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NJ Rev Stat § 32:32-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:32-4 - Purpose of fund

32:32-4. Purpose of fund  The purpose of the fund shall be for the receipt and administration of appropriations from the States of New York and New Jersey as provided for herein, as well as grants-in-aid and gifts of real and personal property, including money, from any source whatsoever, to be used to provide food, shelter, and clothing and to otherwise provide aid to homeless persons within the States of New York and New Jersey, in accordance with the powers vested in it, as set forth in this act.  L. 1987, c. 57, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:32-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:32-5 - Powers of fund

32:32-5. Powers of fund  The fund shall have the following powers:  a. To acquire real property or interests therein by purchase, lease, gift, devise or bequest and to improve, develop or rehabilitate such property. b. To acquire personal property, including money, by purchase, lease, gift, devise or bequest.  c. To administer or to sell, convey, lease or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property acquired by it and to invest or expend the proceeds thereof and any other moneys made available to it from any other source, in such a manner as shall be consistent with and in furtherance of its corporate purposes.  d. To rent, buy, sell and deal in goods and merchandise in any way connected with or appropriate for providing for the needs of homeless persons. e. To undertake any work, including the furnishing of services, equipment and materials in connection with providing for the needs of homeless persons.  f. To appoint officers, agents and employees and to fix their compensation and to retain such expert legal, financial and other consultant services as it deems necessary to carry out its powers.  g. To cooperate and contract with such other public and private agencies as may be appropriate in assisting the fund in carrying out its corporate purposes.  h. To make contracts and to execute all necessary instruments to carry out its corporate purposes.  i. To request the New York Department of Social Services, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and other appropriate agencies of each state to assist the fund in executing its responsibilities under this act. To this end, the fund shall seek the assistance of the departments and agencies for the following: development of applications for funding; review of proposed operating plans; site reviews; determination of public need; development, negotiation and execution of contracts; and such other tasks as the fund may deem appropriate. The departments and agencies shall cooperate with the fund to carry out such delegated tasks, to the extent funds are available for the administration thereof. The fund, to the extent possible, shall avoid duplicating existing or new programs of either state.  j. To sue and be sued to the extent permitted by the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S. 59:1-1 et seq., or the New York Court of Claims Act.  k. To have a seal and to alter it as it chooses.  l. To adopt measures and procedures to ensure that members of minority groups and women are provided meaningful opportunity to participate in contracts funded by the fund.  m. To do all things necessary or convenient to execute its corporate powers.  n. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the fund shall not, in the exercise of its powers or responsibilities under this act, assume the legal title to projects developed to aid homeless persons pursuant to this act.  L. 1987, c. 57, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:32-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:32-6 - Board of directors

32:32-6. Board of directors  a. The fund shall be managed by an 11 member board of directors, five of whom shall be appointed by the Governor of New York and five of whom shall be appointed by the Governor of New Jersey. The five directors appointed by the Governor of New Jersey shall be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate. The 11th director, who shall be the chairperson of the board, shall be appointed jointly by the Governors of New York and New Jersey. Two directors shall be appointed by each governor to serve for initial terms of three years each, three directors shall be appointed by each governor to serve for initial terms of four years each, and the 11th director shall be appointed jointly by the governors to serve for a term of five years. All subsequent appointments shall be for terms of five years. All terms shall commence upon the date of appointment.  b. Each director shall continue to hold office until a successor is appointed. The resignation of any director shall be filed with the governor who shall have made the appointment and shall be effective when so filed. Vacancies occurring otherwise than by expiration of term of office shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. A director may be removed from office in accordance with the laws of the state from which the appointment was made relating to the removal of public officers serving at the pleasure of the Governor. The jointly appointed director may be removed from office in accordance with the law of either the State of New York or the State of New Jersey relating to the removal of public officers serving at the pleasure of the Governor.  c. The board may appoint a vice chairperson and such other officers as may be necessary or appropriate to accomplish its corporate purposes and may adopt bylaws to govern its conduct and the operation of the fund. No action of the board shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which at least three members from each state are present and vote in favor thereof. The board may delegate to one or more of its members such powers as it may deem proper. Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.  L. 1987, c. 57, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:32-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:32-9 - Examination of accounts; report; administration of fund

32:32-9. Examination of accounts; report; administration of fund  a. The moneys of the fund shall be retained by the fund and deposited into a general account and other accounts as the fund may deem necessary for the transaction of its business and shall be paid out in checks signed by the chairperson of the fund or other officer thereof as the fund may authorize by a resolution of the fund board.  b. The Comptroller of the State of New York and the Treasurer of the State of New Jersey and their legally authorized representatives are hereby authorized and empowered, either jointly or individually, from time to time, but not less than every two years, to examine the accounts and books of the fund, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, investments and any other matters relating to its financial standing and shall make a report of the examination available to the legislative bodies of their respective states.  c. The fund shall not expend more than 5% of the annual appropriations made by the States of New York and New Jersey pursuant to section 8 of this act for the administration of the fund unless the fund shall have received prior written approval of the Governors of New York and New Jersey to expend a greater sum for the administration of the fund.  L. 1987, c. 57, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:32-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:32-10 - Officers of state where claim arises

32:32-10. Officers of state where claim arises  The directors, officers and employees of the fund shall, with respect to any claim arising out of or in connection with the exercise of their duties or in the course of their employment as directors, officers or employees, be deemed to be officers or employees of the state where the claim arises, and any liability arising therefrom shall be governed by the laws of that state.  L. 1987, c. 57, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:32-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:32-11 - Not subject to tax

32:32-11. Not subject to tax  a. It is hereby found, determined and declared that the creation of the fund and the carrying out of its corporate purposes is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the States of New York and New Jersey and in furtherance of their welfare, and is a public purpose, in that the fund will be performing a governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it by this act.  b. The fund shall not be subject to pay taxes or assessments, by the State of New Jersey, the State of New York, or by any political subdivision of either of them, on any property acquired by it or under its jurisdiction and control, or upon its activities in the operation and maintenance of such properties or upon the use of any moneys, revenues or other income received by it, or upon its income, or upon any of its fees, charges, grants, gifts, appropriations, receipts or other moneys received or to be received.  c. All contributions of real and personal property made to the fund, whether by gift, devise or bequest, shall qualify as deductions in computing the net taxable income of the donor for the purposes of any tax on or measured by income, or estate or gift tax, imposed by the States of New Jersey or New York or any political subdivision thereof, to the extent that such deductions are otherwise authorized by the law imposing such income, estate, or gift tax. L. 1987, c. 57, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:33-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:33-1 - Findings and declaration of policy

32:33-1. Findings and declaration of policy  1. a. The compacting states find that: (1) Industrialized/modular buildings are constructed in factories in the various states and are a growing segment of the nation's affordable housing and commercial building stock.  (2) The regulation of industrialized/modular buildings varies from state to state and locality, which creates confusion and burdens state and local building officials and the industrialized/modular building industry.  (3) Regulation by multiple jurisdictions imposes additional costs, which are ultimately borne by the owners and users of industrialized/modular buildings, restricts market access and discourages the development and incorporation of new technologies.  b. It is the policy of each of the compacting states to: (1) Provide the states which regulate the design and construction of industrialized/modular buildings with a program to coordinate and uniformly adopt and administer the states' rules and regulations for such buildings, all in a manner to assure interstate reciprocity.  (2) Provide to the United States Congress assurances that would preclude the need for a voluntary preemptive federal regulatory system for modular housing, as outlined in Section 572 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, Pub.L.100-242, including development of model standards for modular housing construction, such that design and performance will insure quality, durability and safety; and will be in accordance with cost-effective energy conservation standards; all to promote the lowest total construction and operating costs over the life of such housing.  L.1991,c.457,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:33-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:33-3 - Creation of commission

32:33-3. Creation of commission  3. The compacting states hereby create the Interstate Industrialized/Modular Buildings Commission. The commission shall be a body corporate of each compacting state and an agency thereof. The commission shall have all the powers and duties set forth herein and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the compacting states.  L.1991,c.457,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:33-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:33-4 - Selection of commissioners

32:33-4. Selection of commissioners  4. The commission shall be selected as follows: a. As each state becomes a compacting state, one resident shall be appointed as commissioner. The commissioner shall be selected by the governor of the compacting state, being designated from the state agency charged with regulating industrialized/modular buildings or, if a state agency does not exist, being designated from among those building officials with the most appropriate responsibilities in the state. The commissioner may designate another official as an alternate to act on behalf of the commissioner at commission meetings which the commissioner is unable to attend.  b. Each state commissioner shall be appointed, suspended, or removed and shall serve subject to and in accordance with the laws of the state which the commissioner represents; and each vacancy occurring shall be filled in accordance with the laws of the state wherein the vacancy exists.  c. When three state commissioners have been appointed in the manner described, those state commissioners shall select one additional commissioner who shall be a representative of manufacturers of industrial- or commercial-use industrialized/modular buildings. When six state commissioners have been appointed in the manner described, the state commissioners shall select a second additional commissioner who shall be a representative of consumers of industrialized/modular buildings. With each addition of three state commissioners, the state commissioners shall appoint one additional representative commissioner, alternating between a representative of manufacturers of industrialized/modular buildings and consumers of industrialized/modular buildings. The ratio between state commissioners and representative commissioners shall be three to one.  d. In the event states withdraw from the compact or, for any other reason, the number of state commissioners is reduced, the state commissioners shall remove the last added representative commissioner as necessary to maintain a ratio of state commissioners to representative commissioners of three to one.  e. Upon a majority vote of the state commissioners, the state commissioners may remove, fill a vacancy created by, or replace any representative commissioner, provided that any replacement is made from the same representative group and a three to one ratio is maintained. Unless provided otherwise, the representative commissioners shall have the same authority and responsibility as the state commissioners.  f. In addition, the commission may have as a member one commissioner representing the United States government if federal law authorizes such representation. This commissioner shall not vote on matters before the commission. The commissioner shall be appointed by the President of the United States, or in another manner as may be provided by Congress.  L.1991,c.457,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:33-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:33-5 - Voting

32:33-5. Voting  5. Each commissioner, except the commissioner representing the United States government, shall be entitled to one vote on the commission. A majority of the commissioners shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Any business transacted at any meeting of the commission must be by affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum present and voting.  L.1991,c.457,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:33-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:33-6 - Organization and management

32:33-6. Organization and management  6. a. The commission shall: (1) Elect annually, from among its members, a chairman, a vice chairman and a treasurer, and select a secretariat, which shall provide an individual who shall serve as secretary of the commission. The commission shall fix and determine the duties and compensation of the secretariat.  (2) Adopt a seal. (3) Adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations for the conduct of its business, and shall have the power to amend and rescind these bylaws, rules and regulations.  (4) Establish and maintain an office at the same location as the office maintained by the secretariat for the transaction of its business and may meet at any time, but in any event must meet at least once a year. The chairman may call additional meetings and upon the request of a majority of the commissioners of three or more of the compacting states shall call an additional meeting.  (5) Annually report to the governor and legislature of each compacting state regarding its activities for the preceding year. Any donation or grant accepted by the commission or services borrowed shall include the nature, amount and conditions, if any, of the donation, gift, grant or services borrowed and the identity of the donor or lender. The commission may make additional reports as it may deem desirable.  b. The commissioners shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses from the funds of the commission.  L.1991,c.457,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:33-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:33-7 - Committees

32:33-7. Committees  7. The commission shall establish such committees as it deems necessary, including, but not limited to, the following:  a. An executive committee which functions when the full commission is not meeting, as provided in the bylaws of the commission. The executive committee shall ensure that proper procedures are followed in implementing the commission's programs and in carrying out the activities of the compact. The executive committee shall be elected by vote of the commission. It shall be comprised of at least three and no more than nine commissioners, selected from those commissioners who are representatives of the governor of their respective states.  b. A rules development committee appointed by the commission. The committee shall be consensus-based and consist of not less than seven nor more than 21 members. Committee members shall include state building regulatory officials; manufacturers of industrialized/modular buildings; private, third-party inspection agencies; and consumers. This committee may recommend procedures which state and local officials, and other parties, in one state, may utilize to assure state and local officials, and other parties, in other states, of the substantial compliance of industrialized/modular building construction with the construction standard requirements of those other states; to assess the adequacy of building systems; and to verify and assure the competency and performance of evaluation and inspection agencies. This committee may also recommend construction standards for the design, manufacture, handling, storage, delivery and installation of industrialized/modular buildings and building components. The committee shall submit its recommendations to the commission, for the commission's consideration in adopting and amending the uniform administrative procedures and the model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings. The committee may also review the regulatory programs of the compacting states to determine whether those programs are consistent with the uniform administrative procedures or the model rules and regulations for industrialized/modular buildings and may make recommendations concerning the states' programs to the commission. In carrying out its functions, the rules committee may conduct public hearings and otherwise solicit public input and comment.  c. Any other advisory, coordinating or technical committees, membership of which may include private persons, public officials, associations or organizations. These committees may consider any matter of concern to the commission.  d. Any additional committees that the commission's bylaws may provide for.  L.1991,c.457,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:33-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:33-9 - Finance

32:33-9. Finance  9. a. The commission shall submit to the governor or designated officer or officers of each compacting state a budget of its estimated expenditures for such period as may be required by the laws of that state for presentation to the legislature thereof.  b. Each of the commission's budgets of estimated expenditures shall contain specific recommendations of the amounts to be appropriated by each of the compacting states. The total amount of appropriations requested under the budget shall be apportioned among the compacting states as follows: one-half in equal shares; one-fourth among the compacting states in accordance with the ratio of their populations to the total population of the compacting states, based on the last decennial federal census; and one-fourth among the compacting states in accordance with the ratio of industrialized/modular building units manufactured in each state to the total of all units manufactured in all of the compacting states.  c. The commission shall not pledge the credit of any compacting state. The commission may meet any of its obligations in whole or in part with funds available to it by donations, grants, or sale of labels, provided that the commission takes specific action setting aside these funds prior to incurring any obligation to be met in whole or in part in this manner. Except where the commission makes use of funds available to it by donations, grants or sale of labels, the commission shall not incur any obligation prior to the allotment of funds by the compacting states adequate to meet the same.  d. The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. All receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the commission.  e. The accounts of the commission shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by duly constituted officers of the compacting states and any person authorized by the commission.  f. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prevent commission compliance relating to audit or inspection of accounts by or behalf of any government contributing to the support of the commission.  L.1991,c.457,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 32:33-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions|Section 32:33-10 - Entry into force and withdrawal

32:33-10. Entry into force and withdrawal  10. a. This compact shall enter into force when enacted into law by any three states. Therefore, this compact shall become effective as to any other state upon its enactment thereof. The commission shall arrange for notification of all compacting states whenever there is a new enactment of the compact.  b. Any compacting state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing the same. No withdrawal shall affect any liability already incurred by or chargeable to a compacting state prior to the time of that withdrawal.  L.1991,c.457,s.10.