New Jersey Statutes Title 58. Waters and Water Supply 58 § 10A-24.8

a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c. 410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt, after notice, interim rules and regulations establishing a program for the certification of persons qualified to perform tank testing, tank installation, tank removal, tank closure, or subsurface evaluations for corrective action, closure or corrosivity on unregulated heating oil tanks as provided in P.L.1999, c. 322 within 60 days after the effective date of this act. The rules and regulations shall be effective as regulations immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law and shall be effective for a period not to exceed 18 months, and may, thereafter, be amended, adopted or readopted by the department in accordance with the provisions of the “Administrative Procedure Act.”

b. Upon the adoption of interim rules and regulations pursuant to this section, a grant or loan from the fund to close or replace an unregulated heating oil tank may only be made to reimburse the applicant for work performed by a person certified pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1991, c. 123 (C.58:10A-24.3).