New Jersey Statutes 58:14-34.1. Definitions
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 58:14-34.1
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- 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
Certain terms as used in this act or any amendment of, or supplement to, this act, are defined as follows: “Intercepting sewer” means the “Passaic Valley intercepting sewer” together with its branches and appurtenances, as constructed, maintained and operated by the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners. “Commissioners” means the “Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners.” “Contracting agency” means any municipality entitled to the rights in and use of the intercepting sewer by virtue of contributions made by it to the commissioners toward the costs of the construction of the intercepting sewer, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 14 of Title 58 of the Revised Statutes (s. 58:14-1 et seq.), as amended, and the original and supplemental contracts between the commissioners and the various municipalities in the Passaic Valley Sewerage District. “Lessee” means any municipality, governmental agency, person, firm or corporation, entering into a lease agreement under the provisions of this act. “District” means the “Passaic Valley Sewerage District” as defined in section 58:14-1 of the Revised Statutes and chapter 151 of the laws of 1942. “Sewage” means sanitary sewage, trade wastes, storm waters and any other liquids and substances which customarily and regularly flow through sewers. L.1943, c. 76, p. 289, s. 1. Amended by L.1962, c. 31, s. 1.