Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) All fees in this section are applicable
for rights of-way up to a 200-foot width. For all crossings in excess of 200
feet, an adjustment in the annual fee will be assessed and calculated in
accordance with the example contained within this schedule pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
16:77-1.5(a)6.
(b) Aerial and underground wire (power and
communication) crossings not exceeding 200 feet in length will be charged an
annual occupancy fee as follows:
1. Power:
i. All crossings up to but not exceeding
6,900 volts: $ 317.00.
ii. Over
6,900 volts but not exceeding 32,500 volts: $ 583.00.
iii. Over 32,500 volts but not exceeding
50,000 volts: $ 968.00.
iv. Over
50,000 volts but not exceeding 345,000 volts: $ 1,293.
v. Over 345,000 volts but not exceeding
500,000 volts: $ 1,944.
vi. Over
500,000 volts: $ 2,586.
vii. Ducts
or pipes carrying conductors: no charge.
viii. Manholes (each): $ 165.00.
(NOTE: Attachments of wires, cables, etc. to bridges,
buildings, poles, or structures to NJ TRANSIT-owned property are subject to
special consideration in each case. Crossings of right-of-way by pipe type
cable consisting of one or more high voltage cables encased in a steel pipe,
under inert oil pressure and/or further encased in a larger steel pipe and the
space between the pipes filled with compacted or thermal sand will be subject
to special consideration and each case will be handled individually.)
2. Communication:
i. Telephone and other communication cables
(not including composite coaxial cables or fiber optic cables):
(1) Cable containing not more than 500 pairs:
$ 317.00.
(2) Cable containing 501
to 1,100 pairs: $ 561.00.
(3) Cable
containing 1,101 to 1,800 pairs: $ 814.00.
(4) Cable containing over 1,800 pairs: $
1,299.
ii. Composite
coaxial cables and coaxial television cables containing not more than four
conductors: $ 472.00.
iii. All
cables containing over four conductors shall be at a rate of $ 68.00 for each
additional conductor.
3.
Fiberoptic:
i. Fiberoptic cable crossings: $
3,304.
ii. Fiberoptic cable
crossings used for retail distribution to 500 or less than 500 households
and/or retail businesses: $ 1,762.
(c) Poles, towers, guys, and anchors and
spare ducts or pipes will be charged an annual fee as follows:
1. Single wooden pole (per pole): $
77.00.
2. All other supporting
structures other than the auxiliary facilities and appurtenances listed at
(c)3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 below: $ 153.00.
3. Each brace, stub, pole, or anchor: $
77.00.
4. Each guy anchored on or
crossing NJ TRANSIT-owned property: $ 16.00.
5. All towers, if not included in a
longitudinal occupation shall be assessed per tower leg at: $ 98.00.
6. Each span guy wire crossing: $
98.00.
7. Spare or unoccupied ducts
or pipes, each (when the duct shall be occupied in the future by a cable, the
annual fee for the facility occupying the duct shall govern and the $ 77.00
charge cease): $ 77.00
8. Guys,
stubs, anchors, and push or pull braces required by specification for the
support of a crossing pole on NJ TRANSIT-owned right-of-way and at the request
of NJ TRANSIT shall be considered as part of the crossing pole and no charge
will be made therefor.
9. Fees for
towers and monopoles or metal poles with engineered foundations will be arrived
at through negotiations.
(NOTE: The above charges at (c)1 through 9 above are in
addition to the wire and cable occupation charges provided at (b)1, 2, and 3
above.)
(d)
Annual permit occupancy fees for pipes and sewer crossings not exceeding 200
feet in length will be calculated as follows:
1. Circular lines carrying no pressure:
i. Pipes up to and including 12 inches inside
diameter (ID): $ 317.00.
ii. Pipes
over 12 inches and not exceeding 24 inches ID: $ 440.00.
iii. Pipes over 24 inches and not exceeding
60 inches ID will be charged at a rate of $ 11.00 per inch of ID over the first
24 inches. This rate is in addition to a minimum fee of: $ 446.00.
iv. Pipes over 60 inches ID will be charged
at a rate of $ 7.00 per inch of ID over the first 60 inches. This rate is in
addition to a minimum fee of: $ 968.00.
v. All surface drainage not contained within
a pipe and occupying NJ TRANSIT-owned property: $ 1,293.
2. Circular lines under pressure and carrying
non-flammable, non-explosive, or non-combustible supporting materials, except
coal and water slurry:
i. Pipes up to and
including 12 inches ID: $ 383.00.
ii. Pipes over 12 inches but not exceeding 24
inches ID: $ 485.00.
iii. Pipes
over 24 inches ID and not exceeding 60 inches ID will be charged at a rate of $
17.00 per inch of ID over the first 24 inches. This rate is in addition to the
minimum fee of: $ 85.00.
iv. Pipes
over 60 inches ID will be charged at a rate of $ 13.00 per inch of ID over the
first 60 inches. This rate is in addition to the minimum fee of: $
1,035.
3. Circular lines
under pressure and carrying flammable, explosive, or combustible supporting
materials, except coal and water slurry:
i.
Pipes not exceeding three inches inside nominal diameter--minimum charge for
any one crossing: $ 472.00.
ii.
Pipes over three inches inside nominal diameter and not exceeding 12 inches
inside diameter--minimum charge for any one crossing: $ 652.00.
iii. Pipes over 12 inches inside diameter and
not exceeding 24 inches inside diameter shall be charged at a rate of $ 31.00
per inch of ID over the first 12 inches. This rate is in addition to a minimum
charge for any one crossing of: $ 652.00.
iv. Pipes exceeding 24 inches in inside
diameter shall be charged at a rate of $ 29.00 per inch of ID over the first 24
inches. This is in addition to a minimum charge for any one crossing of: $
1,035.
4. Charges for
non-circular pipes shall be determined by the diameter of a circular pipe
having an equivalent cross-sectional area.
5. Charges for pipe tunnels or other special
underground construction shall be subject to special consideration.
6. Pipe lines carried over NJ TRANSIT-owned
property or other support structures are subject to special consideration in
each case if permitted by NJ TRANSIT current specifications.
7. Manholes (each): $ 154.00.
8. Charges for attachments of pipes to
bridges, buildings, or structures of NJ TRANSIT-owned property are subject to
special consideration in each case.
9. Where pipe or pipes are encased in a
protective pipe of larger diameter, no charge shall be made for the protective
encasement.
