Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10 of P.L. 2007, c. 62(C.40A:4-45.45) to the contrary, amounts required to be raised to pay the recycling tax imposed by section 4 of P.L. 2007, c. 311(C.13:1E-96.5) shall be treated as an exclusion that shall be added to the calculation of the adjusted tax levy.
N.J.S. § 40A:4-45.45a