     100,000                          75.00\nOver $100,000                                       100.00\n(3)   For changes, extensions or consolidation\nof existing autobus routes .......         25.00\n(4)  For approval of leases of equipment 25.00\nCharges\n(5)   For inspection of new bus equipment and\nissuance of certificate of compliance--\neach bus ..........                                                                             115.00\n(6)   Specification recheck--each bus .......                                              50.00\n(7)   For issuance of duplicate certificate of\ncompliance--each ..........................                                                   2.00\n(8)   For inspection of autobus for restoration\nto service after removal for lack of\ninsurance .......................................                                                  70.00\n(9)   For each periodic inspection of autobus by\nboard's inspector (including first\nrecheck)--each bus ............                 85.00\n(10)  Additional maintenance recheck--each bus  35.00\n(11)  Self inspection--each bus .....................  30.00\nG.   Miscellaneous                                   Filing Fee\n(1)   Formal complaints--Costs to be assessed\nagainst the respondent utility if the\ncomplaint is sustained by the board       $25.00\n(2)   Answers to formal complaints ...........      10.00\n(3)   Where the answer sets up a prayer\nfor affirmative relief .........................     25.00\n(4)   Amendment to any petition or answer ..   10.00\n(5)   Reports and statements filed by pipeline\ncompanies as required by board's rules\nissued under the authority of Title 48\nof the Revised Statutes except accident\nreports .............................                    200.00\n(6)   (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1993, c.124).\nCharge Per\nCopy\n(7)   Extra copy of any decision, order or\ncertificate of the board ...........    up to $0.10 per letter size page or smaller, up to $0.15 per legal size page or larger\n(8)   Certification of any document ..............   2.50\nAll filing fees shall be paid at the time of the original filing of the report, application, petition or other document or paper in the matter.  No pleading will be considered filed until the appropriate fees are paid.  In cases where such payment is not feasible, as may be determined by the board, the amount will be due and payable on the presentation of an invoice.\nWhen a petition covers more than one matter or makes a prayer for relief with respect to more than one matter, the fee for filing the same shall be the sum of the fees that would be paid for each individual matter.\nWhen several utilities or petitioners join in the filing of a single petition, then the fees herein provided shall apply to each petitioner as may be appropriate.\nL.1959, c.43, s.1; amended 1962, c.198, s.28; 1967, c.156, s.2; 1993, c.124, s.1; 2010, c.75, s.6.","path":["TITLE 48 PUBLIC UTILITIES"],"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":"6adf10b7fa3a06c42c4e2afffeddb7da34624377ce64b60e51fdf86b52ae3781","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-48-2-52","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-48-2-56.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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