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NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-63 - Tax exemptions

40:14B-63. Tax exemptions  Every utility system and all other property of a municipal authority are hereby declared to be public property of a political subdivision of the State and devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and, other than lands subject to assessment and taxation pursuant to Revised Statutes 54:4-3.3, shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the State or any subdivision thereof. All bonds are hereby declared to be issued by a political subdivision of this State and for an essential public and governmental purpose and to be a public instrumentality and such bonds, and the interest thereon and the income therefrom, and all service charges, funds, revenues and other moneys 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 and taxes on transfers by or in contemplation of death. L.1957, c. 183, p. 676, s. 63, eff. Aug. 22, 1957. Amended by L.1968, c. 328, s. 1, eff. Nov. 8, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-64 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-64 - Guarantee of vested rights of bondholders

40:14B-64. Guarantee of vested rights of bondholders  The State of New Jersey does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds issued pursuant to a bond resolution of a municipal authority that the State will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the municipal authority to acquire, construct, maintain, reconstruct and operate its utility system, and to fix, establish, charge and collect its service charges and to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of such bonds or other obligations, and will not in any way impair the rights or remedies of such holders, and will not modify in any way the exemptions from taxation provided for in this act, until the bonds, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged. L.1957, c. 183, p. 676, s. 64, eff. Aug. 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-65 - Undertakings for deposits of municipal authority

40:14B-65. Undertakings for deposits of municipal authority  All banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business are hereby authorized to give to any municipal authority a good and sufficient undertaking with such sureties as shall be approved by the municipal authority to the effect that such bank or banking institution as hereinbefore described shall faithfully keep and pay over to the order of or upon the warrant of the municipal authority or its authorized agent all such funds as may be deposited with it by the municipal authority and agreed interest thereon, at such times or upon such demands as may be agreed with the municipal authority or in lieu of such sureties, deposit with the municipal authority or its authorized agent or any trustee therefor or for the holders of any bonds, as collateral, such securities as the municipal authority may approve. The deposits of the municipal authority may be evidenced by a depository collateral agreement in such form and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the municipal authority and such bank or banking institution. L.1957, c. 183, p. 677, s. 65, eff. Aug. 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-66 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-66 - Annual audit

40:14B-66. Annual audit  Each municipal authority 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 municipal authority within 4 months after the close of the fiscal year of the municipal authority and a certified duplicate copy thereof shall be filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury within 5 days after the original report is filed with the municipal authority. L.1957, c. 183, p. 677, s. 66, eff. Aug. 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-67 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-67 - Filing of copy of bond resolution

40:14B-67. Filing of copy of bond resolution  Each municipal authority shall file a copy of each bond resolution adopted by it with the Director of the Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury, together with a summary of the dates, amounts, maturities and interest rates of all bonds issued pursuant thereto. L.1957, c. 183, p. 678, s. 67, eff. Aug. 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-68 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-68 - Construction of act.

40:14B-68 Construction of act.  68. 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 a municipal authority shall not be subject to regulation as to its service charges by any other officer, board, agency, commission or other office of the State, or constitute a 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, the "Local Public Contracts Law" (C.40A:11-1 et seq.); provided, however, that nothing contained in this act shall in any way affect or limit the jurisdiction, powers or rights of the State Department of Health and Senior Services, Interstate Environmental Commission, Delaware River Basin Commission, Water Policy and Supply Council of the Department of Environmental Protection, North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, or Passaic Valley Water Commission, or impair the obligations assumed by any municipality included in any district in any contract made prior to the creation of such district with any sewerage authority or any county sewer authority or with one or more other municipalities or with the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners or with the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission. L.1957,c.183,s.68; amended 1957, c.233; 1975, c.96, s.5; 2000, c.6, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-69 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-69 - Severability

40:14B-69. 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 1 or more instances or under any 1 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.1957, c. 183, p. 678, s. 69, eff. Aug. 22, 1957.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-71 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-71 - Findings, declarations relative to municipal review, approval of plans for utility improvements

40:14B-71. Findings, declarations relative to municipal review, approval of plans for utility improvements  9. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: a. It is necessary for the protection of the public health and safety that municipal authorities review and approve plans for utility improvements which developers will convey to municipal authorities or which will serve more than one user or service unit; b. Changes in the operation and lending procedures of financial institutions have significantly restricted the amount of financing available for development activities prior to the initiation of construction; c. It is in the public interest to improve regulatory efficiency through standardized municipal authority procedures; d. The public interest is best served through the use of standardized procedures to govern the approval and installation of utility improvements which are consistent with and follow the accepted procedures established in the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.). L.1999,c.11,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-72 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-72 - Definitions relative to municipal review, approval of plans for utility improvements

40:14B-72. Definitions relative to municipal review, approval of plans for utility improvements  10. As used in sections 11 through 16 of P.L.1999, c.11 (C.40:14B-73 through C.40:14-B-78), "developer" means the legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or of any land proposed to be included in a proposed development, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase, or other person having an enforceable proprietary interest in such land, and who is submitting an application for the installation of utility improvements pursuant to P.L.1999, c.11 (C.40:14A-38 et al.). For the purposes of sections 9 through 16 of P.L.1999, c.11 (C.40:14B-71 through C.40:14B-78), "chief financial officer" means the authority official designated by Board of Commissioners to be responsible for the proper administration of the finances of the authority under the Local Bond Law, Local Fiscal Affairs Law, the Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law, the Local Public Contracts Law, and such other statutes, and such rules and regulations promulgated by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, the Local Finance Board, or any other State agency as may pertain to the financial administration of the authority. L.1999,c.11,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-75 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-75 - Maintenance, performance guarantee; cash requirement

40:14B-75. Maintenance, performance guarantee; cash requirement  13. A municipal authority shall not require that a maintenance guarantee required pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1999, c.11 (C.40:14B-73) be in cash or that more than 10% of a performance guarantee pursuant to that section be in cash. A developer may, however, provide at his option some or all of a maintenance guarantee in cash, or more than 10% of a performance guarantee in cash. L.1999,c.11,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-77 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-77 - Estimate of cost of installation of improvements

40:14B-77. Estimate of cost of installation of improvements  15. The cost of the installation of improvements for the purposes of section 11 of P.L.1999, c.11 (C.40:14B-73) shall be estimated by the municipal authority engineer or by the applicant's engineer based on documented construction costs for public improvements prevailing in the general area of the municipal authority. Any estimate prepared by the applicant's engineer shall be subject to approval by the sewerage authority engineer. The developer may appeal the municipal authority engineer's estimate or decision to the county construction board of appeals established under section 9 of P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-127). L.1999,c.11,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:14B-78 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:14B-78 - Acceptance of performance, maintenance guarantee which is irrevocable letter of credit

40:14B-78. Acceptance of performance, maintenance guarantee which is irrevocable letter of credit  16. The municipal authority shall, for the purposes of section 11 of P.L.1999, c.11 (C.40:14B-73), accept a performance guarantee or maintenance guarantee which is an irrevocable letter of credit if it: a. Constitutes an unconditional payment obligation of the issuer running solely to the municipal authority for an express initial period of time in the amount determined pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1999, c.11 (C.40:14B-73); b. Is issued by a banking or savings institution authorized to do and doing business in this State; c. Is for a period of time of at least one year; and d. Permits the municipal authority to draw upon the letter of credit if the obligor fails to furnish another letter of credit which complies with the provisions of this section 30 days or more in advance of the expiration date of the letter of credit or such longer period in advance thereof as is stated in the letter of credit. L.1999,c.11,s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:15A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:15A-1 - Definitions relative to Yellow Dot programs.

40:15A-1 Definitions relative to Yellow Dot programs.  1. For the purposes of this act: "Emergency responder" means a municipal, county, or State law enforcement officer or firefighter or other person who has been trained to provide emergency medical first response services in a program recognized by the Commissioner of Health and licensed or otherwise authorized by the Department of Health to provide those services.  "Program participant" means an individual who has completed a health information card that includes health and emergency contact information, and affixed a Yellow Dot window decal provided pursuant to this act to the individual's vehicle. L.2013, c.191, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:15A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:15A-2 - "Yellow Dot Program," establishment permitted.

40:15A-2 "Yellow Dot Program," establishment permitted.  2. a. The local governing body of any county or municipality in this State may establish a "Yellow Dot Program." The purpose of a "Yellow Dot Program" is to provide emergency responders with critical health and emergency contact information about program participants so that emergency responders may aid program participants when those individuals are involved in motor vehicle emergencies or accidents and are unable to communicate.  b. A Yellow Dot Program window decal on a motor vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident or emergency shall serve as notice to an emergency responder assisting the vehicle that the driver or any passenger in the vehicle may be a participant in a Yellow Dot Program established pursuant to this act. c. If a motor vehicle is involved in a motor vehicle accident or emergency, and a Yellow Dot Program window decal is affixed to the vehicle, an emergency responder at the scene of such accident or emergency is authorized to search the glove compartment of the vehicle for a Yellow Dot Program envelope and health information card. d. An emergency responder may use the information contained in the Yellow Dot Program envelope for the following purposes: (1) To identify a participant in the Yellow Dot Program;  (2) To ascertain whether the program participant has a medical condition that may impede communications with the emergency responder; (3) To communicate with the program participant's emergency contacts about the location and general condition of the program participant; or (4) To consider the program participant's current medications and pre-existing medical conditions when emergency medical treatment is administered for any injury the participant suffers. L.2013, c.191, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:15A-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:15A-3 - Program materials.

40:15A-3 Program materials.  3. a. In implementing a Yellow Dot Program and designing program materials, a local governing body shall give consideration to the program materials used by similar programs in the State and other states. The local governing body may also consult with interested parties, including, but not limited to, local law enforcement agencies, fire departments, emergency medical services personnel, agencies or organizations that have direct contact with senior citizens, and any other organizations that promote the health and safety of motorists. b. Program materials shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) An adhesive yellow decal which will be affixed to the rear driver's side window of the program participant's vehicle;  (2) A health information card which provides space for an individual to attach a recent photograph and indicate the individual's name, emergency contact information, physicians' names and contact information, medical conditions, recent surgeries, allergies, medications, and any other information the local governing body shall deem to be relevant to emergency responders in the case of a motor vehicle accident or emergency; and  (3) A yellow envelope into which the health information card is to be inserted and which shall be placed in the program participant's glove compartment. L.2013, c.191, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:15A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:15A-4 - Availability of program materials; fee.

40:15A-4 Availability of program materials; fee.  4. a. Any local governing body that establishes a Yellow Dot Program pursuant to this act shall make program materials available for pick up at convenient and accessible locations by any person interested in becoming a program participant. The locations where program materials will be made available for pick up shall be determined by the local governing body. The local governing body may also establish a means whereby program materials may be obtained or ordered through the mail or electronically. b. A local governing body may charge an individual seeking to participate in a Yellow Dot Program a nominal fee to cover the administrative cost of the program, which may include, but not be limited to, the cost of program materials, any public education campaign which may be undertaken to inform the public about the program, and any assistance provided to program participants. L.2013, c.191, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:15A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:15A-5 - Immunity from liability for certain civil damages.

40:15A-5 Immunity from liability for certain civil damages.  5. An emergency responder is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions undertaken in response to incomplete, incorrect, or outdated information provided on any health information card if the responder acted in good faith in rendering care at the scene of a motor vehicle accident or emergency to a program participant.  L.2013, c.191, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:16-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:16-1 - Construction of subtitle favorably to counties

40:16-1. Construction of subtitle favorably to counties  In construing the provisions of this subtitle, all courts shall construe the same most favorably to counties.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:16-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:16-2 - Tenure of office unaffected

40:16-2. Tenure of office unaffected  Nothing in this subtitle contained shall be construed to affect the term of office of any officer of the county, or any member of the board of chosen freeholders, nor shall any provision hereof, whether fixing or providing for the fixing of a term of office or employment, affect any provision of Title 11, Civil Service, nor the application thereof, or any of the provisions of any other tenure of office law, nor the application thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:18-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:18-1 - Corporate title; boundaries unaffected

40:18-1. Corporate title; boundaries unaffected  The corporate title of the several counties shall be "county of (name of county)" . The inhabitants of each of the several counties shall be a body politic and corporate and shall be known by its corporate title. The boundaries of the several counties shall remain as heretofore established by law.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:18-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:18-2 - County vested with all property; proceedings unaffected

40:18-2. County vested with all property; proceedings unaffected  Every county, by its corporate name, shall succeed to and become vested with all property, real and personal, now held by the county or its board of chosen freeholders under the corporate name as heretofore existing, and no suit, proceeding, instrument or liability shall abate or in anywise be affected by any change of corporate name.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:18-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:18-3 - Corporate powers; acquisition and sale of property

40:18-3. Corporate powers; acquisition and sale of property  Every county shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, have a common seal, and purchase, acquire, lease, hold, let and convey real and personal property for the use and benefit of the county.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:18-4.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:18-4.1 - Camden, Atlantic and Gloucester counties; boundary lines

40:18-4.1. Camden, Atlantic and Gloucester counties; boundary lines  The boundary line between the counties of Camden, Atlantic and Gloucester, between the points hereinafter mentioned is hereby fixed and shall hereafter be stated and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the northerly line of Cumberland county, said point bearing S 42`-26 ' -48.5 " E 1720.656 feet from Cumberland county boundary monument No. 6 and bearing N 42`-26 ' -48.5 " W 990.508 feet from Cumberland county boundary monument No. 7, and said point having the co-ordinates: x=1,910,002.11 y= 248,380.42 and running: Thence N 42`-00 ' -16.77 " E 105,089.17 feet to a point in the southerly line of Burlington county, said point bearing S 50`-38 ' -54.2 " E 1088.230 feet from Burlington county boundary monument No. 67 and bearing N 50`-38 ' -54.2 " W 1425.277 feet from Burlington county boundary monument No. 65, and said point having the co-ordinates: x=1,980,326.84 y= 326,471.17 L.1938, c. 176, p. 386, s. 1.