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NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-93 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-93 - Representation of majority of employees; election

40:37A-93. Representation of majority of employees; election  If there is a question whether a labor organization represents a majority of employees in the appropriate unit such question shall be submitted by either the county improvement authority operating the public transportation facility or the labor organization to an election conducted under the auspices of the New Jersey State Board of Mediation, which shall have authority to conduct such an election and to certify the result thereof. If there is a question as to whether the proposed unit is appropriate, that matter shall be referred to arbitration as hereinafter set forth. In determining the unit or units appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining, the arbitrator shall be guided by the standards developed under the Federal labor laws in determining unit questions and applied to comparable industries. L.1968, c. 66, s. 8, eff. June 18, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-94 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-94 - Acquisition of privately-owned transportation system; transfer of employees

40:37A-94. Acquisition of privately-owned transportation system; transfer of employees  Whenever a county improvement authority shall acquire an existing privately-owned transportation system pursuant to authorization by the board of chosen freeholders, such acquisition may be subject to the assumption by the authority of all contracts and agreements of every kind and nature of the privately-owned transportation system acquired. All of the employees of such system except executive or supervisory officers and employees, shall be transferred to the employment of such authority with all employment rights, privileges and benefits which they previously enjoyed in such transportation system, including sick leave, seniority, vacation and pension credits. Such employees and former employees who are members or beneficiaries of any pension or other benefit plan or arrangement shall be entitled to a continuation of all benefits with respect to welfare, sickness, vacations, pension or retirement benefits as they previously enjoyed prior to the acquisition by such authority. The authority shall assume the obligations of any transportation system acquired by it with regard to wages, salary, hours, working conditions, sick leave, health and welfare and pension or retirement provisions or employees. It shall assume the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement between such acquired transportation system and the representatives of its employees. No employee of any acquired transportation system who is transferred to a position with such authority, shall, by reason of such transfer, be placed in any lesser or adverse position with respect to workmen's compensation, pension, seniority, wages, sick leave, vacation, health and welfare, insurance or any other benefits that he enjoyed as an employee of such acquired transportation system, unless the employee shall consent thereto in writing or that such conditions of employment, benefits or rights are incorporated in a collective bargaining agreement entered into between the authority and the labor organization representing a majority of its employees. L.1968, c. 66, s. 9, eff. June 18, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-95 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-95 - Protective conditions and benefits for employees

40:37A-95. Protective conditions and benefits for employees  No county improvement authority authorized to operate a public transportation facility shall acquire any existing transportation system or part thereof whether by purchase, lease, condemnation or otherwise, nor shall the authority dispose of or lease any transportation system or part thereof, nor merge, consolidate, or co-ordinate any transportation system or part thereof, nor substitute any type of equipment on any such system or part thereof for the then existing equipment, or reduce or limit the lines or service of any such existing system, or of its system, unless it shall first have made adequate provision for any employees who are or may be displaced, or whose wages, hours, place, or conditions of employment are or may be adversely affected. The terms and conditions of such provisions shall be a proper subject of collective bargaining with the labor organizations that represent such employees. In no event, however, shall such protective conditions and benefits for any employee be less than those established pursuant to section 10(c) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 (49 U.S.C. 1609(c), 78 Stat. 307). L.1968, c. 66, s. 10, eff. June 18, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-96 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-96 - Labor disputes; arbitration

40:37A-96. Labor disputes; arbitration  In the case of any labor dispute between a county improvement authority operating a public transportation facility and its employees where collective bargaining does not result in agreement, irrespective of whether such dispute relates to the making or maintaining of collective bargaining agreements, the terms to be included in such agreements, the interpretation or application of such agreements, the adjustment of any grievance or any difference or any question that may arise between the authority and the labor organization representing its employees concerning wages, salaries, hours, working conditions or benefits including health and welfare, sick leave, insurance, or pension or retirement provisions, the authority shall offer to submit such dispute to final and binding arbitration by a single arbitrator or by a tripartite board of arbitrators. Upon acceptance by the labor organization of such arbitration proposal, if the dispute is referred to a single arbitrator, such arbitrator shall be one who may be agreed upon by the authority and the labor organization involved, and, in the event that said parties cannot agree upon the identity of the arbitrator then such arbitrator shall be selected through the use of the New Jersey State Board of Mediation in accordance with its usual procedure and rules relating to the selection of arbitrators in labor disputes. Should the matter be referred to a tripartite board, the authority shall designate one such arbitrator, the labor organization shall designate one such arbitrator and the third, impartial arbitrator, who shall be the chairman of the board, shall be selected by the 2 arbitrators thus designated; in the event of their inability to select such third arbitrator they shall seek the appointment of the third arbitrator by use of the New Jersey State Board of Mediation which shall proceed to select such arbitrator in the manner provided by the rules and practices of said State Board of Mediation with respect to arbitrators of labor disputes. The cost of arbitration shall be borne equally by both parties except that in the event that a tripartite board is sued, the services of the arbitrator designated by each party shall be paid for by such party. The arbitration proceeding shall take place in the manner provided by the rules of the New Jersey State Board of Mediation applicable to arbitration of labor disputes and the decision of the arbitrator or board of arbitrators shall be final and binding upon the parties. L.1968, c. 66, s. 11, eff. June 18, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-97 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-97 - Authority and power

40:37A-97. Authority and power  County improvement authorities operating a public transportation facility shall have the following authority and power: (1) To execute a collective bargaining agreement requiring, as a condition of employment on or after the thirtieth day following the beginning of employment or the effective date of the agreement, whichever is the later, membership in good standing of all employees within the bargaining unit in the labor organization representing a majority of the employees in such unit. (2) To enter into a collective bargaining agreement under which it will withhold union dues, fees or assessments from the wages of the employees and pay the same on behalf of said employees to the labor organization. (3) To agree to pay and to pay contributions for the establishment or maintenance of any health and welfare plan or any pension or retirement plan. (4) To make deductions from wages of employees, upon authorization of such employees for any purposes for which any private employer may make such deductions. L.1968, c. 66, s. 12, eff. June 18, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-98 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-98 - Authorization to engage in public transportation within and beyond county limits

40:37A-98. Authorization to engage in public transportation within and beyond county limits  13. Any county improvement authority may engage in the business of operation of public transportation facilities for the transportation of passengers and property on scheduled routes, within and beyond the territorial limits of the county or any beneficiary county, with the consent of the governing bodies of the municipalities into which such operation is extended, and on nonscheduled routes, by contract. A copy of each contract for charter or operation on a nonscheduled route shall be maintained in the office of the authority as a public record available for inspection during normal business hours.  Any county improvement authority which establishes or acquires public transportation facilities may contract with any person or corporation for the operation thereof upon such terms and conditions as the authority shall determine.  L.1968,c.66,s.13; amended 1994,c.76,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-99 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-99 - Authority deemed a public utility; powers and operations

40:37A-99. Authority deemed a public utility; powers and operations  A county improvement authority engaged in the operation of a public transportation facility shall be deemed to be a public utility and its powers and operations shall be subject to the provisions of Title 48 of the Revised Statutes and the regulation and control of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners. L.1968, c. 66, s. 14, eff. June 18, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-100 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-100 - Solid waste disposal systems; applicability of Solid Waste Management Act

40:37A-100. Solid waste disposal systems; applicability of Solid Waste Management Act  Any solid waste disposal system operated by a county improvement authority shall be subject to the provisions of the "Solid Waste Management Act (1970)" (P.L.1970, c. 39, C. 13:1E-1 et seq.), and to any rules and regulations adopted thereunder by the State Department of Environmental Protection. L.1973, c. 330, s. 3, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-101 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-101 - Selection of site location for disposal system

40:37A-101. Selection of site location for disposal system  4. Whenever any county improvement authority chooses to exercise the powers granted by P.L.1973, c.330 (C.40:37A-100 et al.) with respect to the selection of a site location or locations for any facility of its garbage and solid waste disposal system, it shall so inform the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, and shall make or cause to be made, after consultation with the commissioner, such preliminary surveys, investigations, studies, borings, maps, plans, drawings and estimates of costs and revenues relating to the type and location of such garbage and solid waste disposal facilities, or any part thereof, which the authority may deem necessary to purchase or construct in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the county or any beneficiary county. In addition, the authority may make or cause to be made a study and a map of all existing garbage and solid waste disposal treatment and disposal facilities proposed for or already operating in the county or any beneficiary county. The undertaking of all such studies and surveys and the provision of the necessary maps, sketches, data and plans in connection therewith, shall be deemed a county purpose and the costs thereof may be paid out of general funds of the county or beneficiary county; but all such costs shall be reimbursed to the county or any beneficiary county by the county improvement authority.  L.1973,c.330,s.4; amended 1994,c.76,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-102 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-102 - Responsibility for selection of final site; approval required

40:37A-102. Responsibility for selection of final site; approval required  5. Subject to an enabling resolution adopted by the governing body of the county which has created such an authority or by the governing body of any beneficiary county (hereinafter referred to as the host county) pursuant to P.L.1960, c.183 (C.40:37A-44 et seq.), the county improvement authority shall have the responsibility for selecting a final site location or locations for any garbage and solid waste collection, treatment or disposal facilities to be operated by said authority. The governing body of such county shall not, however, adopt any such enabling resolution until the site location or locations tentatively designated by the improvement authority shall have been approved by:  a. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection after an evaluation of all studies, surveys and plans, and any accompanying maps and data, as may be required by the commissioner pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1973, c.330 (C.40:37A-101);  b. The governing bodies of the several municipalities situate within such county, by the adoption of concurring resolutions by any combination of such municipalities with an aggregate population of at least 75% of the total population of said county, as determined by the last decennial census; and  c. The planning board of the host county, by a resolution affirming that such site location or locations are compatible with the host county's master plan, or such county planning policies as may exist.  L.1973,c.330,s.5; amended 1994,c.76,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-103 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-103 - Classification of solid waste facility as public utility

40:37A-103. Classification of solid waste facility as public utility  6. Any solid waste facilities owned or operated by a county improvement authority pursuant to the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act, shall be deemed a public utility and shall be subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Board of Public Utilities in accordance with the provisions of the "Solid Waste Utility Control Act" (P.L.1970, c.40, C.48:13A-1 et seq.). The improvement authority's application to operate any solid waste facility shall be considered at a public hearing by the Board of Public Utilities.  L.1973,c.330,s.6; amended 1991,c.381,s.46.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-104 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-104 - Municipalities; use of facilities

40:37A-104. Municipalities; use of facilities  All facilities of a solid waste disposal system operated by a county improvement authority shall be open to use by any municipality or municipalities situate in the host county. Such facilities shall also be open to use by any municipality or municipalities situate in any county contiguous to the host county, provided that the population of said municipality, or the aggregate population of any several such municipalities, would not by itself or when added to the nonhost county population already using the improvement authority's facilities, be in excess of 10% of the total population of the host county. When the prospective nonhost county user population would exceed the foregoing 10% limit, the applications for use of the petitioning nonhost county municipalities shall require the prior approval of the governing bodies of the host county, and of any combination of municipalities situate therein, in accordance with the requirements and procedures set forth in section 5 of this amendatory and supplementary act. L.1973, c. 330, s. 7, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-105 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-105 - Exclusion of alternate method of solid waste disposal by municipality with contract with county

40:37A-105. Exclusion of alternate method of solid waste disposal by municipality with contract with county  Upon contracting with a county improvement authority for the collection, treatment or disposal of garbage or solid waste as herein provided, no municipality shall, during the term of the contract, engage in, or grant, permit or enter into any new contract for, the collection, treatment and disposal of garbage and solid waste that might be competitive with the facilities or services being provided under contract to that municipality by the improvement authority. This section shall in no way be construed so as to prevent or prohibit any municipality from erecting, constructing, operating and maintaining an incinerator or garbage and solid waste disposal plant or other means for the disposition of garbage and solid wastes in any manner or by any means by which the same may be lawfully erected, constructed, operated or maintained. L.1973, c. 330, s. 8, eff. Dec. 27, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-106 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-106 - Legislative findings and declarations

40:37A-106. Legislative findings and declarations  The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The supply of decent and affordable housing, particularly for families of low and moderate income has become increasingly scarce, especially in certain areas of this State. b. In communities experiencing rapid development and the problems associated with the economic impact of land speculation, the cost of developing comprehensive housing programs is prohibitive, thus calling for action in the form of mortgage and housing finance assistance for the development of private housing programs by appropriate governmental agencies. c. The "county improvement authorities law," P.L.1960, c. 183 (C. 40:37A-44 et seq.) provides for the creation of a county level agency which, with the cooperation and approval of the governing body of a municipality, may undertake certain improvement and development projects within that municipality. Such an agency, and county and municipal government interaction, are appropriate to provide a means of addressing the need to create a supply of decent and affordable housing, based upon programs which, at the State level, have shown substantial success in providing new and rehabilitated housing units, particularly in urban areas. L.1979, c. 275, s. 1, eff. Jan. 3, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-108 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-108 - Powers of authority

40:37A-108. Powers of authority  3. a. The authority, for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this act, may:  (1) Accept from qualified housing sponsors applications for loans; (2) Enter into agreements with qualified housing sponsors for permanent loans and temporary loans or advances in anticipation of such permanent loans for the construction or rehabilitation of housing projects;  (3) Make permanent loans and temporary loans or advances in anticipation of such permanent loans to qualified housing sponsors under the provisions of this act;  (4) Enter into lease, loan, mortgage, security or any other type of agreements with other agencies or instrumentalities of the State or any political subdivisions of the State for the purpose of providing loans and other financial assistance in order to promote housing projects in any municipality, including, without limitation, agreements to purchase bonds, notes or other debt obligations issued by municipalities and lease, loan, mortgage, security or any other type of agreements to be entered into by municipalities in order to finance a fair share housing obligation pursuant to P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.). The period of usefulness in which such municipal debt obligations or such agreements must mature shall, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, be based on the reasonable life of such housing projects directly or indirectly financed with such municipal debt obligations or such agreements, but in no event shall the period of usefulness be less than the minimum established under the "Fair Housing Act," P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.); and  (5) Prepare, carry out, acquire, own, lease and operate housing projects and provide for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, alteration or repair of those housing projects, and to lease or rent any dwellings, accommodations, lands, buildings, structures or other facilities comprising a housing project, subject to the limitations of this act.  b. No application for a loan for the construction or rehabilitation of a housing project to be located in any municipality shall be processed unless there shall be filed with the secretary of the authority prior to such application a certified copy of a resolution adopted by said municipality reciting that there is a need for low and moderate income housing projects in said municipality.  L.1979,c.275,s.3; amended 1982,c.113,s.15; 1994,c.31.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-109 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-109 - Application for loan; forms; contents

40:37A-109. Application for loan; forms; contents  Every application for a loan to a qualified housing sponsor shall be made on forms furnished by the authority and shall contain such information as the authority shall require. L.1979, c. 275, s. 4, eff. Jan. 3, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-110 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-110 - Priority in grant of loans; considerations

40:37A-110. Priority in grant of loans; considerations  In considering any application for a loan, the authority shall give first priority to applications for loans for the construction or rehabilitation of housing projects, designed primarily to serve families whose incomes do not exceed the median for the standard metropolitan statistical area in which the project is located, and wherein 10% or more units will be subsidized by, or occupied by tenants whose rents will be subsidized by, any program of housing assistance, and which will be a part of, or constructed in connection with, an urban renewal program, and also shall give consideration to: a. The comparative need of the area to be served by the proposed project for housing for families of low and moderate income, with particular emphasis on the needs of individuals and families displaced or caused to be displaced by public or private action; b. The ability of the applicant to construct, operate, manage and maintain the proposed housing project; c. The existence of zoning or other regulations to protect adequately the proposed housing project against detrimental future uses which could cause undue depreciation in the value of the project; d. The proximity of the proposed project to, and the accessibility of, adequate parks, recreational areas, utilities, schools, transportation and parking; e. The proximity of the proposed project to, and the accessibility of, places of adequate employment opportunities and, f. Where applicable, the eligibility of the applicant to make payments in lieu of taxes to the municipality in which the housing project is located. L.1979, c. 275, s. 5, eff. Jan. 3, 1980.