New Jersey Statutes Title 54. Taxation 54 § 32B-8.65

a. Receipts from the sale of unit concrete products that utilize carbon footprint-reducing technology, which may include permeable pavement, used in the construction or improvement of any residential dwelling or commercial building located in the State shall be exempt from the tax imposed under the “Sales and Use Tax Act,” P.L.1966, c. 30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.).

b. As used in this section:

“Permeable pavement” means a concrete product that allows rainwater to penetrate the pavement and percolate into the supporting soils and includes, but is not limited to, pervious concrete, permeable interlocking concrete pavers, and concrete grid pavers.

“Unit concrete product” means a concrete building product that is fabricated under controlled conditions separate and remote from the intended point of use and is produced in a wet cast or dry cast method in a factory setting and then transported to the location of intended use for installation, including, but not limited to, all concrete pavers, whether permeable or non-permeable, and concrete block. “Unit concrete product” shall not include ready mix concrete, sand, stone, gravel, or bituminous concrete or asphalt.

“Unit concrete product that utilizes carbon footprint-reducing technology” means a unit concrete product that is certified by the Department of Environmental Protection, or any independent third party authorized by the department, pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2021, c. 278 (C.52:27D-141.17), as generating at least 50 percent less carbon dioxide emissions in the production and utilization of the unit concrete product than conventional unit concrete products made with ordinary Portland cement. Such products shall also conform with the relevant requirements of the “State Uniform Construction Code Act,” P.L.1975, c. 217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) that incorporate by reference TMS 402/602 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures.