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NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-52 - Ex officio member

40:37A-52. Ex officio member  9. No member of the governing body of the county or any existing or potential beneficiary county shall be appointed as a member of, or employed by, an authority; but the governing body of the county may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, provide that, in addition to the members appointed pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1960, c.183 (C.40:37A-48), the county executive in the case of a county having adopted article 3 of the "Optional County Charter Law," P.L.1972, c.154 (C.40:41A-31 et seq.), the county supervisor in the case of a county having adopted article 5 of that act (C.40:41A-59 et seq.), or the president of the board of chosen freeholders in case the county is any other type of county, shall be appointed to serve ex officio, as a non-voting member of an authority.  L.1960,c.183,s.9; amended 1982,c.113,s.6; 1994,c.76,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-53 - Removal of members of authority

40:37A-53. Removal of members of authority  A member of an authority may be removed by the governing body of the county for incapacity, inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office or other disqualifying cause and after he shall have been given a copy of the charges against him and, not sooner than 10 days thereafter, been afforded opportunity for a hearing, in person or by counsel, by such governing body with respect to such charges. L.1960, c. 183, p. 735, s. 10, eff. Jan. 18, 1961.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-55.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-55.2 - Prevailing wage rate for workers employed on projects with county improvement authority involvement.

40:37A-55.2 Prevailing wage rate for workers employed on projects with county improvement authority involvement.  13. Each worker employed in the construction or rehabilitation of facilities undertaken in connection with loans, loan guarantees, expenditures, investments, tax exemptions or other incentives or financial assistance approved, provided, authorized, facilitated or administered by a county improvement authority, or undertaken to fulfill any condition of receiving any of the incentives or financial assistance, shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate for the worker's craft or trade, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.).  The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development shall determine the prevailing wage rate in the locality in which the construction or rehabilitation is to be performed for each craft, trade or classification of worker employed in the construction or rehabilitation, as if the construction or rehabilitation is "public work" as defined in section 2 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.26). L.2004,c.127,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-55.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-55.3 - Exercise of rights, powers or duties.

40:37A-55.3 Exercise of rights, powers or duties.  14. For the purpose of implementing the provisions of sections 13 through 15 of this act, the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development shall, and a worker employed in the performance of work subject to this act or the employer or any designated representative of the worker may, exercise all rights, powers or duties granted or imposed upon them by P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). L.2004,c.127,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-55.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-55.4 - Prevailing wage rules, regulations, adoption by county improvement authority.

40:37A-55.4 Prevailing wage rules, regulations, adoption by county improvement authority.  15. Each county improvement authority shall, in consultation with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, adopt rules and regulations, consistent with the rules and regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.),requiring that not less than the prevailing wage be paid to workers employed in the construction or rehabilitation of facilities undertaken in connection with loans, loan guarantees, expenditures, investments, incentives or other financial assistance provided, authorized or administered by the authority. The prevailing wage rate shall be the rate determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.). L.2004,c.127,s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-55.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-55.5 - Inapplicability of C.40:37A-55.2 through C.40:37A-55.4.

40:37A-55.5 Inapplicability of C.40:37A-55.2 through C.40:37A-55.4.  16. The provisions of section 13 through 15 of this act shall not apply to construction and rehabilitation of facilities conducted entirely under contracts entered into prior to the effective date of this act or to the refinancing of the outstanding debt on projects in which all construction or rehabilitation of facilities was conducted under contracts entered into prior to the effective date of this act. L.2004,c.127,s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-57 - Facility charges

40:37A-57. Facility charges  Every authority is hereby authorized to charge and collect tolls, rents, rates, fares, fees or other charges (in this act sometimes referred to as "facility charges") in connection with, or for the use or services of, or otherwise relating to, any public facility or other property owned, leased or controlled by the authority. If the public facility is a system of solid waste disposal, including, but not limited to, a resource recovery facility, recycling plant or transfer station owned, leased or controlled by the authority, the authority may charge and collect in connection with that system from any governmental unit included within the jurisdiction of the authority or which contracts for service with that authority or from any owner or occupant of any real property situated in a constituent municipality or in a municipality which contracts for service with that authority. Such facility charges may be charged to and collected from any governmental unit or person and such governmental unit or person shall be liable for and shall pay such facility charges to the authority at the time when and place where such facility charges are due and payable.  L. 1960, c. 183, s. 14; amended 1968,c.66,s.3; 1982,c.113,s.9; 1988,c.140.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-58 - Compliance of facility charges with terms of lease or other agreement regarding facility; adjustment of charges

40:37A-58. Compliance of facility charges with terms of lease or other agreement regarding facility; adjustment of charges  The facility charges fixed, charged and collected by an authority with respect to any public facility shall comply with the terms of any lease or other agreement of the authority with regard to such public facility, and the facility charges fixed, charged and collected by an authority may be so adjusted that the revenues of the authority will at all times be adequate to pay all expenses of the authority, including the expenses of operation and maintenance of any public facility or other property owned or controlled by the authority, including insurance, improvements, replacements, reconstruction and any other required payments, and to pay the principal of and interest on any bonds, and to maintain such reserves or sinking funds for any of the foregoing purposes as may be required by the terms of any lease or other agreement of the authority or as may be deemed necessary or convenient and desirable by the authority. L.1960, c. 183, p. 738, s. 15, eff. Jan. 18, 1961.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-61 - Sale of bonds

40:37A-61. Sale of bonds  Bonds of an authority may be sold at public or private sale at such price or prices as the authority shall determine. L.1960, c. 183, p. 740, s. 18. Amended by L.1977, c. 80, s. 2, eff. May 2, 1977.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-62 - Filing copy of bond resolution; publication; effect

40:37A-62. Filing copy of bond resolution; publication; effect  19. An authority shall cause a copy of any bond resolution adopted by it to be filed for public inspection in its office and in the office of the clerk of the governing body of the county, and if the public facility financed by such bond resolution benefits a beneficiary county, in the office of the clerk of the governing body of the beneficiary county, and may thereupon cause to be published at least once in a newspaper published or circulating in the county, and if applicable, any beneficiary county, a notice stating the fact and date of such adoption and the places where such bond resolution has been so filed for public inspection and also the date of the first publication of such notice and also stating that any action or proceeding of any kind or nature in any court questioning the validity or proper authorization of bonds provided for by the bond resolution, or the validity of any covenants, agreements or contracts provided for by the bond resolution shall be commenced within 20 days after the first publication of such notice. If any such notice shall at any time be published and if no action or proceeding questioning the validity or proper authorization of bonds provided for by the bond resolution referred to in said notice, or the validity of any covenants, agreements or contracts provided for by said bond resolution shall be commenced or instituted within 20 days after the first publication of said notice, then all residents and taxpayers and owners of property in the county and, if applicable, any beneficiary county and all other persons shall be forever barred and foreclosed from instituting or commencing any action or proceeding in any court, or from pleading any defense to any action or proceeding, questioning the validity or proper authorization of such bonds, or the validity of such covenants, agreements or contracts, and said bonds, covenants, agreements and contracts shall be conclusively deemed to be valid and binding obligations in accordance with their terms and tenor.  L.1960,c.183,s.19; amended 1994,c.76,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-65 - Receivers

40:37A-65. Receivers  If the bond resolution of an authority authorizing or providing for the issuance of a series of its bonds shall provide in substance that the holders of the bonds of such series shall be entitled to the benefits of section 21 of this act and shall further provide in substance that any trustee appointed pursuant to said section or having the powers of such a trustee shall have the powers provided by this section, then such trustee, whether or not all of the bonds of such series shall have been declared due and payable, shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver of the public facility or facilities of the authority, and such receiver may enter upon and take possession of such public facility or facilities and, subject to any pledge or contract with the holders of bonds of the authority, shall take possession of all moneys and other property derived from or applicable to the acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, reconstruction, sale, lease or disposition of such public facility or facilities and proceed with such acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, reconstruction, sale, lease or disposition which the authority is under any obligation to do, and operate, maintain, reconstruct, and prosecute such public facility or facilities and fix, charge, collect, enforce and receive the facility charges and all facility revenues and other moneys thereafter arising subject to any pledge thereof or contract with the holders of bonds relating thereto and perform the public duties and carry out the contracts and obligations of the authority in the same manner as the authority itself might do and under the direction of the court. L.1960, c. 183, p. 746, s. 22. Amended by L.1962, c. 224, s. 7, eff. Jan. 14, 1963.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-66 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-66 - Liability on bonds

40:37A-66. Liability on bonds  Neither the members of an authority nor any person executing bonds issued pursuant to this act shall be liable personally on the bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. Bonds or other obligations issued by an authority pursuant to this act shall not be in any way a debt or liability of the State or any subdivision thereof and shall not create or constitute any indebtedness, liability or obligation of the State or any such subdivision, except the authority and any county which in accordance with this act shall have guaranteed payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds. L.1960, c. 183, p. 746, s. 23, eff. Jan. 18, 1961.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-67 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-67 - Negotiability of bonds

40:37A-67. Negotiability of bonds  Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bond or other obligation issued pursuant to this act shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of the negotiable instruments law of the State, and each holder or owner of such a bond or other obligation, or of any coupon appurtenant thereto, by accepting such bond or coupon shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed that such bond, obligation or coupon is and shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of said negotiable instruments law. L.1960, c. 183, p. 747, s. 24, eff. Jan. 18, 1961.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-68 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-68 - Act as complete authority for issuance of bonds

40:37A-68. Act as complete authority for issuance of bonds  This act shall be complete authority for the issuance of bonds by an authority, and the provisions of any other law shall not apply to the issuance of such bonds. L.1960, c. 183, p. 747, s. 25, eff. Jan. 18, 1961.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-68.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-68.1 - Contract or agreement to meet deficiency in revenues; approval

40:37A-68.1. Contract or agreement to meet deficiency in revenues; approval  No county improvement authority shall enter into any contract or agreement to meet any deficiency in its revenues in order to meet debt services on bonds, notes, or any other financing obligations for one or more housing projects or developments on any housing or mortgage financing, or for any operating or maintenance expenses of such authority for one or more housing projects or developments, unless the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, after reviewing such contract or agreement and the ability of any party to such contract or agreement to make any payments which may be required, shall give his approval. L.1979, c. 275, s. 42, eff. Jan. 3, 1980.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-69 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-69 - Eminent domain

40:37A-69. Eminent domain  26. Every authority is hereby empowered, in its own name but for the county or any beneficiary county, to acquire by purchase, gift, grant or devise and to take for public use real property, within or without the county or any beneficiary county, or any interest therein which may be deemed by the authority necessary for its purposes, including public lands owned by or in which any municipality within the county or any beneficiary county has a right, title or interest. Such authority is hereby empowered to acquire and take such real property including such public property or interests therein, by condemnation, in the manner provided for in the "Eminent Domain Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.361 (C.20:3-1 et seq.) and, to that end, may invoke and exercise in the manner or mode of procedure prescribed in that act, either in its own name or in the name of the county or any beneficiary county, all of the powers of such county to acquire or take property for public use; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of this act, no authority shall take, by condemnation, any real property except upon consent thereto by the county which created the authority or, if applicable, any beneficiary county given by resolution adopted by its governing body and further provided, in the case of authorities operating a public transportation facility, every taking by condemnation in connection with such powers, shall be subject to the provisions of sections 48, 49 and 63 of P.L.1962, c.198 (C.48:3-17.6 to 48:3-17.8).  L.1960,c.183,s.26; amended 1968,c.66,s.5; 1994,c.76,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-70 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-70 - Declaration of taking; effect

40:37A-70. Declaration of taking; effect  Upon the filing by an authority of a complaint in any action to fix the compensation to be paid for any property or at any time thereafter, the authority may file with the clerk of the county in which such property is located and also with the Clerk of the Superior Court a declaration of taking, signed by the authority, declaring that possession of 1 or more of the tracts or parcels of land or property described in the complaint is thereby being taken by and for the use of the authority. The said declaration of taking shall be sufficient if it sets forth (a) a description of each tract or parcel of land or property to be so taken sufficient for the identification thereof to which there may or may not be attached a plan or map thereof, (b) a statement of the estate or interest in the said land or property being taken, (c) a statement of the sum of money estimated by the authority by resolution to be just compensation for the taking of the estate or interest in each tract or parcel of land or property described in said declaration, and (d) an allegation that, in compliance with the provisions of this act, the authority has established and is maintaining a trust fund as hereinafter provided. L.1960, c. 183, p. 748, s. 27, eff. Jan. 18, 1961.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-71 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-71 - Deposit of estimated compensation

40:37A-71. Deposit of estimated compensation  Upon the filing by an authority of a declaration of taking of property as provided in this act, the authority shall deposit with the Clerk of the Superior Court the amount of the estimated compensation stated in said declaration. In addition to the said deposits with the Clerk of the Superior Court, the authority at all times shall maintain a fund on deposit with a bank or trust company doing business in the State in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court as estimated compensation for all property described in declarations of taking with respect to which the compensation has not been finally determined and paid to the persons entitled thereto or into court. Said fund shall consist of cash or securities readily convertible into cash constituting legal investments for trust funds under the laws of the State or may consist of all or some part of the proceeds of bonds of the authority held by any trustee for the holders of such bonds and available for payment for the land or other property described in such declarations of taking. Said fund shall be held by or on behalf of the authority to secure and may be applied to the payment of just compensation for the land or other property described in such declarations of taking. The authority shall be entitled to withdraw from said fund from time to time so much as may then be in excess of the aggregate amount deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court as estimated compensation for all land or other property described in declarations of taking with respect to which the compensation has not been finally determined and paid to the persons entitled thereto or into court. L.1960, c. 183, p. 748, s. 28, eff. Jan. 18, 1961.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:37A-72 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:37A-72 - Right of entry and use of land

40:37A-72. Right of entry and use of land  Upon the filing by an authority of a declaration of taking of property as provided in this act and the depositing with the Clerk of the Superior Court of the amount of the estimated compensation stated in said declaration, the authority, without other process or proceedings, shall be entitled to the exclusive possession and use of each tract of land or property described in said declaration and may forthwith enter into and take possession of said land or property, it being the intent of this provision that the action to fix compensation to be paid or any other proceedings relating to the taking of said land or interest therein or other property shall not delay the taking of possession thereof and the use thereof by the authority for the purpose or purposes for which the authority is authorized by law to acquire or condemn such land or other property or interest therein. L.1960, c. 183, p. 749, s. 29, eff. Jan. 18, 1961.