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NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-70 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-70 Infrastructure Advisory Committee.

App.A:9-70 Infrastructure Advisory Committee.  7. The task force shall establish an Infrastructure Advisory Committee to assist it in fulfilling its obligations under this act. The advisory committee shall act as a liaison to private industry throughout the State and establish ongoing communication between private industry, and any other private entity, and State and local officials regarding domestic preparedness and the respective roles and responsibilities of the public and private sectors, and shall serve as a resource to the task force and the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group established in section 8 of this act with respect to domestic preparedness issues facing private industry and other private entities. The advisory committee shall include representatives of gas, water, electric and utilities, nuclear facilities, and the telecommunications, transportation, health care, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries situate in or otherwise serving the citizens of this State, as well as such other industries or entities the task force deems appropriate. L.2001,c.246,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-71 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-71 Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group.

App.A:9-71 Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group.  8. a. There is established in the Department of Law and Public Safety the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group, which shall assist the task force in performing its duties under this act. In cooperation with the task force, the planning group shall develop and provide to the task force, for consideration, a coordinated plan to be included in the State Emergency Operations Plan to prepare for, respond to, mitigate and recover from incidents of terrorism. b. The members of the planning group shall include the Director of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, the Adjutant General of Military and Veterans' Affairs or his designee, the Commissioner of Agriculture or his designee, the Commissioner of Community Affairs or his designee, the Commissioner of Corrections or his designee, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection or his designee, the Commissioner of Health or his designee, the Commissioner of Human Services, or his designee, the Commissioner of Transportation or his designee, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Transit Corporation or his designee, the State Treasurer or his designee, the Chief State Medical Examiner or his designee, the President of the Board of Public Utilities or his designee, a representative of the New Jersey County Emergency Management Coordinators Association, a representative of the New Jersey State Fire Chiefs Association, and a representative of the New Jersey State Police Chiefs Association. The planning group may include, to the extent such individuals may be made available for such purpose, a representative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a representative of the American Red Cross, and a representative of such other charitable groups as may be appropriate. The chairperson of the task force shall appoint the chair and vice chair of the planning group. L.2001, c.246, s.8; amended 2012, c.45, 137; 2018, c.62, s.52.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-72 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-72 Duties of planning group.

App.A:9-72 Duties of planning group.  9. a. It shall be the duty of the planning group to identify needs and resources; to explore and determine the availability of the resources available to meet those needs; to develop, coordinate and integrate proposals to afford guidance to the task force in carrying out its duties; to formulate recommendations for the development of necessary training programs; and to provide such technical assistance as may be appropriate and necessary for the task force to fulfill its duties under this act. To the extent that the planning group obtains critical or sensitive intelligence information, such information shall be confidential. The planning group, in consultation with the task force, shall obtain and maintain data on the security needs of State and local governments and shall serve as the central agency for submitting applications to the federal government for terrorism planning and equipment grants. b. There shall be established within the planning group a Weapons of Mass Destruction Advisory Committee. For the purposes of this subsection, weapons of mass destruction shall include, but not be limited to, nuclear weapons and biological or chemical agents. The Adjutant General of Military and Veterans' Affairs, or his designee, shall chair the advisory committee. The committee shall investigate and assess the nature and extent of the risk associated with terroristic attack or sabotage involving such weapons and shall assist the planning group and task force in developing appropriate preparedness plans. In performing its duties, the advisory committee may call upon the expertise, special training, and technological skill and capability of the New Jersey National Guard in the development, preparation, coordination and integration of the plans.  L.2001,c.246,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-73 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-73 Noncompliance, action for relief.

App.A:9-73 Noncompliance, action for relief.  10. Whenever it appears to the task force that a person knowingly has refused or failed to comply with applicable domestic security preparedness standards or furnish information required by this act, the Attorney General may institute an action or proceeding in the Superior Court for equitable and other relief, which the court shall order if necessary to preserve, protect or sustain the public safety or well- being. That relief may include assessment for the costs of any investigation, inspection, or monitoring and for the reasonable costs of preparing and litigating a case brought pursuant to this section. Any assessments imposed pursuant to this provisions of this section shall be deposited into the General Fund. L.2001,c.246,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-74 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-74 Records not deemed public; OPMA not applicable.

App.A:9-74 Records not deemed public; OPMA not applicable.  11. a. No record held, maintained or kept on file by the task force or the planning group shall be deemed to be a public record under the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or the common law concerning access to public records. The task force and the planning group shall designate such records as may be available for public inspection when, in the sole discretion of the entity possessing the record, the inspection of those records shall not jeopardize the public safety.  b. Cognizant of the public safety and well-being of the citizens of this State and their domestic security, neither the task force nor the planning group shall be subject to the provisions of the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.). L.2001,c.246,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-75 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-75 Program of laboratory services for detection, analysis of chemical, biological agents.

App.A:9-75 Program of laboratory services for detection, analysis of chemical, biological agents.  12. The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services shall establish or cause to be established a program of laboratory services for the prompt and accurate detection and analysis of biological and chemical agents that may be or have been used in the commission of terroristic acts or any other technological disaster. The program shall include the capacity to detect, analyze and identify chemical agents so used during and beyond the first 24 hours of a suspected event, and to support the safe handling of potentially dangerous environmental and clinical specimens so identified. L.2001,c.246,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-76 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-76 Annual report by task force to Legislature.

App.A:9-76 Annual report by task force to Legislature.  13. The task force shall issue a report annually to the Legislature, as provided herein, as to its activities during the preceding year. The report shall include, but not be limited to, an account of the general security measures that have been implemented during the preceding year, the public and private entities that are affected by the work of the task force, and such other information as may be necessary or useful to the Legislature with respect to the task force's operations. The report shall be submitted to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly, as well as the chairperson of the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee, or its successor, and the chairperson of the Assembly Regulatory Oversight Committee, or its successor. Such information as is presented in the report shall be deemed confidential.  L.2001,c.246,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-77 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-77 Effective date, continuance of task force.

App.A:9-77 Effective date, continuance of task force.  15. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that on the first day of the 65th month following enactment the Governor shall give notice to the Legislature to review the conduct and performance of the Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force. If within 60 days of the receipt of that notice the Legislature fails to adopt, by a two-thirds majority of each House, a joint resolution finding that the task force as formulated under this act has either failed to adequately perform its duties pursuant to this act or that the task force is no longer necessary to preserve, protect and sustain the domestic security and preparedness and, therefore shall be dissolved, the task force shall continue. L.2001,c.246,s.15; amended 2001, c.455.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-78 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-78 Definitions relative to fees charged in renting motor vehicles; $2 to fund Domestic Security Account.

App.A:9-78 Definitions relative to fees charged in renting motor vehicles; $2 to fund Domestic Security Account.  54. a. As used in this section: "Rental company" means a person engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles. "Rental motor vehicle" means a passenger automobile, truck or semitrailer that is rented without a driver and used in the transportation of persons or property other than commercial freight. b. Each rental company doing business in this State shall pay a fee for each rental motor vehicle that the company shall have rented from a location in this State under the terms of a rental agreement for a period of not more than 28 days. The amount of the fee shall be $5 for each day or part thereof that each such vehicle was rented. The fee shall be separately stated to the person to whom the motor vehicle is rented and shall not be included in the receipts subject to the taxes imposed pursuant to the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.). The director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury shall collect and administer the fee; in so doing, the director shall have all the powers granted pursuant to P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.). The director may, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), make, adopt, amend or repeal such rules and regulations as the director finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection. c. There is established in the General Fund the New Jersey Domestic Security Account, which shall be a dedicated nonlapsing account. Amounts paid to the State Treasurer from the first $2 of the fee for each day or part thereof that a rental motor vehicle was rented pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be deposited into the account upon receipt. Moneys in the account, including interest thereon, shall be available exclusively for appropriation to support medical emergency disaster preparedness for bioterrorism, security coverage at nuclear power facilities, State Police salaries related to Statewide security services, and counter-terrorism programs. L.2002, c.34, s.54; amended 2006, c.42.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-79 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-79 Definitions relative to criminal history record background checks for certain contractors.

App.A:9-79 Definitions relative to criminal history record background checks for certain contractors.  1. As used in this act: "Applicant" means a person 18 years of age or older who is employed or is being considered for employment by an independent contractor to work in a critical position within a designated facility; "Critical position" means a position with duties or responsibilities which may affect the public safety or national security as determined by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, and industry representatives, pursuant to section 3 of this act; "Designated facility" means "facility" as defined in section 3 of P.L.1985, c.403 (C.13:1K-21), the owner or operator of which is required to submit a registration form pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1985, c.403 (C.13:1K-22); "Independent contractor" means a person, firm, company or organization which enters into a contract to work within, supply or deliver materials to a designated facility and whose employees have physical access to a designated facility; and "Industry representatives" means a group of individuals, chosen by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection with expertise in identifying critical positions which may affect public safety and national security at designated facilities. L.2006, c.101, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-81 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-81 Determination of titles, positions designated as critical positions.

App.A:9-81 Determination of titles, positions designated as critical positions.  3. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, and industry representatives, shall determine the titles and positions which shall be designated as critical positions. These positions shall include any title or position in which the duties or responsibilities may potentially affect the public safety or national security or in which the applicant may have access to information which may potentially affect the public safety or national security. These positions may include, but are not limited to, positions involving information management, preserving and ensuring the public safety, or contractors' access to information or facilities which could be utilized to compromise the public safety and national security.  L.2006, c.101, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-82 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-82 Applicants to submit to fingerprinting, background checks.

App.A:9-82 Applicants to submit to fingerprinting, background checks.  4. An applicant subject to the provisions of section 2 of this act shall submit to being fingerprinted in accordance with applicable State and federal laws, rules and regulations. An applicant who refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check or identity verification checks, shall not be retained or considered for employment in a critical position at a designated facility. The Department of Law and Public Safety is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Section and the Division of State Police, Bureau of Identification for use in making the determinations provided for in section 2 of this act. No criminal history record background check or identity verification checks shall be performed pursuant to this act unless the applicant shall have furnished written consent to such checks. The independent contractor shall bear the cost for the applicant's criminal history record check and identity verification checks. L.2006, c.101, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-83 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-83 Notification of qualification, disqualification of applicant; appeal; maintenance of information.

App.A:9-83 Notification of qualification, disqualification of applicant; appeal; maintenance of information.  5. a. Upon receipt of an applicant's criminal history record information and identity verification information, the department shall notify the independent contractor who employs the applicant or is considering the applicant for employment as to whether the applicant is qualified or disqualified for employment pursuant to this act. The independent contractor shall notify the applicant in writing of his qualification for or disqualification from employment pursuant to this act. If the applicant is disqualified for employment, the reasons which constitute the basis for the disqualification shall be identified in the written notice. b. An applicant shall have 20 days from the date of written notice of disqualification to file an appeal with the department for a review of the criminal history record information or identity verification information to, establish rehabilitation or to dispute the accuracy of such information pursuant to regulations adopted by the Attorney General. c. An applicant's criminal history record information or identity verification information submitted under this act shall not be maintained for more than six months from the date of the final disposition of the applicant's disqualification. L.2006, c.101, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-84 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-84 Development of system to certify applicants, issuance of credentials; fees.

App.A:9-84 Development of system to certify applicants, issuance of credentials; fees.  6. a. The Attorney General, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, shall develop a system to certify applicants who have been subject to a criminal history record background check and identity verification checks, and who have qualified for employment in a critical position at a designated facility pursuant to the provisions of this act. The Attorney General shall cause to be issued credentials for each such qualified applicant. b. An independent contractor shall provide written documentation to a designated facility that all employees placed in critical positions have been certified, pursuant to this section. c. In addition to the fees imposed to cover the cost of criminal history background checks and identity verification checks authorized by section 4 of P.L.2006, c.101 (C.App.A:9-82), the Attorney General may impose a reasonable fee, to be borne by the independent contractor, for each applicant to cover the costs incurred by the department associated with the qualification or disqualification of applicants and the development, creation, and issuance of credentials for qualified applicants authorized pursuant to this act.  L.2006, c.101, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-85 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-85 Rules, regulations.

App.A:9-85 Rules, regulations.  7. The Attorney General shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to implement the provisions of this act, including rules and regulations concerning access to and dissemination of information obtained as a result of conducting a criminal history background check and identity verification checks.  L.2006, c.101, s.7.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:9-86 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:9-86 Development, dissemination of building security drill guide, training materials.

App.A:9-86 Development, dissemination of building security drill guide, training materials.  3. a. The Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness shall, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, the Director of the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs, the Director of the State Office of Emergency Management in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, and the Attorney General, develop and disseminate to each school district and nonpublic school a building security drill guide and training materials that educate school employees on proper evacuation and lockdown procedures in a variety of emergency situations on school grounds including, but not limited to, bomb threats and active shooter situations.  b. The drill guide and training materials shall be updated at regular intervals in order to ensure that they incorporate the most current information available on school security. L.2009, c.178, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:10-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:10-1 Authority to accept, etc.; war and defense activities

App.A:10-1. Authority to accept, etc.; war and defense activities  In order to facilitate co-operation with the United States of America in carrying on war and defense activities, all boards, bodies, officers and agencies of this State and of every county, municipality and school district thereof, are authorized: (a) to accept from the United States of America or any board, body, agency or independent establishment thereof, subject to the terms and conditions appertaining thereto, grants of funds and grants and loans of equipment, supplies, materials and other property; and (b) to hold, use, expend, deal with, employ, distribute and dispose of such funds, equipment, supplies, materials and other property; and (c) to engage in such activities, to enter into such contracts and to do such other acts and things as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the powers given by this act. L.1942, c. 226, p. 606, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:10-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:10-2 Supplemental nature of powers conferred; competition with public utilities

App.A:10-2. Supplemental nature of powers conferred; competition with public utilities  The powers conferred by this act shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, and shall not be subject to any limitation contained in any other law nor shall the limitations of this act affect the powers conferred by any other law; provided, however, that nothing contained in this act shall authorize any board, body, officer or agency of this State or of any county, municipality or school district thereof to engage in selling, furnishing or rendering to the public any commodity or service of the character sold, furnished or rendered by any public utility as defined in section 48:2-13 of the Revised Statutes. L.1942, c. 226, p. 607, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat App.A:10-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts|App.A:10-3 Construction

App.A:10-3. Construction  This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose. L.1942, c. 226, p. 607, s. 3.