Except as provided in section 1 of P.L. 2017, c. 290(C.40:14A-4.2), P.L. 1946, c.138 (C.40:14A-1 et seq.) shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and as complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing herein authorized, and a sewerage authority shall not be subject to regulation as to its service charges or as to any other matter whatsoever by any officer, board, agency, commission or other office of the State.
N.J.S. § 40:14A-35