N.J. Stat. § 48:3-106.1
As used in in P.L. 2021, c. 200(C.48:3-106.1 et seq.):
"ANSI" means American National Standards Institute.
"ASHRAE" means the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
"Board" means the Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency.
"Board of education" means and includes the board of education of any local school district, consolidated school district, regional school district, county vocational school and any other board of education or other similar body other than the State Board of Education, the Commission on Higher Education or the Presidents' Council, established and operating under the provisions of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and having authority to make purchases and to enter into contracts for the provision or performance of goods or services. "Board of education" shall include the board of trustees of a charter school established under P.L. 1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-1 et seq.).
"Certified energy auditor" means a commercial entity determined to be qualified by the board to conduct and develop an energy audit meeting the standards of ASHRAE Level II and III, including those qualified by the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury.
"Certified TAB technician" means a technician certified to perform testing, adjusting, and balancing of HVAC systems by the Associated Air Balance Council (AABC), the National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB), or the Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB).
"Coronavirus 2019" means the coronavirus disease 2019, as announced by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020, and first identified in Wuhan, China.
"HVAC" means heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
"MERV" means minimum efficiency reporting value.
"Noncompliant appliance" means all of the following:
"Noncompliant plumbing fixture" means:
"PPM" means parts per million.
"Program fund " means the School and Small Business Energy Efficiency Stimulus Program Fund established pursuant to section 2 of P.L. 2021, c. 200(C.48:3-106.2).
"Qualified adjusting personnel" or "qualified testing personnel" means either of the following:
"Registered apprenticeship program" means a plan containing all the terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices, as required under Part 29 and Part 30 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, including meeting all requirements set forth under section 2 of P.L. 2019, c. 518(C.34:11-56.71).
"Skilled and trained workforce" means a workforce where at least 60 percent of the construction workers are graduates of a registered apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation.
"Small business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation that has its principal place of business in the State, is of a size and type determined by the board, and is a women's business or minority business, as those terms are defined in section 2 of P.L. 1987, c.55 (C.52:27H-21.8).
"SSBNPFA Program" means the School and Small Business Noncompliant Plumbing Fixture and Appliance Program established pursuant to section 5 of P.L. 2021, c. 200(C.48:3-106.5).
"SSBVEEVR Program" means the School and Small Business Ventilation and Energy Efficiency Verification and Repair Program established pursuant to section 4 of P.L. 2021, c. 200(C.48:3-106.4).
"TAB" means testing, adjusting, and balancing.
"Underserved community" means a school district in which at least 75 percent of public school students are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program established pursuant to the "Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act," Pub.L. 79-396(42 U.S.C. s. 1751 et seq.).
"Water-conserving appliance" means any of the following:
N.J.S. § 48:3-106.1