New Jersey Statutes Title 40. Municipalities and Counties 40 § 63-121

In the case of sewers or drains constructed in any street or road dividing the municipalities, to connect with joint outlet or trunk sewers or disposal plants, in ascertaining and estimating the proportion of the cost of such sewer or public improvement which may be assessed upon lands and real estate not fronting or abutting upon or in the vicinity thereof or having no immediate tapping or drainage benefit, the benefit conferred upon the lands and real estate so fronting or abutting thereon or in the vicinity thereof, and having an immediate tapping or drainage benefit, shall be ascertained, and after deducting the amount thereof from the entire cost, the balance, or so much thereof as may be applied, shall be assessed upon such other lands and real estate not having an immediate tapping or drainage benefit, but which shall be situate in such sewerage area or district to the extent that the same is benefited by such sewer or public improvement and to be benefited thereby when the sewer in front of or in the vicinity of such property shall be constructed and connected therewith and in which the said property may secure a direct or tapping benefit.