N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1I-1.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:1I-1.2 - Construction and applicability

(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed to allow the Department to fulfill the purposes of the Act concerning claims for compensation for damages proximately resulting from the improper operation or improper closure of a sanitary landfill facility. This chapter shall be construed in conformity with, and not in derogation of, the Act.

(b) This chapter shall apply to the processing of all claims which have not been paid, settled, denied or the subject of a final decision by the Commissioner of the Department on or before February 22, 1994, notwithstanding the date upon which any such claim was filed with the Department.