The Board of Public Utilities shall consider all expenses incurred by a public utility in complying with the provisions of P.L.1983, c.315 (C. 34:5A-1 et seq. ) as a current expense of providing utility service, which shall be charged to all ratepayers of the utility in the same manner as other current operating expenses of providing utility service.

L.1983, c. 315, s. 28, eff. Aug. 29, 1984.