New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 16 - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 25 - UTILITY ACCOMMODATION
Subchapter 4 - REIMBURSEMENT FOR UTILITY RELOCATIONS, ADJUSTMENTS, AND REMOVAL
Section 16:25-4.1 - Reimbursement

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 16:25-4.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Public utility and cable television companies are entitled to reimbursement for the costs and expenses for the adjustment, relocation, and removal of their facilities as provided in 27:7-44.9.a. The Department will make contractual arrangements, through a utility agreement, to reimburse the utility companies and cable television companies for eligible adjustments in connection with the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or operations of any highway project administered by the Department.

(b) The Department will reimburse the utility for costs incurred to acquire right-of-way or easement rights for the purpose of utility relocations in accordance with the provisions of the Eminent Domain Act of 1971, 20:3-1 et seq.

(c) In accordance with the procedures set forth in 23 CFR Part 645, Subpart A, the Department will reimburse the utility for the costs incurred for relocations related to Federally-funded projects.

(d) Reimbursement for relocation of transmission facilities will be limited to transmission facilities that are the same type and configuration, per current minimum standards, which are located within either existing Department right-of-way or right-of-way required to accommodate future Department projects.

(e) In accordance with Department procedures, invoices submitted to the Department for authorized utility reimbursement expenses shall be prepared in a format that clearly identifies the utility agreement number, a detailed breakdown of work performed, and costs incurred against the utility agreement.

(f) The utility shall not be reimbursed for verifying that their facility is within the State's right-of-way or within the limits of a proposed Department project.

(g) The utility shall not be reimbursed for providing the Department or its consultants, information on all tenants jointly occupying their utility facility.

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