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NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-68 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-68 - Computation of guarantee payment payable by intermunicipal account to each constituent municipality

13:17-68. Computation of guarantee payment payable by intermunicipal account to each constituent municipality  (a) The guarantee payment payable by the intermunicipal account to each constituent municipality in any adjustment year shall be computed as follows: (1) If there is a decrease in the aggregate true value of taxable real property of any constituent municipality, as determined pursuant to subsection (a) of section 65 of this act, the commission shall, subject to the provision of subsection (b) of this section, calculate the amount of decreased aggregate true value, occurring in the comparison year, by reason of the acquisition, through purchase, eminent domain or gift, during the year preceding the comparison year, of taxable real property by a governmental body or agency to be used for a public purpose, whereby said taxable real property parcels or portions thereof became exempt from local real property taxes. Such decreased aggregate true value shall be calculated in the same manner as aggregate true value is determined pursuant to subsection (a) of section 65 of this act and shall be based on the assessed value in the year of acquisition, of the parcels or portions thereof affected. (2) There shall be payable as a guarantee payment from the intermunicipal account to each municipality, an amount to be calculated by multiplying the lesser of (i) the amount of the decrease in aggregate true value determined pursuant to subsection (a) of section 65 of this act and (ii) the amount of the decrease, if any, in aggregate true value calculated to be attributable to conversion of taxable property to exempt status, specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection, by the apportionment rate, as defined in subsection (g) of section 59.1 of this act, determined for the comparison year. If, in any comparison year and with respect to any constituent municipality, no amount of decrease in aggregate true value is found to be attributable to the conversion from taxable to exempt status specified in paragraph (1) of this section, no guarantee payment shall be payable to such municipality in the applicable adjustment year. (b) The commission shall not be required to make the calculation prescribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section, unless the governing body of any constituent municipality claiming a decrease in aggregate true value attributable to the conversion of real property from a taxable to an exempt status specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall, no later than December 1 in the comparison year, file with the commission a statement to such effect, setting forth a description of the parcels, or portions thereof, involved, together with such other information as may be pertinent, in such form as the commission shall prescribe. L.1968, c. 404, s. 66. Amended by L.1972, c. 103, s. 5, eff. July 19, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-70 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-70 - School district services; determination of service payment

13:17-70. School district services; determination of service payment  For school district services, the service payment payable by the intermunicipal account to any constituent municipality in any adjustment year shall be found by dividing: (a) The total local school tax levy, as shown on the Table of Aggregates pursuant to R.S. 54:4-52 for the comparison year, by the (b) School resident enrollment on September 30 of such comparison year, as certified pursuant to section 63 of this act, and multiplying the result by the increase, if any, in resident enrollment within the district boundaries of that constituent municipality between September 30, 1970 and September 30 of the comparison year. L.1968, c. 404, s. 68. Amended by L.1972, c. 103, s. 7, eff. July 19, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-72 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-72 - Apportionment of balance among constituent municipalities; prohibition of payments to commission

13:17-72. Apportionment of balance among constituent municipalities; prohibition of payments to commission  (a) If, in any adjustment year, the amount payable to the constituent municipalities by the intermunicipal account for guarantee payments and school district service payments is less than the amount payable to the intermunicipal account pursuant to section 65 of this act, the balance, if any, shall be apportioned among the constituent municipalities in the same ratio as the number of acres within the district of each constituent municipality bears to the total number of acres in the district, and shall be known as an apportionment payment. (b) The commission shall not be able to receive any funds from the intermunicipal account for any purpose. L.1968, c. 404, s. 70. Amended by L.1972, c. 103, s. 9, eff. July 19, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-73 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-73 - Payment of excessive funds to constituent municipalities; reduction of service payments

13:17-73. Payment of excessive funds to constituent municipalities; reduction of service payments  If, in any adjustment year, the amount payable to the constituent municipalities by the intermunicipal account for guarantee payments and service payments exceeds the amount payable to said account pursuant to section 65 of this act, the total service payments payable to all constituent municipalities shall be reduced by the amount of the deficit and the service payment payable to each constituent municipality shall be reduced by the same ratio as the total service payment to all constituent municipalities was reduced. L.1968, c. 404, s. 71. Amended by L.1972, c. 103, s. 10, eff. July 19, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-74 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-74 - Meadowlands adjustment payment; determination and payment.

13:17-74. Meadowlands adjustment payment; determination and payment.  72. (a) On or before February 1, 1973 and on or before February 1 of each year thereafter, the commission shall certify to the chief financial officer of each constituent municipality an amount, known as the meadowlands adjustment payment. The meadowlands adjustment payment for each constituent municipality shall be determined by adding all the payments payable to that municipality from the intermunicipal account for school district service payments, guarantee payments, and apportionment payments, if any, and by subtracting therefrom the obligations of that municipality to the intermunicipal account, as calculated pursuant to sections 65 and 71 of this act. The amount so derived shall be referred to as the meadowlands pre-adjustment payment. For calendar year 2000, the meadowlands adjustment payment shall be the average of the meadowlands pre-adjustment payments for calendar years 1999 and 2000. For calendar year 2001, the meadowlands adjustment payment shall be the average of the meadowlands pre-adjustment payments for calendar years 1999, 2000, and 2001. For calendar year 2002 and subsequent years, the meadowlands adjustment payment shall be the average of the meadowlands pre-adjustment payments for the prior three calendar years.  (b) If the meadowlands adjustment payment for any constituent municipality in any adjustment year is payable to the constituent municipality, the amount of said payment shall be identified in the municipal budget of that municipality for that year as "meadowlands adjustment" within the category "miscellaneous revenues anticipated," and shall be due and payable in three equal installments to be made by the intermunicipal account to that municipality on May 15, August 15, and November 15 of that year. (c) If the meadowlands adjustment payment for any constituent municipality in any adjustment year is payable to the intermunicipal account, the amount of said payment shall be entered as a special line item appropriation in the budget of the municipality for that year and shall be payable in three equal installments to be made by the municipality to the account on May 15, August 15, and November 15 of that year. No transfers may be made from said appropriation except as is herein provided. L.1968, c.404, s.72; amended 1970, c.319, s.2; 1972, c.103, s.11; 1999, c.178, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-74.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-74.1 - Hackensack Meadowlands Tax Sharing Stabilization Fund established

13:17-74.1. Hackensack Meadowlands Tax Sharing Stabilization Fund established  2. There is established the Hackensack Meadowlands Tax Sharing Stabilization Fund in the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission. The fund shall be comprised of revenues made available from interest payments on sanitary landfill closure accounts maintained by the commission or such other revenues which are made available for these purposes. Moneys in the fund shall be used to fully compensate municipalities from excessive fluctuations in payments to or from the intermunicipal account in 1999 and subsequent years, as provided hereunder. In the event that there are insufficient monies in the fund to fully compensate all municipalities in any year, the amount paid to each municipality shall constitute the same proportion of the total amount of money available to all municipalities as each municipality would receive if the amount of money in the fund were sufficient to fully compensate all municipalities in that year. For the purposes of this section, any increase in the payment required to be made by a constituent municipality to the intermunicipal account which is in excess of five percent over the previous year's payment shall be considered an "excessive fluctuation." Any decrease in a payment required to be made from the intermunicipal account to a constituent municipality which is in excess of five percent below the previous year's payment shall also be considered an "excessive fluctuation." L.1999,c.178,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-75 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-75 - Comparable services; withholding of payments to noncomplying municipalities

13:17-75. Comparable services; withholding of payments to noncomplying municipalities  (a) Services provided in the district shall be comparable to those provided elsewhere in each constituent municipality. (b) If, after public hearing, the commission shall determine that a constituent municipality or its school district is not complying with this section, it shall have the authority to withhold all payments made pursuant to this article until such time as the commission is satisfied that the municipality and its school district are performing such services in accordance with this section. L.1968, c. 404, s. 73.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-76 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-76 - Appeal or review by constituent municipalities

13:17-76. Appeal or review by constituent municipalities  An appeal or review may be taken by any constituent municipality regarding any alleged arithmetical or typographical error in the calculation and payment of the meadowlands adjustment payment. L.1968, c. 404, s. 74.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-77 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-77 - Annual budget; items of expenditure

13:17-77. Annual budget; items of expenditure  On or before February 25 of each year the commission shall adopt an annual budget for the year, which shall include the following items of expenditure: (a) An operating budget covering administrative operating and maintenance expenses of each office, activity or project of the commission, plus contingent expenses of up to 5% of the amount stated; (b) Capital budget, including deposits in any capital improvement fund or capital reserve fund, down payments or expenditures for capital projects, and interest payments, sinking fund deposits, principal maturities, and redemption premiums payable in such year on bond and notes of the commission; (c) Deferred charges; and estimates of the following revenues; (1) Cash balances and surplus; (2) Federal, State and other grants-in-aid; (3) Revenues from charges and fees for the use of the commission's facilities; (4) Receipts from special assessments; but not in excess of the amount budgeted in such year for interest, principal maturities, sinking fund deposits and redemption premiums on bonds secured by such assessments, until all bonds so secured are paid in full; (5) Payments by municipalities or other governmental bodies pursuant to contracts for services performed by the commission; and (6) Miscellaneous other revenues and receipts. L.1968, c. 404, s. 75.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-78 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-78 - Annual audit of commission accounts

13:17-78. Annual audit of commission accounts  The commission shall cause an annual audit of its accounts to be made, and for this purpose it 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 commission within 4 months after the close of the fiscal year of the commission and a certified duplicate copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the Division of Local Finance in the Department of Community Affairs and in the office of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury in the office of the treasurer of the county of Bergen and in the office of the treasurer of the county of Hudson within 5 days after the original audit is filed with the commission. L.1968, c. 404, s. 76.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-79 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-79 - Aid and cooperation by public bodies

13:17-79. Aid and cooperation by public bodies  For the purpose of aiding and co-operating with the commission; the planning, undertaking construction or operation of its activities, any public body may upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine: (a) Dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its property to the commission or the Federal Government; (b) Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with projects of the commission; (c) Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks or other places which it is otherwise empowered to undertake; (d) Plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of such public body; make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances and change its map; (e) Enter into agreements (which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary) with the commission or the Federal Government respecting action to be taken by such public body pursuant to any of the powers granted by this act; (f) Do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and co-operate in planning undertakings, construction, or operations of the commission; (g) Cause services to be furnished to the commission of the character which such public body is otherwise empowered to furnish; (h) Purchase or legally invest in any of the bonds of the commission and exercise all of the rights of any holder of such bonds; (i) In connection with any public improvements made by a public body in exercising the powers herein granted, such public body may incur the entire expense thereof. Any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding, any grant, sale, conveyance, lease, or agreement provided for in this section, may be made by a public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement or public bidding; (j) Upon such terms as it may deem advisable, with or without consideration, grant, sell, convey or lease any of its property, including real property already devoted to a public use, whether held in a proprietary or governmental capacity to the commission, provided, that the public body making the grant or lease determines that the premises are no longer required for the public purposes to which the property is devoted, and that it is in the public interest so to grant, sell, convey or lease said property. L.1968, c. 404, s. 77.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-80 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-80 - Contracts with municipalities or public agencies for operation of public works, improvements, facilities, etc.

13:17-80. Contracts with municipalities or public agencies for operation of public works, improvements, facilities, etc.  (a) The commission may enter into, from time to time, contract with one or more municipalities, counties or other public agencies for the operation of public improvements, works, facilities, services, or undertakings of such municipalities, counties, or agencies, or of the commission. (b) Such contracts shall specifically provide for the services or improvements to be undertaken, the fee or fees to be charged for such services or facilities, the method of apportionment of such fees among the contracting parties, persons or officers or agencies responsible for the performance of the contract and other appropriate terms and conditions of participation. (c) Such contracts shall be subject to approval by resolution of the commission and of the governing body of each participating municipality, county or other participating agency. (d) The apportionment of costs and expenses may be based upon property valuations, population, area, and of such other factors as may be provided in the contract. L.1968, c. 404, s. 78.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-81 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-81 - Examination of accounts and books of commission by state auditor

13:17-81. Examination of accounts and books of commission by state auditor  The State Auditor and his legally authorized representatives are hereby authorized and empowered from time to time to examine the accounts and books of the commission, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, sinking funds, investments and any other matters relating to its financial standing. L.1968, c. 404, s. 79.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-82 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-82 - Assistance to commission by employees of state departments and agencies

13:17-82. Assistance to commission by employees of state departments and agencies  The commission shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of such employees of any State department or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for said purpose. L.1968, c. 404, s. 80.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-83 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-83 - Supplemental and additional provisions

13:17-83. Supplemental and additional provisions  The foregoing sections of this act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing; provided, however, that the issuance of bonds or refunding bonds under the provisions of this act need not comply with the requirements of any other law applicable to the issuance of bonds. L.1968, c. 404, s. 81.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-84 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-84 - Liberal construction

13:17-84. Liberal construction  This act, being necessary for the welfare of the State and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purpose thereof. L.1968, c. 404, s. 82.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-85 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-85 - Severability

13:17-85. Severability  If the provisions of any article, section or clause of this act or the application thereof to any person shall be judged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall be confined in its operation to the controversy in which it was rendered, and shall not affect or invalidate the remainder of any provision of any article, section or clause of this act or the application of any part thereof to any other person or circumstance and to this end, the provisions of each title, section and clause of this act are hereby declared to be severable. L.1968, c. 404, s. 83.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-86 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-86 - Payment of expenses

13:17-86. Payment of expenses  All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this act shall be payable from funds provided the commission therefor, and no liability or obligation shall be incurred by the commission hereunder beyond the extent to which moneys shall have been provided therefor. L.1968, c. 404, s. 84.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-87 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-87 - Short title.

13:17-87 Short title.  1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Meadowlands Conservation Trust Act." L.1999,c.31,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-88 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-88 - Definitions relative to Meadowlands Conservation Trust.

13:17-88 Definitions relative to Meadowlands Conservation Trust.  2. As used in this act: "Board" means the board of trustees of the Meadowlands Conservation Trust established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1999, c.31 (C.13:17-90); "Convey" means to sell, transfer, lease, or donate land; "Governmental entity" means the federal government, the State, a bi-state agency, a county, or a municipality, or any political subdivision, department, authority, board, bureau, commission, or agency thereof; an independent authority; Rutgers, The State University, or any other public institution of higher education in the State; or the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-5); "Hackensack meadowlands" means the same as that term is defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-3); "Land" or "lands" means real property, including improvements thereof or thereon, rights-of-way, water, riparian and other rights, easements, and privileges, and all other rights or interests of any kind or description in, relating to, or connected with real property; and "Trust" means the Meadowlands Conservation Trust created pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1999, c.31 (C.13:17-89). L.1999,c.31,s.2.