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NJ Rev Stat § 13:16-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:16-7 - Applications for and approval of grants to economic development agencies

13:16-7. Applications for and approval of grants to economic development agencies  The commissioner is hereby authorized to make grants to recognized economic development agencies, to assist such agencies in the financing of their operational costs for the purposes of making studies, surveys and investigations, the compilation of data and statistics and in the carrying out of planning and promotional programs: Provided, that, before any such grant may be made: (a) The economic development agency shall have made application to the commissioner for such grant, and shall have therein set forth the studies proposed to be made, the statistics, data and surveys proposed to be completed, and the program proposed to be undertaken for the purpose of encouraging and stimulating economic development in the county, municipality or region. The application shall further state, under oath or affirmation, with evidence thereof satisfactory to the commissioner, the amount of funds held by, committed or subscribed to the economic development agency for application to the purposes herein described and the amount of the grant for which application is made; and (b) The commissioner, after review of the application, if satisfied that the program of the economic development agency appears to be in accord with the purposes of this act, shall authorize the making of a matching grant to such economic development agency, not to exceed 50% of the funds allocated by the agency to the program described in its application. L.1966, c. 130, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:16-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:16-8 - Payment of grants to economic development agencies

13:16-8. Payment of grants to economic development agencies  Upon approval of each application and the making of a grant by the commissioner in accordance therewith, the commissioner shall give notice to the particular development agency of such approval and grant, and shall direct the development agency to proceed with its application and to use therefor the furnishing of satisfactory evidence to the commissioner on a quarterly basis, that the particular development agency has so proceeded, the grant allocated to such development agency shall be paid over on such basis to the development agency by the commissioner. L.1966, c. 130, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:16-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:16-9 - Rules and regulations of the department

13:16-9. Rules and regulations of the department  In order to effectuate and enforce the provisions of this act, the commissioner is authorized to promulgate necessary rules and regulations and prescribe procedures in order to assure compliance by economic development agencies in carrying out the purposes for which grants may be made hereunder. L.1966, c. 130, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:16-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:16-10 - Criteria for eligibility

13:16-10. Criteria for eligibility  (a) Criteria for eligibility shall in the case of tourist-vacation trade agencies include requirements for the accumulation of accurate reporting media dealing with total visitor and visitor income, registration of hotel, motel, amusement, recreation, restaurant and similar operations for the purpose of directories, maintenance of rates, charges, fees and costs thereof and such added factual materials as the commissioner may require. (b) Criteria for eligibility shall in the case of industrial location and development agencies include requirements for the preparation of community fact sheets, compilation of industrial sites by size and characteristics, and usage, as well as vacant buildings, and the registration of new operation industries, including research establishments together with such other factual material as the commissioner may require. (c) Criteria for eligibility shall in the case of agricultural markets include the compilation of statistics relating to commodity production, farms, producers and related matters for consumer directories and product promotion. (d) Criteria for eligibility for those agencies dealing with other factors of the economy shall be determined by the nature and substance of the applications submitted to the commissioner. L.1966, c. 130, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:16-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:16-11 - Co-operation with other agencies

13:16-11. Co-operation with other agencies  The commissioner is directed to administer this development assistance program with such flexibility as to permit full co-operation between the State and Federal Governments, or any subdivision, agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of either of them, so as to bring about as effective and economical a development program as possible. L.1966, c. 130, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:16-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:16-12 - Criteria for division of programmed and recognized expenditures

13:16-12. Criteria for division of programmed and recognized expenditures  The criteria for the division of programmed and recognized expenditures under the provisions of this act shall be on the basis that, as against total project costs, not more than 25% shall be expended for salaries; not more than 25% for special services; and, the balance of 50% for surveys, brochures, advertising, exhibits and similar promotional operations as defined by regulation of the commissioner. The division set forth herein may, for good and just cause submitted by special application to the commissioner, be reallocated up to 10% from and to each category. L.1966, c. 130, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:16-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:16-13 - Application for loan; additional information

13:16-13. Application for loan; additional information  Any person or corporation considering locating an industrial or business concern in the State and desiring a State loan for the purpose of surveying the feasibility of such action, may file an application for such loan with the commissioner. With this application there shall be attached such information as the commissioner may require concerning the type, cost and financing contemplated for the concern which would be established, the area in the State under consideration for the location of the concern and the natural resources, if any, or facilities which would be necessary for the operation of such a concern. L.1966, c. 130, s. 13, eff. June 17, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:16-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:16-14 - Authority to enter into contract with applicant

13:16-14. Authority to enter into contract with applicant  The commissioner, if after reviewing the application and the material attached thereto, is satisfied that: (a) The proposed plans of the applicant, if executed, would contribute to New Jersey's economic growth and would create new employment opportunities for the State. (b) The applicant has a bona fide interest in locating a concern in the State and there is a reasonable prospect that the survey would result in the establishment of an industrial or business concern, may, within the limits of the funds available in the Industrial and Business Survey Loan Fund, hereinafter created by this act, enter into a contract with the applicant whereby the State agrees to pay up to 50% of the cost of a survey exploring the feasibility of establishing in the State the industrial or business concern contemplated by the applicant. L.1966, c. 130, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:16-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:16-15 - Contract provisions

13:16-15. Contract provisions  Any contract entered into pursuant to the provisions of this act shall provide that: (a) The State will pay a certain percentage fixed by the commissioner, not exceeding 50%, of the cost of the survey. The survey must be made by a qualified person or firm selected by the applicant subject to the prior approval of the commissioner. The commissioner has the right to review and make such changes as he shall deem necessary in the survey agreement to be executed between the applicant and the person responsible for making the survey. The time of completion of the contract will be established by the applicant subject to the approval of the commissioner. (b) The person making the survey shall submit progress reports to the commissioner and the applicant in accordance with a schedule to be provided for in each individual contract. (c) If the commissioner finds that there has been noncompliance with the terms of the contract, that the progress reports of the survey indicate that the establishment of the industrial or business concern is not feasible or that the applicant is no longer interested in locating his concern in the State, he may cancel the contract, upon 10 days written notice to the applicant and the person making the survey. If the contract is so canceled, as of the date of the cancellation, the cost of the survey shall be prorated between the State and the applicant and all information, material and other data assembled in connection with the survey shall become the exclusive property of the State. (d) If the applicant, upon completion of the survey, decides to locate his concern in the State, he will repay the loan made by the State, in the manner and within the time to be prescribed in the contract. Upon completion of said repayment, the applicant shall have exclusive rights to the survey. (e) If the applicant, upon completion of the survey decides not to locate his concern in the State, the survey will forthwith become the exclusive property of the State of New Jersey. If the applicant refuses to turn over the survey upon a request therefor he shall be liable for the entire amount of the loan made by the State. L.1966, c. 130, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:16-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:16-16 - Rules and regulations

13:16-16. Rules and regulations  The commissioner shall have the power to make, promulgate, modify, amend and repeal rules and regulations to effectuate his powers and duties under this act. L.1966, c. 130, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:16-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:16-17 - Partial invalidity

13:16-17. Partial invalidity  If any clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph, section or part of this act be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, subdivision, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which said judgment shall have been rendered. L.1966, c. 130, s. 17.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:16-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:16-18 - Appropriation of funds

13:16-18. Appropriation of funds  The funds necessary to accomplish the provisions of this act shall be appropriated from the General Treasury to the department for the purposes of this act. L.1966, c. 130, s. 18.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-1 - Declaration of purpose

13:17-1. Declaration of purpose  It is hereby declared that there are approximately 21,000 acres of salt water swamps, meadows and marshes which are commonly known as meadowlands, in the lower Hackensack river basin; that extensive portions of this area have so far resisted comprehensive development because of their low elevation, exposure to tidal waters, unfavorable soil composition, and, in some instances, their distribution among many municipalities; that this land acreage is a land resource of incalculable opportunity for new jobs, homes and recreational sites, which may be lost to the State through piecemeal reclamation and unplanned development; that much of this acreage may be subject to redevelopment under section 3, Article VIII, of the State Constitution; that the orderly, comprehensive development of these areas, due to their strategic location in the heart of a vast metropolitan area with urgent needs for more space for industrial, commercial, residential, and public recreational and other uses, can no longer be deferred; that insofar as meadowlands are State-owned lands they are an asset of the fund for the support of free public schools whose integrity may not be impaired; that while the State, in the name of the people, has an obligation to assert its interests in meadowlands that are clearly State-owned, it has an equal obligation to establish a framework within which private owners may assert their interests and take title to meadowlands that are privately-owned; that these areas need special protection from air and water pollution and special arrangements for the provision of facilities for the disposal of solid waste; that the necessity to consider the ecological factors constituting the environment of the meadowlands and the need to preserve the delicate balance of nature must be recognized to avoid any artificially imposed development that would adversely affect not only this area but the entire State; that it is the purpose of this act to meet the aforementioned needs and accomplish the aforementioned objectives by providing for a commission transcending municipal boundaries and a committee representing municipal interests which will act in concert to reclaim, plan, develop and redevelop the Hackensack meadowlands; and to safeguard fully the interests of the fund for the support of free public schools, all to the extent and manner provided herein. L.1968, c. 404, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-2 - Short title

13:17-2. Short title  Sections 1 through 84, inclusive, of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Hackensack Meadowlands Reclamation and Development Act." L.1968, c. 404, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-3.1 - References to HMDC deemed to be New Jersey Meadowlands Commission

13:17-3.1. References to HMDC deemed to be New Jersey Meadowlands Commission  2. On and after the effective date of this act, any reference in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract or document to the "Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission" shall be deemed to mean and refer to the "New Jersey Meadowlands Commission." L.2001,c.232,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-6.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-6.2 - Consultation with governing body

13:17-6.2. Consultation with governing body  1. Whenever the commission prepares plans for the development, improvement, redevelopment or rezoning of, or for the construction or reconstruction of buildings or structures on, land in the district, the commission shall notify within seven days, in writing by certified mail, the governing body of the municipality or municipalities in which the land is located and any municipality immediately adjacent thereto. During the preparation of the plans, the commission shall regularly meet and consult with the notified governing body or bodies of the municipality or municipalities in which the land is located. If the final plans of the commission are inconsistent with any recommendations of the governing body or bodies of the municipality or municipalities in which the land is located, the commission shall inform the governing body or bodies of the municipality or municipalities in which the land is located, in writing by certified mail, of the reasons for the inconsistencies prior to the submission of the plans to the municipal committee and shall include a copy of this notice when submitting the plans to the municipal committee.  L.1988,c.136,s.1; amended 1992,c.54,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-7 - Establishment and organization

13:17-7. Establishment and organization  (a) There is hereby established a Hackensack Meadowlands Municipal Committee, the membership of which shall consist of the mayor or elected chief executive, or his designated alternate, of each constituent municipality. (b) A majority of the membership of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of committee business. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the committee at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the full membership of the committee unless in any case the by-laws of the committee or any of the provisions of this act shall require a larger number. The committee shall elect from its membership a liaison-committee consisting of 4 members, 2 of whom shall be residents of Bergen county and 2 of whom shall be residents of Hudson county. It shall be the purpose of the liaison-committee to act as liaison between the commission and the committee. (c) The committee shall meet regularly as it may determine, and may also meet at the call of the chairman of the commission. (d) The committee shall appoint a chairman from among its members and such other officers as may be necessary. The committee may, within the limits of any funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for this purpose, also appoint, retain and employ, without regard to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes, such officers, agents, employees and experts as it may require, and it shall determine their qualifications, terms of office, duties, services and compensation. (e) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation, and each member shall serve only so long as he is the mayor or elected chief executive of the municipality he represents. The committee may reimburse its members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties. L.1968, c. 404, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-8 - Powers

13:17-8. Powers  (a) The commission shall submit to the committee for review, prior to final action thereon, codes and standards formulated by the commission, the district master plan and amendments thereto, development and redevelopment plans, and improvement plans. The commission may also submit to the committee any other matter which the commission deems advisable. (b) The committee shall review matters submitted to it by the commission pursuant to this section and shall indicate its position in writing to the commission. Failure of the committee to state its position within 45 days of the receipt of any matter so referred to the committee shall be deemed to constitute approval of the proposed action of the commission. Except that, the committee shall have 120 days after receipt of the master plan to state its position, in writing, to the commission. (c) The commission shall not take any final action on any matter required to be submitted to the committee pursuant to this section, which matter has been formally rejected by the committee, except by a vote of 5/7 of the full membership of the commission. (d) The committee may make recommendations to the commission on any matter it deems advisable whether or not such matter was submitted to said committee by said commission. L.1968, c. 404, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-9 - Master plan; preparation and adoption; contents; amendments; considerations; consultations with state and federal agencies

13:17-9. Master plan; preparation and adoption; contents; amendments; considerations; consultations with state and federal agencies  (a) The commission shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and, after public hearing and pursuant to the procedures hereinafter provided, shall adopt a master plan or portion thereof for the physical development of all lands lying within the district, which plan may include proposals for various stages in the future development of the district. The commission may from time to time, pursuant to the procedures hereinafter provided, and after public hearing, amend said master plan. The master plan shall include a report presenting the objectives, assumptions, standards and principles which are embodied in the various interlocking portions of the master plan. The master plan shall be a composite of the one or more written proposals recommending the physical development of the lands within its jurisdiction either in its entirety or a portion thereof which the commission shall prepare after meetings with the governing bodies of the constituent municipalities and affected counties, and any agencies and instrumentalities thereof. (b) In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto the commission shall give due consideration to the necessity to provide in the district sanitary landfills and other facilities for the disposal of solid waste which may be utilized by municipalities within the district and municipalities throughout the State. In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto the commission shall give due consideration to the existing patterns of the development in the constituent municipalities and to any master plan or other plan of development adopted by any constituent municipality prior to the effective date of this act or prior to the preparation of the master plan by the commission. (c) In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto, the commission shall consult with any Federal or State agency having an interest in the district. At least 60 days prior to taking any action relating to the district such Federal and State agency shall file with the commission their proposed plans for the commission's review and recommendation. L.1968, c. 404, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 13:17-10.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations|Section 13:17-10.1 - Surplus moneys from operation of solid waste disposal facilities; disposition

13:17-10.1. Surplus moneys from operation of solid waste disposal facilities; disposition  In the event that surplus moneys become available from the operation of solid waste disposal facilities by the Hackensack Commission, which are not required by any contract with the holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations of the commission to be retained in any fund or account established by any such contract for the security of the commission's bonds, notes or other obligations, then 75% of that surplus shall be used by the Hackensack Commission for any lawful purpose and 25% of that surplus shall be apportioned among the municipalities in the Hackensack Meadowlands District in the same ratio as the number of acres within the district of each such municipality bears to the total number of acres in the district. L.1975, c. 326, s. 35.