48:2-29.18. State payments to utilities for amount of credit; schedule; return of payments for unused credit; special state utility supplement to supplementary security income program

Upon certification by the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services, the State Treasurer shall pay to each electric and gas utility the amount of the credit provided for each eligible residential customer served by such utility. The payments shall be made pursuant to a schedule approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting and payments made for unused credit shall be returned to the Casino Revenue Fund pursuant to a plan approved by him. For eligible residential customers receiving benefits pursuant to the program of Supplementary Security Income under P.L.1973, c. 256 (C. 44:7-85 et seq.), the credit shall consist of a special State utility supplement to the Supplementary Security Income program and shall be made in 12 monthly installments. If, at the end of a year, a person eligible for the special State utility supplement has not received the full credit for that year, a payment for the balance thereof, shall, upon certification by the commissioner, be issued by the State Treasurer. This special State utility supplement shall be in addition to existing supplementary payments which have been or may be authorized and made pursuant to P.L.1973, c. 256 (C. 44:7-85 et seq.).

L.1979, c. 197, s. 4, eff. Sept. 18, 1979. Amended by L.1980, c. 92, s. 5, eff. Aug. 26, 1980; L.1981, c. 210, s. 8, eff. July 20, 1981; L.1984, c. 159, s. 1, eff. Sept. 29, 1984.