40A:26B-12 Acquisitions relative to stormwater utility. 12. a. A county, municipality, or authority that establishes a stormwater utility pursuant to P.L.2019, c.42 (C.40A:26B-1 et al.) may acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation, or in any other lawful manner, any privately-owned stormwater management system, or any real property necessary for the construction, improvement, operation, or maintenance of a stormwater management system. b. If a county, municipality, or authority requires any payment as a condition of, or in connection with, assuming ownership, operation, or maintenance of any privately-owned stormwater management system, the payment shall not exceed the costs attributable to the ownership, operation, or maintenance of that stormwater management system. L.2019, c.42, s.12.
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