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NJ Rev Stat § 52:15D-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:15D-1 - Findings, declarations relative to deployment of oversight monitors in implementation of certain recovery and rebuilding projects.

52:15D-1 Findings, declarations relative to deployment of oversight monitors in implementation of certain recovery and rebuilding projects.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Hurricane Sandy has inflicted approximately $30,000,000,000 worth of damage upon the State and exposed the need for more than $7,000,000,000 in mitigation efforts to buttress the State's defenses from future storms, according to the Governor's initial estimates of November of 2012; b. The State of New Jersey, with the assistance of the federal government, shall endeavor to repair, rebuild, and revitalize the portions of the State devastated by Hurricane Sandy; c. The State of New Jersey is duty bound to its residents and all taxpayers in the United States to ensure that all resources dedicated to the recovery from Hurricane Sandy be applied in an efficient manner and that the State should take all necessary precautions to prevent, detect, and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse; d. Given the severity of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy and the magnitude of the resources necessary to begin the recovery process there is a need to ensure that the State has sufficient capacity for efficient oversight; and e. The use of integrity monitors as independent oversight providers may be an effective measure to supplement the State's existing compliance control mechanisms to prevent the inefficient expenditure of Hurricane Sandy recovery resources. L.2013, c.37, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:15D-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:15D-3 - Findings, declarations relative to Superstorm Sandy aid money.

52:15D-3 Findings, declarations relative to Superstorm Sandy aid money.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: In the autumn of 2012, Superstorm Sandy ravaged New Jersey's shoreline, as well as many other communities in the State. The storm destroyed or damaged more than 72,000 of the State's homes and businesses, has driven more than a quarter-million State residents to seek governmental assistance, and has resulted in more than $36 billion in damage and recovery needs. In addition, due to the time it has taken to distribute recovery aid following Superstorm Sandy, many of those affected by the storm now face the reality of foreclosure on their home mortgages. While New Jersey communities have taken certain important steps toward recovery, the work to rebuild is not yet complete. Recognizing that there are numerous challenges associated with the efficient and expedient distribution of federal recovery resources following a disaster of the scale of Superstorm Sandy, the processes for individuals and communities to obtain governmental assistance has not been as fast as the Governor and the Legislature would like, and can be improved. Although the reasons for delays in obtaining assistance vary, the State has an obligation to those affected by the storm to make the process of obtaining benefits as user friendly and transparent as possible. For these reasons and others, it is necessary for the Governor and the Legislature to codify and expand upon standards and safeguards for the treatment of individuals and communities seeking financial assistance in recovering from Superstorm Sandy. L.2015, c.102, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:15D-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:15D-4 - Definitions relative to Superstorm Sandy aid money.

52:15D-4 Definitions relative to Superstorm Sandy aid money.  2. As used in P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), as amended and supplemented: "Agency" means the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1983, c.530 (C.55:14K-4). "Applicant" means an individual or business that has applied for, is waiting for, or is receiving benefits under a recovery and rebuilding program, and shall include individuals who are awaiting the completion of a construction project using benefits received under a recovery and rebuilding program. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs. "Forbearance" means a period of time during which obligations for mortgage and interest payments are suspended. "FRM" means the Fund for Restoration of Multifamily Housing. "Qualified contractor pool" means a listing of contractors approved by the Department of Community Affairs participating in the RREM program. "LMI" means Low-to-Moderate Income and the program for which policies and procedures have been adopted by the Department of Community Affairs. "Mortgage" means a mortgage, trust deed, or other security in the nature of a residential mortgage. "Recovery and rebuilding program" means the use of funding provided by the federal government for the RREM and LMI programs, which are intended to help individuals rebuild and recover from Superstorm Sandy, the TBRA program, which is intended to assist renters in returning to and residing in areas impacted by Superstorm Sandy, and the FRM program, which is intended to assist developers in repairing or replacing rental housing units damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. "RREM" means Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation and Mitigation. "Sandy-impacted homeowner" means a homeowner for whom one or both of the following are true: (1) the homeowner received rental assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a result of damage to his or her primary residence due to Superstorm Sandy; or (2) the homeowner has been approved for assistance through the RREM or LMI program. "Superstorm Sandy" means the major storm that made landfall in New Jersey on October 29, 2012. "TBRA" means Tenant-Based Rental Assistance. L.2015, c.102, s.2; amended 2017, c.15, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:15D-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:15D-6 - Targets for distribution of assistance; quarterly goals.

52:15D-6 Targets for distribution of assistance; quarterly goals.  4. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the department shall develop targets for the distribution of assistance to homeowner and renter applicants through recovery and rebuilding programs. The department shall establish quarterly goals detailing the amount of assistance that the department intends to disburse through recovery and rebuilding programs. These goals shall be based upon the department's past experience administering funds through recovery and rebuilding programs and the experience of other states that have distributed federal funds for disaster recovery. At a minimum, the targets shall provide for the majority of eligible RREM applicants to receive 50 percent or more of RREM program funding that the department has awarded them by December 31, 2015 and for all eligible RREM applicants to receive 100 percent of RREM program funding by September 30, 2017, provided that all funding distributions comply with applicable State and federal laws and regulations. L.2015, c.102, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:15D-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:15D-8 - Report to Governor, Legislature.

52:15D-8 Report to Governor, Legislature.  6. a. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), regarding the allocation of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds and other funds that may be available for relief efforts associated with Superstorm Sandy. The commissioner shall evaluate and determine the extent to which the department may provide unused Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds and other funds that may be available for similar purposes to persons, who have submitted an application for assistance from a recovery and rebuilding program that is still pending before the department, as interim assistance for the applicants' mortgage payments and rent. If the commissioner determines that utilizing unused Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds, other funds that may be available for similar purposes, or both, for interim assistance is inappropriate, then the commissioner shall issue a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), detailing why the use of these funds for interim assistance is inappropriate. If the commissioner determines that utilizing unused Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds, other funds that may be available for similar purposes, or both, for interim assistance is appropriate, then the commissioner shall issue a report to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), establishing a strategy for the rapid disbursement of unused Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds, other funds that may be available for similar purposes, or both, for interim assistance. b. The report required by this section shall include:  (1) an estimate of the total need for interim assistance among persons who have submitted an application for assistance from a recovery and rebuilding program that is still pending before the department; (2) the portion of the total need for interim assistance that the department intends to meet through the rapid disbursement of unused Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds and other funds that may be available for similar purposes; (3) the portion of the total need for interim assistance that the department intends not to meet through the rapid disbursement of unused Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds and other funds that may be available for similar purposes; and  (4) the means by which the department will decide which applicants will receive interim assistance if the department determines that it cannot satisfy the full need for interim assistance among persons who have submitted an application for assistance from a recovery and rebuilding program that is still pending before the department. L.2015, c.102, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:15D-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:15D-9 - Provision of timeline to TBRA applicant.

52:15D-9 Provision of timeline to TBRA applicant.  7. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the department shall:  a. Provide each applicant to the TBRA program with a timeline setting forth a general estimation of the time in which an applicant can expect to receive assistance through the TBRA program, based upon the department's past experience administering funds through the TBRA program. The timeline shall track the process of applying for assistance from the TBRA program from the time an applicant files his or her application. b. Provide each applicant to the TBRA program with information about the status of his or her individual application, including; (1) the date on which the department received the application; (2) a list of all required documents or other verifications submitted by the applicant related to the application and the date on which the department received each document; and (3) a list of all documents or other verifications which still need to be submitted by the applicant in order to complete the TBRA application and the date on which each item must be received. c. Upon request from an applicant to the TBRA program appealing a decision to deny the applicant benefits under the program, provide to the applicant information about the status of his or her appeal, including: (1) the date on which the applicant filed the appeal; (2) all pending reviews of the appeal and the date of any upcoming hearings related to the appeal; (3) the department's final determination, if one is made as of the date the request for information is fulfilled, or otherwise the date on which the applicant can expect that the department will make a final determination concerning the appeal; (4) a list of all documents related to the appeal and the date on which each document was filed; and (5) an explanation for any decision to deny an application for aid, and, if eventual approval is still possible, an explanation for ways to remedy the application. d. In the event the department denies an appeal by a TBRA applicant, the department shall refer the applicant to a housing counselor who is certified by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or is part of a program established by the department to provide housing counseling to people impacted by Superstorm Sandy. L.2015, c.102, s.7; amended 2017, c.15, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:15D-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:15D-10 - Provision of timeline to FRM applicant.

52:15D-10 Provision of timeline to FRM applicant.  8. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the agency shall, at the request of the applicant:  a. Provide each applicant to the FRM program with a timeline setting forth a general estimation of the time in which an applicant can expect to receive assistance through the FRM program, based upon the agency's past experience administering funds through the FRM program. The timeline shall track the process of applying for assistance from the FRM program from the time an applicant files his or her application. b. Provide each applicant to the FRM program with information about the status of his or her individual application, including; (1) the date on which the application was received; (2) a list of all required documents or other verification submitted by the applicant related to the application and the date on which the agency received each document; and (3) a list of all documents or other verifications which still need to be submitted by the applicant in order to complete the FRM application and the date on which each item must be received. c. Provide to each applicant to the FRM program appealing a decision to deny the applicant benefits under the program information about the status of his or her appeal, including: (1) the date on which the applicant filed the appeal; (2) all pending reviews of the appeal and the date of any upcoming hearings related to the appeal; (3) the agency's final determination, if one is made as of the date the request for information is fulfilled, or otherwise the date on which the applicant can expect that the agency will make a final determination concerning the appeal; and (4) a list of all documents related to the appeal and the date on which each document was filed. d. In the event the agency denies an appeal by a FRM applicant, the agency shall refer the applicant to a housing professional at the State housing recovery center serving the area in which the applicant resides. L.2015, c.102, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:15D-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:15D-11 - Telephone hotline.

52:15D-11 Telephone hotline.  9. Within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.), the department shall establish a telephone hotline available, at a minimum, weekdays between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. through which applicants may request the general or individualized information that the department and agency must provide pursuant to P.L.2015, c.102 (C.52:15D-3 et seq.). L.2015, c.102, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:15D-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:15D-12 - Actions relative to National Flood Insurance claim payments.

52:15D-12 Actions relative to National Flood Insurance claim payments.  10. The department shall not, to the full extent permitted by federal law or regulation, deem any National Flood Insurance Program claim payments to any National Flood Insurance Program policy holder made on or after May 18, 2015 to be a duplication of benefits of any federal grant award, or to require any other reduction of a previously determined grant or benefit to an applicant based on such payments. The department shall take available steps, including the submission of a waiver request to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Federal Emergency Management Agency, if either agency legally can grant such a waiver, in order to ensure that National Flood Insurance Program claim payments made on or after May 18, 2015 do not operate as a duplication of benefits with any existing federal grant award, or otherwise reduce the amount of an applicant's award. L.2015, c.102, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:15D-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:15D-14 - Distribution of fraud-response funding.

52:15D-14 Distribution of fraud-response funding.  1. a. The commissioner shall permit the distribution of fraud-response funding to an applicant if a government agency notifies the department, in writing, that there is reasonable cause to believe that a RREM or LMI program contractor has engaged in conduct in violation of the New Jersey consumer fraud act, P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.), or regulations promulgated thereto, in connection with a RREM or LMI program contract to complete work on the applicant's house. The department shall distribute fraud-response funding regardless of whether an applicant presents a charging document, so long as the government agency has provided written notification pursuant to this subsection. b. The commissioner shall consult the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety to develop an appropriate process for a government agency to submit written notification pursuant to subsection a. of this section. c. An applicant shall not be entitled to a fraud-response funding award if any portion of the award would amount to a duplicative benefit or would otherwise violate the "Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act," (42 U.S.C. s.5155), or another provision of federal law.  d. As used in this section: "Applicant" means a RREM or LMI program beneficiary who applies for fraud-response funding. "Charging document" means a document alleging that the applicant's contractor has been charged with fraud or theft by deception in connection with a RREM or LMI program contract to complete work on the applicant's house, which shall include, but not be limited to, an arrest warrant, a criminal complaint, an accusation signed by a prosecuting attorney, or an indictment. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs. "Fraud-response funding" means funding allocated by the federal government, which may be allocated to reimburse an applicant, who has been defrauded by a RREM or LMI program contractor. "Government agency" means the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Office of the Attorney General, a county prosecutor's office, a State, county, or municipal law enforcement agency, a federal law enforcement agency, or any other government law enforcement authority. "RREM or LMI program" means the Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Elevation, and Mitigation Program or the Low-to-Moderate Income Homeowners Rebuilding Program, established by the department for the purpose of distributing federal funding allocated towards recovery from Superstorm Sandy. L.2019, c.485, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:16-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:16-1 - Bond; conditions; surety; filing

52:16-1. Bond; conditions; surety; filing  The Secretary of State, before entering upon the performance of his duties, shall enter into bond to the State of New Jersey, with sufficient surety to be approved by a judge of the Superior Court, in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), conditioned that he will well and truly execute the office of Secretary of State, and faithfully and impartially perform and execute all things pertaining to said office, both as regards the State and all persons concerned, and at the expiration of his said office, deliver all the books, records and papers remaining in or appertaining to said office, to his successor. If individual and not corporate surety is given, the sureties shall be at least two in number and shall be freeholders of the State. Said bond, when so executed, shall be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court and thereafter delivered by such clerk to the State Treasurer who shall keep it among the public papers of his office. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 856, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:16-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:16-2 - Oath; form; filing

52:16-2. Oath; form; filing  The Secretary of State, after having given bond as required by section 52:16-1 of this Title, shall take and subscribe the following oath before the Chief Justice or any associate justice of the Supreme Court or any judge of the Superior Court: "I, A. B., do solemnly swear that I will well and truly, faithfully, impartially and justly execute the office of Secretary of State of New Jersey, of the same, agreeably to law, according to the best of my skill and understanding." Said oath, so subscribed, shall be delivered by the justice or judge administering the same to the State Treasurer who shall keep it among the public papers of his office. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 857, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:16-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:16-4 - Office in Trenton

52:16-4. Office in Trenton  The Secretary of State shall keep his office within the city of Trenton. Amended by L.1953, c. 49, p. 857, s. 19.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:16-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:16-5 - Assistant secretary of state

52:16-5. Assistant secretary of state  The Secretary of State may appoint an assistant in his office who shall be commissioned by the Governor to be Assistant Secretary of State and who shall hold his office during the pleasure of the Secretary of State making the appointment, but in no case to extend beyond the term for which said Secretary of State is commissioned. Said assistant shall take and subscribe an oath of like form and character as is required of the Secretary of State and shall give bond to the State in the sum of $2,500.00 with like conditions and to be approved in like manner as is required by section 52:16-1 of this Title. The Assistant Secretary of State shall, during the absence or inability through sickness or other cause of the Secretary of State, have the same powers and perform all the duties which are imposed by law upon the Secretary of State. Amended by L.1959, c. 47, p. 155, s. 1, eff. May 29, 1959.
NJ Rev Stat § 52:16-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers|Section 52:16-6 - Clerical assistants

52:16-6. Clerical assistants  The secretary of state shall at all times employ and keep in his office a sufficient number of competent clerical assistants for the efficient and prompt performance of all business and duties relating to his office or required of him in any official capacity.