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NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-32 - Additional powers

40:54D-32. Additional powers  32. In addition to the other powers conferred by this act or by any other law and not in limitation thereof, the authority, in connection with construction or operation of a convention center facility or other tourism project, may make reasonable regulations for the installation, construction, maintenance, renewal and removal of tracks, pipes, mains, conduits, cables, wires, towers, poles or any other equipment and appliances, herein called "works," of any public utility as defined in R.S.48:2-13, in, on or along, over or under the project, public highway or real property, including public lands or waters. Whenever in connection with construction or operation of the project, the authority shall determine that it is necessary that any works, which now are or hereafter may be located in, on, along, over under any project, public highway, or real property, should be relocated in the project, public highway, or real property or should be removed therefrom, the public utility owning or operating the works shall relocate or remove the same in accordance with the order of the authority, provided, however, that the cost and expenses of the relocation or removal, including the cost of installing these works in a new location, and the cost of any lands or any rights or interest in lands or any other rights acquired to accomplish the relocation or removal, less the cost of any lands or any rights or interest in lands or any other rights of the public utility, paid to the public utility in connection with the relocation or removal of the works, shall be paid by the authority and may be included in the cost of the project. In case of any relocation or removal of works, the public utility owning or operating the same, its successors or assigns, may maintain and operate the works, with the necessary appurtenances, in the new location for as long a period, and upon the same terms and conditions, as it had the right to maintain and operate the works in their former location.  L.1992,c.165,s.32.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-33 - Government entity may convey property

40:54D-33. Government entity may convey property  33. Any government entity, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, is authorized to lease, lend, grant or convey to the authority at its request upon the terms and conditions as the governing body or other proper agencies of the government entity may deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court or other action, other than the authorizing resolution or other formal action of the government entity, any real property or personal property or interest therein which may be necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of the authority, including any convention center buildings and structures or other real property already devoted to such purposes.  L.1992,c.165,s.33.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-34 - Cooperation of county, municipality

40:54D-34. Cooperation of county, municipality  34. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the acquisition, construction, or operation of any project of the authority, any county or municipality may, upon agreement with the authority and in the manner provided by law:  a. Appropriate monies for the purposes of the authority and to loan or donate the money to the authority in the installments and upon the terms as may be agreed upon by the authority;  b. Perform any act for the authority which it is empowered by law to perform;  c. Incur indebtedness, borrow money and issue bonds or notes for the purpose of financing a project pursuant to the provision of the "Local Bond Law," N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq.; and  d. Unconditionally guarantee the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds or notes of the authority.  L.1992,c.165,s.34.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-35 - Property exempt from levy, sale.

40:54D-35 Property exempt from levy, sale.  35. Except as otherwise provided in section 17 of P.L.1997, c.273 (C.40:54D-25.1), all property of the authority, except any property which is subjected to a lien to secure any bonds or notes, shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same, nor shall any such judgment against the authority be a charge or lien upon its property; provided that nothing herein contained shall apply to or limit the rights of the holders of any bonds or notes to pursue any remedy for the enforcement of any pledge or lien. L.1992,c.165,s.35; amended 1997, c.273, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-36 - Exemption from taxes, special assessments

40:54D-36. Exemption from taxes, special assessments  36. The tourism project and other property of the authority are declared to be public property of an instrumentality of the State and devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the State or any subdivision thereof. All bonds or notes issued pursuant to this act, P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-1 et seq.) are declared to be issued by an instrumentality of this State and for an essential public and governmental purpose and the bonds and notes, and the interest thereon and the income therefrom, and all charges, funds, revenues, income and other monies pledged or available to pay, or secure the payment of the bonds or notes, or interest thereon, shall at all times be exempt from taxation except for transfer inheritance and estate taxes.  L.1992,c.165,s.36.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-37 - Depositories

40:54D-37. Depositories  37. All banks, trust companies, savings banks, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business are each authorized to give to the authority a good and sufficient undertaking with the sureties as shall be approved by the authority to the effect that the bank or banking institution shall faithfully keep and pay over to the order of or upon the warrant of the authority or its authorized agent all those funds as may be deposited with it by the authority and agreed interest thereon, at the times and upon the demands as may be agreed to with the authority or, in lieu of these sureties, deposit with the authority or its authorized agent or any trustee therefor or for the holders of any bonds or notes, as collateral, these securities as the authority may approve. The deposits of the authority may be evidenced or secured by a depository collateral agreement in that form and upon the terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the authority and at the bank or banking institution.  L.1992,c.165,s.37.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-38 - Investment of bond, note funds

40:54D-38. Investment of bond, note funds  38. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the State and all public officers, municipalities, counties, political subdivisions and public bodies and agencies thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, investment companies, savings and loan associations, and other persons carrying on a banking or investment 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, monies or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or notes issued pursuant to this act, P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-1 et seq.), and these bonds and notes shall be authorized security for any and all public deposits.  L.1992,c.165,s.38.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-39 - Audit

40:54D-39. Audit  39. The authority shall cause a financial audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once each year by certified public accountants pursuant to the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.), and copies thereof shall be filed with the State Treasurer and with the State Auditor.  L.1992,c.165,s.39.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-40 - Construction of act

40:54D-40. Construction of act  40. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize or empower the authority to:  a. Vacate, close, connect with, adjust, relocate, cross or otherwise physically affect any State highway without written approval by the Commissioner of Transportation; or  b. Acquire State property or any interest therein by the exercise of the power of eminent domain.  L.1992,c.165,s.40.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-41 - Access by authority

40:54D-41. Access by authority  41. The authority and its authorized agents and employees may enter upon any lands, waters and premises other than State property for the purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings and examinations as it may deem necessary or convenient for the purposes of this act, and this entry shall not be deemed a trespass, nor shall the entry for this purpose be deemed an entry under any condemnation proceedings which may be then pending. The authority shall make reimbursement for any actual damages resulting to such lands, waters and premises as a result of those activities.  L.1992,c.165,s.41.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-42 - Contracts, etc. with municipal governments

40:54D-42. Contracts, etc. with municipal governments  42. The authority may enter into contracts, leases, or agreements with any municipal government, concerning the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, or support of a convention center facility or other tourism project.  L.1992,c.165,s.42.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-43 - Supplemental powers

40:54D-43. Supplemental powers  43. The powers granted pursuant to the provisions of this act, P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-1 et seq.) are in addition to all powers under existing laws and municipal charters.  L.1992,c.165,s.43.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:54D-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:54D-44 - Prior obligations unaffected

40:54D-44. Prior obligations unaffected  44. Nothing in this act shall be construed to in any way impair any obligation assumed by any municipality entered into prior to the effective date of this act.  L.1992,c.165,s.44.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:55-21.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:55-21.15 - Municipalities qualified to receive certain state aid; urban growth zones; determination by ordinance; exemption of projects from land use ordinances

40:55-21.15. Municipalities qualified to receive certain state aid; urban growth zones; determination by ordinance; exemption of projects from land use ordinances  Any municipality receiving State aid pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1971, c. 64, as amended and supplemented from time to time, or a municipality certified by the Commissioner of Community Affairs to qualify under such law in every respect except population, may by ordinance determine that an area or areas within such municipality be designated an urban growth zone as defined in and for all purposes of "The New Jersey Economic Development Authority Act," P.L.1974, c. 80 (C. 34:1B-1 et seq.). Such ordinance may provide that, notwithstanding any law or other ordinance or local regulation to the contrary, all construction projects undertaken by, or with the assistance of, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority in such urban growth zones shall be exempt from the terms and requirements of the land use ordinances and regulations, including but not limited to the master plan and zoning ordinances, of such municipality for any period of time which may be mutually agreed upon. L.1977, c. 423, s. 1, eff. Feb. 27, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:55-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:55-52 - Authentication before filing

40:55-52. Authentication before filing  No department in a municipality, created for the purpose of filing plans and specifications for buildings, shall receive or file any plans or specifications unless they bear the seal of a licensed professional engineer or a licensed architect of the State of New Jersey, or in lieu thereof an affidavit sworn to by the person who drew or prepared them. Amended by L.1948, c. 294, p. 1209, s. 1, eff. Aug. 9, 1948.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:55B-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:55B-1 - Definitions

40:55B-1. Definitions  As used in this title: "Governing body" means and includes the board or body in each municipality empowered by statute to exercise general legislative power therein. In cities having a board of finance such board shall be considered the "governing body" for the purpose of this chapter. "Mayor" means and includes the chief executive of the municipality whether the official designation of his office be mayor, city manager or otherwise. "Commission" means and includes an industrial commission created by the governing body of any municipality pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:55B-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:55B-2 - Legislative finding; purpose of chapter

40:55B-2. Legislative finding; purpose of chapter  It is hereby found and declared as follows: a. That unless many municipalities are to accept decadence and obsolescence as their inevitable lot, they must thoroughly analyze their position in the industrial structure of the country and then completely mobilize their potential resources for efficient manufacture; that the location of industry today is more and more the result of an impartial, scientific study of basic economic conditions; that one of the basic difficulties of many of the municipalities of this state is that they do not know themselves; that they have little appreciation of either their economic strength or their economic weakness; that they have never studied impartially either the economic advantages or the economic disadvantages of their own peculiar geographic position; that there had been an abundance of publicity campaigns and boosting campaigns founded upon superficial generalities and not well designed to enlighten the prospective manufacturer; that a frank inventory of the industrial life of New Jersey communities as a deliberate and sober inquiry of scientific character is necessary to ascertain their real needs and to determine their potential resources for efficient manufacture with a constructive program for sustained and selective growth and a long term policy of industrial rehabilitation and development is necessary. b. That there are now many thousands of unemployed persons within the state of New Jersey, who, if profitably employed, would create annual pay rolls of millions of dollars; that the re-employment of the present unemployed would quicken and improve social conditions.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:55B-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:55B-3 - Creation; official title

40:55B-3. Creation; official title  The governing body of each municipality is hereby authorized to create, by ordinance, a local industrial commission to be known as "the industrial commission of (here name of the municipality)" .
NJ Rev Stat § 40:55B-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:55B-4 - Body corporate; number of members

40:55B-4. Body corporate; number of members  Any commission so created shall consist of seven members and shall be a body corporate, having the powers hereinafter enumerated.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:55B-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:55B-6 - Employees; offices

40:55B-6. Employees; offices  In so far as may be practicable, the employees and assistants required by the commission shall be recruited from the public officers and employees of the municipality served by the commission. The municipal counsel shall be the counsel to the commission; the municipal engineer shall be the engineer of the commission; and the several departments of the municipal government shall be available to the commission for the purposes of the commission's business. Municipal employees serving the commission shall do so without compensation other than their regular compensation as employees of the municipality. The commission shall, from time to time, make known to the mayor of the municipality served by it, its wants in the nature of services by employees of the municipality, and the mayor shall designate which of the municipality's employees, if any, shall render such services. To the extent that the commission shall deem it necessary to carry on its function, and to the extent that it shall consider the services of existing employees of the municipality insufficient for its purposes, it may employ such additional employees or services and at such compensation as may be approved by resolution of the governing body of the municipality. Its requirements in this direction shall be submitted from time to time in writing to such governing body. The civil service laws, rules and regulations of the state, applicable to the municipality served by the commission, shall govern the appointment of employees of the commission. Such laws, rules and regulations shall not be deemed to prevent the use of services of existing employees, without extra compensation therefor, nor shall the use of such services operate to enlarge the civil service rights or the status of the municipal employee rendering the same. The commission shall have an maintain a suitable office, where its maps, plans, documents, records and accounts shall be kept, subject to public inspection during reasonable business hours of the commission. If practicable, existing office facilities of the municipality served by the commission shall be used without charge by the municipality, and the office and similar equipment of the municipality shall, wherever possible, be used by and be made available for the use of the commission, without charge. Amended by L.1984, c. 196, s. 2, eff. Nov. 27, 1984.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:55B-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:55B-7 - General powers

40:55B-7. General powers  To effectuate its purposes, any commission created under this chapter shall have the following powers: a. To sue and be sued. b. To adopt and use an official seal. c. To adopt suitable by-laws for the management of its affairs. d. To determine the qualifications and duties of its employees, and to fix, subject to the foregoing provisions hereof, their compensation. e. To enter into contracts.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:55B-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:55B-8 - Purposes, functions, and additional powers

40:55B-8. Purposes, functions, and additional powers  Every commission created under this chapter shall constitute the corporate instrumentality of the municipality, by which it is created, for the following purposes: a. To inquire into, survey and publicize the extent, advantages and utility of the vacant lands of such municipality, whether municipally owned or otherwise. b. To classify such vacant lands according to their adaptability for the settlement thereon of various types of industrial enterprises. c. To study and analyze the various industries of the nation and, to the extent it deems necessary for its purposes, the industries of other nations, with a view to ascertaining the opportunities for the industrial expansion of the municipality. In this connection the reports, records, statistics, compenda and similar documents of existing federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental and public agencies, as well as of responsible private institutions, boards, agencies and similar bodies interested in the compilation of the information relating to industry, shall be resorted to, wherever possible, in order to avoid unnecessary original research and gathering of source material. d. To advertise the industrial advantages and opportunities of its municipality and the availability of real estate within the municipality for industrial settlement and to encourage and accomplish such industrial settlement within the municipality. e. To solicit the several industries to purchase or lease the vacant lands and property of or in the municipality. f. To accomplish the sale or lease of the municipality's vacant lands to industries whose settlement thereon is best calculated, in the judgment of the commission, to advance the interests of the municipality and of its citizens and inhabitants. g. To acquire title to vacant land owned by the municipality for the purpose of resale or lease to industries whose presence within the municipality will benefit in the judgment of the commission, its citizens and inhabitants.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:55B-8.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:55B-8.1 - Contracts relating to transfer of interest in real estate; veto by mayor

40:55B-8.1. Contracts relating to transfer of interest in real estate; veto by mayor  Notice of any contract for the sale, lease, option to purchase or lease or other transfer of real property or any interest therein proposed by the commission shall be submitted to the mayor of the municipality whereupon such proposed commission action shall be subject to the mayor's veto. The mayor shall exercise the veto power over this proposed action by a written veto to the commission. The mayor shall have 10 days, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, after receiving notice of the action to exercise the veto power. The mayor's veto power shall be exercised in accordance with the following guidelines: a. the action conforms to the master plan of the community; b. the action is environmentally compatible with the community; c. the action complies with the zoning of the industrial area; and d. the project complies with the policies and procedures established by the governing body in cooperation with the commission. If the mayoral veto is exercised during the specified time period, the action of the commission shall be considered null and void. If no veto is exercised during the specified time period, the action of the commission shall be considered valid. The mayor, upon receiving notice of the action, may in writing notify the commission of the approval of the action before the expiration of the 10-day period. L.1984, c. 196, s. 4, eff. Nov. 27, 1984.