50. a. Sections 50 through 58 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Transitional Utility Assessment Act."
b. The purpose of the Uniform Transitional Utility Assessment Act is to provide a complete framework and method for the making of a uniform transitional utility assessment on telephone companies that were subject to the provisions of P.L.1940, c.4 (C.54:30A-16 et seq.) as of April 1, 1997, and gas and electric light, heat and power corporations that were subject to the provisions of P.L.1940, c.5 (C.54:30A-49 et seq.), municipal or otherwise, prior to January 1, 1998 or their corporate or non-corporate legal successor or assignee whether through any reorganization, sale, bankruptcy, consolidation, merger or other transaction or occurrence of any kind without limitation.