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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-25 - Issuance of bonds, notes.

40:54D-25 Issuance of bonds, notes.
25. a. Except as otherwise provided in section 18 of P.L.1997, c.273 (C.5:10-6.3), the authority may from time to time issue its bonds or notes for any of its purposes under this act, including the payment, funding, or refunding of principal or interest or redemption premiums on any bonds or notes issued by it whether the bonds or notes or interest to be funded or refunded have or have not become due. Bonds and notes so issued shall be subject to the "Local Bond Law," N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq. and the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.).
b. Except as otherwise provided in section 18 of P.L.1997, c.273 (C.5:10-6.3) and except as may be otherwise expressly provided by the authority, every issue of bonds or notes shall be general obligations payable out of any monies or revenues of the authority, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular bonds or notes pledging any particular revenues or funds. The authority may issue the types of bonds or notes as it may determine, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, bonds or notes on which the principal and interest are payable: (1) exclusively from the income and revenues derived from a tax upon retail receipts of any vendor located within the tourism improvement and development district created pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-4); (2) exclusively from the income and revenues from rates, charges and fees of a convention center facility or other tourism project operated by the authority, whether or not the project is financed in whole or in part with the proceeds of the bonds or notes; or (3) from its revenues generally. Any bonds or notes may be additionally secured by a pledge of any grant or contribution from the federal government or any State or any agency or public subdivision thereof or any person or a pledge of any monies, income or revenues of the authority from any source whatsoever. In addition, the authority may, in anticipation of the issuance of the bonds or the receipt of appropriations, grants, reimbursements or other funds, including without limitation grants from the federal government, issue notes, the principal of or interest on which, or both, shall be payable out of the proceeds of notes, bonds or other obligations of the authority or appropriations, grants reimbursements or other funds or revenues of the authority.
L.1992,c.165,s.25; amended 1997, c.273, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-25.1 - Transfer of assets, obligations, etc. to the sports authority.

40:54D-25.1 Transfer of assets, obligations, etc. to the sports authority.
17. a. The authority in existence on July 1, 1997 shall cooperate with the sports authority in the defeasing, refunding or refinancing of any outstanding obligations of such authority as authorized by this section and the authority shall take such steps as are necessary in order to implement such defeasing, refunding or refinancing.
b. On the 60th day following the effective day following the effective date of P.L.1997, c.273 (C.40:54D-25.1 et al.):
(1) All right, title, and interest of the authority in existence on July 1, 1997 in any of its assets, funds and property, both real and personal, as well as those obligations as set forth in paragraph (4) of this subsection, are hereby transferred to the sports authority to be held, used and applied for the purposes set forth herein.
(2) In addition to the powers vested in the sports authority pursuant to P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-1 et seq.), all powers and duties which hitherto were exercised by the authority in existence on July 1, 1997 with respect to any property transferred pursuant to this section may henceforth be exercised by the sports authority.
(3) All monies transferred pursuant to this act shall be deposited in the fund created by the sports authority pursuant to subsection g. of section 6 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-6).
(4) The sports authority shall assume such obligations of the authority as are necessary for the acquisition, construction and operation of the Wildwood convention center facility which obligations shall be as specified in a contract between the authority and the sports authority. Any such obligations of the authority which are assumed by the sports authority shall be payable from the fund created by the sports authority pursuant to subsection g. of section 6 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-6) or from the proceeds of bonds or notes issued pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1991, c.375 (C.5:10-14.3) and section 18 of P.L.1997, c.273 (C.5:10-6.3).
L.1997,c.273,s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-26 - Application for proposed project financing

40:54D-26. Application for proposed project financing
26. Prior to the adoption of any resolution of an authority authorizing the issuance of notes or bonds for a tourism project, an application for the proposed project financing shall be submitted to the Local Finance Board for review and findings pursuant to the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.).
L.1992,c.165,s.26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-27 - Report filed with Local Finance Board.

40:54D-27 Report filed with Local Finance Board.
27. a. Within 30 days after the issuance of any bonds or notes by the authority pursuant to P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-1 et seq.), the authority shall file a report with the Local Finance Board setting forth, if applicable, the principal amount of bonds or notes issued and the annual payments of principal and interest to be made on the bonds or notes.
b. At least 90 days prior to the date which is the later date determined pursuant to paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection b. of section 14 of P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-14), and subject to subsection f. of that section an authorized officer of the authority issuing bonds or notes for, or entering into a lease in connection with, the acquisition, construction, reconstruction or improvement of the convention center facility or other tourism project shall notify the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs of the precise date determined pursuant to subsection b. of section 14 of P.L.1992, c.165, the amounts payable thereafter: (1) on account of the principal and interest on, or reserve funding requirements on, those bonds or notes; or (2) as rent under the lease, and the name and address of the paying agent or agents for the bonds or notes, or of the lessor under the lease. The director shall, upon the receipt of that notice, verify the facts contained therein, and certify the same to the State Treasurer.
c. Following the certification in subsection b. of this section and upon the date set forth therein, the State Treasurer shall thereafter pay prior to each payment date from the fund the amounts certified to be paid: (1) to the appropriate paying agent or agents for the principal and interest on, or reserve funding requirements on, the bonds or notes; or (2) to the lessor as rent under the lease.
L.1992,c.165,s.27; amended 1997, c.273, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-28 - Pledges

40:54D-28. Pledges
28. Any pledge of revenues or other monies made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The revenues or other monies so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of that pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether the parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the authority.
L.1992,c.165,s.28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-29 - Pledge of State to bondholders.

40:54D-29 Pledge of State to bondholders.
29. The State of New Jersey does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued by an authority pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-1 et seq.) that the State will not limit or alter the rights or powers vested in an authority to acquire, construct, maintain and operate any project, or to perform and fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds or notes, or to fix, establish, charge and collect rates, fees or other charges as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenues to meet all expenses of that authority and fulfill the terms of any contract with another entity or any agreement made with the holders of the bonds or notes, and that the State will not in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders or modify in any way the exemptions from taxation provided for in this act, until the bonds and notes, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged or provided for.
L.1992,c.165,s.29; amended 1997, c.273, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-30 - Immunity from personal liability on bonds.

40:54D-30 Immunity from personal liability on bonds.
30. Neither the members of an authority nor any person executing bonds or notes issued pursuant to P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-1 et seq.) shall be liable personally on the bonds or notes by reason of the issuance thereof.
L.1992,c.165,s.30; amended 1997, c.273, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-31 - Authorization to collect rates, charges, fees for use of projects

40:54D-31. Authorization to collect rates, charges, fees for use of projects
31. a. The authority is authorized to fix, revise, charge and collect rates, charges and fees for the use of a convention center facility or other tourism project and the different parts or sections thereof. The rates, charges and fees shall be so fixed and adjusted as to effectuate the purposes of this act and in any event to carry out and perform the terms and provisions of any contract with or for the benefit of holders of bonds or notes. The charges shall not be subject to supervision or regulation by any other commission, board, bureau or agency of the State or subdivision of the State, except as provided in the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.). The use and disposition of charges and revenues shall be subject to the provisions of any resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes.
b. The authority is authorized to contract with any person, partnership, association, corporation or federal, State or local government entity or subdivision thereof desiring the use of any part of a project, including the right-of-way adjoining a paved portion, for operation or placing thereon telephone, telegraph, electric light or power lines, gas stations, garages, stores, hotels, or restaurants, or for any other purpose, and to fix the terms, conditions, rents and rates of charges for that use. No contract shall be required, and no rent, fee or other charge of any kind shall be imposed, for the use and occupation for the installation, construction, use, operation, maintenance or repair, renewal, relocation or removal of tracks, pipes, mains, conduits, cables, wires, towers, holes or other equipment or appliances in, on, along, over or under any project by any public utility as defined in section R.S.27:7-1 which is subject to taxation pursuant to either P.L.1940, c.4 (C.54:30A-16 et seq.) or P.L.1940, c.5 (C.54:30A-49 et seq.), or pursuant to any other law imposing a tax for the privilege of using the public streets, highways, roads or other public places in the State.
L.1992,c.165,s.31.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-32 - Additional powers

40:54D-32. Additional powers
32. In addition to the other powers conferred by this act or by any other law and not in limitation thereof, the authority, in connection with construction or operation of a convention center facility or other tourism project, may make reasonable regulations for the installation, construction, maintenance, renewal and removal of tracks, pipes, mains, conduits, cables, wires, towers, poles or any other equipment and appliances, herein called "works," of any public utility as defined in R.S.48:2-13, in, on or along, over or under the project, public highway or real property, including public lands or waters. Whenever in connection with construction or operation of the project, the authority shall determine that it is necessary that any works, which now are or hereafter may be located in, on, along, over under any project, public highway, or real property, should be relocated in the project, public highway, or real property or should be removed therefrom, the public utility owning or operating the works shall relocate or remove the same in accordance with the order of the authority, provided, however, that the cost and expenses of the relocation or removal, including the cost of installing these works in a new location, and the cost of any lands or any rights or interest in lands or any other rights acquired to accomplish the relocation or removal, less the cost of any lands or any rights or interest in lands or any other rights of the public utility, paid to the public utility in connection with the relocation or removal of the works, shall be paid by the authority and may be included in the cost of the project. In case of any relocation or removal of works, the public utility owning or operating the same, its successors or assigns, may maintain and operate the works, with the necessary appurtenances, in the new location for as long a period, and upon the same terms and conditions, as it had the right to maintain and operate the works in their former location.
L.1992,c.165,s.32.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-33 - Government entity may convey property

40:54D-33. Government entity may convey property
33. Any government entity, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, is authorized to lease, lend, grant or convey to the authority at its request upon the terms and conditions as the governing body or other proper agencies of the government entity may deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court or other action, other than the authorizing resolution or other formal action of the government entity, any real property or personal property or interest therein which may be necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of the authority, including any convention center buildings and structures or other real property already devoted to such purposes.
L.1992,c.165,s.33.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-34 - Cooperation of county, municipality

40:54D-34. Cooperation of county, municipality
34. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the acquisition, construction, or operation of any project of the authority, any county or municipality may, upon agreement with the authority and in the manner provided by law:
a. Appropriate monies for the purposes of the authority and to loan or donate the money to the authority in the installments and upon the terms as may be agreed upon by the authority;
b. Perform any act for the authority which it is empowered by law to perform;
c. Incur indebtedness, borrow money and issue bonds or notes for the purpose of financing a project pursuant to the provision of the "Local Bond Law," N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq.; and
d. Unconditionally guarantee the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds or notes of the authority.
L.1992,c.165,s.34.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-35 - Property exempt from levy, sale.

40:54D-35 Property exempt from levy, sale.
35. Except as otherwise provided in section 17 of P.L.1997, c.273 (C.40:54D-25.1), all property of the authority, except any property which is subjected to a lien to secure any bonds or notes, shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same, nor shall any such judgment against the authority be a charge or lien upon its property; provided that nothing herein contained shall apply to or limit the rights of the holders of any bonds or notes to pursue any remedy for the enforcement of any pledge or lien.
L.1992,c.165,s.35; amended 1997, c.273, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-36 - Exemption from taxes, special assessments

40:54D-36. Exemption from taxes, special assessments
36. The tourism project and other property of the authority are declared to be public property of an instrumentality of the State and devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the State or any subdivision thereof. All bonds or notes issued pursuant to this act, P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-1 et seq.) are declared to be issued by an instrumentality of this State and for an essential public and governmental purpose and the bonds and notes, and the interest thereon and the income therefrom, and all charges, funds, revenues, income and other monies pledged or available to pay, or secure the payment of the bonds or notes, or interest thereon, shall at all times be exempt from taxation except for transfer inheritance and estate taxes.
L.1992,c.165,s.36.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-37 - Depositories

40:54D-37. Depositories
37. All banks, trust companies, savings banks, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business are each authorized to give to the authority a good and sufficient undertaking with the sureties as shall be approved by the authority to the effect that the bank or banking institution shall faithfully keep and pay over to the order of or upon the warrant of the authority or its authorized agent all those funds as may be deposited with it by the authority and agreed interest thereon, at the times and upon the demands as may be agreed to with the authority or, in lieu of these sureties, deposit with the authority or its authorized agent or any trustee therefor or for the holders of any bonds or notes, as collateral, these securities as the authority may approve. The deposits of the authority may be evidenced or secured by a depository collateral agreement in that form and upon the terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the authority and at the bank or banking institution.
L.1992,c.165,s.37.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-38 - Investment of bond, note funds

40:54D-38. Investment of bond, note funds
38. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the State and all public officers, municipalities, counties, political subdivisions and public bodies and agencies thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, investment companies, savings and loan associations, and other persons carrying on a banking or investment business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, may legally invest any sinking funds, monies or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or notes issued pursuant to this act, P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-1 et seq.), and these bonds and notes shall be authorized security for any and all public deposits.
L.1992,c.165,s.38.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-39 - Audit

40:54D-39. Audit
39. The authority shall cause a financial audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once each year by certified public accountants pursuant to the "Local Authorities Fiscal Control Law," P.L.1983, c.313 (C.40A:5A-1 et seq.), and copies thereof shall be filed with the State Treasurer and with the State Auditor.
L.1992,c.165,s.39.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-40 - Construction of act

40:54D-40. Construction of act
40. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize or empower the authority to:
a. Vacate, close, connect with, adjust, relocate, cross or otherwise physically affect any State highway without written approval by the Commissioner of Transportation; or
b. Acquire State property or any interest therein by the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
L.1992,c.165,s.40.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-41 - Access by authority

40:54D-41. Access by authority
41. The authority and its authorized agents and employees may enter upon any lands, waters and premises other than State property for the purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings and examinations as it may deem necessary or convenient for the purposes of this act, and this entry shall not be deemed a trespass, nor shall the entry for this purpose be deemed an entry under any condemnation proceedings which may be then pending. The authority shall make reimbursement for any actual damages resulting to such lands, waters and premises as a result of those activities.
L.1992,c.165,s.41.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-42 - Contracts, etc. with municipal governments

40:54D-42. Contracts, etc. with municipal governments
42. The authority may enter into contracts, leases, or agreements with any municipal government, concerning the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, or support of a convention center facility or other tourism project.
L.1992,c.165,s.42.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:54D-43 - Supplemental powers

40:54D-43. Supplemental powers
43. The powers granted pursuant to the provisions of this act, P.L.1992, c.165 (C.40:54D-1 et seq.) are in addition to all powers under existing laws and municipal charters.
L.1992,c.165,s.43.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55-21.15 - Municipalities qualified to receive certain state aid; urban growth zones; determination by ordinance; exemption of projects from land use ordinances

40:55-21.15. Municipalities qualified to receive certain state aid; urban growth zones; determination by ordinance; exemption of projects from land use ordinances
Any municipality receiving State aid pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1971, c. 64, as amended and supplemented from time to time, or a municipality certified by the Commissioner of Community Affairs to qualify under such law in every respect except population, may by ordinance determine that an area or areas within such municipality be designated an urban growth zone as defined in and for all purposes of "The New Jersey Economic Development Authority Act," P.L.1974, c. 80 (C. 34:1B-1 et seq.). Such ordinance may provide that, notwithstanding any law or other ordinance or local regulation to the contrary, all construction projects undertaken by, or with the assistance of, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority in such urban growth zones shall be exempt from the terms and requirements of the land use ordinances and regulations, including but not limited to the master plan and zoning ordinances, of such municipality for any period of time which may be mutually agreed upon.
L.1977, c. 423, s. 1, eff. Feb. 27, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55-52 - Authentication before filing

40:55-52. Authentication before filing
No department in a municipality, created for the purpose of filing plans and specifications for buildings, shall receive or file any plans or specifications unless they bear the seal of a licensed professional engineer or a licensed architect of the State of New Jersey, or in lieu thereof an affidavit sworn to by the person who drew or prepared them.
Amended by L.1948, c. 294, p. 1209, s. 1, eff. Aug. 9, 1948.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55B-1 - Definitions

40:55B-1. Definitions
As used in this title:
"Governing body" means and includes the board or body in each municipality empowered by statute to exercise general legislative power therein. In cities having a board of finance such board shall be considered the "governing body" for the purpose of this chapter.
"Mayor" means and includes the chief executive of the municipality whether the official designation of his office be mayor, city manager or otherwise.
"Commission" means and includes an industrial commission created by the governing body of any municipality pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55B-2 - Legislative finding; purpose of chapter

40:55B-2. Legislative finding; purpose of chapter
It is hereby found and declared as follows:
a. That unless many municipalities are to accept decadence and obsolescence as their inevitable lot, they must thoroughly analyze their position in the industrial structure of the country and then completely mobilize their potential resources for efficient manufacture; that the location of industry today is more and more the result of an impartial, scientific study of basic economic conditions; that one of the basic difficulties of many of the municipalities of this state is that they do not know themselves; that they have little appreciation of either their economic strength or their economic weakness; that they have never studied impartially either the economic advantages or the economic disadvantages of their own peculiar geographic position; that there had been an abundance of publicity campaigns and boosting campaigns founded upon superficial generalities and not well designed to enlighten the prospective manufacturer; that a frank inventory of the industrial life of New Jersey communities as a deliberate and sober inquiry of scientific character is necessary to ascertain their real needs and to determine their potential resources for efficient manufacture with a constructive program for sustained and selective growth and a long term policy of industrial rehabilitation and development is necessary.
b. That there are now many thousands of unemployed persons within the state of New Jersey, who, if profitably employed, would create annual pay rolls of millions of dollars; that the re-employment of the present unemployed would quicken and improve social conditions.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55B-6 - Employees; offices

40:55B-6. Employees; offices
In so far as may be practicable, the employees and assistants required by the commission shall be recruited from the public officers and employees of the municipality served by the commission. The municipal counsel shall be the counsel to the commission; the municipal engineer shall be the engineer of the commission; and the several departments of the municipal government shall be available to the commission for the purposes of the commission's business. Municipal employees serving the commission shall do so without compensation other than their regular compensation as employees of the municipality. The commission shall, from time to time, make known to the mayor of the municipality served by it, its wants in the nature of services by employees of the municipality, and the mayor shall designate which of the municipality's employees, if any, shall render such services.
To the extent that the commission shall deem it necessary to carry on its function, and to the extent that it shall consider the services of existing employees of the municipality insufficient for its purposes, it may employ such additional employees or services and at such compensation as may be approved by resolution of the governing body of the municipality. Its requirements in this direction shall be submitted from time to time in writing to such governing body.
The civil service laws, rules and regulations of the state, applicable to the municipality served by the commission, shall govern the appointment of employees of the commission. Such laws, rules and regulations shall not be deemed to prevent the use of services of existing employees, without extra compensation therefor, nor shall the use of such services operate to enlarge the civil service rights or the status of the municipal employee rendering the same.
The commission shall have an maintain a suitable office, where its maps, plans, documents, records and accounts shall be kept, subject to public inspection during reasonable business hours of the commission. If practicable, existing office facilities of the municipality served by the commission shall be used without charge by the municipality, and the office and similar equipment of the municipality shall, wherever possible, be used by and be made available for the use of the commission, without charge.
Amended by L.1984, c. 196, s. 2, eff. Nov. 27, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55B-7 - General powers

40:55B-7. General powers
To effectuate its purposes, any commission created under this chapter shall have the following powers:
a. To sue and be sued.
b. To adopt and use an official seal.
c. To adopt suitable by-laws for the management of its affairs.
d. To determine the qualifications and duties of its employees, and to fix, subject to the foregoing provisions hereof, their compensation.
e. To enter into contracts.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55B-8 - Purposes, functions, and additional powers

40:55B-8. Purposes, functions, and additional powers
Every commission created under this chapter shall constitute the corporate instrumentality of the municipality, by which it is created, for the following purposes:
a. To inquire into, survey and publicize the extent, advantages and utility of the vacant lands of such municipality, whether municipally owned or otherwise.
b. To classify such vacant lands according to their adaptability for the settlement thereon of various types of industrial enterprises.
c. To study and analyze the various industries of the nation and, to the extent it deems necessary for its purposes, the industries of other nations, with a view to ascertaining the opportunities for the industrial expansion of the municipality. In this connection the reports, records, statistics, compenda and similar documents of existing federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental and public agencies, as well as of responsible private institutions, boards, agencies and similar bodies interested in the compilation of the information relating to industry, shall be resorted to, wherever possible, in order to avoid unnecessary original research and gathering of source material.
d. To advertise the industrial advantages and opportunities of its municipality and the availability of real estate within the municipality for industrial settlement and to encourage and accomplish such industrial settlement within the municipality.
e. To solicit the several industries to purchase or lease the vacant lands and property of or in the municipality.
f. To accomplish the sale or lease of the municipality's vacant lands to industries whose settlement thereon is best calculated, in the judgment of the commission, to advance the interests of the municipality and of its citizens and inhabitants.
g. To acquire title to vacant land owned by the municipality for the purpose of resale or lease to industries whose presence within the municipality will benefit in the judgment of the commission, its citizens and inhabitants.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55B-8.1 - Contracts relating to transfer of interest in real estate; veto by mayor

40:55B-8.1. Contracts relating to transfer of interest in real estate; veto by mayor
Notice of any contract for the sale, lease, option to purchase or lease or other transfer of real property or any interest therein proposed by the commission shall be submitted to the mayor of the municipality whereupon such proposed commission action shall be subject to the mayor's veto. The mayor shall exercise the veto power over this proposed action by a written veto to the commission. The mayor shall have 10 days, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted, after receiving notice of the action to exercise the veto power. The mayor's veto power shall be exercised in accordance with the following guidelines: a. the action conforms to the master plan of the community; b. the action is environmentally compatible with the community; c. the action complies with the zoning of the industrial area; and d. the project complies with the policies and procedures established by the governing body in cooperation with the commission. If the mayoral veto is exercised during the specified time period, the action of the commission shall be considered null and void. If no veto is exercised during the specified time period, the action of the commission shall be considered valid. The mayor, upon receiving notice of the action, may in writing notify the commission of the approval of the action before the expiration of the 10-day period.
L.1984, c. 196, s. 4, eff. Nov. 27, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55B-8.2 - Restrictions or conditions on real property sold or leased by commission

40:55B-8.2. Restrictions or conditions on real property sold or leased by commission
The commission may, as to any real property sold or leased by it, impose restrictions or conditions as to the use of the real property or the construction, demolition, repair, alteration or reconstruction of buildings or structures and the time of their commencement and completion. All restrictions and conditions shall be related to a lawful purpose and shall not be inconsistent with or impose a special or higher standard than any zoning or planning ordinance then in effect in the municipality or under the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c. 217 (C. 52:27D-119 et seq.).
L.1984, c. 196, s. 5, eff. Nov. 27, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55D-8 - Municipal fees; exemptions.

40:55D-8 Municipal fees; exemptions.
4. a. Every municipal agency shall adopt and may amend reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this act or with any applicable ordinance, for the administration of its functions, powers and duties, and shall furnish a copy thereof to any person upon request and may charge a reasonable fee for such copy. Copies of all such rules and regulations and amendments thereto shall be maintained in the office of the administrative officer.
b. Fees to be charged (1) an applicant for review of an application for development by a municipal agency, and (2) an appellant pursuant to section 8 of this act shall be reasonable and shall be established by ordinance. In addition to covering the administrative costs associated with the implementation of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), these fees shall be used to defray the cost of tuition for those persons required to take the course in land use law and planning in the municipality as required pursuant to P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3 et al.).
c. A municipality may by ordinance exempt, according to uniform standards, charitable, philanthropic, fraternal and religious nonprofit organizations holding a tax exempt status under the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. s. 501(c) or (d)) from the payment of any fee charged under this act.
d. A municipality shall exempt a board of education from the payment of any fee charged under this act.
e. A municipality may by ordinance exempt, according to uniform standards, a disabled person, or a parent or sibling of a disabled person, from the payment of any fee charged under this act in connection with any application for development which promotes accessibility to his own living unit.
For the purposes of this subsection, "disabled person" means a person who has the total and permanent inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment, including blindness, and shall include, but not be limited to, any resident of this State who is disabled pursuant to the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. s.416), or the federal Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. s.231 et seq.), or is rated as having a 60% disability or higher pursuant to any federal law administered by the United States Veterans' Act. For purposes of this paragraph "blindness" means central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens. An eye which is accompanied by a limitation in the fields of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees shall be considered as having a central visual acuity of 20/200 or less.
L.1975,c.291,s.4; amended 1979, c.216, s.5; 1983, c.322; 1989, c.43, s.1; 1996, c.92, s.2; 2005, c.133, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55D-8.1 - Short title.

40:55D-8.1 Short title.
32. Sections 32 through 38 of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.40:55D-8.1 through C.40:55D-8.7) shall be known and may be cited as the "Statewide Non-residential Development Fee Act."
L.2008, c.46, s.32.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55D-8.2 - Findings, declarations relative to Statewide non-residential development fees.

40:55D-8.2 Findings, declarations relative to Statewide non-residential development fees.
33. The Legislature finds and declares:
a. The collection of development fees from builders of residential and non-residential properties has been authorized by the court through the powers delegated to the Council on Affordable Housing established pursuant to the "Fair Housing Act," P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.).
b. New Jersey's land resources are becoming more scarce, while its redevelopment needs are increasing. In order to balance the needs of developing and redeveloping communities, a reasonable method of providing for the housing needs of low and moderate income and middle income households, without mandating the inclusion of housing in every non-residential project, must be established.
c. A Statewide non-residential development fee program which permits municipalities under the council's jurisdiction to retain these fees for use in the municipality will provide a fair and balanced funding method to address the State's affordable housing needs, while providing an incentive to all municipalities to seek substantive certification from the council.
d. Whereas pursuant to P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.), organizations are directed to invest in the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority to ensure that the development of housing for families of low and moderate income shall be provided. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, in consultation with the council, shall work to effectuate the purpose and intent of P.L.1985, c.222 (C.52:27D-301 et al.).
e. The "Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act," sections 32 through 38 of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.40:55D-8.1 through C.40:55D-8.7), prohibits municipalities from imposing their own fees to fund affordable housing on non-residential development, and P.L.2009, c.90 (C.52:27D-489a et al.) is not intended to alter this underlying policy.
f. The negative impact of a State policy that over-relies on a municipal fee structure and of State programs that require a municipality to impose fees and charges on developers must be balanced against any public good expected from such regulation. It is undisputable that the charging of fees at high levels dissuades commerce from locating within a State or municipality or locality and halts non-residential and residential development, and these ill effects directly increase the overall costs of housing, and could impede the constitutional obligation to provide for a realistic opportunity for housing for families at all income levels.
L.2008, c.46, s.33; amended 2009, c.90, s.36.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55D-8.5 - Regulations.

40:55D-8.5 Regulations.
36. a. The commissioner, in consultation with the council, shall promulgate, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such regulations as are necessary for the prompt and effective implementation of the provisions and purposes of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.1 et al.), including, but not limited to, provisions for the payment of any necessary administrative costs related to the assessment of properties and collection of any development fees by a municipality.
b. Notwithstanding the authority granted to the commissioner herein, the council shall adopt and promulgate, in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), such regulations as are necessary for the effectuation of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.1 et al.), including but not limited to, regulations necessary for the establishment, implementation, review, monitoring, and enforcement of a municipal affordable housing trust fund and spending plan.
L.2008, c.46, s.36.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55D-8.7 - Certain local ordinances void.

40:55D-8.7 Certain local ordinances void.
38. a. Except as expressly provided in P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.1 et al.) including subsection b. of this section, any provision of a local ordinance which imposes a fee for the development of affordable housing upon a developer of non-residential property, including any and all development fee ordinances adopted in accordance with any regulations of the Council on Affordable Housing, or any provision of an ordinance which imposes an obligation relating to the provision of housing affordable to low and moderate income households, or payment in-lieu of building as a condition of non-residential development, shall be void and of no effect. A provision of an ordinance which imposes a development fee which is not prohibited by any provision of P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.1 et al.) shall not be invalidated by this section.
b. No affordable housing obligation shall be imposed concerning a mixed use development that would result in an affordable housing obligation greater than that which would have been imposed if the residential portion of the mixed use development had been developed independently of the non-residential portion of the mixed use development.
c. Whenever the developer of a non-residential development regulated under P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.) has made or committed itself to make a financial or other contribution relating to the provision of housing affordable to low and moderate income households, the non-residential development fee authorized pursuant to P.L.2008, c.46 (C.52:27D-329.1 et al.) shall be satisfied through the investment obligations made pursuant to P.L.1977, c.110 (C.5:12-1 et seq.).
L.2008, c.46, s.38.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55D-9 - Meetings; municipal agency

40:55D-9. Meetings; municipal agency
Meetings; municipal agency. a. Every municipal agency shall by its rules fix the time and place for holding its regular meetings for business authorized to be conducted by such agency. Regular meetings of the municipal agency shall be scheduled not less than once a month and shall be held as scheduled unless canceled for lack of applications for development to process. The municipal agency may provide for special meetings, at the call of the chairman, or on the request of any two of its members, which shall be held on notice to its members and the public in accordance with municipal regulations. No action shall be taken at any meeting without a quorum being present. All actions shall be taken by a majority vote of the members of the municipal agency present at the meeting, except as otherwise required by sections 23, 25, 49, 50, and subsections 8e., 17a., 17b. and 57d. of this act. Failure of a motion to receive the number of votes required to approve an application for development shall be deemed an action denying the application. Nothing herein shall be construed to contravene any act providing for procedures for governing bodies.
b. All regular meetings and all special meetings shall be open to the public. Notice of all such meetings shall be given in accordance with municipal regulations. An executive session for the purpose of discussing and studying any matters to come before the agency shall not be deemed a regular or special meeting within the meaning of this act.
c. Minutes of every regular or special meeting shall be kept and shall include the names of persons appearing and addressing the municipal agency and of the persons appearing by attorney, the action taken by the municipal agency, the findings, if any, made by it and reasons therefor. The minutes shall thereafter be made available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the administrative officer. Any interested party shall have the right to compel production of the minutes for use as evidence in any legal proceedings concerning the subject matter of such minutes. Such interested party may be charged a reasonable fee for reproduction of the minutes for his use.
L. 1975, c. 291, s. 5, eff. Aug. 1, 1976. Amended by L. 1979, c. 216, s. 6; L. 1984, c. 20, s. 3, eff. March 22, 1984; L. 1985, c. 516, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55D-10.1 - Informal review

40:55D-10.1. Informal review
At the request of the developer, the planning board shall grant an informal review of a concept plan for a development for which the developer intends to prepare and submit an application for development. The amount of any fees for such an informal review shall be a credit toward fees for review of the application for development. The developer shall not be bound by any concept plan for which review is requested, and the planning board shall not be bound by any such review.
L. 1979, c. 216, s. 8. Amended by L. 1985, c. 516, s. 4
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:55D-10.2 - Voting conditions.

40:55D-10.2 Voting conditions.
9. A member of a municipal agency who was absent for one or more of the meetings at which a hearing was held or was not a member of the municipal agency at that time, shall be eligible to vote on the matter upon which the hearing was conducted, notwithstanding his absence from one or more of the meetings; provided, however, that such board member has available to him the transcript or recording of all of the hearing from which he was absent or was not a member, and certifies in writing to the board that he has read such transcript or listened to such recording.
L.1979,c.216,s.9; amended 1998, c.95, s.3.