1.   As used in P.L.2025, c.144 (C.58:12A-12.3a et al.):
 
   "Certified point-of-use water filter" means a filter that is installed at the point where water is dispensed from an outlet, and which is certified by a body accredited by the American National Standards Institute National Accreditation Board as satisfying the NSF/ANSI 53-2019 standard for lead reduction or any subsequently adopted standard that is equivalent to, or more stringent than, the NSF/ANSI 53-2019 standard for lead reduction.
 
   "Customer" means a property owner or lessee who receives, and is required to pay, a water utility bill for water being supplied to the property.
 
   "Lead action level" means the standard for lead in drinking water established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or a more stringent standard adopted by the department pursuant to the "Safe Drinking Water Act," P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et seq.).
 
   "Lead service line" means the same as the term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2021, c.183 (C.58:12A-41).
 
   "Non-paying consumer" means the lessee or primary occupant of institutional, commercial, or residential space in a system's service area, who does not receive, and is not required to pay, a water utility bill for water supplied to the property.
 
   "Public water system" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-3).
 
   "Seasonal rental unit" means a residential rental unit that is leased for a duration of fewer than six months each year.
 
   "Service line" means the same as the term is defined in section 2 of P.L.2021, c.183 (C.58:12A-41).
 
L.2025, c.144, s.1.