New Jersey Statutes 27:7-13. Use of bridges and viaducts by public utilities; agreement
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 27:7-13
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The agreement may contain such provisions with regard to the use made or to be made of the viaduct or bridge as have been or may be agreed upon, but in no event shall any such public utility be required to pay for any such use more than an amount sufficient to compensate the state for the extra burden imposed upon the state by reason of the use of any such viaduct or bridge by the public utility.
If the commissioner and the public utility cannot agree upon the terms and regulations or the amount to be paid as hereinbefore provided, an application may be made to the board of public utility commissioners, which shall, after hearing, fix the terms and regulations governing such use and the amount to be paid by the public utility.
This section shall not relieve any such public utility from the payment of any sum which, on August twelfth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, was due or claimed to be due or accrued under any contract previously entered into by the public utility for its use of any bridge or viaduct.