Prohibits municipal utilities authority from charging fire district and fire department water service charges for fire protection systems in certain circumstances.*

S 4344 prohibits municipal utilities authorities in New Jersey from charging fire districts for fire protection water service when the authority charges the fire district's taxpayers (who are also utility customers) for water service. This ends a practice where fire districts were double-charged: once through utility bills paid by taxpayers and again through fire district taxes for the same fire protection water service. The bill directly affects fire districts and municipal utilities by requiring that water service charges for fire protection systems not be imposed on fire districts under these circumstances. It ensures fire districts are not charged twice for the same service, aligning utility billing with taxpayer contributions.