N.J. Stat. § 52:35A-1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 35A / Section 35A-1
Implementation of energy savings improvement by public agency; definitions.
Status: in_force

10. a. (1) A public agency, as defined in this section, may implement an energy savings improvement program in the manner provided by this section whenever it determines that the savings generated from reduced energy use from the program will be sufficient to cover the cost of the program's energy conservation measures as set forth in an energy savings plan. Under such a program, a public agency may enter into an energy savings services contract with an energy services company to implement the program or the public agency may authorize separate contracts to implement the program. The provisions of any other law applicable to a public agency shall apply to any contracts awarded pursuant to this section to the extent that the provisions of such law are not inconsistent with any provision of this section. (2) A public agency facility alteration required to properly implement other energy efficiency or energy conservation measures, or both, may be included as part of an energy savings services contract, in which case, notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, the facility alteration may be undertaken or supervised by the energy services company performing the energy savings services contract if: (a) the total cost of the improvement does not exceed 15 percent of the total cost of the work to be performed under the energy savings services contract; and (b) (i) the improvement is necessary to conform to a law, rule, or regulation, or order, or (ii) an analysis within an approved proposal, or the public agency, at the time of the award of the proposal, demonstrates that there is an economic advantage to the public agency implementing the improvement as part of the energy savings services contract, and the savings rationale for the improvement is documented and supported by reasonable justification. b. (1) To be eligible to enter into an energy savings services contract, an energy services company shall be a commercial entity that is qualified to provide public agencies with energy savings services in accordance with the provisions of this section. A public agency may determine to enter into an energy savings services contract which shall be awarded through a procedure that results in the award of a contract to a vendor determined by the public agency to be the most advantageous, price and other factors considered. (2) (a) Public works activities performed under an energy savings improvement program shall be subject to all requirements regarding public bidding, bid security, performance guarantees, insurance and other public contracting requirements that are applicable to public works contracts, to the extent not inconsistent with this section. A general contractor, energy services company serving as general contractor, or any subcontractor hired for the furnishing of plumbing and gas fitting and all kindred work, and of steam and hot water heating and ventilating apparatus, steam power plants and kindred work, and electrical work, structural steel and ornamental iron work shall be classified by the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury in order to perform public works activities under an energy savings improvement program. (b) Individuals or organizations performing energy audits, acting as commissioning agents, or conducting verification of energy savings plans, implementation of energy conservation measures, or verifying guarantees shall be prequalified by the Division of Property Management and Construction in the Department of the Treasury to perform their work under an energy savings improvement program. (3) (a) An energy services company may be designated as the general contractor for improvements to be made pursuant to an energy savings plan, provided that the hiring of subcontractors that are required to be classified pursuant to subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be performed in accordance with the procedures and requirements set forth pursuant to the public bidding requirements of the public agency. A contract with an energy savings company shall include, but not be limited to: preparation of an energy savings plan; the responsibilities of the parties for project schedules, installations, performance and quality, payment of subcontractors, project completion, commissioning, savings implementation; a requirement that the savings to be achieved by energy conservation measures be verified upon commissioning of the improvements; allocation of State and federal rebates and tax credits; and any other provisions deemed necessary by the parties. (b) All workers performing public works activities for subcontractors awarded contracts by an energy services company pursuant to this section shall be paid prevailing wages in accordance with the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). All subcontractors shall comply with the provisions of "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act," P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.). Only firms appropriately classified as contractors by the Division of Property Management and Construction shall be eligible to be awarded a contract as a subcontractor of an energy services company under this section for performing public works activities pursuant to regulations adopted by the Division of Property Management and Construction. (c) In order to expedite communications with an energy services company and facilitate the implementation of an energy savings improvement program, a public agency may designate or appoint an employee of the public agency with decision-making authority to coordinate with the energy services company and to address issues associated with the implementation of an energy savings improvement program as they arise, provided that any decision requiring a change order shall be made only upon the approval of the public agency. (4) Except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, a subsidiary or wholly-owned or partially-owned affiliate of the energy services company shall not be an eligible contractor or subcontractor under an energy savings services contract. (5) When the energy services company is the manufacturer of direct digital control systems and contracts with the public agency to provide a guaranteed energy savings option pursuant to subsection f. of this section, the specification of such direct digital control systems may be treated as proprietary goods and if so treated, the bid specification shall set forth an allowance price for its supply by the energy services company which shall be used by all bidders in the public bidding process. Direct digital controls shall be open protocol format and shall meet the interoperability guidelines established by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Each contract to be entered into pursuant to this section between a public agency and an energy services company that is the manufacturer of direct digital control systems where such direct digital control systems are treated as proprietary goods as part of the contract, shall first be reviewed and approved by the Board of Public Utilities for the purpose of affirming the reasonableness of such allowance price. If the board does not disapprove of the contract within 14 days of receipt thereof, the contract shall be deemed approved. c. In addition to existing authorization of a public agency to enter into lease-purchase agreements or to issue obligations to finance the costs of an energy savings improvement program, a public agency is hereby authorized to finance the costs of an energy savings improvement program by entering into a lease purchase agreement or by issuing energy savings obligations pursuant to this subsection. Any financing mechanism shall be administered in a manner consistent with this subsection insofar as it does not conflict with the provisions of other law that applies to the public agency. (1) An energy savings improvement program may be financed through a lease-purchase agreement between a public agency and an energy services company or other public or private entity. Under a lease-purchase agreement, ownership of the energy savings equipment or improved facilities shall pass to the public agency when all lease payments have been made. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the duration of such a lease-purchase agreement shall not exceed 15 years, except that the duration of a lease purchase agreement for a combined heat and power or cogeneration project shall not exceed 20 years. For the purposes of this paragraph, the duration of the repayment term of a lease-purchase agreement shall commence on the date upon which construction and installation of the energy savings equipment, "combined heat and power facility" or "cogeneration facility," as those terms are defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51), or other energy conservation measures undertaken pursuant to the energy savings plan, have been completed. (2) A public agency may arrange for incurring energy savings obligations to finance an energy savings improvement program. Energy savings obligations may be funded through appropriations for utility services in the annual budget of the public agency and may be issued as refunding bonds, including the issuance of bond anticipation notes as may be necessary, provided that all such bonds and notes mature within the periods authorized for such energy savings obligations. Energy savings obligations may be issued either through the public agency or another public agency authorized to undertake financing on behalf of the public agency. (3) Lease-purchase agreements and energy savings obligations shall not be used to finance maintenance, guarantees, or verification of guarantees of energy conservation measures. Lease-purchase agreements and energy savings obligations may be used to finance the cost of an energy audit or the cost of verification of energy savings as part of adopting an energy savings plan. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, lease-purchase agreements and energy savings certificates shall not be excepted from any budget or tax levy limitation otherwise provided by law. Maturity schedules of lease-purchase agreements or energy savings obligations shall not exceed the estimated average useful life of the energy conservation measures. d. (1) The energy audit component of an energy savings improvement program shall be conducted either by the public agency or by a qualified independent third party retained by the board for that purpose. It shall not be conducted by an energy services company subsequently hired to develop an energy savings improvement program. The energy audit shall identify the current energy use of any or all facilities and energy conservation measures that can be implemented in which the energy savings and energy efficiency could be realized and maximized. (2) To implement a program, a public agency shall develop an energy savings plan that consists of one or more energy conservation measures. The plan shall: (a) contain the results of an energy audit; (b) describe the energy conservation measures that will comprise the program; (c) estimate greenhouse gas reductions resulting from those energy savings; (d) identify all design and compliance issues that require the professional services of an architect or engineer and identify who will provide these services; (e) include an assessment of risks involved in the successful implementation of the plan; (f) identify the eligibility for, and costs and revenues associated with the PJM Independent System Operator for demand response and curtailable service activities; (g) include schedules showing calculations of all costs of implementing the proposed energy conservation measures and the projected energy savings; (h) identify maintenance requirements necessary to ensure continued energy savings, and describe how they will be fulfilled; and (i) if developed by an energy services company, a description of, and cost estimates of an energy savings guarantee. All professionals providing engineering services under the plan shall have errors and omissions insurance. (3) Prior to the adoption of the plan, the public agency shall contract with a qualified third party to verify the projected energy savings to be realized from the proposed program have been calculated as required by subsection e. of this section. (4) Upon adoption, the plan shall be submitted to the Board of Public Utilities, which shall post it on the Internet on a public webpage maintained for such purpose. If the public agency maintains its own website, it shall also post the plan on that site. The board may require periodic reporting concerning the implementation of the plan. (5) Verification by a qualified third party shall be required when energy conservation measures are placed in service or commissioned, to ensure the savings projected in the energy savings plan shall be achieved. (6) Energy-related capital improvements that do not reduce energy usage may be included in an energy savings improvement program but the cost of such improvements shall not be financed as a lease-purchase or through energy savings obligations authorized by subsection c. of this section. Nothing herein is intended to prevent financing of such capital improvements through otherwise authorized means. (7) A qualified third party when required by this subsection may include an employee of the public agency who is properly trained and qualified to perform such work. e. (1) (a) The calculation of energy savings for the purposes of determining that the energy savings resulting from the program will be sufficient to cover the cost of the program's energy conservation measures, as provided in subsection a. of this section, shall involve determination of the dollar amount saved through implementation of an energy savings improvement program using the guidelines of the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol or other protocols approved by the Board of Public Utilities and standards adopted by the Board of Public Utilities pursuant to this section. The calculation shall include all applicable State and federal rebates and tax credits, but shall not include the cost of an energy audit and the cost of verifying energy savings. The calculation shall state which party has made application for rebates and credits and how these applications translate into energy savings. (b) During the procurement phase of an energy savings improvement program, an energy services company's proposal submitted in response to a request for proposal shall not include a savings calculation that assumes, includes, or references capital cost avoidance savings, the current or projected value of a "solar renewable energy certificate," as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51), or other environmental or similar attributes or benefits of whatever nature that derive from the generation of renewable energy, and any costs or discounts associated with maintenance services, an energy savings guarantee, or third party verification of energy conservation measures and energy savings. The calculation of energy savings shall utilize and specifically reference as a benchmark the actual demand and energy components of the public utility tariff rate applicable to the public agency then in effect, and not a blended rate that aggregates, combines, or restates in any manner the distinct demand and energy components of the public utility tariff rate into a single combined or restated tariff rate. If an energy services company submits a proposal to a public agency that does not calculate projected energy savings in the manner required by this subsection, such proposal shall be rejected by the public agency. (2) For the purposes of this section, the Board of Public Utilities shall adopt standards and uniform values for interest rates and escalation of labor, electricity, oil, and gas, as well as standards for presenting these costs in a life cycle and net present value format, standards for the presentation of obligations for carbon reductions, and other standards that the board may determine necessary. f. (1) When an energy services company is awarded an energy savings services contract, it shall offer the public agency the option to purchase, for an additional amount, an energy savings guarantee. The guarantee, if accepted by a separate vote of the governing body of the public agency, shall insure that the energy savings of the public agency resulting from the energy savings improvement program, determined periodically over the duration of the guarantee, will be sufficient to defray all payments required to be made pursuant to the lease-purchase agreement or energy savings obligation, and if the savings are not sufficient, the energy services company will reimburse the public agency for any additional amounts. Annual costs of a guarantee shall not be financed or included as costs in an energy savings plan but shall be fully disclosed in an energy savings plan. (2) When a guaranteed energy savings option is purchased, the contract shall require a qualified third party to verify the energy savings at intervals established by the parties. (3) When a guaranteed energy savings option is not purchased, the energy savings services contract shall not include maintenance services provided by the energy services company. (4) When an energy services company is awarded an energy savings services contract to provide or perform goods or services for the purpose of enabling a public agency to conserve energy through energy efficiency equipment, including a "combined heat and power facility" as that term is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-51), on a self-funded basis, such contract shall extend for a term of up to 15 years for energy efficiency projects, and for up to 20 years for a combined heat and power facility after construction completion. If a public agency shall elect to contract with an energy services company for an energy savings guarantee in connection with a contract awarded pursuant to this section, such guarantee may extend for a term of up to 15 years for energy efficiency projects, or up to 20 years for a combined heat and power facility after construction completion. g. As used in this section: "direct digital control systems" means the devices and computerized control equipment that contain software and computer interfaces that perform the logic that control a building's heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system. Direct digital controls shall be open protocol format and shall meet the interoperability guidelines established by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers; "energy conservation measure" means an improvement that results in reduced energy use, including, but not limited to, installation of energy efficient equipment; demand response equipment; combined heat and power systems; facilities for the production of renewable energy; water conservation measures, fixtures or facilities; building envelope improvements that are part of an energy savings improvement program; and related control systems for each of the foregoing; "energy related capital improvement" means a capital improvement that uses energy but does not result in a reduction of energy use; "energy saving obligation" means a bond, note or other agreement evidencing the obligation to repay borrowed funds incurred in order to finance energy saving improvements; "energy savings" means a measured reduction in fuel, energy, operating or maintenance costs resulting from the implementation of one or more energy conservation measures services when compared with an established baseline of previous fuel, energy, operating or maintenance costs, including, but not limited to, future capital replacement expenditures avoided as a result of equipment installed or services performed as part of an energy savings plan; "energy savings improvement program" means an initiative of a public agency to implement energy conservation measures in existing facilities, provided that the value of the energy savings resulting from the program will be sufficient to cover the cost of the program's energy conservation measures; "energy savings plan" means the document that describes the actions to be taken to implement the energy savings improvement program; "energy savings services contract" means a contract with an energy savings company to develop an energy savings plan, prepare bid specifications, manage the performance, provision, construction, and installation of energy conservation measures by subcontractors, to offer a guarantee of energy savings derived from the implementation of an energy savings plan, and may include a provision to manage the bidding process; "energy services company" means a commercial entity that is qualified to develop and implement an energy savings plan in accordance with the provisions of this section; "public agency" means any government entity that is authorized to expend public funds and enter into contracts which is not otherwise authorized to implement an energy savings improvement program pursuant to section 1, 4, 6, or 9 of P.L.2009, c.4 (C.18A:18A-4.6, C.18A:65A-1, C.40A:11-4.6, or C.52:34-25). "public works activities" means any work subject to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.); and "water conservation measure" means an alteration to a facility or equipment that reduces water consumption, maximizes the efficiency of water use, or reduces water loss. h. (1) The State Treasurer and the Board of Public Utilities may take such action as is deemed necessary and consistent with the intent of this section to implement its provisions. (2) The State Treasurer and the Board of Public Utilities may adopt implementation guidelines or directives, and adopt such administrative rules, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as are necessary for the implementation of those agencies' respective responsibilities under this section, except that notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, the State Treasurer, and the Board of Public Utilities may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, such rules and regulations as deemed necessary to implement the provisions of this act which shall be effective for a period not to exceed 12 months and shall thereafter be amended, adopted or re-adopted in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2009, c.4, s.10; amended 2012, c.55, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BBB-12 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BBB / Section 27BBB-12
Preparation of municipal management study.
Status: in_force

12. a. Within 30 days following the submission of interim department head appointments to the governing body, the chief operating officer, in consultation with the mayor, shall undertake the preparation of a municipal management study which analyzes the current state of all services provided by each municipal department and the service levels provided in similarly situated municipalities and shall call upon experts or State government officials, as necessary, in order to identify the options available to achieve appropriate levels of service. The study shall include police and fire services provided by the municipality, as well as planning, zoning, code enforcement, permitting and any other municipal permitting. b. The study shall include reference to those studies previously completed by the State during the period of supervision or the operation of the financial review board and any other relevant studies. c. The study shall be completed no later than nine months following the appointment of the interim department heads. d. The study shall include a review of the municipal organizational plan, the management structure of each department, and the specific personnel needs within each department and unit therein necessary to achieve the levels of service identified in the study as appropriate for the qualified municipality. With regard to public safety services, the study shall analyze the current state of services provided in light of such performance measures as calls per officer and call response time and make recommendations for current and future staffing levels in order to realize appropriate levels of service. With respect to other municipal services, the study shall address turnaround time on the processing, review, and approval of applications, permits, grants, loans or other application-driven interactions on the part of private individuals with the municipality and make recommendations for improvement, including considerations of future staffing levels and the logistical support necessary in order to assure more timely processing of such requests. In addition, the study shall include an assessment of the current state of computerization of municipal operations, the extent to which technology and mechanization are used to increase the efficiency of municipal operations, and, in particular, the extent to which geographic information systems are used to assist in municipal resource allocation, and recommendations for ways in which those operations may be made more efficient and accessible to the public through the use of computers and technological innovation, including the use of geographic information systems. e. Following from this review, the study shall include any recommendations for the reorganization of municipal government structure considered necessary in order to achieve the more efficient, orderly, cost-effective and professional delivery of municipal services. In addition, the study shall include an analysis and recommendations concerning appropriate pay scales for department heads in order to assist the chief operating officer in recruiting persons with the training and experience necessary to effectuate their job responsibilities. f. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the municipal management study shall include an evaluation of the qualification levels of departmental employees in light of their assigned tasks and an identification of training opportunities to assist those employees in better performing their assigned duties, including a program of computer and technology training. The chief operating officer may call upon the Commissioner of Personnel or other appropriate State government appointees or officers in order to perform this evaluation and provide appropriate training. g. Upon completion, the study shall be distributed to the mayor, each member of the governing body, every member of the Senate and General Assembly, and the Commissioner of Community Affairs. In addition, the study shall be available for public inspection. h. Following from the municipal management study, the chief operating officer shall prepare the necessary amendments to the municipality's administrative code and ordinance, including salary ordinances, which follow from the recommendations in the study. These ordinances and amendments should be included as an appendix to the municipal management study. The mayor and the governing body shall be kept apprised of the progress of the municipal management study and shall cooperate with the chief operating officer and provide that information and documentation necessary to assure the expeditious completion of the study. L.2002,c.43,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27C-14 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27C / Section 27C-14
Direction and use of private work reserves
Status: in_force

The co-ordinator shall develop programs to guide and direct the use of private work reserves, so far as possible, into such periods and locations as appear in need of additional employment opportunities. He shall also use the private work reserve and such other information as the department may have to provide business marketing analysis and consumer information services. L.1944, c. 85, art. 2, p. 172, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-153 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-153
Transfer of functions, powers and duties of Division of Purchase and Property, director, and Office of Architecture, Engineering and Construction
Status: in_force

All the functions, powers and duties of the Division of Purchase and Property, the director thereof and the Office of Architecture, Engineering and Construction therein relating to the planning, construction, reconstruction, improvement and repair of public buildings are transferred to the Division of Building and Construction established hereunder. L.1970, c. 95, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-171.5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-171.5
Certification for person conducting screening.
Status: in_force

6. No person shall perform a suicide risk screening pursuant to section 2 of this act or a mental health screening pursuant to section 3 of this act unless that person has been certified by the Youth Justice Commission as qualified to perform such screening. L.2007, c.315, s.6; amended 2025, c.35, s.67.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27B-56 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27B / Section 27B-56
Powers, duties of director.
Status: in_force

4. The director is hereby vested with the powers, duties, and responsibilities involved in the efficient operation of a centralized State purchasing service, and with the custody, operation and maintenance of all State property not chargeable to a particular department. The director shall have authority, subject to the State Treasurer's approval, to organize the division for the effective performance of its functions and purposes herein set forth, and to establish and assess fees to cover administrative costs. The director or the director's designee shall have the authority to conduct investigations and informal hearings regarding any bid protest or vendor performance issues. The director shall also have the authority to issue final agency decisions regarding any bid protest or vendor performance issues. Except as otherwise provided by statute and subject to the State Treasurer's approval, the director shall have final approval of all State contracts including, but not limited to, those entered into pursuant to P.L.1964, c.290 (C.30:6-17 et seq.). L.1944,c.112,s.4; amended 1999, c.440, s.94.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-130.7 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-130.7
Grants to owner of licensed child care center; rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

4. a. Notwithstanding any provisions of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection, may provide a grant of $1,500 from the Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund, established pursuant to section 26 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-4), to the owner or operator of a child care center licensed pursuant to P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.), or a prospective owner or operator of a child care center who has applied for a license pursuant to P.L.1983, c.492 (C.30:5B-1 et seq.), for the costs of a preliminary assessment performed in order to obtain a no further action letter as required pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.2007, c.1 (C.52:27D-130.5) or performed as part of the child care center licensing requirements established by the Department of Children and Families. b. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority, in the administration of the Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund, shall authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to implement a program for the grants to be awarded pursuant to section a. of this section. c. For the purposes of this section, "preliminary assessment" means the same as that term is defined in section 23 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-1). d. The Department of Environmental Protection may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to effectuate this section. L.2007, c.135, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27C-71 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27C / Section 27C-71
Duties of Executive Director.
Status: in_force

11. The Executive Director of the commission shall devote full time to the performance of the duties assigned thereto, and shall: a. Administer the work of the commission; b. Appoint and remove officers and other personnel employed within the commission, except as herein otherwise specifically provided; c. Have authority to organize and maintain an administrative office and to assign to employment therein such secretarial, clerical and other assistants in the commission as the Executive Director and the internal operations of the commission may require; d. Perform, exercise and discharge the functions, powers and duties of the commission through such offices as may be established by this act or otherwise by law; e. Organize the work of the commission in such organizational units, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, as the Executive Director may determine to be necessary for the efficient and effective operation of the commission; f. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.253). g. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.253). h. Make reports of the commission's operations, and such other reports, as the Governor shall from time to time request or as may be required by law; i. Coordinate the activities of the commission and the several organizational units therein, in a manner designed to eliminate overlapping and duplicative functions; j. Integrate within the commission, so far as practicable, all staff services of the commission and of the several organizational units therein; and k. Have access to all relevant files and records of other State agencies and require any officer or employee therein to provide such information as the Executive Director may deem necessary to the performance of the functions of the commission. 1. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.253). m. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.253). n. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.253). o. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.253). p. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.253). q. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.253). L.1998, c.44, s.11; amended 2007, c.253, s.32.
N.J. Stat. § 52:13-1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1
Attendance of witnesses; production of books and papers; legal and clerical assistance
Status: in_force

Any joint committee of the legislature, any standing committee of either house, or any special committee directed by resolution to enter upon any investigation or inquiry, the pursuit of which shall necessitate the attendance of persons or the production of books or papers, shall have power to compel the attendance before it of such persons as witnesses and the production before it of such books and papers as it may deem necessary, proper and relevant to the matter under investigation. Any such committee shall also have the power to employ such legal and clerical assistance as it may deem necessary to the proper conduct of the investigation.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27B-20 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27B / Section 27B-20
Governor's budget message; presentment; form.
Status: in_force

11. The Governor shall examine and consider all requests for appropriations, together with the findings and recommendations of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, and shall formulate the Governor's budget recommendations, which shall be presented as a budget message by the Governor during an appearance before a joint session of the Legislature which shall be convened at 12 noon on a date on or before the fourth Tuesday in February in each year. The budget message shall include the proposed complete financial program of the State Government for the next ensuing fiscal year, and shall set forth in columnar form detailed as to each source of anticipated revenue and the purposes to which the recommended appropriations and permissions to spend shall apply for each spending agency in substantially the following form: A. Revenues for the General Fund, other budgeted State revenues, all other dedicated funds, Federal aid funds, and trust funds: (1) An estimate of all balances to be on hand on the first of July next ensuing which are to be available for appropriations, supported by the calculations used in arriving at the estimated figures; (2) An estimate of the anticipated revenues from all sources applicable to the budget period, together with the actual amount earned from each source during the last completed fiscal year, and the estimate of revenues expected to be earned from each source for the current fiscal year. B. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.275). C. Appropriations. The total of the appropriations recommended for the ensuing fiscal year in substantially the following form: Detailed Budget: (1) An itemized statement of all appropriation requests and requests for permission to spend from the General State Fund, other budgeted State revenues, other dedicated funds and Federal aid and trust funds; (2) An itemized statement of the amounts recommended by the Governor with respect to item "1" above; (3) An itemized statement of all amounts appropriated and permissions granted for the current fiscal year with respect to item "1" above; (4) An itemized statement of all amounts appropriated and permissions granted for the last preceding fiscal year with respect to item "1" above detailed as to annual and supplemental appropriations, transfers of appropriations, State Emergency Fund allotments, and permission to spend, as the case may be, and showing also total expenditures, reserves, lapses and unencumbered balances; (5) In addition, such other statistical information as may more fully show comparisons and costs of the several departments. L.1944,c.112,s.11; amended 1946, c.1; 1946, c.199; 2003, c. 275, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27-33.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-33.1
Taxes collected by municipality paid to designated banks
Status: in_force

Whenever the commission shall function in any municipality and so long as it shall continue so to do, it may prepare and certify to the governing body of the municipality resolutions providing in substance that any and all moneys collected as taxes by the municipality over and above an amount sufficient to pay the reasonable current operating expenditures of the municipality (not including therein the principal or interest of any bonds or notes of the municipality) and such capital expenditures, if any, as may be approved by the commission as reasonably necessary to preserve the value of the taxable property within the municipality, shall be paid by the municipality to such banks or trust companies as the governing body of the municipality may designate.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-236 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-236
Definitions relative to construction and financing of public school facilities.
Status: in_force

2. As used in sections 1 through 13 of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 through C.52:18A-247), unless a different meaning appears from the context: "Capital maintenance project" means a school facilities project intended to extend the useful life of a school facility, including up-grades and replacements of building systems, such as structure, enclosure, mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems; "Development authority" means the New Jersey Schools Development Authority, established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-237); "District" means a local or regional school district established pursuant to chapter 8 or chapter 13 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, a county special services school district established pursuant to article 8 of chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, a county vocational school district established pursuant to article 3 of chapter 54 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, and a school district under full State intervention pursuant to P.L.1987, c.399 (C.18A:7A-34 et al.); "Local unit" means a county, municipality, board of education or any other political entity authorized to construct, operate and maintain a school facilities project and to borrow money for those purposes pursuant to law; "Other facilities" means athletic stadiums, swimming pools, any associated structures or related equipment tied to such facilities including, but not limited to, grandstands and night field lights, greenhouses, facilities used for non-instructional or non-educational purposes, and any structure, building or facility used solely for school administration; "School facilities project" means the planning, acquisition, demolition, construction, improvement, alteration, modernization, renovation, reconstruction or capital maintenance of all or any part of a school facility or of any other personal property necessary for, or ancillary to, any school facility, and shall include fixtures, furnishings and equipment, and shall also include, but is not limited to, site acquisition, site development, the services of design professionals, such as engineers and architects, construction management, legal services, financing costs and administrative costs and expenses incurred in connection with the project; "School facility" means and includes any structure, building or facility used wholly or in part for educational purposes by a district and facilities that physically support such structures, buildings and facilities, such as district wastewater treatment facilities, power generating facilities, and steam generating facilities, but shall exclude other facilities. L.2007, c.137, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-78.4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-78.4
New Jersey building authority; establishment; membership; appointment; term; removal; oath of office; organization; quorum; bond; reimbursement of expenses; dissolution; veto of action by Governor
Status: in_force

a. There is established in the Department of the Treasury a public body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the "New Jersey Building Authority." The authority is constituted an instrumentality of the State exercising public and essential governmental functions, and the exercise by the authority thereof of the powers conferred by this act shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function of the State. b. The membership of the authority shall consist of 12 directors as follows: the State Treasurer, the Comptroller of the Treasury, the Chairman of the Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning who shall be members ex officio; two persons appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate and two persons appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly, of whom no more than one of each group of two shall be of the same political party, and who shall serve during the 2-year legislative term in which they are appointed and until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified; and five directors appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for terms of 4 years no more than three of whom shall be of the same political party. The directors of the authority first appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of 1 year, 2 years, 3 years and two for 4 years, respectively, and thereafter directors shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of 4 years. Each such director shall hold office for the term of his appointment and until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified. A director shall be eligible for reappointment. Any vacancy on the board of directors occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment but for the unexpired term only. c. Each director appointed by the Governor, except those appointed upon recommendation of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the General Assembly, may be removed from office by the Governor for cause, after a public hearing, and may be suspended by the Governor pending the completion of the hearing. Each director before entering upon his duties shall take and subscribe an oath to perform the duties of his office faithfully, impartially and justly to the best of his ability. A record of the oaths shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. d. The authority shall not be deemed to be constituted and shall not take action or adopt motions or resolutions until all original authorized members shall have been appointed and qualified in the manner provided in this section. A chairman shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate from the directors of the authority other than the ex officio directors, and the directors of the authority shall annually elect one of their number as vice chairman thereof. The directors shall elect a secretary and a treasurer who need not be directors, and the same person may be elected to serve both as secretary and treasurer. The powers of the authority shall be vested in the directors thereof in office from time to time and seven directors of the authority shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the authority at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of at least seven directors of the authority. No vacancy on the board of directors of the authority shall impair the right of a quorum of the directors to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the authority. e. Each director and the treasurer of the authority shall execute a bond to be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the director or treasurer, as the case may be, in such form and amount as may be prescribed by the Comptroller of the Treasury. Bonds shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. At all times thereafter, the directors and treasurer of the authority shall maintain these bonds in full effect. All costs of the bonds shall be borne by the authority. f. The directors of the authority shall serve without compensation, but the authority shall reimburse its directors for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their duties. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no officer or employee of the State shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his office or employment or any benefits or emoluments thereof by reason of his acceptance of the office of ex officio director of the authority or his services therein. g. The State Treasurer and the Comptroller of the Treasury of the State, as ex officio directors of the authority, may each designate an officer or employee of the Department of the Treasury to represent him at meetings of the authority, and the Chairman of the Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning, as ex officio director of the authority, may designate a member or the executive director of the Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning to represent him at meetings of the authority. Each designee may lawfully vote and otherwise act on behalf of the director for whom he constitutes the designee. The designation shall be in writing delivered to the authority and shall continue in effect until revoked or amended in writing delivered to the authority. h. The authority may be dissolved by act of the Legislature on condition that the authority has no debts or obligations outstanding or that provision has been made for the payment or retirement of these debts or obligations. Upon any dissolution of the authority all property, funds and assets thereof shall be vested in the State. In addition, subject to any property rights of a person, firm, partnership or corporation resulting from the sale or leasing of a project by the authority to the person, firm, partnership or corporation, any project shall be vested in the State upon the payment or retirement of all debts or obligations for the project or upon the assumption by the State of liability for any outstanding debts or obligations for the project. i. A true copy of the minutes of every meeting of the authority shall be forthwith delivered by and under the certification of the secretary thereof to the Governor and the presiding officers of both houses of the Legislature. No action taken at any meeting by the authority shall have effect until 15 days after a copy of the minutes has been so delivered unless during the 15-day period the Governor shall approve the same in which case the action shall become effective upon the approval. If, in the 15-day period, the Governor returns the copy of the minutes with veto of any action taken by the authority or any member thereof at that meeting, the action shall be of no effect. The powers conferred in this subsection upon the Governor shall be exercised with due regard for the rights of the holders of bonds and notes of the authority at any time outstanding; and nothing in, or done pursuant to, this subsection shall in any way limit, restrict or alter the obligation or powers of the authority or any representative or officer of the authority to carry out and perform in every detail each and every covenant, agreement or contract at any time made or entered into by or on behalf of the authority with respect to its bonds or notes or for the benefit, protection or security of the holders thereof. L.1981, c. 120, s. 4, eff. April 16, 1981. Amended by L.1983, c. 138, s. 3, eff. April 14, 1983.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-194.11 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-194.11
Transmission of alert by participating media.
Status: in_force

3. a. When an MVP Emergency Alert is activated pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2015, c.184 (C.52:17B-194.10), the participating media shall voluntarily agree, upon notice from the State Police, to transmit emergency alerts to inform the public of a missing vulnerable person who resides within their broadcast service regions. The notice shall be provided through the State Police operational dispatch unit. b. The alerts shall be broadcast as often as possible, pursuant to the guidelines established by the New Jersey Broadcasters' Association, for the first three hours. After the initial three hours, the alert shall be rebroadcast at such intervals as the investigating authority, the State Police, and the participating media deem appropriate. c. The alerts shall include a description of the missing vulnerable person, including notice that the missing vulnerable person may appear agitated or upset, instructions as to whether the missing vulnerable person should be approached and, if appropriate, instructions on how to approach the missing vulnerable person, and such other information as the State Police may deem pertinent and appropriate. The alerts also shall provide information concerning how those members of the public who have information relating to the missing vulnerable person may contact the State Police or other appropriate law enforcement agency. d. When a determination is made by the lead agency, and the State Police concur, that sufficient information indicating that at the time the person went missing the person was the operator of, a passenger in, or otherwise conveyed by a motor vehicle, concurrent with the notice provided to the broadcast media, the State Police operational dispatch unit shall also notify the Department of Transportation, the New Jersey Highway Authority, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, and the South Jersey Transportation Authority of the MVP Emergency Alert. Through the use of their variable message signs, the department and the affected authorities shall inform the motoring public that an MVP Emergency Alert is in progress and provide information relating to the missing vulnerable person and how motorists may report any information they have to the State Police or other appropriate law enforcement agency. The State Police operational dispatch unit shall also ensure that employees of the New Jersey Transit Corporation who are on duty at any time when the MVP Emergency Alert is in effect receive notice of the MVP Emergency Alert, along with all pertinent information. e. The State Police shall in a timely manner update the broadcast media and any other entity receiving notice of the MVP Emergency Alert with new information, when appropriate, concerning the missing vulnerable person. f. The alerts shall terminate upon notice from the State Police. L.2015, c.184, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-147 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-147
Participation by and hearings with citizens of neighborhoods
Status: in_force

No grant may be made pursuant to this act unless the political subdivision provides satisfactory assurances that prior to submission of its application: a. Citizens of the neighborhoods to be affected by the program have been provided an adequate opportunity to participate in the development of the activities for which the grant is requested; and b. Public hearings have been held to obtain the views of citizens to be affected by the activities for which the grant is requested. L.1975, c. 248, s. 6, eff. Oct. 30, 1975.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-332 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-332
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. As used in this act and P.L.2013, c.167 (C.52:27D-360.1 et al.), unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: a. "Application fee" means the fee an individual is charged, in addition to an entrance fee or any other fee, to cover the provider's reasonable cost for processing the individual's application to become a resident at the facility. A reasonable application fee shall be established pursuant to regulations adopted by the department. b. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs. c. "Continuing care" means the provision of lodging and nursing, medical, or other health related services at the same or another location to an individual pursuant to an agreement effective for the life of the individual or for a period greater than one year, including mutually terminable contracts, and in consideration of the payment of an entrance fee with or without other periodic charges. An individual who is provided continuing care is not related by consanguinity or affinity to the person who provides the care. d. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs. e. "Entrance fee" means a transfer to a provider of a sum of money or other property made or promised to be made as full or partial consideration for acceptance of a specified person as a resident in a facility and includes a fee which is refundable upon the death or departure of the resident. A fee which is less than the sum of the regular periodic charges for one year of residency is not considered an entrance fee for the purposes of this act. A transfer of a sum of money or other property, by or on behalf of a resident, to a trust account which is managed by the facility or an independent trustee for the benefit of the resident is not considered an entrance fee for the purposes of this act if the transfer is not a condition of admission or of continued stay, and the principal amount and any interest thereon are the exclusive and sole property of the resident or the individual acting on behalf of the resident. f. "Facility" means the place or places in which a person undertakes to provide continuing care to an individual. g. "Living unit" means a room, apartment, cottage, or other area within a facility set aside for the exclusive use or control of one or more persons. h. "Operator or administrator" means a person who operates or manages a facility for the provider. i. "Provider" means a person who undertakes to provide continuing care in a facility. j. "Resident" means a person entitled to receive continuing care in a facility. L.1986, c.103, s.3; amended 2013, c.167, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-42 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-42
Additional fees dedicated and pledged
Status: in_force

8. a. There is created a fund held by the State Treasurer, but not to exist in the State Treasury, to be the repository for additional fees for electronic data processing, telephone and expedited over the counter corporate services charged to persons pursuant to this act. b. In each fiscal year the additional fees shall be held in the fund and disbursed in such amounts as may be requested by the Secretary of State, to meet the costs of: (1) the timely and efficient filing of all documents filed with the division; (2) the maintenance in an accurate and available form of information contained in all documents filed with the division; and (3) the operation of the services provided by the division. c. The additional fees are dedicated and pledged to those uses and purposes. L.1982,c.150,s.8; amended 1992,c.124,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-139.11 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-139.11
Rules, regulations by Division of Consumer Affairs
Status: in_force

5. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this act concerning the requirements imposed by this act upon pharmacists and other providers of oxygen or oxygen delivery systems. The rules shall establish the procedures pharmacists and other providers of oxygen or oxygen delivery systems shall follow to obtain written informed consent and to notify the appropriate fire department or company serving the municipality in which the patient resides of the patient's name and address and of the existence of oxygen or an oxygen delivery system at the patient's residence. L.2002,c.118,s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-89.6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-89.6
Annual report
Status: in_force

The director shall report the results of the investigation to the Governor and the Legislature not later than January 15 of each year. The report shall include but not be limited to the names and addresses of all United States corporations operating in Northern Ireland in which the assets of any pension or annuity fund are invested, and the findings of the director relative to those corporations' adherence to the standards for corporate activity set forth in section 2 of this act. The director shall also report his recommendations, if any, based upon the findings of the investigation. The report shall be available for public inspection in the office of the Clerk of the General Assembly and of the Secretary of the Senate and in the office of the director. L. 1987, c. 177, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14F-8 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14F / Section 14F-8
Administrative Law jurisdictional exclusions *Text of section operative until Dec. 31, 1987
Status: in_force

Unless a specific request is made by the agency, no administrative law judge shall be assigned by the director to hear contested cases with respect to: a. The State Board of Parole; the Public Employment Relations Commission; the Division of Workers' Compensation; the Division of Tax Appeals; or the management or operation by any agency of a State custodial, penal or correctional institution or program, insofar as the acts of the agency relate to the internal affairs of the institution or program unless the sanctions arising from a single incident involve the loss of 365 days or more of time credits awarded pursuant to R.S. 30:4-140. b. Any matter where the head of the agency, a commissioner or several commissioners are required to conduct or determine to conduct the hearing directly and individually. L. 1978, c. 67, s. 10. Amended by L. 1985, c. 94, s. 1. For text of section operative Dec. 31, 1987, see s. 52:14F-8, post
N.J. Stat. § 52:18-39 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18 / Section 18-39
Construction of act.
Status: in_force

6. Nothing in this act shall be construed as depriving the State of any remedy for the enforcement of any State debt through any procedure or remedies provided in the law imposing such debt or in any other law, nor shall this act be construed as repealing or altering any such law or laws. L.2005,c.124,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.42a — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.42a
Temporary transfer of available funds, health benefit funds, conditions.
Status: in_force

2. a. If the available funds in the health benefits funds established pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of P.L.1964, c.125 (C.52:14-17.41 and 52:14-17.42) fall to a level that is insufficient to cover 10 days of anticipated payments from the fund, including, but not limited to, any portion of premiums, claims, and other periodic charges, provided that claims for medical, prescription, and dental expenses are based on an average over the past six months, then the Director of the Division of Pensions and Benefits may initiate a temporary transfer of available funds from the health benefits fund established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1961, c.49 (C.52:14-17.30) to the health benefits funds established pursuant to sections 10 and 11 of P.L.1964, c.125 (C.52:14-17.41 and 52:14-17.42). The Director of the Division of Pensions and Benefits shall notify the commission within 30 days of the transfer. The amount transferred pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed the amount necessary to cover 30 days of anticipated payments from the fund, including, but not limited to, any portion of premiums, claims, and other periodic charges, provided that claims for medical, prescription, and dental expenses are based on an average over the past six months and any other anticipated payment or charge in the next 30 days. The amount transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be reimbursed from the health benefits fund established pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1964, c.125 (C.52:14-17.42) on or before the 120th day next following the date of the transfer unless the Director of the Division of Pensions and Benefits determines that an extension of the reimbursement date is necessary to ensure that sufficient funding is available to pay claims incurred by employees of employers other than the State and their dependents, provided, however, in no case shall the reimbursement date be extended for more than an additional 365 days. b. The Director of the Division of Pensions and Benefits shall provide to the State Treasurer a monthly accounting of any transfers initiated in the prior 30 days pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the outstanding balances of all transfers initiated pursuant to subsection a. of this section, any repayments for past transfers received, and the current balance of the health benefits fund established pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1964, c.125 (C.52:14-17.42). L.2024, c.86, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-139.17 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-139.17
Violation of sweepstakes prohibition, summary proceeding, injunction.
Status: in_force

4. Whenever it shall appear to the director of the Division of Consumer Affairs that a violation of section 2 of P.L.2025, c.128 (C.52:17B-139.15) has occurred, is occurring, or will occur, the division may, in addition to any other proceeding authorized by law, seek and obtain in a summary proceeding in Superior Court an injunction prohibiting such violation. In any such proceeding, the court may assess a civil penalty in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of P.L.2025, c.128 (C.52:17B-139.18); order restoration to any person in interest of any monies or property, real or personal, acquired by means of such violation in accordance with the provisions of section 11 of P.L.2025, c.128 (C.52:17B-139.24); and enter such orders as may be necessary to prevent the recurrence of such violation in the future and to remedy any past violation. L.2025, c.128, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-360.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-360.2
Receipt of disclosure statement, explanation by prospective resident.
Status: in_force

2. a. Each prospective resident is entitled to receive a copy of a disclosure statement from the facility, as well as an explanation written in clear and plain language of the rights and responsibilities of a resident, prior to the execution of a continuing care agreement. The prospective resident shall have up to 30 days to review the copy of the disclosure statement and the written explanation prior to executing the continuing care agreement. b. Within 30 days after signing a continuing care agreement, the resident may cancel the agreement and receive a full refund, except for the application fee. c. A resident may wait to occupy a unit until the end of the 30-day rescission period. d. Each resident shall receive a copy of the rules and regulations regarding the resident's responsibilities and conduct acceptable to the facility. L.2013, c.167, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:32-31.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-31.2
Definitions relative to certain contracts as set-asides for businesses owned, operated by disabled veterans.
Status: in_force

2. As used in this act: "Contracting agency" means the State or any board, commission, committee, authority or agency of the State. "Department" means the Department of the Treasury.
"Disabled veteran" means a resident of this State who is certified by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs as having any degree of service-connected disability. "Disabled veterans' business" means a business which has its principal place of business in the State, is independently owned and operated and at least 51% of which is owned and controlled by persons who are disabled veterans or a business which has its principal place of business in this State and has been officially verified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a service disabled veteran-owned business for the purposes of department contracts pursuant to federal law. "Disabled veterans' business set-aside contract" means a contract for goods, equipment, construction or services which is designated as a contract with respect to which bids are invited and accepted only from disabled veterans' businesses, or a portion of a contract when that portion has been so designated. L.2015, c.116, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-281 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-281
Findings, declarations.
Status: in_force

2. a. It is the long-standing policy of this State that no person should suffer unnecessarily from cold or hunger, or be deprived of shelter. b. At the present time, many persons have been rendered homeless as a result of economic adversity, a severe shortage of affordable housing, and increased stress due to the complexity of daily living. c. It is both more economical and more socially desirable to place homeless people in suitable apartments, or to enable people to retain possession of their houses or apartments and thereby avoid homelessness than to house them in hotel rooms or in other facilities intended for short-term occupancy. d. The Department of Community Affairs has had extensive experience in the administration of the federal section 8 existing housing and moderate rehabilitation rental assistance programs and is therefore the most appropriate agency to administer a program providing temporary rental or other housing assistance to persons who are homeless or in imminent danger of homelessness by reason of inablility to pay rent or other housing costs. L.1984,c.180,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-25m — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-25m
Compliance orders; violations
Status: in_force

6. The commissioner shall enforce and administer sections 3, 4, and 5 of P.L.1995, c.266 (C.52:27-25j, C.52:27-25k, and C.52:27-25l) and shall be authorized to issue compliance orders to persons and public entities in violation thereof, to petition the Superior Court for injunctive relief enforcing any compliance order, to levy and collect civil penalties of not more than $500 per violation and to institute summary proceedings under "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq. in the Superior Court to recover penalties previously levied. Each day that a violation continues after notice to cease has been given by certified mail or personal service shall be deemed a separate violation. L.1995,c.266,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27C-63 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27C / Section 27C-63
"New Jersey Commerce Commission."
Status: in_force

3. There is established a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the "New Jersey Commerce Commission" (hereinafter "the commission"). The commission shall be established in the Executive Branch of the State Government and for the purposes of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the commission is allocated, in but not of, the Department of the Treasury, but notwithstanding this allocation, the commission shall be independent of any supervision and control by the department or by any board or officer thereof. L.1998, c.44, s.3; amended 2005, c.378, s.11; 2007, c.253, s.26.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-211 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-211
Method of service of notices, rules, decisions and orders
Status: in_force

20. a. Notices, rules, decisions, and orders required or permitted to be issued and served pursuant to the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.) shall be served as follows: (1) On the owner and operator by one or more of the following methods: (a) By mail to the person designated as owner or agent on the certificate of registration in the municipal tax records or in the records of the Secretary of State and to the operator. (b) By serving the document on the Secretary of State, who shall be deemed the owner's agent for service of process, provided that reasonable efforts have first been made to serve the owner, or the owner's agent, and the operator by mail and that a copy of the document is posted in a conspicuous location on the premises. "Conspicuous location" shall include the walls of the front vestibule or any common foyer or hallway immediately inside the main front entrance. (c) By personal delivery of the document to the owner and to the operator. (d) By leaving the document at the office or dwelling unit of the owner and of the operator with a person 14 years of age or older. (e) By electronic service to the owner and operator provided that a delivery receipt is obtained. (2) On any other person by one or more of the following methods: (a) By mail to the person at the person's last known address. (b) By personal delivery of the document to the person. (c) By leaving the document at the office or dwelling unit of the person with a person 14 years of age or older. b. The date of personal service or the third day after mailing shall be considered the date of service. c. As used in this section: "Operator" means a person or persons in the position of a tenant or lessee who conducts business from and is in actual physical possession or occupancy of all or part of the property. "Owner" means a property owner, or the owner's agent or representative, whose name appears on the title in the public records. L.1983, c. 383, s. 20; amended 2025, c.19, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-126d — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-126d
Waiver of enforcing agency fees
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3 of P.L.1979, c.121 (C.52:27D-126a), any municipality may, by ordinance, provide for a waiver of enforcing agency fees for any corporation which is (1) organized pursuant to the "New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation Act," N.J.S.15A:1-1 et seq. and (2) actively engaged in constructing or rehabilitating housing units for occupancy by low or moderate income households. For the purposes of this act, "low income household" means a household in which the gross household income is equal to 50% or less of the median gross household income for households of the same size within the region in which the housing is located. "Moderate income household" means a household in which the gross household income is equal to more than 50% but less than 80% of the median gross household income for households of the same size within the region in which the housing is located. L.1989, c.68, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27EE-33 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27EE / Section 27EE-33
Division of Mental Health Advocacy; eligibility for services.
Status: in_force

33. Division of Mental Health Advocacy; eligibility for services. Eligibility for mental health advocacy services shall be determined on the basis of the need of the client. Need shall be measured according to the financial ability of the client to engage and compensate competent private counsel and to provide all other necessary expenses of representation. Such ability shall be recognized to be a variable depending on the nature, extent and liquidity of assets and on the disposable net income of the client as compared with the nature of the case, the effort and skill required to gather pertinent information, render advice, conduct trial or render other legal services, and probable expenses to be incurred. In the event that a determination of eligibility cannot be made before the time when the first services are to be rendered, or if an initial determination is found to be erroneous, the division shall undertake the same provisionally, and if it is determined subsequently that the client is ineligible, the division shall so inform the client, and the client shall thereupon, with the approval of the court, be obliged to engage his or her own counsel and to reimburse the division for the cost of the services rendered to that time. L.2005,c.155,s.33.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.46.6c — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.46.6c
School Employees' Health Benefits Commission to provide coverage for oral anticancer medications.
Status: in_force

10. a. The School Employees' Health Benefits Commission shall ensure that every contract purchased on or after the effective date of this act that provides hospital or medical expense benefits shall provide coverage for expenses for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medications used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells on a basis no less favorable than the contract provides for intravenously administered or injected anticancer medications. b. Pursuant to subsection a. of this section, coverage for expenses for prescribed, orally administered anticancer medications used to kill or slow the growth of cancerous cells shall not be subject to any prior authorization, dollar limit, copayment, deductible or coinsurance provision that does not apply to intravenously administered or injected anticancer medications. c. A School Employees' Health Benefits Commission contract shall not achieve compliance with the provisions of this section by imposing an increase in patient cost sharing, including any copayment, deductible or coinsurance, for anticancer medications, whether intravenously administered or injected or orally administered, that are covered under the contract as of the effective date of this act. L.2011, c.188, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-206 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-206
Good faith negotiation required.
Status: in_force

11. A carrier and a joint negotiation representative shall negotiate in good faith regarding the terms and conditions of physician or dentist contracts pursuant to this act. L.2001,c.371,s.11; per s.15, act expires April 8, 2008.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-1
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Department of Commerce and Economic Development Act" . L.1981, c. 122, s. 1, eff. April 16, 1981.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-171.7 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-171.7
Monitoring of suicides occurring at county juvenile detention facilities.
Status: in_force

8. a. The Youth Justice Commission shall monitor the number of suicides that occur at each county juvenile detention facility. b. Upon an initial suicide at a facility, the commission shall conduct an evaluation of the facility's compliance with the provisions of this act, an accountability assessment and an action report. c. If a second suicide occurs within seven years of the initial suicide, the Youth Justice Commission shall, within 30 days, and with the approval of the Attorney General, evaluate the facility for compliance with the provisions of this act. A facility shall not admit additional juveniles until the Attorney General has certified that the facility is in compliance with the provisions of this act. d. If a third or subsequent suicide occurs within seven years of an initial suicide, the facility shall be immediately closed and shall not reopen until the Governor determines that it shall reopen. A task force comprised of the following seven members shall assist the Governor in making this determination: the Executive Director of the Youth Justice Commission, or a designee; the Attorney General, or a designee; the Child Advocate, or a designee; the Commissioner of Children and Families, or a designee; one public member; a director of a county juvenile detention facility, but not of the county facility being evaluated; and a member of the board of chosen freeholders of the county within which the facility being evaluated is located. L.2007, c.315, s.8; amended 2025, c.35, s.69.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-31.2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-31.2
Definitions used in C.52:27H-29 et seq.
Status: in_force

2. (a) As used in P.L.1981, c.459 (C.52:27H-29 et seq.): "Atlantic City convention center project" or "convention center project" means the project authorized by paragraph (9) of subsection a. of section 6 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-6). "Convention authority" or "authority" means the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1981, c.459 (C.52:27H-31). "New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority" means the public body established under section 4 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-4). (b) As used in P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-31.1 et al.), "Luxury Tax Bond Resolution" shall mean the authority's Convention Center Luxury Tax Bond Resolution adopted on October 28, 1992, as amended and supplemented. L.2008, c.47, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-3
Powers, duties and property of existing Secretary of State transferred to Department of State
Status: in_force

The functions, powers, duties, records and property of the existing office of Secretary of State, and of the Secretary of State, are hereby transferred to and vested in the Department of State established hereunder, and shall be exercised and used by the Secretary of State pursuant to the provisions of this act and as otherwise provided by law. L.1948, c. 445, p. 1757, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:7-10.23 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-10.23
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

38. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the State Treasurer shall adopt, after notice, interim rules and regulations as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act within 90 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 Treasurer in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). L.2021, c.179, s.38.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27H-79 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27H / Section 27H-79
Certain tax exemptions.
Status: in_force

20. a. (1) Except as provided in subsection b. of section 11 of P.L.2021, c.197 (C.52:27H-98), receipts from the first $100,000 of annual retail sales of tangible personal property (except motor vehicles and energy) and sales of services (except telecommunications services and utility services) to a qualified business for the exclusive use or consumption of such business within an enterprise zone are annually exempt from the taxes imposed under the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.); provided, however, a supermarket or grocery store that meets the criteria set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be eligible for such tax exemption, notwithstanding the limit imposed pursuant to this subsection. (2) The annual limitation imposed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply to any supermarket or grocery store that is: (a) located in a food desert community; or (b) located in an enterprise zone and received an annual certification of eligibility from the department pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection. (3) A supermarket or grocery store that is located in an enterprise zone, but outside of a food desert community, may apply to the department for an annual certification of eligibility for the unlimited tax exemption provided under this section. The certification shall remain in effect for the 12-month period immediately following the date of approval by the department. To qualify for the annual certification, the supermarket or grocery store shall demonstrate to the department that during the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application: (a) not less than 30 percent of the employees hired by the supermarket or grocery store were comprised of any combination of the following: (i) persons who were unemployed for not less than three consecutive months immediately preceding the date of employment; or (ii) persons with a disability; or (b) not less than 35 percent of the employees hired by the supermarket or grocery store are residents of a municipality in which the enterprise zone has been established, and the supermarket or grocery store actively participated with one or more One-Stop Career Centers in the recruitment of unemployed persons and persons with a disability, except that the One-Stop Career Centers shall provide written documentation to the department attesting to the actions of the supermarket or grocery store. (4) Within 30 days of the effective date of P.L.2022, c.42, and annually thereafter, the department, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, shall provide written notice to each: (a) supermarket or grocery store located in an enterprise zone concerning the requirements of this section, which notice shall include contact information for each One-Stop Career Center located in the State; and (b) One-Stop Career Center located in the State concerning the requirements of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (3) of this subsection. b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.28) c. As used in this section: "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs. "Disability" means the same as that term is defined in subsection q. of section 5 of P.L.1975, c.169 (C.10:5-5). "Food desert community" means the same as the term is defined in section 37 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C.34:1B-305). "One-Stop Career Center" means the same as that term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1992, c.43 (C.34:15D-3). "Qualified business" includes a person who is certified as a qualified business by the authority and provided a UZ-5 certification by the authority. A person who is certified as a qualified business may apply to the authority for a UZ-5 certification provided the person owns or leases and regularly operates a place of business located in an eligible block group, as defined in subsection a. of section 12 of P.L.2021, c.197 (C.52:27H-99). The Department of the Treasury shall provide to a qualified business a certificate evidencing its UZ-5 certification, which certificate shall indicate the location at which the sales tax exemption provided for in this section is available. "Supermarket or grocery store" means a retail outlet with at least 16,000 square feet, of which at least 80 percent is occupied by food and related products. d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2011, c.28) e. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c.197) L.1983, c.303, s.20; amended 1990, c.40, s.9; 1997, c.162, s.31; 2006, c.34, s.1; 2007, c.328; 2008, c.118; 2011, c.28, s.1; 2021, c.197, s.7; 2022, c.42, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BBB-62 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BBB / Section 27BBB-62
Moratorium on regional contribution agreements
Status: in_force

66. Upon the date upon which the commissioner determines that the municipality fulfills the definition of a qualified municipality pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-4) and during the rehabilitation term, there shall be a moratorium on regional contribution agreements pursuant to P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.) in any qualified municipality. L.2002,c.43,s.66; amended 2002, c.108, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 52:34-26 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 34 / Section 34-26
Definitions relative to State partnerships with private entities.
Status: in_force

3. a. As used in this section: "Authority" means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4). "Building project" means the construction, reconstruction, repair, alteration, improvement, or extension of any public building, structure, or facility constructed or acquired by a State government entity to house State government functions, including any infrastructure or facility used or to be used by the public or in support of a public purpose or activity. "Bundling" means the use of a solicitation for multiple projects in one single contract, through a public-private partnership project delivery method, the result of which restricts competition. "Department" means the Department of Transportation. "Division" means the Division of Property Management and Construction within the Department of the Treasury. "Highway project" means the construction, reconstruction, repair, alteration, improvement, or extension of public expressways, freeways, and parkways, including bridges, tunnels, overpasses, underpasses, interchanges, rest areas, express bus roadways, bus pullouts and turnarounds, and park and ride facilities, including any infrastructure or facility used or to be used by the public or in support of a public purpose or activity; provided that the project shall include an expenditure of at least $100 million in public funds, or any expenditure in solely private funds. "Public-private partnership agreement" means an agreement entered into by a State government entity and a private entity pursuant to this section for the purpose of permitting a private entity to assume full financial and administrative responsibility for the construction, reconstruction, repair, alteration, improvement, extension, operation, and maintenance of a revenue-producing building project or a highway project of, or for the benefit of, the State government entity. "State government entity" means the State or any department, agency, commission, or authority thereof subject to the public contracting provisions of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-6 et seq.), including the South Jersey Port Corporation created pursuant to "The South Jersey Port Corporation Act," P.L.1968, c.60 (C.12:11A-1 et seq.), and New Jersey Transit. State government entity shall not include any State institution of higher education. b. (1) A State government entity may enter into a contract with a private entity, subject to subsection f. of this section, to be referred to as a public-private partnership agreement, that permits the private entity to assume full financial and administrative responsibility for the construction, reconstruction, repair, alteration, improvement, extension, operation, and maintenance of a building or highway of, or for the benefit of, the State government entity, provided that the building or highway project is financed in whole or in part by the private entity and the State government entity retains full ownership of the land upon which the project is located. (2) A public-private partnership agreement may include an agreement under which a State government entity and a private entity enter into a lease of a revenue-producing public building or highway in exchange for up-front or structured financing by the private entity for the project. Under the lease agreement, the private entity shall be responsible for the management, operation, and maintenance of the building or highway. The private entity shall receive some or all, as per the agreement, of the revenue generated by the building or highway, and shall operate the building or highway in accordance with State government entity standards. At the end of the lease term, subsequent revenue generated by the building or highway, along with management, operation, and maintenance responsibility, shall revert to the State government entity. A lease agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be limited in duration to a term of not more than 30 years, unless it includes a highway project component in which case the lease agreement shall be limited in duration to a term not more than 50 years. A lease agreement shall be subject to all applicable provisions of current law governing leases by a State government entity not inconsistent with the provisions of this section. For the purposes of this section, "revenue-producing" shall include leaseback arrangements. (3) Bundling of projects shall be prohibited under this section. (4) The total number of approved State highway projects developed through a public-private partnership shall not exceed eight projects at any given time. c. (1) A private entity that assumes full financial and administrative responsibility for a building or highway project pursuant to this section, unless otherwise set forth herein, shall not be subject to the procurement and contracting requirements of all statutes applicable to the State government entity at which the project is completed, including, but not limited to, the public contracting provisions of P.L.1954, c.48 (C.52:34-6 et seq.). (2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a State government entity shall be empowered to enter into contracts with a private entity and its affiliates without being subject to the procurement and contracting requirements, unless otherwise set forth herein, of any statute applicable to the public entity provided that the private entity has been selected by the public entity pursuant to a solicitation of proposals or qualifications from at least two private entities, or it has received an unsolicited proposal and followed the procedure set forth in paragraph (2) of subsection j. of this section. A State government entity shall be the owner or lessee of any project financed by a State entity. (3) Prior to the commencement of work on a project, the private entity shall establish a construction account and appoint a third-party financial institution, who shall be prequalified by the State Treasurer, to act as a collateral agent, and manage the construction account. The construction account shall include the funding, financial instruments, or both, that shall be used to fully capitalize and fund the project, and the collateral agent shall maintain a full accounting of the funds and instruments in the account. The funds and instruments in the construction account shall be held in trust for the benefit of the contractor, construction manager, and design-build team involved in the project. The funds and instruments in the construction account shall not be the property of the private entity unless all amounts due to the construction account beneficiaries are paid in full. The construction account shall not be designated for more than one project. d. Each worker employed in the construction, rehabilitation, or maintenance services of buildings or highways by a private entity that has entered into a public-private partnership agreement with a State government entity pursuant to this section shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate for the worker's craft or trade as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and P.L.2005, c.379 (C.34:11-56.58 et seq.). e. (1) All building construction projects under a public-private partnership agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall contain a project labor agreement. The project labor agreement shall be subject to the provisions of P.L.2002, c.44 (C.52:38-1 et seq.), and shall be in a manner that to the greatest extent possible enhances employment opportunities for individuals residing in the county of the project's location. The general contractor, construction manager, design-build team, architectural and engineering professionals and any subcontractor for a construction project proposed in accordance with this paragraph shall be registered pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.), and shall be classified by the Division of Property Management and Construction, or shall be prequalified by the Department of Transportation, New Jersey Transit, or the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, as appropriate, to perform work on a public-private partnership project. (2) All building projects proposed in accordance with this section shall be submitted to the State Treasurer for its review and approval in accordance with subsection f. of this section prior to the execution of the public-private partnership agreement in accordance with subsection j. of this section. When practicable, State government entities are encouraged to adhere to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System as adopted by the United States Green Building Council, the Green Globes Program adopted by the Green Building Initiative, or a comparable nationally recognized, accepted, and appropriate sustainable development rating system. (3) The general contractor, construction manager, or design-build team shall be required to post a performance bond to ensure the completion of the project and a payment bond guaranteeing prompt payment of moneys due in accordance with and conforming to the requirements of N.J.S.2A:44-143 et seq. f. (1) Prior to entering into a public -private partnership, the State government entity shall determine: (i) the benefits to be realized by the project; (ii) the cost of project if it is developed by the public sector supported by comparisons to comparable projects; (iii) the maximum public contribution that the State government entity will allow under the public -private partnership; (iv) a comparison of the financial and non-financial benefits of the public-private partnership compared to other options including the public sector option; (v) a list of risks, liabilities and responsibilities to be transferred to the private entity and those to be retained by the State government entity; and (vi) if the project has a high, medium or low level of project delivery risk and how the public is protected from these risks. (2) Prior to entering into a public- private partnership, the State government entity at a public hearing or via notice to the public, shall find that the project is in the best interest of the public by finding that (i) it will cost less than the public sector option, or if it costs more there are factors that warrant the additional expense; (ii) there is a public need for the project and the project is consistent with existing long-term plans; (iii) there are specific significant benefits to the project; (iv) there are specific significant benefits to using the public-private partnership instead of other options including No-Build; (v) the private development will result in timely and efficient development and operation; and (vi) the risks, liabilities and responsibilities transferred to the private entity provide sufficient benefits to warrant not using other means of procurement. (3) All projects proposed in accordance with this section shall be submitted to the State Treasurer for review and approval. The projects are encouraged, when practicable, to adhere to the green building manual prepared by the Commissioner of Community Affairs pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2007, c.132 (C.52:27D-130.6). (4) All projects proposed in accordance with this section that have a transportation component or impact the transportation infrastructure shall be submitted to the State Treasurer, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation, for review and approval. (5) (a) In order for an application to be complete and considered by the State Treasurer, the application shall include, but not be limited to: (i) a full description of the proposed public-private partnership agreement between the State government entity and the private developer, including all information obtained by and findings of the State government entity pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; (ii) a full description of the project, including a description of any agreement for the lease of a revenue-producing building or highway related to the project; (iii) the estimated costs and financial documentation for the project showing the underlying financial models and assumptions that determined the estimated costs. The financial documentation shall include at least three different projected estimated costs showing scenarios in which materially different economic circumstances are assumed and an explanation for how the estimated costs were determined based on the three scenarios; (iv) a timetable for completion of the construction of the project; (v) an analysis of all available funding options for the project, including an analysis of the financial viability and advisability of such project, along with evidence of the public benefit in advancing the project as a public-private partnership; and (vi) any other requirements that the State Treasurer deems appropriate or necessary. (b) As part of the estimated costs and financial documentation for the project, the application shall contain a long-range maintenance plan and a long-range maintenance bond and shall specify the expenditures that qualify as an appropriate investment in maintenance. The long-range maintenance plan shall be approved by the State Treasurer pursuant to regulations promulgated by the State Treasurer and the authority that reflect national building or highway maintenance standards, as appropriate, and other appropriate maintenance benchmarks. (6) The State Treasurer, in consultation with the authority, shall review all completed applications, and request additional information as is needed to make a complete assessment of the project. No public-private partnership agreement shall be executed until approval has been granted by the State Treasurer. Prior to a final decision by the State Treasurer on the application, the authority shall be afforded the opportunity to provide comments on the application that it deems appropriate, and the State Treasurer shall consider any comments submitted by the authority or relevant State government entity with respect to the application. The State Treasurer shall find that: (i) the State government entity's assumptions regarding the project's scope, its benefits, its risks and the cost of the public sector option were fully and reasonably developed; (ii) the design of the project is feasible; (iii) the experience and qualifications of the private entity are adequate; (iv) the financial plan is sound; (v) the long-range maintenance plan is adequate to protect the investment; (vi) the project is in the best interest of the public, using the criteria in paragraph (2) of this subsection; and (vii) the term sheet for any proposed procurement contains all necessary elements. The criteria for assessing the project shall include, but may not be limited to: (i) feasibility and design of the project; (ii) experience and qualifications of the private entity; (iii) soundness of the financial plan; (iv) adequacy of the required exhibits; (v) adequacy of the long-range maintenance plan; and (vi) the existence of a clear public benefit. The State Treasurer shall retain the right to revoke approval if the project has substantially deviated from the plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection. (7) The State Treasurer may promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to implement this subsection, including, but not limited to, provisions for fees to cover administrative costs and for the determination of minimum State government entity standards for the operation of the project, and for the qualification for professional services, construction contracting, and other relevant qualifications. g. A project with an expenditure of under $50 million developed under a public-private partnership agreement shall include a requirement that precludes contractors from engaging in the project if the contractor has contributed to the private entity's financing of the project in an amount of more than 10% of the project's financing costs. h. The power of eminent domain shall not be delegated to any private entity under the provisions of P.L.2018, c.90 (C.40A:11-52 et al.); however, the State Treasurer may dedicate any property interest, including improvements, and tangible personal property of the State for public use in a qualifying project if the State finds that so doing will serve the public purpose of the project by minimizing the cost of the project to the State government entity or reducing the delivery time of a project. i. Any public-private partnership agreement, if appropriate, shall include provisions affirming that the agreement and any work performed under the agreement are subject to the provisions of the "Construction Industry Independent Contractor Act," P.L.2007, c.114 (C.34:20-1 et seq.). Any public-private partnership agreement shall also include, at a minimum: (i) the term of the agreement, (ii) the total project cost, (iii) a completion date guarantee, (iv) a provision for damages if the private entity fails to meet the completion date, and (v) a maximum rate of return to the private entity and a provision for the distribution of excess earnings to the local government unit or to the private party for debt reduction. j. (1) A private entity seeking to enter into a public-private partnership agreement with the Department of the Treasury on behalf of a State government entity shall be qualified by the State government entity as part of the procurement process, provided such process ensures that the private entity, and its subcontractors and consultants, when relevant, are identified and meet at least the minimum State government entity standards for qualification for professional services, construction contracting, and other qualifications applicable to the project, prior to submitting a proposal under the procurement process. (2) A request for qualifications for a public-private partnership agreement shall be advertised at least 45 days prior to the anticipated date of receipt. The advertisement of the request for qualifications shall be published on the official Internet website of the State government entity and at least one or more newspapers with Statewide circulation. (3) After the State government entity determines the qualified respondents utilizing, at minimum, the qualification standards promulgated by the State Treasurer, the State government entity shall issue a request for proposals to each qualified respondent no less than 90 days prior to the date established for submission of the proposals. The request for proposals shall include relevant technical submissions, documents, and the evaluation criteria to be used in the selection of the designated respondent. The evaluation criteria shall be, at minimum, criteria promulgated by the State Treasurer, in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. (4) The State government entity may accept unsolicited proposals from private entities for public-private partnership agreements. If the State government entity receives an unsolicited proposal, determines that it meets the standards of this section, and the project meets the State government entity's needs, the State government entity shall publish a notice of the receipt of the proposal on the Internet site of the State government entity, or through at least one or more newspapers with Statewide circulation, and provide notice of the proposal at its next scheduled public meeting, if applicable, and to the State Treasurer. To qualify as an unsolicited proposal, the unsolicited proposal shall at a minimum include a description of the public-private project, the estimated construction and life-cycle costs, a timeline for development, proposed plan of financing, including projected revenues, public or private, debt, equity investment or availability payments, description of how the project meets needs identified in existing plans, the permits and approvals needed to develop the project from local, state and federal agencies and a projected schedule for obtaining such permits and approvals, and a statement of risks, liabilities and responsibilities to be assumed by the private entity. If a notice is published exclusively in newspapers, the notice shall appear in at least one or more newspapers with Statewide circulation. The notice shall provide that the State government entity may accept, for 120 days after the initial date of publication, proposals meeting the standards of this section from other private entities for eligible projects that satisfy the same basic purpose and need. A copy of the notice shall be mailed to each municipal and county local government body in the geographic area affected by the proposal. (5) After the proposal or proposals have been received, and any public notification period has expired, the State government entity shall rank the proposals in order of preference. In ranking the proposals, the State government entity may consider factors that include, but may not be limited to, professional qualifications, general business terms, innovative engineering, architectural services, or cost-reduction terms, finance plans, and the need for State government entity funds to deliver the project and discharge the agreement and shall rely upon, at a minimum, the evaluation criteria promulgated by the State Treasurer, in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. The Department of the Treasury may negotiate the final terms with the private entities submitting proposals, including price, term, and any other term or condition so as to make the project well-suited to the needs of the State government entity and commercially viable for the private entity. The State Treasurer shall select proposals that meet the standards of this section and that best meet the needs, price and other factors considered by the State Treasurer. The private entity selected shall comply with all laws and regulations required by the State government entity, including but not limited to section 1 of P.L.2001, c.134 (C.52:32-44), sections 2 through 8 of P.L.1975, c.127 (C.10:5-32 to 38), section 1 of P.L.1977, c.33 (C.52:25-24.2), P.L.2005, c.51 (C.19:44A-20.13 et al.); P.L.2005, c.271 (C.40A:11-51 et al.), Executive Order No. 117 of 2008, Executive Order No. 118 of 2008, Executive Order No. 189, prior to executing the public private partnership agreement. If only one proposal is received, the State government entity shall negotiate in good faith and, if not satisfied with the results of the negotiations, the State government entity may, at its sole discretion, terminate negotiations. (6) The State government entity may, upon receipt of one or more proposals, require that the private entity assume responsibility for all costs incurred by the State government entity before execution of the public-private partnership agreement, including costs of retaining independent experts to review, analyze, and advise the State government entity with respect to the proposal. (7) Stipends may be used on public private partnership projects when there is a substantial opportunity for innovation and the costs for developing a proposal are significant. The Department of the Treasury may elect to pay unsuccessful proposers for the work product they submit with their proposal in response to a request for proposals. The use by the State government entity of any design element contained in an unsuccessful proposal shall be at the sole risk and discretion of the Department of the Treasury and shall not confer liability on the recipient of the stipulated stipend amount. After payment of the stipulated stipend amount, the Department of the Treasury and the unsuccessful proposer shall jointly own the rights to, and may make use of any work product contained in the proposal, including the technologies, techniques, methods, processes, ideas, and information contained in the proposal, project design, and project financial plan. The use by the unsuccessful proposer of any part of the work product contained in the proposal shall be at the sole risk of the unsuccessful proposer and shall not confer liability on the State government entity. The State Treasurer, in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, shall promulgate guidelines based upon which any stipends paid by a State government entity may be based. (8) The State government entity shall set aside one percent of the total cost of each project and remit it to the Public Private Partnership Review fund established pursuant to P.L.2018, c.90 (C.40A:11-52 et al.), for purposes of plan review and analysis required under the bill. (9) Nothing in this section shall be construed as or deemed a waiver of the sovereign immunity of the State, an affected locality or public entity or any officer or employee thereof with respect to the participation in or approval of all or any part of the public-private project. L.2018, c.90, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27-5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-5
Powers of commission and director to cease upon annulment of order adjudging municipality in default
Status: in_force

Whenever the Superior Court has heretofore made or shall hereafter make an order or judgment annulling, vacating and discharging any order or judgment theretofore made by it pursuant to this chapter adjudging that the municipality has defaulted in the payment of the principal or interest of any of its outstanding notes or bonds, the commission shall cease to continue in force in such municipality and neither the commission nor the said director shall thereafter exercise any powers or perform any duties in and for such municipality pursuant to this chapter, provided that the commission shall have heretofore or hereafter determined by resolution that it is not functioning in said municipality. Amended by L.1947, c. 119, p. 584, s. 3; L.1953, c. 49, p. 865, s. 29.
N.J. Stat. § 52:32-40 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 32 / Section 32-40
Definitions
Status: in_force

1. As used in this act: "Prime contractor" means any person who has a construction contract with a State agency and who subcontracts all or a part of that contract. "State agency" means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of the State Government, and any division, board, bureau, office, commission or other instrumentality within or created by such department, the Legislature of the State and any office, board, bureau or commission within or created by the Legislative Branch, and any independent State authority, commission, instrumentality or agency which is authorized by law to award construction contracts. A county or municipality shall not be deemed an agency or instrumentality of the State. "Subcontractor" means any person who enters into a contract with a prime contractor to perform a specific part of the work for which the prime contractor is responsible under a construction contract with a State agency. "Supplier" means any person who enters into a contract with a prime contractor to provide materials to that prime contractor in connection with a State construction contract. L.1991,c.507,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17A-1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17A / Section 17A-1
Purpose of act
Status: in_force

The purpose of this act is to accomplish economy and efficiency by centralizing, in one department, the facilities afforded by the State for the rendering of legal services to the Governor and to all officers, departments, boards, bodies, commissions and instrumentalities of the State Government and to provide for the enforcement of the criminal law of the State by such department where the ends of justice so require. L.1944, c. 20, p. 50, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.28h — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.28h
Definitions.
Status: in_force

7. As used in sections 7 through 10 of this act: "Covered person" means a person on whose behalf the State Health Benefits Program or the School Employees' Health Benefits Program is obligated to pay benefits or provide services pursuant to the health benefits plan. "Health benefits plan" means a plan providing health care benefits coverage for public employees and their dependents offered by the State Health Benefits Program or the School Employees' Health Benefits Program. "Health care provider" means an individual or entity which, acting within the scope of its licensure or certification, provides a covered service defined by the health benefits plan. Health care provider includes, but is not limited to, a physician and other health care professionals licensed pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes and a hospital and other health care facilities licensed pursuant to Title 26 of the Revised Statutes. "Medical necessity" or "medically necessary" means the same as those terms are defined in section 4 of P.L.2023, c.296 (C.17B:30-55.3). "Step therapy exception" means the overriding of a step therapy protocol in favor of immediate coverage of the health care provider's selected prescription drug. "Step therapy protocol" means a protocol, policy, or program that establishes the specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition, and medically appropriate for a particular patient, are required to be administered in order to be covered by a health benefits plan. "Utilization review organization" means an entity that contracts with a vendor to conduct utilization review. "Vendor" means a third-party administrator that conducts claims administration, network management, claims processing, or other related services for the State Health Benefits Commission or the School Employees' Health Benefits Commission. L.2025, c.50, s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-489i1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-489i1
Provisions applied to mixed-used parking project.
Status: in_force

3. Notwithstanding any provision of the "New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009," P.L.2009, c.90 (C.52:27D-489a et al.) to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply to a mixed-use parking project that is restricted under categories (vi) or (viii) of subparagraph (b) of paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 6 of P.L.2009, c.90 (C.52:27D-489f) and undertaken by a municipal redeveloper after the effective date of P.L.2022, c.75 (C.52:27D-489i1 et al.), for which a redevelopment incentive grant is awarded: a. A municipal redeveloper shall submit a temporary certificate of occupancy for such proposed mixed-use parking project no later than June 30, 2028. b. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a redevelopment incentive grant award shall be equal to 100 percent of the total project costs allocated to the parking component of the project and 40 percent of the total project costs allocated to the non-parking component of a proposed mixed-use parking project. (2) A redevelopment incentive grant award shall be equal to 100 percent of the total project costs allocated to the parking component of the project and 80 percent of the total project costs allocated to the non-parking component of the mixed-use parking project if the mixed-use parking project is: (a) constructed upon all or a portion of a project site that was previously the subject of an award of tax credits pursuant to the "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act," P.L.2007, c. 346 (C.34:1B-207 et seq.) or the "New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009," P.L.2009, c. 90 (C.52:27D-489a et al.), but the tax credits were not issued; (b) an entertainment venue with seating capacity in excess of 5,000; or (c) constructed to be utilized by a visitor center or youth center within or adjacent to a national historic park. c. The terms of any approval, granted by the authority, for a proposed mixed-use parking project undertaken by a municipal redeveloper, which has not yet commenced construction activities other than demolition or site work, may be modified to reflect the terms established pursuant to P.L.2022, c.75 (C.52:27D-489i1 et al.), upon application to the authority for review and approval; provided, however, the developer shall not be required to pay any fee that may be established under law or regulation related to the application for modification. All dates of required action by a municipal redeveloper contained in an approval, granted by the authority, shall be automatically extended by the thirty-month period corresponding to the temporary certificate of occupancy submission date established by subsection a. of this section. d. All proposed mixed-use parking projects shall comply with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards, to the extent that the United States Green Building Council shall have promulgated standards for the project type proposed. L.2022, c.75, s.3; amended 2024, c.71, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27-39 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-39
Reduction in principal of outstanding notes or bonds prohibited
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provisions of this article the commission shall not approve any adjustment or composition, or plan presented pursuant to this article, which provides for the reduction in the principal amount of any outstanding notes or bonds of the municipality.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-11 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-11
Checks or drafts for transfer of funds
Status: in_force

Checks or drafts used only for the transfer of State funds from one depository to another, drawn to the order of the State of New Jersey and restrictively endorsed by the State Treasurer in the following manner: "Transfer of State Funds--For Deposit Only," need not be signed by the director of the Division of Budget and Accounting. L.1948, c. 92, p. 515, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-43.17i — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-43.17i
Panel to Study Domestic Violence in the Law Enforcement Community.
Status: in_force

9. a. The board shall establish a Panel to Study Domestic Violence in the Law Enforcement Community. The purpose of the panel is to: examine issues associated with incidents of domestic violence perpetrated by law enforcement officials and, as appropriate, specific cases; evaluate the responses of State and local agencies and organizations to incidents of domestic violence perpetrated by law enforcement officials; and develop strategies to prevent domestic violence-related fatalities and near fatalities among law enforcement officials and their families. The panel shall examine issues, which shall include, but are not limited to: (1) the education of law enforcement officials on the consequences of committing acts of domestic violence; (2) the provision of support services to law enforcement officials in high-risk situations, including cases of separation and divorce; (3) the provision of support services to victims of domestic violence who are the family members of law enforcement officials, including information about and referral to community organizations that provide medical, mental health and legal services to victims of domestic violence; and (4) the development of Statewide policies and procedures regarding the identification and disposition of cases of domestic violence perpetrated by law enforcement officials. b. The panel shall be composed of volunteer members, including representatives from the law enforcement community and experts in the field of domestic violence. c. The members of the panel: (1) shall not disclose to any person or government official any identifying information about a specific case of domestic violence perpetrated by a law enforcement official with respect to which the panel is provided information; and (2) shall not make public other information unless authorized by State statute. d. The panel shall have access to information necessary to carry out its functions. The panel is entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of employees of any State, county or municipal department, board, bureau, commission or agency as it may require and as may be available for the purposes of effectuating the provisions of this act. e. The panel shall prepare and make available to the public and the board, on an annual basis, a report containing a summary of its activities. f. The panel may receive grants and other funds made available from any governmental, public, private, nonprofit or for-profit agency, including funds made available under any federal or State law, regulation or program. L.2003,c.225,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-511 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-511
Rules, regulations; information provided to customers, required contents.
Status: in_force

3. a. Within 180 days following the effective date of this act, the department shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) requiring that propane gas suppliers or marketers distribute to each customer a description of the terms of their plans or contracts for the sale of propane and propane services in a plain and conspicuous manner and providing for certification of persons as qualified to engage in the sale of propane and to perform propane services pursuant to subsection c. of this section. b. The description required by subsection a. of this section shall contain the following information: (1) The supplier's or marketer's charges and pricing policies for propane and propane services that are disclosed in a format including a price conversion chart that will assist a customer to compare price offers from different propane suppliers or marketers on a uniform basis which an average person can understand and use to do comparative shopping for propane, propane services and for a supplier or marketer; (2) Notification of the right of customers to obtain the supplier's or marketer's current prices of propane and propane services over the telephone, by facsimile transmission or by any other electronic or written means including any additional charges that may be included in the plan or contract for any other items related to the purchase of propane and propane services; (3) Whether the supplier's or marketer's price of propane and propane services may vary depending on non-scheduled or irregular deliveries of propane, or the provision of propane services on weekends, nights, holidays or at other times outside of the normal weekday hours, the criteria for determining what constitutes a non-scheduled or irregular delivery, or outside of normal weekday hours, and the cost of non-scheduled or irregular delivery if propane is provided outside of regular delivery, or if propane services are provided outside of normal weekday hours; (4) The amount of any additional charges that may be charged by that supplier or marketer to install a container or any other related equipment that may be needed to store and utilize propane, the amount of any container rental fees that may be charged by that supplier or marketer, notice of the customer's right to use the customer's own container and regulator provided that the container and regulator have been verified by the supplier or marketer to meet current safety and licensing standards, and the cost charged by the supplier or marketer to verify whether the customer's container and regulator meet current standards and regulations; (5) Criteria used to determine that supplier's or marketer's pricing structure for propane or propane services, including such criteria as annual usage, the area where the customer lives, the quantity or time of the delivery or other factors; (6) Notice of the right to be contacted by that supplier or marketer at least seven business days before the propane supplier or marketer may discontinue further propane deliveries due to nonpayment; (7) Notice of the customer's right to receive written verification that the propane supplier or marketer is licensed by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs; (8) Notice of the customer's right to change propane suppliers or marketers, consistent with the terms of the customer's plan or contract, if the customer is dissatisfied with price or services or for any other reason; (9) Notice of whether a customer is required to call for delivery of propane or if the deliveries are automatic, how often the automatic delivery will be made, whether the deliveries will be made on weekends and holidays and, if so, whether there are additional charges to make deliveries on weekends and holidays, and if the customer is to receive automatic delivery, whether the customer should inform the supplier or marketer of any changes in the customer's circumstances that might change the rate at which the customer uses propane; (10) Notice of whether there is any minimal amount of propane per delivery, how many days a customer has to pay a bill after the delivery of propane is made or propane services are provided, as the case may be, and how many days before late fees are charged to a customer and what the supplier's or marketer's policy is for the delivery of propane or the provision of propane services, if needed, during the winter when a customer may have outstanding debt; (11) Notice of the provisions contained within subsection c. of this section; (12) If desired by the supplier or marketer, a statement that nothing in this description is a waiver or amendment of the contract or plan between the supplier or marketer and the customer, but is merely a summary of the department's regulations for the convenience of the customer; and (13) Any other information that the department considers appropriate to ensure that customers of propane suppliers or marketers are fully informed of the terms of their plans or contracts. c. To ensure the safety of this State's propane customers, any customer who desires to cause propane services to be performed should ensure that any such propane services are performed only by persons certified by the department pursuant to the regulations to be adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection or by: (1) a licensed master plumber, or journeyman plumber working under the supervision of a master plumber, who has had appropriate training in the performance of propane services as required by the State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers; or (2) a licensed master HVACR contractor, or HVACR journeyperson working under the supervision of a master HVACR contractor, who has had appropriate training in the performance of propane services as required by the State Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors. (1) The department, in consultation with and upon the advice and recommendation of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Education and Safety Board, shall promulgate rules and regulations for the certification and competency testing of all persons engaged in the sale of propane and performing propane services, other than the performing of propane services by a master plumber or a journeyman plumber working under the supervision of a master plumber or master HVACR contractor or HVACR journeyperson working under the supervision of a master HVACR contractor, and for the dissemination to the public of information regarding the current certification, or the lack thereof, of persons offering to perform propane services in this State. (2) Within 180 days of the effective date of P.L.2011, c.43, the State Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers, in consultation with and upon the advice and recommendation of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Education and Safety Board, shall promulgate rules and regulations for the certification and competency testing of all licensed master plumbers engaged in performing propane services. (3) Within 180 days of the effective date of P.L.2011, c.43, the State Board of Examiners of Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors, in consultation with and upon the advice and recommendation of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Education and Safety Board, shall promulgate rules and regulations for the certification and competency testing of all licensed master HVACR contractors engaged in performing propane services. (4) All persons who are certified by the department, a master HVACR contractor or HVACR journeyperson working under the supervision of a master HVACR contractor, or a master plumber or a journeyman plumber working under the supervision of a master plumber shall be legally responsible for the propane services they perform. d. Propane gas suppliers or marketers shall provide the information required by subsection b. of this section to a customer prior to entering into any contract with a customer for the delivery of propane or propane services, upon renewal of an existing contract and in response to a request from a customer. e. The department shall adopt rules and regulations directing propane suppliers and marketers to publish the information required by subsection b. of this section in a format that is clear, uniform and designed to ensure that customers may accurately compare the true cost of services among different suppliers or marketers. f. The department shall also require propane suppliers and marketers to meet the disclosure requirements in subsection b. of this section in advertising to the extent allowed by the advertising medium. L.2007, c.150, s.3; amended 2011, c.43, s.1
N.J. Stat. § 52:17A-18 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17A / Section 17A-18
Transfer of offices, property, etc. of Department of Attorney-General
Status: in_force

The offices and quarters heretofore occupied by the Department of the Attorney-General and all books, papers, documents and other property of the Department of the Attorney-General hereby are transferred to the Department of Law as of the date upon which this act becomes effective. L.1944, c. 20, p. 57, s. 18.
N.J. Stat. § 52:11-62 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-62
State Auditor
Status: in_force

State Auditor. The office of the State Auditor, as created by the Constitution, is assigned to the Office of Legislative Services. The State Auditor shall continue to be appointed, subject to the statutory qualifications prescribed by R.S. 52:24-2, and shall hold office and perform his constitutional duties, as heretofore. The State Auditor, in addition to his constitutional duties, shall organize the office of the State Auditor with such subordinate units as required and shall be responsible for administering and directing the further statutory duties imposed by this act, subject to the policy direction and control of the Legislative Services Commission and the supervision and direction of the Executive Director. L. 1979, c. 8, s. 9. Amended by L. 1985, c. 162, s. 7, eff. May 2, 1985.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-26.11 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-26.11
"Artist District."
Status: in_force

1. a. In addition to the powers and responsibilities provided under any other law, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts shall establish an "Artist District" designation for a municipality or an area within a municipality. b. The council shall establish criteria required for a municipality or area within a municipality to be designated by the council as an Artist District, including the minimum number of art related services and venues, such as businesses, galleries, museums, organizations, performance halls, studios, theaters, or other facilities, that must be located in the municipality or the area of the municipality. An Artist District may also constitute a concentration of certain types of art, such as dance, film, literature or writing, music, or performing or visual arts, or types of services and venues. c. A municipality may apply to the council for designation as an Artist District or for designation of an area within the municipality as an Artist District. A municipality shall apply to the council for the designation on a standard form created by the council and made available on the council's Internet site. d. After receipt of an application for designation as an Artist District, the council shall, within 60 calendar days, review and approve, approve with conditions, or reject the application. e. The council shall, in consultation with the Division of Travel and Tourism, adopt guidance or standards for an Artist District to advertise, market, or promote itself as a destination for artists and visitors. An Artist District may advertise or otherwise use its designation in accordance with the guidance or standards. L.2019, c.381, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-489k4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-489k4
Payments continuous lien.
Status: in_force

4. a. If authorized by ordinance of a municipality adopted pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.2018, c.97 (C.52:27D-489k3), payments required to be made in accordance with an incentive grant pledge entered into pursuant to sections 1 through 11 of P.L.2018, c.97 (C.52:27D-489k1 et seq.) shall be a continuous lien on the land or improvements thereon, or both, or a continuous lien on any leasehold interests in the land or improvements thereon, or both, against which the ordinance is recorded on and after the date of recordation of both the ordinance and the agreement, whether simultaneously or not, or the date of confirmation of the special assessments, whichever is earlier. All subsequent payments of the incentive grant pledge thereunder, interest, penalties, and costs of collection which thereafter fall due or accrue shall be added and relate back to and be a part of the initial lien. Upon recordation of the ordinance and agreement, the incentive grant pledge shall constitute an automatic, enforceable, and perfected statutory municipal lien for all purposes, including the federal bankruptcy code, regardless of whether the amount of the incentive grant pledge has been determined at the time the lien attaches to any interest in the land, leasehold estate, or improvements, as applicable. A confirmation hearing process to determine the amount due shall not affect the commencement or validity of a lien established pursuant to subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.2018, c.97 (C.52:27D-489k3). Notwithstanding any other applicable law, for the purposes of subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.2018, c.97 (C.52:27D-489k3), a municipal lien on a leasehold estate shall constitute a lien against such leasehold estate only, unless the redevelopment incentive grant agreement specifically provides for a lien on the underlying fee interest in the land. In any case, enforcement of a municipal lien on a leasehold estate shall be limited to an in rem proceeding only. No municipal lien shall attach to any interest of an authority or any entity created by the State unless the authority or entity shall have expressly consented to such lien in the redevelopment incentive grant agreement. b. If bonds are issued, the municipality or the developer, as the case may be, may record, either simultaneously or at different times, any ordinance adopted by the municipality relating to the incentive grant pledge or special assessments and, either simultaneously with the ordinance or at different times, a copy of the agreement or agreements. The ordinance, when recorded, shall contain a legend at the top of the front page substantially as follows: THIS ORDINANCE SECURES BONDS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE "ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH GRANT BOND FINANCING ACT" AND THE LIEN HEREOF IN FAVOR OF THE OWNERS OF SUCH BONDS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS IS A MUNICIPAL LIEN SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER NON-MUNICIPAL LIENS HEREAFTER RECORDED. c. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon recordation of both the ordinance and any accompanying agreement, the lien thereof shall be perfected for all purposes in accordance with law and the lien shall thereafter be superior to (1) all non-municipal liens thereafter recorded or otherwise arising, and, (2) each prior lien where the lienholder consents, without any additional notice, recording, filing, continuation filing, or action, until the payment in full of the bonds. The lien thereby established shall apply not only to the bonds initially issued, but also to any refinancing or refunding thereof, as well as to any additional bonds thereafter issued on a parity therewith in accordance with the provisions of the original documents securing the initial bonds; provided, however, that in the event any ordinance or agreement is amended or supplemented in a way which increases the amount of an incentive grant pledge or special assessments, the lien as to that increase shall be perfected and apply upon the recordation of the amended or supplemented ordinance and agreement (including the above-recited legend). Except as set forth in this section, no amendment or supplement to the ordinance or agreement thereafter recorded shall affect the perfection or priority of the lien established upon original recordation thereof. d. Upon the final payment in full of any bonds secured as provided in sections 1 through 11 of P.L.2018, c.97 (C.52:27D-489k1 et seq.), the lien established hereby shall terminate, and the trustee shall record a notice to that effect. L.2018, c.97, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:15C-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 15C / Section 15C-4
State Comptroller, employees of the Office, restrictions on candidacy, political activity.
Status: in_force

4. a. A person who holds the position of State Comptroller shall not be a candidate for, or hold, elective public office for a period of two years immediately following the termination of that person's service as State Comptroller. b. No person who holds the position of State Comptroller, or any position of employment as professional staff in the Office of State Comptroller, while holding any such office or position, shall: (1) be a candidate for election to, or hold, any elective public office or any office or position with any political party or club, or (2) in connection with another individual's candidacy for public office, sign or authorize the use of that person's name in connection with political or campaign literature or material, or print, publish or distribute such political or campaign literature or material. L.2007, c.52, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-287.9 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-287.9
Eviction under certain circumstances prohibited.
Status: in_force

3. a. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no residential tenant of a very low-income household, low-income household, moderate-income household, or middle-income household shall be evicted based upon nonpayment or habitual late payment of rent, or failure to pay a rent increase, that accrued during the covered period. Payments made by a tenant after the covered period ends shall be credited first to the current month's rental obligation, and any balance shall be credited to any arrearage owed by the tenant incurred following the conclusion of the covered period, and then to any arrearages incurred during the covered period. b. Any amount of rent found by a court to be due and owing by a residential tenant described in subsection a. of this section to a landlord during the covered period for which compensation is not otherwise provided by any public or private source, shall be considered civil debt and may be pursued as a money judgment in the appropriate division of the Superior Court. Such civil debt based on rental arrears shall be considered evidence of housing instability or risk of homelessness for the purpose of qualifying a household for rental assistance under any federal, State, county, or local program, including, but not limited to, the Eviction Prevention Program, as revised pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2021, c.188 (C.52:27D-287.10). c. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no person shall sell or assign any civil debt relating to rent that accrued during the covered period. d. Any amount of rent due and owing either prior to the start of the covered period or after the covered period ends may be pursued in the manner allowed by law for any other landlord-tenant action for rent due outside of the covered period. The provisions of P.L.2021, c.188 (C.52:27D-287.7 et al.) shall not restrict a landlord from pursuing a money judgment action during the covered period, or following the covered period, for unpaid rent due during the covered period. An action by a landlord against a residential tenant to recover unpaid rent which accrued during the covered period may be commenced in the Superior Court, Special Civil Part, regardless of the amount in controversy. The Administrative Director of the Courts may take any administrative action as may be necessary to provide a process for filing these actions in the Superior Court, Special Civil Part. (1) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, any tenant of a very low-income household, a low-income household, or a moderate-income household shall have continued protections from evictions as those that are applicable during the covered period pursuant to subsections a. and b. of this section for residential rent arrearages incurred from the end of the covered period through December 31, 2021 if the household certifies under penalty of perjury: (i) the household's income; (ii) that the household was unable to pay rent due to circumstances arising from the COVID-19 pandemic; and (iii) that the household has applied for State, county, or local rental assistance programs for which they are eligible. (b) The certification required by subparagraph (a) of this paragraph shall be made on a form established by the department. The tenant shall provide a copy of the completed form to the landlord, and, if there is a pending eviction action, to the court. (2) The Administrative Director of the Courts shall provide notice to any residential tenant who is party to a landlord-tenant dispute for nonpayment of rent that includes information regarding tenant protections, income and COVID-19 impact attestation, and rental assistance programs established pursuant to P.L.2021, c.188 (C.52:27D-287.7 et al.). e. All pending eviction actions alleging nonpayment or habitual late payment of residential rent, or failure to pay a rent increase, that accrued during the covered period shall be dismissed upon certification by the tenant, under penalty of perjury, in accordance with subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of subsection d. of this section that the tenant is a very low-income household, low-income household, moderate-income household, or middle-income household and that the reason for filing was nonpayment or habitual late payment of rent, or failure to pay a rent increase, during the covered period. f. If a case is dismissed and the landlord is required to subsequently file against the same tenant, the landlord may request that the case be reinstated with the court. In such circumstances the landlord shall pay the fees to serve the amended action, but no court filing fees shall be required. g. A tenant in such an action shall retain the right to assert any and all counterclaims, setoffs, legal defenses, affirmative defenses, and equitable defenses that would otherwise be available to them. h. As a condition of receiving any State or federal rental assistance on behalf of a tenant for rent due and owing, a landlord shall waive all late fees assessed for rent unpaid during the period for which assistance is being provided. i. (1) Consistent with the provisions of 15 U.S.C. s.1681s-2(a)(1)(F), a landlord shall not at any time furnish information about the nonpayment or late payment of residential rent, or failure to pay a rent increase, which accrued during the covered period, or summary dispossess or other court filings or proceedings related to non-payment or late payment of residential rent which accrued during the covered period, directly to another residential landlord, or to a debt collection or credit reporting agency. This paragraph shall not: (a) apply to a tenant's rent payments that remain due as the result of a payment missed prior to the March 1, 2020, including payments held in escrow before that date; or (b) limit the ability of a landlord to share information with the landlord's attorney or property management company, or to notice the tenant in compliance with the Anti-Eviction Act, P.L.1974, c.49 (C.2A:18-61.1 et seq.). (2) As a result of any record or information reflecting a tenant's non-payment or late payment of residential rent, or a related court filing, during the covered period, a landlord shall not: (a) refuse to rent to a prospective tenant of residential rental housing; or (b) place, or disseminate a residential tenant's information for the purpose of placing, a tenant on a list for the use of other landlords for any purpose. (3) In addition to a tenant's right to pursue an action seeking injunctive or declaratory relief for a violation of this subsection, the Attorney General, in response to a complaint from a tenant, or on the Attorney General's independent initiative, may bring an action alleging a landlord has violated the provisions of this subsection. Regarding a first violation, the court shall provide the landlord with an opportunity to correct the violation prior to imposing a penalty. Following the provision of this opportunity to correct any first violation, upon a finding that non-compliance with this subsection has occurred, a court of competent jurisdiction may: (a) order the non-compliant landlord to retract the report of debt or court filing data provided to the collection or credit reporting agency, bureau, or data collection facility; (b) impose a fine on the non-compliant landlord, not to exceed $500 for a first violation, $1,000 for a second violation, and $2,500 for each subsequent violation; (c) order the non-compliant landlord to pay a reasonable counsel fee in connection with a tenant whose debt has been reported to a debt collection or credit reporting agency, bureau, or data collection facility; (d) provide a copy of the order immediately upon the request of the tenant and at no cost to the tenant; (e) order the non-compliant landlord to take such steps as are necessary, within 30 days of the order, to rehabilitate the credit record of the tenant, with an exact copy provided to the tenant at no cost, of the efforts made in that regard; and (f) if the tenant is able to show actual damages that have resulted from a violation of this section, order the non-compliant landlord to pay an award of damages to the tenant not to exceed 25 percent of the debt attempted to be collected or reported by the non-complaint landlord to the collection or credit reporting agency, bureau, or data collection facility, with a minimum award of $350. (4) If a landlord furnishes rental payment data to another landlord, collection or credit reporting agency related to the non-payment of rent during the covered period, but before the enactment of P.L.2021, c.188 (C.52:27D-287.7 et al.), the landlord shall not be subject to the penalty provisions of this section, except for an order to retract the report pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection. L.2021, c.188, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:39-3 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 39 / Section 39-3
Definitions relative to development subsidies.
Status: in_force

3. For the purposes of this act: "Corporate parent" means either: a person, association, corporation, joint venture, partnership, or other business entity, that owns or controls 50% or more of a recipient corporation; or the recipient corporation itself, if no other person, association, corporation, joint venture, partnership, or other entity, owns or controls 50% or more of the recipient corporation. "Date of development subsidy" means the initial date that a granting body provides the monetary value of a development subsidy to a recipient corporation provided, however, that if the development subsidy is for the installation of new equipment, the date shall be the date the recipient corporation puts the equipment into service and provided, further, that if the development subsidy is for improvements to property, the date shall be the date the improvements are finished or the date the recipient corporation occupies the property, whichever is earlier. "Development subsidy" means the authorizing of the provision or providing to a recipient corporation of an amount of funds by or from a public body with a value of not less than $25,000 for the purpose of stimulating economic development in New Jersey, including, but not limited to, any bond, grant, loan, loan guarantee, matching fund or any tax expenditure. "Development subsidy" does not refer to any contract under which a public body purchases or otherwise procures goods, services or construction on an unsubsidized basis, including any contract solely for the construction or renovation of a facility owned by a public body. "Development subsidy" does not mean any authorizing or providing of funds by or from a public body to a recipient corporation, including by means of a tax expenditure, for the exclusive purpose of the development or production of affordable housing, for the exclusive purpose of subsidizing site remediation, recycling, commuter transportation assistance, pollution reduction, energy conservation or other programs to improve the environment, or for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to employees of the recipient corporation. "Development subsidy" does not mean any authorizing or providing of funds by or from a public body to a non-profit organization, including by means of a tax expenditure, for the exclusive purpose of subsidizing the development of facilities used to provide recreational, educational, arts or cultural programs or childcare or healthcare services. "Employee benefits" means the average rate of benefit costs paid by a recipient corporation to or for its employees, including, but not limited to, the cost to the recipient corporation of health care benefits, pension benefits and apprenticeship or other training and education benefits, but excluding any costs to the recipient corporation of unemployment compensation, workers' compensation or temporary disability benefits, Social Security benefits, or any other employee benefits which the recipient corporation is required by State or federal law to pay. "Employee benefits" do not include any payroll deductions or other costs paid by employees for the benefits. "Full-time job" means a job in which an individual is employed by a recipient corporation for at least 35 hours per week. "Granting body" means a public body that provides or authorizes a development subsidy and, in the case of a tax expenditure related to any tax paid to the State, means the State Treasurer. "Health benefits" means health benefits provided under a group health plan as defined in section 14 of P.L.1997, c.146 (C.17B:27-54), a health benefits plan as defined in section 1 of P.L.1992, c.162 (C.17B:27A-17), or a policy or contract of health insurance covering more than one person issued pursuant to Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes. "Part-time job" means a job in which an individual is employed by a recipient corporation for less than 35 hours per week. "Project site" means the site of a project inside New Jersey for which any development subsidy is provided. "Public body" or "State" means the State of New Jersey or any agency, instrumentality or authority of the State, but not a political subdivision of the State. "Recipient corporation" means any non-governmental person, association, corporation, joint venture, partnership or other entity that receives a development subsidy. "Tax expenditure" means the amount of foregone tax collections due to any abatement, reduction, exemption or credit against any State tax, including, but not limited to, taxes on raw materials, inventories or other assets, taxes on gross receipts, income or sales, and any use, excise or utility tax. "Tax expenditure" does not refer to any credit against any tax liability of an employee or any personal exemption, homestead rebate, credit or deduction for the expenses of a household or individual, or other reduction of the tax liability of an individual or household. "Temporary job" means a job for which an individual is hired for a limited period of time, which shall include all jobs for construction at the project site. "Value of a development subsidy" means the dollar value of the development subsidy provided to the recipient corporation. In the case of a loan or loan guarantee provided by a public body to a recipient corporation or tax-exempt financing authorized by a public body, the "value of a development subsidy" means the amount loaned. L.2007, c.200, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-41.13 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-41.13
Forms for application and examination; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The board shall prescribe and prepare the necessary forms for application and examination of candidates for certification hereunder and shall by its formally adopted rules and regulations establish the method and manner in which such application shall be filed and the examination held. The board shall be authorized and empowered to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations which shall be necessary to give full force and effect to the provisions of this act and to regulate the practice of ophthalmic dispensers and ophthalmic technicians in this State within the meaning hereof; provided, however, such rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the provisions of this act. L.1952, c. 336, p. 1084, s. 13.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-287.1 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-287.1
Rental assistance program for low income households, senior citizens, veterans.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall establish a State rental assistance program for low income individuals or households. This program shall be in addition to and supplement any existing programs established pursuant to the "Prevention of Homelessness Act (1984)," P.L.1984, c.180 (C.52:27D-280 et al.). a. The program shall provide rental assistance grants comparable to the federal section 8 program, but shall be available only to State residents who are not currently holders of federal section 8 vouchers. b. Assistance to an individual or household under the State program shall be terminated upon the award of federal section 8 rental assistance to the same individual or household. c. The program shall reserve a portion of the grants for assistance to senior citizens aged 62 or older who otherwise meet the criteria of subsection a. of this section. d. The program shall reserve a portion of the grants for assistance to veterans who have successfully completed the Veterans Transitional Housing Program, or "Veterans Haven," a vocational and transitional housing program for homeless veterans administered by the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. e. The program shall reserve a portion of the funds available to it for tenant-based vouchers to veterans, other than those veterans eligible for assistance pursuant to subsection d. of this section. f. The program shall reserve a portion of the funds available to it to establish and administer a program comparable to the federal section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program, authorized pursuant to Subpart M of Part 982 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, to enable a household to use a program voucher to buy a home by providing monthly homeownership assistance or a single down payment assistance grant. g. The program shall reserve a portion of the funds available to it to establish and administer a program comparable to the federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency Program, authorized pursuant to Section 1437u of Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, to help families achieve economic independence and reduce dependence on welfare assistance and rental subsidies. h. The program shall reserve a portion of the funds available to it to establish and administer a Home Repair Emergency Assistance Fund, to assist families with costs of necessary home repairs and other homeownership expenses over the course of their participation. L.2004, c.140, s.1; amended 2007, c.208, s.1; 2007, c.237; 2017, c.29; 2024, c.98, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.46.6d — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.46.6d
School Employees' Health Benefits Commission to provide coverage for prescription eye drops.
Status: in_force

10. The School Employees' Health Benefits Commission shall ensure that every contract purchased by the commission on or after the effective date of this act that provides hospital or medical expense benefits that include coverage for prescription eye drops, shall provide coverage for expenses incurred for refills of prescription eye drops in accordance with the Guidance for Early Refill Edits of Topical Ophthalmic Products provided to Medicare Part D plan sponsors by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provided that: (1) the prescribing health care practitioner indicates on the original prescription that additional quantities of the prescription eye drops are needed; and (2) the refill requested by the covered person does not exceed the number of additional quantities indicated on the original prescription by the prescribing health care practitioner. L.2013, c.50, s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 52:30-6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 30 / Section 30-6
Commissioners to fix value of rights and easements when unable to agree with owners
Status: in_force

If the commissioners shall be unable to agree with the persons holding or entitled to encumbrances, rights, ways, easements or servitudes in, upon or over said land or any part thereof, for the purchase, conveyance or extinguishment thereof, or cannot satisfactorily ascertain such owners or persons, or if such owners or persons cannot execute valid conveyances for the same, the commissioners shall examine into and adjudge the true value of said rights, ways, easements or servitudes.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-122 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-122
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

It is hereby found and declared: a. That a multiplicity of construction codes currently exists in this State and some of these codes contain needless restrictions which limit the use of certain materials, techniques or products without any benefits to the public. Moreover, the variation of construction standards caused by the multiplicity of codes slows the process of construction and increases the costs of construction. b. That the way to insure uniform, modern construction standards and regulations throughout the State of New Jersey which will lower the cost of housing and other construction without any detriment to the public health, safety and welfare is to adopt a uniform State construction code. c. That the need of new construction in the State can be met in part by the use of premanufactured systems which are fabricated in the geographical region of the United States of which New Jersey is a part and that a uniform construction code should include standards to permit the use of such systems. d. That the model codes of the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., the National Electrical Code and the National Standard Plumbing Code, or modification thereof, are construction codes which have been widely adopted in this State and in the geographical region of the United States of which New Jersey is a part and adoption of these nationally recognized codes pursuant to this act will insure that the State has a uniform, modern construction code which will insure health, safe, and sanitary construction but also less expensive construction for the citizens of this State. L.1975, c. 217, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-362 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-362
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: a. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs. b. "Emergency equipment" means fire fighting, ambulance and rescue equipment used for fire fighting or emergency purposes, including communications and protective equipment. c. "Emergency facilities" means buildings used to house emergency equipment and vehicles, including real property, but shall not include meeting halls, social rooms or other facilities not directly related to fire fighting or emergency purposes. d. "Emergency vehicles" means trucks, ambulances and other rescue vehicles used for fire fighting and emergency purposes. e. "Volunteer emergency service organization" means any non-profit corporation, association or organization located in this State which is regularly engaged in providing emergency medical care, rescue services, the transport of patients, or fire protection services, including part-paid fire departments and fire districts. f. "Volunteer Emergency Service Organizations Loan Fund" means the fund established under this act. L. 1987, c. 8, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-3.6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-3.6
Model notice.
Status: in_force

3. The Commissioner of Community Affairs, not later than the first day of the sixth month next following enactment of P.L.2017, c.266 (C.40:48-2.67 et al.), shall promulgate a model notice to be used by municipalities that determine to maintain a list pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2017, c.266 (C.40:48-2.67). L.2017, c.266, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27C-79 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27C / Section 27C-79
Annual report.
Status: in_force

19. a. No later than three months after the end of its fiscal year, the commission shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1). Each report shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the short-term and long-term goals of the commission and an assessment of the effectiveness of the commission in meeting such goals, and any recommendations for legislation to improve the effectiveness of the commission. b. The commission shall include, in the report required by subsection a. of this section, a description setting forth information concerning the imposition, collection and expenditure of the fees imposed by the commission. Each such report shall also set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering the operations of the commission, and any of its related entities, during the year. The commission shall cause an independent audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once in each year by certified public accountants and cause a copy thereof to be filed with the Secretary of State, the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, in the Department of the Treasury and the State Auditor. L.1998, c.44, s.19; amended 2007, c.253, s.34.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-138 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-138
Commission chairs, quorum.
Status: in_force

2. The President of the Senate shall designate two co-chairpersons from among the President's appointments, one each from the majority and minority party; and the Speaker of the General Assembly shall designate two co-chairpersons from among the Speaker's appointments, one each from the majority and minority party. A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the commission. L.2023, c.64, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:13A-4 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-4
Board and maintenance of indigent persons summoned as witnesses
Status: in_force

The Senate may order the board and maintenance of any indigent person summoned as a witness on any trial, while in attendance upon the Senate, to be paid by the sergeant at arms or other officer charged with the service of process, out of the money of the State in his hands, in the same manner as witnesses' fees are paid. L.1951, First Sp.Sess., c. 353, p. 1468, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:14-17.31 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17.31
Effective date of coverage; rules, regulations; information provided to division.
Status: in_force

7. The coverage provided solely for employees shall, subject to the provisions below, automatically become effective for all eligible employees from the first day on or after the effective date of the program on which they satisfy the definition of "employee" contained in this act. The commission shall establish the rules and regulations governing the enrollment and effective dates of coverage of dependents of employees it deems necessary or desirable. The rules and regulations shall not defer coverage with respect to any qualified dependent an employee has on the date the employee's employer becomes a participating employer, provided the employee was, immediately prior to the date, insured with respect to the dependent under a group insurance plan of the employer which was in effect immediately prior to the date. Under the rules and regulations established by the commission, each employee shall be given the opportunity to enroll for coverage for dependents as of the earliest date the employee becomes eligible for enrollment. With respect to the traditional plan, an employee may elect to enroll dependents for both basic coverage and major medical expense coverage but may not enroll for either coverage alone. In the event that the group health plan which covered an employee or dependents immediately prior to the date the employee's employer becomes a participating employer provides, after termination of coverage thereunder, any continuation of benefits, or would so provide in the absence of coverage pursuant to this act, no coverage shall be afforded pursuant to this act for any such expenses (i) which are covered, or which would be covered in the absence of coverage pursuant to this act, in whole or in part, by the prior insurance plan or (ii) which may be used in satisfaction of any deductible requirement under the prior insurance plan to establish entitlement to the continuation of benefits. Each employee shall furnish the Division of Pensions and Benefits, in the prescribed form, the information necessary on account of the employee's own coverage and necessary to enroll dependents. Any employee not desiring coverage at the time the employee first becomes eligible, shall give the division written notice of that fact in the form prescribed by the division. The employee may not enroll thereafter except at the times and under the conditions prescribed by the commission. Any person employed as a substitute teacher by a school district and who provides evidence of coverage under another health benefits program may waive coverage for the current school year on or after the date on which the person becomes an employee eligible for coverage. Multiple coverage in the program as an employee, dependent, or retiree shall be prohibited and the prohibition shall be implemented in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. The provisions of this paragraph shall be applicable to the State Health Benefits Program and to the School Employees' Health Benefits Program to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 31 through 41 of P.L.2007, c.103 (C.52:14-17.46.1 et seq.). L.1961, c.49, s.7; amended 1966, c.191, s.5; 1968, c.135, s.2; 1970, c.231, s.5; 1972, c.75, s.6; 1994, c.40; 1996, c.8, s.5; 2007, c.103, s.25; 2010, c.2, s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 52:17B-77.16a — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 17B / Section 17B-77.16a
Notification of appointment, employment, separation, suspension, certain sustained findings.
Status: in_force

16. a. The chief law enforcement officer of an employing law enforcement unit shall notify the commission in writing, on a form prescribed by the commission, of a law enforcement officer's appointment to or employment with the law enforcement unit, which shall include the commencement date of such appointment or employment. b. The chief law enforcement officer of an employing law enforcement unit shall notify the commission, in writing, on a form prescribed by the commission, of the following employment actions concerning a law enforcement officer: (1) the separation from appointment or employment with the law enforcement unit, which includes any firing, termination, resignation, retirement, or voluntary or involuntary extended leave of absence, which notice shall include the date of separation; (2) the imposition of any discipline subject to appeal; (3) any suspension of more than five days or 40 hours duration, imposed pending investigation or disciplinary action; (4) any sustained finding that a law enforcement officer used excessive force; (5) any pending criminal charge or conviction of any crime, disorderly persons, petty disorderly persons, or driving while intoxicated offense; (6) any sustained finding that a law enforcement officer is unfit for duty; (7) any sustained finding that the law enforcement officer filed a false report or submitted a false certification in any criminal, administrative, employment, financial, or insurance matter in the officer's professional or personal life; (8) any sustained finding that the law enforcement officer mishandled or destroyed evidence; (9) any sustained finding that the law enforcement officer was untruthful or demonstrated a lack of candor; and (10) any sustained finding that the law enforcement officer is biased against a particular class of people based on race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other protected characteristic under the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.). In addition to the completed form, the employing law enforcement unit shall provide additional supporting information and documentation as may be required by the commission. The employing law enforcement unit shall maintain the original form and submit, or electronically transmit, the information required under this subsection to the commission within two business days of the employment action. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the completed forms and information submitted to the commission pursuant to this section shall not, by virtue of having been required pursuant to this section, constitute a public record under P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or a government record subject to access pursuant to P.L.2001, c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et seq.), but shall be accessible when otherwise required to be disclosed by law. c. In a case of separation from employment, the employing law enforcement unit shall execute and maintain a form adopted by the commission, setting forth in detail the facts and reasons for the separation. The information contained in the form shall be submitted, or electronically transmitted, to the commission within two business days. If the officer is separated for the officer's failure to comply with the provisions of P.L.2022, c.65 (C.52:17B-71a et al.), the notice shall specify this. Any law enforcement officer who has separated from employment for cause shall be permitted to respond to the separation, in writing, to the commission, setting forth the facts and reasons for the separation as the officer understands them. The response shall be submitted to the commission within two business days of the separation. d. Before employing a licensed law enforcement officer, a subsequent employing law enforcement unit shall contact the commission to inquire as to the facts and reasons an officer was separated from any previous employing unit. The commission shall, upon request and without prejudice, provide to the subsequent employing law enforcement unit all information that is required under subsections a., b., and c. of this section that is in its possession. Notwithstanding this provision, a law enforcement unit seeking to hire a law enforcement officer shall comply with the provisions of section 1 of P.L.2020, c.52 (C.52:17B-247) and request that officer's internal affairs and personnel files from the officer's previous employing law enforcement units. e. Whenever a law enforcement officer voluntarily separates from employment with a law enforcement unit to commence employment at another unit, the chief law enforcement officer of the former law enforcement unit shall notify the commission in writing in advance, if possible, but no later than two business days after the officer's departure. Upon separation from employment, the law enforcement officer's license shall be placed on inactive status, unless the commission has previously acted to approve the officer's active status at the new employing law enforcement unit. The chief law enforcement officer of that unit shall make application to the commission, in a manner prescribed by the commission, through its regulations, prior to or within two business days of the officer's appointment date to restore the officer's license to active status. The commission shall consider the application and render a decision concerning the reactivation of the officer's license. f. It shall be unlawful for any State, county, or municipal agency, law enforcement unit, or licensed law enforcement officer to enter into any non-disclosure agreement which seeks to conceal or prevent public review of the circumstances under which the officer separated from or was terminated or fired from employment by the law enforcement unit or State, county, or municipal agency. L.2022, c.65, s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27BBB-6 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27BBB / Section 27BBB-6
Municipality deemed under rehabilitation and economic recovery; term.
Status: in_force

6. a. Upon the appointment of a chief operating officer pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-7), a qualified municipality shall be under rehabilitation and economic recovery. This period shall begin with the assumption of job responsibilities by the chief operating officer pursuant to this section and terminate 20 years following the end of the term of the chief operating officer. The period corresponding with the term of the chief operating officer shall be referred to hereinafter as the rehabilitation term. The period commencing with the expiration of the term of the chief operating officer and terminating terminate 20 years thereafter shall be referred to hereinafter as the economic recovery term. b. (1) During the economic recovery term, the mayor shall exercise those powers delegated to the mayor pursuant to the form of government, the charter and the administrative code of the municipality, and those powers delegated to the mayor under general law. In addition, during the economic recovery term, the mayor shall retain the power to veto the minutes of any independent board or authority, including, but not limited to, the housing authority, parking authority, redevelopment authority, planning board and board of adjustment. No action taken at any meeting of any independent board or authority shall have force or effect until 10 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, after the copy of the minutes shall have been delivered to the mayor. If, in that 10-day period, the mayor returns the copy of the minutes with a veto of any action taken by the board or authority at the meeting, that action shall be null and void and of no force and effect. Following the completion of the 10-day period, those actions not vetoed shall be considered approved. (2) During the first 18 months of the economic recovery term, the mayor shall have the power to veto or terminate any employment contract not subject to a collective bargaining agreement, whether or not subject to Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes. This shall not apply to employment contracts under extension pursuant to terms under the expired contract. (3) The mayor shall cause to be issued an interim report and a final report on the progress of the municipality toward achieving municipal rehabilitation and economic recovery, as set forth in section 8 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-8). The interim report shall be issued no later than June 30, 2026, and the final report shall be issued at the end of the economic recovery term. (4) The mayor shall authorize the municipal planning board, from time to time, to prepare a program of municipal capital improvement projects projected over a term of at least six years, and amendments thereto. The program may include current and future major projects being, or to be, undertaken with federal, State, county, or other public funds, or under federal, State, or county supervision. The first year of the program shall, upon adoption by the governing body, constitute the capital budget of the municipality as required by N.J.S.40A:4-43 et seq. The program shall classify projects in regard to the urgency and need for realization, and shall recommend a time sequence for their implementation. The program may also contain the estimated cost of each project and indicate probable operating and maintenance costs and probable revenues, if any, as well as existing sources of funds, or the need for additional sources of funds, for the implementation and operation of each project. The program shall, as far as possible, be based on existing information in the possession of the departments and agencies of the municipality and shall take into account public facility needs indicated by the prospective development shown in the master plan of the municipality or as permitted by other municipal land use controls. (5) While the municipality is under rehabilitation and economic recovery, the mayor shall retain the power to make those appointments to municipal authorities, boards or commissions, as the case may be, which is otherwise allocated to the mayor pursuant to law. The mayor may retain staff for the purpose of advising the mayor and aiding in the performance of constituent services during the rehabilitation term. (6) The Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall annually conduct a compliance audit of the activities of a qualified municipality during the economic recovery term to ensure compliance with P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.) and other relevant State laws and shall report the findings to the Local Finance Board and the mayor. (7) The financial incentives set forth in sections 54 through 56 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-53 through 55) shall remain in effect until the municipality is no longer eligible for financial assistance pursuant to the "Special Municipal Aid Act," P.L.1987, c.75 (C.52:27D-118.24 et seq.). c. Upon the assumption of job responsibilities by the chief operating officer, the financial review board created pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1999, c.156 (C.52:27D-118.30a) to oversee the finances of the municipality shall cease to function and the municipality shall cease to be under supervision pursuant to Article 4 of P.L.1947, c.151 (C.52:27BB-54 et seq.). All outstanding debts or obligations incurred by a qualified municipality or the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency established pursuant to section 4 of the "New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency Law of 1983," P.L.1983, c.530 (C.55:14K-4) and secured by a right of first refusal on municipally-owned property as of 10 days following a determination by the commissioner that the municipality fulfills the definition of a qualified municipality pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-4), with any subsidiary of that agency with jurisdiction in a qualified municipality, other than those debts or obligations represented by bonds or other negotiable instruments, are forgiven. Notwithstanding the termination of the financial review board and supervision, all memorandums of understanding entered into by the municipality as a condition of receiving assistance under P.L.1987, c.75 (C.52:27D-118.24 et seq.) that require the municipality to implement any government, administrative, operational efficiency or oversight measures necessary for the fiscal recovery of the municipality as recommended by the director and approved by the Local Finance Board shall continue to have full force and effect. During the rehabilitation term, the chief operating officer shall be responsible for entering into any memorandum of understanding on behalf of the qualified municipality that is required as a condition of receiving assistance under P.L.1987, c.75 (C.52:27D-118.24 et seq.), or any other law; provided, however, that those memoranda of understanding shall be consistent with the provisions of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-1 et al.) and P.L.2007, c.176 (C.52:27BBB-2.2 et al.), and the powers of the chief operating officer granted pursuant thereto. Any such memoranda of understanding shall be executed between the chief operating officer and the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. Whenever the powers and duties of the chief operating officer have devolved upon the director pursuant to subsection b. of section 7 of P.L.2002, c.43 (C.52:27BBB-7), the memorandum of understanding shall be executed between the director, on behalf of the qualified municipality, and the State Treasurer, on behalf of the State. L.2002, c.43, s.6; amended 2002, c.108, s.5; 2007, c.176, s.2; 2009, c.337, s.2; 2014, c.60, s.2; 2021, c.30, s.2; 2024, c.108, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9HH-2 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9HH / Section 9HH-2
Commission's review and recommendation of legislation
Status: in_force

2. a. It shall be the duty of the commission to review any bill, joint resolution or concurrent resolution introduced in either House of the Legislature which establishes or modifies pension benefits or health benefits for public employees in this State. Such a review shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the bill's or resolution's fiscal impact on the retirement system and on the public employer, any comments upon or recommendations concerning the legislation, and any alternatives to the legislation which the commission may wish to suggest. b. Not later than the 20th day after the date of introduction of any bill or resolution in either House of the Legislature, the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer shall review it in order to determine whether the bill or resolution constitutes pension or health benefits legislation. If, on the basis of that review, the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer determines that the bill or resolution constitutes such legislation, that officer shall promptly give written notice of that determination to the commission, the presiding officer of the House in which the bill or resolution was introduced and the chairman of the standing reference committee of that House to which the bill or resolution may have been referred. Not later than the 45th day after the date of introduction of any bill or resolution in either House of the Legislature which the Legislative Budget and Finance Officer has determined constitutes pension or health benefits legislation, the commission shall complete its review and provide its comments and recommendations in writing to the presiding officer of the House in which the bill or resolution was introduced and to the chairman of the standing reference committee of that House to which the bill or resolution may have been referred. If the commission requests an extension prior to the 45th day after the date of introduction of a bill or resolution, the presiding officer of the House in which the bill or resolution was introduced may grant an extension for the commission to complete its review of the bill or resolution. The House or committee shall not consider or vote upon the bill or resolution until either the commission completes its review and provides its comments and recommendations in writing to the presiding officer and the chairman, or the 45th day after the date of introduction of the bill or resolution, or the designated day in the case of an extension. If the presiding officer of the House in which the bill or resolution was introduced determines that the bill or resolution is an urgent matter, he shall so notify in writing the commission and the chairman of the standing reference committee to which the bill or resolution may have been referred, and the House or committee may consider and vote upon the bill or resolution as soon as practicable. L.1991,c.382,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 52:16A-104 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 16A / Section 16A-104
Findings, declarations relative to establishing the "New Jersey-Israel Commission" as permanent.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares: a. On April 25, 1988, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, the State of New Jersey entered into a Sister State Agreement with Israel as a symbol of the potential for cooperation that exists between our two states; and b. The agreement calls for the development of trade and cultural and educational exchanges, in addition to encouraging the development of capital investment and joint business ventures; and c. On May 31, 1989, the State of New Jersey established the New Jersey-Israel Commission as a temporary commission by Executive Order No. 208 of Governor Thomas H. Kean to enhance New Jersey's ability to implement the stated goals of the agreement; and d. The commission was continued by Executive Orders Nos. 35 and 90 of Governor James J. Florio through and including May 31, 1995; and e. The commission was continued by Executive Orders Nos. 37 and 70 of Governor Christine T. Whitman through and including January 1, 2002; and f. The commission was continued by Executive Order No. 12 of Governor James E. McGreevey through and including January 1, 2007; and g. The commission was continued by Executive Order No. 49 of Governor Jon S. Corzine through and including January 1, 2012; and h. The commission has effectively fostered a spirit of cooperation between the citizens of the State of Israel and the citizens of the State of New Jersey that should continue, on a permanent basis, in order to further the goals of the agreement. L.2008, c.125, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27C-12 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27C / Section 27C-12
Policies and programs
Status: in_force

The department, through its division of commerce, shall formulate comprehensive economic policies for the development and use of natural and economic resources of the State. It shall organize and operate programs for: a. The co-operation of employers and employees. b. The improvement of business and working conditions. c. The centralization, collection and preparation of statistics and researches of practical social and economic significance in this State. d. The development of technical services and information useful to small business units. e. The increase of employment opportunities and encouragement of free private enterprise. L.1944, c. 85, art. 2, p. 171, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 52:9YY-5 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 9YY / Section 9YY-5
Duties of the department.
Status: in_force

5. a. The department may: (1) collect and maintain health data from State government agencies or other entities on: (a) the extent, nature and impact of illness and disability on the population of the State; (b) the determinants of health and health hazards; (c) health resources, including the extent of available personnel and resources; (d) utilization of health care; (e) health care costs and financing; and (f) other health-related matters; (2) undertake and support research, demonstrations and evaluations concerning new or improved methods for obtaining current data with respect to any of the health data described in paragraph (1) of this subsection; and (3) promote standards for health data that will facilitate the comparison of information and ease the burden of data preparation and reporting. b. The department may collect health data on behalf of other entities. c. The department shall collect health data only on a voluntary basis from persons and entities, except to the extent that specific statutory authority exists to compel the reporting of such data. When requesting health data from a person or entity, the agency shall notify the person or entity in writing as to the following: (1) whether the person or entity is required to supply the health data and any sanctions which may be imposed for noncompliance; (2) the purposes for which the health data is being collected; and (3) if the department intends to disclose identifiable health data for other than research and statistical purposes, the information to be disclosed, to whom it is to be disclosed, and for what purposes. d. No health data obtained by the department under this section may be used for any purpose other than the purpose for which they were supplied or for which the person or entity described in the data has otherwise consented. e. The department shall: (1) take such actions as may be necessary to assure that the health data which it obtains and maintains are accurate, timely and comprehensive, as well as specific, standardized and adequately analyzed and indexed; and (2) publish, disseminate and otherwise make available these data on as wide a basis as practicable. f. The department shall take such actions as are appropriate to effect the collection and compilation of health data produced within the State and to maximize the usefulness of the data collected. g. The department shall: (1) participate with federal, State and local government agencies in the design and implementation of a cooperative system of producing comparable and uniform health data at the federal, State and local levels; (2) undertake and support research, development, demonstrations and evaluations concerning such a cooperative system; and (3) assume its fair share of the data costs associated with implementing and maintaining such a system. L.2001, c.192, s.5; amended 2010, c.87, s.13.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27D-437.19 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27D / Section 27D-437.19
Investigations of complaint; penalties.
Status: in_force

4. a. Upon the filing of a complaint with the department or of the commissioner's own accord, the commissioner shall be authorized to conduct investigations and issue penalties against a municipality for its failure to comply with subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2021, c.182 (C.52:27D-437.16). b. A municipality or its permanent local agency shall be authorized to conduct investigations and issue penalties not inconsistent with this subsection to enforce a property owner's failure to comply with paragraph (1) of subsection d. of section 1, or subsection e. of section 1 of P.L.2021, c.182 (C.52:27D-437.16). If the municipality or permanent local agency determines that a property owner has failed to comply with a provision of P.L.2021, c.182 (C.52:27D-437.16 et al.) with respect to a rental dwelling unit owned by the property owner, the property owner shall first be given 30 days to cure any violation by conducting the required inspection or initiate any required remediation efforts. If the property owner has not cured the violation after 30 days, the property owner shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $1,000 per week until the required inspection has been conducted or remediation efforts have been initiated. L.2021, c.182, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 52:27-45.7 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-45.7
General powers and duties of board; by-laws and rules; employees; real estate brokers; liquidation of assets
Status: in_force

Any board created and established pursuant to this act shall have power to: (a) adopt its own by-laws and rules of procedure; appoint and remove at pleasure such assistants or assistance, agents and employees, practical, technical or otherwise, at such terms and at such expense as the judge may authorize or approve; (b) employ real estate brokers to assist in the disposing of the assets to be liquidated by the board and to pay commissions for the services of such brokers; (c) generally to control and manage the liquidation of the assets pledged to such special fund or funds in accordance with the provisions of this act and any covenants contained in any ordinance or resolution enacted or adopted pursuant hereto in connection with the issuance of warrants pursuant to this act; (d) perform such other duties not inconsistent with the provisions of this act as may be prescribed by the ordinance or resolution establishing such board. L.1939, c. 56, p. 89, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 52:35-10 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 35 / Section 35-10
Forfeiture of deposit where false statements made
Status: in_force

Awarding officials shall cause the forfeiture as liquidated damages to the state of any certified check or certificate of deposit deposited by any person who makes or causes to be made any false, deceptive or fraudulent statement in the questionnaire required to be submitted, or in the course of any hearing under this chapter.
N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-59 — NJ Code / Title 52 / Chapter 18A / Section 18A-59
General powers
Status: in_force

The Authority shall have power: a. to sue and be sued in its own name; b. to adopt a seal and alter the same at pleasure; c. to adopt by-laws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; d. to maintain an office or offices at such place or places within or without the State as it may designate; e. to appoint such officers, who need not be members of the Authority, in addition to a secretary and a treasurer, as the Authority shall deem advisable, and to employ consulting engineers, accountants, construction and financial experts, superintendents, managers, and such other employees and agents as may be necessary or desirable in its judgment; to fix their compensation; and to promote and discharge such officers, employees and agents; all without regard to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes; to utilize for a limited time the services of such employees of the State as may be loaned by the State to the Authority and to fix and pay their compensation during such period; provided, that such service by any such employee shall not affect his civil service status or pension rights and that at the end of said period or any extension thereof, he shall be returned to his position in the State's service; f. to acquire in the name of the Authority, hold and dispose of personal property in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this act; g. to issue bonds of the Authority and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof as provided in this act; h. to acquire in the name of the Authority by purchase or otherwise on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain as provided in this act, any land and other property which it may determine is reasonably necessary for any project, including public lands, parks, playgrounds, reservations, highways or parkways owned by or in which any county or municipality has any right, title or interest, and including any land devoted to public use, and any or all rights, title and interests in such land and other property or parts thereof, and any fees simple absolute in, easements upon, or the benefit of restrictions upon the abutting property to preserve and protect any project; and to hold and use the same and to sell, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of property so acquired, no longer necessary for the Authority's corporate purposes; i. subject to approval by the Governor to apply for and accept any grant of money from the Federal Government to meet any expenses connected with the purposes of this act and to subscribe to and comply with any rule or regulation made by the Federal Government with respect to the application of such grant; and to enter into and perform any contract or agreement with respect to the application of such grant; j. to make, enter into and perform all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this act; and k. to do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted in this act. L.1950, c. 255, p. 877, s. 10.