N.J. Admin. Code § 19:30-6.1A

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 19:30-6.1A - General fee applicability

(a) Except as otherwise provided at (b) below, applicants for Authority assistance shall be subject to a fee in accordance with:

1. The applicable fees specifically adopted through a rulemaking for the administration of a program or initiative; or

2. The generally applicable fee established in accordance with this subchapter, unless otherwise established by law.

(b) The members of the Board may set separate program or initiative specific fees or establish that fees will not be charged, as determined to be reasonable and in the best interest of the Authority, under the following circumstances:

1. Any emergency assistance program or initiative established in connection with a declared state of emergency, for which the Authority's Board has set different fees in an open public meeting, which fees shall be based on factors that may include, but are not limited to:

i. The nature of the state of emergency;

ii. The amount of funding available;

iii. The hardship to the prospective applicants as a result of the emergency;

iv. The anticipated demand for assistance;

v. The need to provide assistance under exigent circumstances;

vi. The administrative costs to the Authority; and/or

vii. The availability of other sources of funding for the Authority's administrative costs;

2. Any pilot program or initiative that will be in effect for three or fewer years, for which the members of the Board have set different fees in an open public meeting, which fees shall be based on factors that may include, but are not limited to:

i. The nature of the pilot program or initiative;

ii. The amount of funding available;

iii. The mission of the prospective applicant pool;

iv. The anticipated demand for the assistance;

v. The administrative costs to the Authority; and/or

vi. The availability of other sources of funding for the Authority's administrative costs; or

3. Any program or initiative where there is availability of other sources of funding for the Authority's administrative costs.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:30-6.1A

Adopted by 55 N.J.R. 1476(a), effective 7/17/2023