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NJ Rev Stat § 40:37B-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37B-46 - Construction of act

40:37B-46. Construction of act  This act shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and as complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing herein authorized, and an authority shall not be subject to regulation as to its facility charges by any officer, board, agency, commission or other office of the State, or constitute or be deemed to be a county or municipality or agency or component of a municipality subject to any provisions of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes and of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes, except P.L.1971, c. 198 "Local Public Contracts Law" (C. 40A:11-1 et seq.); provided, however, that no authority shall exercise the powers of a common carrier, and except as hereinabove in this section set forth, nothing contained in this act shall in any way affect or limit the jurisdiction, rights, powers or duties of any State regulatory agencies. L.1967, c. 136, s. 46, eff. June 28, 1967. Amended by L.1975, c. 96, s. 8, eff. May 16, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37B-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37B-47 - Severability

40:37B-47. Severability  If any section, subsection, clause or provision of this act shall be adjudged unconstitutional or to be ineffective in whole or in part, to the extent that it is not adjudged unconstitutional or is not ineffective, it shall be valid and effective and no other section, subsection, clause or provision of this act shall on account thereof be deemed invalid or ineffective, and the inapplicability or invalidity of any section, subsection, clause or provision of this act in any one or more instances or under any one or more circumstances shall not be taken to affect or prejudice in any way its applicability or validity in any other instance or under any other circumstance. L.1967, c. 136, s. 47, eff. June 28, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-1 - Short title

40:37C-1. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Pollution Control Financing Law." L.1973, c. 376, s. 1, eff. Jan. 9, 1974. Amended by L.1983, c. 298, s. 2, eff. Aug. 8, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-2 - Legislative findings and declaration

40:37C-2. Legislative findings and declaration  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is an urgent need to protect and enhance the quality of the natural environment; that to reduce, abate and prevent environmental pollution, quality standards have been and will be established necessitating the employment of devices, equipment and facilities for the collection, reduction, treatment and disposal of gaseous, liquid and solid wastes or other contaminants deriving from the operation of public utility, industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, commercial, office and research facilities ,and residential units; that the prompt construction of pollution control facilities, including resource recovery facilities, is in the public interest; that it is desirable to provide additional and alternative methods of financing the costs of the acquisition and installation of the devices, equipment and facilities required to comply with the quality standards which will accelerate the abatement process; and that the alternative method of financing provided in this act is in the public interest and serves a public purpose in encouraging the protection of the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of this State. L.1973, c. 376, s. 2, eff. Jan. 9, 1974. Amended by L.1983, c. 298, s. 3, eff. Aug. 8, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-6 - Sale or lease of facilities; minimum amount of payments or rentals

40:37C-6. Sale or lease of facilities; minimum amount of payments or rentals  Any sale or lease of pollution control facilities entered into pursuant to the provisions of this act shall provide for payments or rentals adequate to pay the principal of and interest and premiums, if any, on bonds issued to finance such facilities as the same fall due and to create and maintain such reserves and accounts for depreciation, if any, as the authority shall determine to be necessary. L.1973, c. 376, s. 6, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-7 - Inapplicability of chapters 32 to 36 of Title 52

40:37C-7. Inapplicability of chapters 32 to 36 of Title 52  No authority shall be subject to the provisions of chapters 32 to 36, inclusive, of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes in the exercise of any of its powers under this act. L.1973, c. 376, s. 7, eff. Jan. 9, 1974. Amended by L.1975, c. 96, s. 16, eff. May 16, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-10 - Nonliability of state, political subdivision thereof, county or municipality; guarantee of rights and remedies of bondholders

40:37C-10. Nonliability of state, political subdivision thereof, county or municipality; guarantee of rights and remedies of bondholders  Bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, but shall be payable solely from the funds herein provided therefor. The issuance of bonds under the provisions of this act shall not, directly, indirectly or contingently, obligate the State or any political subdivision thereof to levy any form of taxation therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize an agency to create a debt of the State or any county or municipality within the meaning of the Constitution or statutes of New Jersey and all bonds issued by such authority pursuant to the provisions of this act, unless funded or refunded pursuant to this act, are payable and shall state that they are payable solely from the funds pledged for their payment in accordance with the resolution authorizing their issuance or in any indenture executed as security therefor. The State, county, and municipality shall not in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of or interest or premiums, if any, on any bonds of an authority or for the performance of any pledge, obligation or agreement of any kind whatsoever which may be undertaken by such authority. No breach by an authority of any such pledge, obligation or agreement may impose any pecuniary liability upon the State, county or municipality or any charge upon their general credit or against their taxing power. The State, however, does pledge and agree with the holders of any bonds issued under this act that it will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in any authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders thereof consistent herewith, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of such holders until such bonds, together with the interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses for which the authority is liable in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged. Any authority is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the State in any agreement it may make with the holders of such bonds. L.1973, c. 376, s. 10, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-11 - Certification of facilities; condition precedent to adoption of resolution for authorization for bonds

40:37C-11. Certification of facilities; condition precedent to adoption of resolution for authorization for bonds  Before any authority adopts a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds and as a condition precedent to any such authority to issue bonds, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection must first have certified that the facilities to be financed are or, when constructed, will be pollution control facilities as defined in this act. L.1973, c. 376, s. 11, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-12 - Tax exemptions

40:37C-12. Tax exemptions  All bonds issued pursuant to the act are hereby declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and such bonds, and the interest thereon and the income therefrom, and all funds, revenues, income and other moneys received or to be received by the issuing authority and pledged or available to pay or secure the payment of such bonds, or interest thereon, shall at all times be exempt from taxation except for transfer, inheritance and estate taxes. L.1973, c. 376, s. 12, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-13 - Disposition of facilities after payment and retirement of bonds

40:37C-13. Disposition of facilities after payment and retirement of bonds  When the principal of and interest on bonds issued by an authority to finance the cost of a particular pollution control facility, including any refunding bonds issued to refund and refinance such bonds, have been fully paid and retired or when adequate provision has been made to fully pay and retire the same, and all other conditions of the resolution and the indenture authorizing and securing the same have been satisfied, such authority may do all things and execute such deeds and conveyances as are necessary and required to convey its right, title and interest in such pollution control facilities for a nominal amount or otherwise. L.1973, c. 376, s. 13, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-14 - Independence of authority

40:37C-14. Independence of authority  Except as herein provided, no proceedings, referendum, notice or approval shall be required for the creation of an authority or the issuance of any bonds or any instrument as security therefor, provided however, that nothing herein shall be construed to deprive the State and its governmental subdivisions of their respective police powers over properties of an authority, or to impair any power thereover of any official or agency of the State and its governmental subdivisions which may be otherwise provided by law. L.1973, c. 376, s. 14, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-15 - Legal investments; security for public deposits

40:37C-15. Legal investments; security for public deposits  The State and all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and public bodies, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance businesses and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking fund, moneys or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by any authority created pursuant to this act, and such bonds or other obligations shall be authorized security for any and all public deposits. L.1973, c. 376, s. 15, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-16 - Powers conferred by act as additional and supplementary

40:37C-16. Powers conferred by act as additional and supplementary  The powers conferred by this act shall be in addition and supplementary to those in other laws and the limitations by this act shall not affect the powers conferred by any other law. L.1973, c. 376, s. 16, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-17 - Severability

40:37C-17. Severability  The provisions of this act shall be severable, and if any of the provisions hereunder shall be held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of any of the remaining provisions of this act. L.1973, c. 376, s. 17, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37C-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37C-18 - Annual audit of accounts; filing

40:37C-18. Annual audit of accounts; filing  It shall be the duty of every authority created pursuant to this act to cause an annual audit of the accounts of the authority to be made and filed with the authority, and for this purpose the authority shall employ a registered municipal accountant of New Jersey or a certified public accountant of New Jersey. The audit shall be completed and filed with the authority within 4 months after the close of the fiscal year of the authority and a certified duplicate copy thereof shall be filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs within 5 days after the original report is filed with the authority. Every authority created pursuant to this act shall file a certified copy of every bond resolution with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs and in addition shall file a certified copy of all bond proceedings with the director. L.1973, c. 376, s. 18, eff. Jan. 9, 1974.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37D-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37D-1 - Short title

40:37D-1. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "County Food Distribution Authorities Law."  L.1994,c.98,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37D-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37D-2 - Findings, declarations

40:37D-2. Findings, declarations  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. There is a need to establish, construct and develop regional food processing and distribution centers in the various counties of the State; and  b. These regional centers will stimulate additional economic development in the State by assisting businesses and generating new jobs; and  c. These centers are expected to provide substantial benefits to the fishing industry in the State and to enhance the extensive farming industry, especially in southern and central New Jersey, by providing the means to meet the rapidly growing demands for food in these areas.  L.1994,c.98,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37D-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37D-3 - Definitions

40:37D-3. Definitions  3. As used in this act: "Authority" means a county food distribution authority created pursuant to section 4 of this act.  "Bonds" means bonds issued by the authority pursuant to this act. "Center" means a county food processing and distribution center authorized under section 6 of this act.  "Local Finance Board" means the Local Finance Board, in the Division of Local Government Services, in the Department of Community Affairs.  "Notes" means notes issued by the authority pursuant to this act.  L.1994,c.98,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37D-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37D-11 - Pledges by authority immediately valid, binding

40:37D-11. Pledges by authority immediately valid, binding  11. Any pledge of revenues, moneys, funds or other property made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The revenues, moneys, funds or other property so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery or further act, and the lien of the pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether the parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge of revenues, moneys or funds is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the authority.  L.1994,c.98,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37D-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37D-12 - Establishment of additional reserves, funds, accounts

40:37D-12. Establishment of additional reserves, funds, accounts  12. a. The authority may establish reserves, funds or accounts, in addition to those required pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of this act, as it determines necessary or desirable to further the accomplishment of the purposes of the authority, to manage any funds that may be received other than those specified in subsection b. of section 6 of this act, or to comply with the provisions of any agreement made by or any resolution of the authority.  b. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to cause the bonds or notes of the authority to be a debt or a liability of the State or its political subdivisions other than the authority, and the bonds and notes of the authority shall not create or constitute any indebtedness, liability or obligation of this State or any political subdivision or be or constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or its political subdivisions.  L.1994,c.98,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37D-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37D-13 - Pledge of State

40:37D-13. Pledge of State  13. a. The State pledges to and covenants and agrees with the holders of any bonds or notes issued pursuant to this act that the State will not limit or alter the rights or powers vested in the authority to acquire, construct, maintain, improve, repair and operate the center in any way that would jeopardize the interest of those holders, or to perform and fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds or notes, or to fix, establish, charge and collect rents, fees, rates or other charges as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenues to meet all expenses of the authority and fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds and notes, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of the holders, until the bonds, together with interest thereon, are fully met and discharged or provided for.  b. The State shall have the right, upon furnishing the authority with sufficient funds, to require the authority to redeem, pay or cause to be paid, at or prior to maturity, in whole or in part, any bonds issued by the authority under this act, provided the redemption or payment is made in accordance with the provision of any contract entered into by the authority with the holders of the bonds.  L.1994,c.98,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37D-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37D-14 - Investment of funds, moneys in authority bonds

40:37D-14. Investment of funds, moneys in authority bonds  14. The State and all public officers, governmental units and agencies thereof, all banks, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or notes issued pursuant to this act, and the bonds or notes shall be authorized security for any public deposits.  L.1994,c.98,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37D-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37D-15 - Conveyance of governmental real property to authority

40:37D-15. Conveyance of governmental real property to authority  15. All counties and municipalities and other governmental subdivisions, authorities, and public departments, agencies and commissions of the State, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are authorized to lease, lend, grant or convey to the authority at its request upon terms and conditions as the governing body or other proper authorities of the counties, municipalities and governmental subdivisions, authorities and departments, agencies or commissions of the State deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court or other action or formality, other than the authorizing ordinance of the governing body of the municipality, the authorizing resolution of the governing body of the county, or the regular and formal action of any public body concerned, any real property or interest therein which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the purposes of the authority, including public highways and real property already devoted to public use, provided that the real property is located within the site authorized for the center.  L.1994,c.98,s.15.