58:5-9. Petition of municipality for water supply; preliminary estimate of cost
The board having charge of the water supply of any municipality in a water supply district for which a commission has been appointed as hereinbefore provided may, by resolution, petition the commission for a water supply or a new or additional water supply, and request that a preliminary estimate be made of the cost to the municipality of such supply, and shall agree to pay for the cost or its share of the cost of the preliminary estimate.