The governing body of any municipality which operated a solid waste collection district as of December 31, 1989, may, by ordinance and subject to the approval of the Local Finance Board of the Department of Community Affairs, set off and create within its boundaries a district, covering all or a portion of the area of the municipality, which district shall be known as a solid waste collection district. The governing body may, by ordinance and subject to the approval of the Local Finance Board of the Department of Community Affairs, alter the boundaries of any solid waste collection district so created.
N.J.S. § 40:66-8