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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-52 - Master plan; contents

34:1A-52. Master plan; contents
The director, upon consultation with the council, shall develop a 10-year master plan for the growth of tourism for presentation to the Governor and the Legislature no later than February 1, 1979.
The plan shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of the following:
a. New Jersey's need for additional job opportunities and for tax revenues;
b. The optimum distribution of the tourist industry throughout the State and the effect of such industry on the environment;
c. The upgrading and improvement of the facilities and services available to tourists in New Jersey;
d. The development of tourist destination areas attractive in appearance, manageable in terms of densities, and with wholesome recreational opportunities;
e. The protection and preservation of shoreline areas;
f. The providing of access to shoreline areas for tourists and the assurance of the rights of residents to the use of public beaches and public beach access areas, surfing and fishing sites, hiking trails, and other recreational sites and scenic areas;
g. The reconstruction, maintenance, and preservation of sites which have been important in New Jersey history and American history;
h. The promotion of various cultural and ethnic holidays, observances, and festivities and of understanding by visitors and residents of the social and cultural contributions of all ethnic groups and people residing in New Jersey; and
i. The desirability and the feasibility of creating a Department of Tourism.
L.1977, c. 225, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-52.1 - New Jersey Governor's Cup Hydrofest Series; designated.

34:1A-52.1 New Jersey Governor's Cup Hydrofest Series; designated.
1. The Sunset Lake Hydrofest in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, is designated as the New Jersey Governor's Cup Hydrofest Series.
L.2009, JR4, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-52.2 - Designation of trophy, commendation.

34:1A-52.2 Designation of trophy, commendation.
2. An appropriate perpetual trophy or commendation, to be provided by the governing body of the event, shall be designated as the New Jersey Governor's Cup of the Sunset Lake Hydrofest in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey.
L.2009, JR4, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-52.3 - Annual award.

34:1A-52.3 Annual award.
3. Every year, the Governor, or the designee thereof, shall award the New Jersey Governor's Cup to the winner of the Sunset Lake Hydrofest.
L.2009, JR4, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-53 - Powers and duties of division.

34:1A-53 Powers and duties of division.
9. In the pursuance and promotion of a State policy on tourism, the division, at the direction of the Secretary of State, shall:
a. Provide and promote adequate opportunities for county and municipal participation, federal agency participation, and private citizens' involvement in the decision-making process of tourism planning and policy formulation;
b. Encourage all State, county, and municipal governmental and private agencies to do their utmost to assure the personal safety of residents and tourists both within and without tourist destination areas;
c. Take whatever administrative, litigable, and legislative steps as are necessary to minimize the problems of tourists in not receiving contracted services, including transportation, tours, hotels;
d. Attempt to reconcile and balance the activities and accommodations of the tourist with the daily pursuits and lifestyles of the residents;
e. Develop an understanding among all citizens of the role of tourism in New Jersey, both in terms of its economic and social importance and the problems it presents, through appropriate formal and informal learning experiences;
f. Cooperate with the Department of Education to promote throughout the educational system of New Jersey an awareness of New Jersey history and culture;
g. Ensure that the growth of the tourist industry is consistent with the attainment of economic, social, physical, and environmental objectives in any State plan and county plans that are adopted;
h. Continuously monitor and evaluate the social costs of growth of the tourist industry against the social benefits;
i. Emphasize in the State's tourism promotional efforts the high quality of the State's natural and cultural features;
j. Promote the tourist industry through such activities as Visitors Bureaus and similar county and municipal agencies, and assure that the tourist industry contributes its fair share of the cost of such promotion;
k. Request and receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission, or other agency of the State, or any political subdivision or public authority thereof, such assistance and data as may be necessary to enable the division to carry out its responsibilities under this act;
l. In consultation with the council, review annually and, if necessary, revise or update the 10-year master plan developed pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1977, c.225 (C.34:1A-52), and submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature containing an evaluation of the preceding year's activities and developments in tourism and the revisions recommended in the master plan;
m. At the direction of the council, operate the division's Travel and Tourism Cooperative Marketing Campaign Program; and
n. Establish and operate the division's Travel and Tourism Advertising and Promotion Program.
L.1977, c.225, s.9; amended 2005, c.378, s.6; 2007, c.253, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-53.1 - Reports required from division.

34:1A-53.1 Reports required from division.
8. In addition to the powers and duties of the division as provided in section 9 of P.L.1977, c.225 (C.34:1A-53), the division shall submit a report no later than January 31 and July 31 of every year on the tourism marketing campaigns of the division and the expenditure of funds appropriated to the division for tourism promotion to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly, the Senate Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee and the Assembly Tourism and Gaming Committee, or their successors. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
a. A description of the efforts of the division to promote New Jersey tourism in the six-month period ending on December 31 and June 30 preceding the respective dates on which the report is due. The report shall list: (1) the type of each promotion made, including but not limited to, promotions in the form of print, radio, Internet or television advertisements, tourism information or reference guides, tourism event calendars or the attendance by employees of the division at conferences relevant to tourism promotion, (2) the content of each such advertisement, guide, calendar or other promotional aid made, or conference attended, (3) the dates and locations where tourism advertisements were shown, when such guides, calendars or other promotional aids were made available, or when such conferences took place, and (4) the aggregate amount of money expended on each advertisement, guide, calendar, promotional aid or conference listed;
b. A list of entities that received, in the six-month period ending on December 31 and June 30 preceding the respective dates on which the report is due, State matching funds under the division's Travel and Tourism Cooperative Marketing Campaign Program and the division's Advertising and Promotion Program, the amount of funds each entity received from either program, and the amount of each of the recipient entity's expenditures made from the funds of either program; and
c. A general description of the potential tourism promotion efforts the division is considering for the six-month period beginning on January 1 and July 1 preceding the respective dates on which the report is due. Such description shall be distributed to the members of the council. A member of the public may receive a copy of such description upon request.
The report shall identify whether or not each of the efforts to promote tourism listed in the report is consistent with the provisions of the 10-year master plan developed pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1977, c.225 (C.34:1A-52), identify the relevant provisions of the master plan with which the effort to promote tourism is consistent or inconsistent, and provide an explanation of the consistency or inconsistency.
L.2005, c.378, s.8; amended 2007, c.253, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-53.2 - Statewide 9/11 Memorial Registry.

34:1A-53.2 Statewide 9/11 Memorial Registry.
1. a. The Director of the Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State shall establish a Statewide 9/11 Memorial Registry. The registry shall provide the location and condition of all 9/11 memorials in the State owned, operated, or maintained by a governmental entity. The division may seek the assistance and cooperation of the Adjutant General, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, and local government officials and entities.
b. The Director of the Division of Travel and Tourism shall publish the 9/11 Memorial Registry on the division's Internet website. The information on the website shall be searchable and available as a list and as an interactive map, and shall:
(1) specify the location of each 9/11 memorial included on the 9/11 Memorial Registry and provide driving directions from the north, south, east, and west, as well as directions by public transit where applicable;
(2) display photographs of each memorial; and
(3) provide contact information for the owner or operator of each memorial, including the telephone number and Internet website address of the memorial.
c. The director shall ensure that the Internet website is updated whenever a governmental entity establishes a new 9/11 memorial. The division shall accept information or changes to the website from the Adjutant General, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, and local government officials and entities
d. The division shall accept submissions from the public recommending, for inclusion on the 9/11 Memorial Registry, 9/11 memorials not owned, operated, or maintained by a governmental entity through an electronic submission form made available by the division on its Internet website. The division may include 9/11 memorials not owned, operated, or maintained by a governmental entity on the 9/11 Memorial Registry as it deems appropriate.
L.2017, c.216, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-53.3 - Publication of information on farm-to-table restaurants on Division of Travel and Tourism website.

34:1A-53.3 Publication of information on farm-to-table restaurants on Division of Travel and Tourism website.
1. a. The Division of Travel and Tourism shall publish on its Internet website, and update as appropriate, information on farm-to-table restaurants in the State by region, including the name, address, and other pertinent information for each restaurant which the division determines would be of interest for the purposes of educating the public about local sources for fresh, healthy foods and options to support restaurants that use locally grown and produced food products. For the purposes of this subsection, "region" means north, south, or central New Jersey as designated by the division.
b. The division shall establish a process by which farm-to-table restaurants may register for posting on the website, including the criteria to be met for designation as a "farm-to-table restaurant," and shall promote the program on its website and to restaurants around the State to ensure as much participation as possible.
L.2018, c.154, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-53.4 - "Agritourism Fund" established; definition.

34:1A-53.4 "Agritourism Fund" established; definition.
1. a. As used in this section:
"Agritourism" means a form of commercial enterprise that links agricultural production or agricultural processing with tourism to attract visitors onto a farm, ranch, winery, brewery, or other agricultural business for the purpose of entertaining or educating the visitors and generating income for the farm, ranch, winery, brewery, or agricultural business owner.
b. There is established in the Department of State a nonlapsing revolving fund to be known as the "Agritourism Fund," to be held separate and apart from all other funds of the State. The Division of Travel and Tourism shall administer the fund and ensure that monies deposited in the fund, and any interest earned thereon, shall be used for the purpose of making grants to New Jersey businesses involved in agritourism. The division shall award grants annually through a process established by the division.
c. There shall be appropriated annually from the General Fund to the Department of State the sum of $2.5 million for deposit in the "Agritourism Fund" to effectuate the purposes and objectives of this section. Any unspent monies in the fund shall be carried forward.
L.2023, c.87.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-53.5 - Division of Travel and Tourism, re-draw State tourism map, Central Jersey region.

34:1A-53.5 Division of Travel and Tourism, re-draw State tourism map, Central Jersey region.
1. a. The Division of Travel and Tourism shall re-draw the State tourism map to create a "Central Jersey" region comprised, at a minimum of the counties of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, and Somerset, and to incorporate the "Central Jersey" region in all regional marketing activities, including in publications and on the VisitNJ.org website.
b. The division shall remove from its grant applications and contracts any requirement that State tourism grant funds be targeted to audiences located at a minimum distance, and shall promote overnight stays.
L.2023, c.149.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-54 - Duties of council.

34:1A-54 Duties of council.
10. The council shall:
a. Aid the division in the formulation and updating of the 10-year master plan developed pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1977, c.225 (C.34:1A-52) and the annual review thereof;
b. Consider all matters referred to it by the Secretary of State;
c. Make recommendations to the division on any matter relating to tourism and the tourist industry in New Jersey and to those objectives and responsibilities specified in sections 8 and 9 of P.L.1977, c.225 (C.34:1A-52 and C.34:1A-53);
d. Direct the division to review the spending of funds by the regional tourism councils and provide comments and recommendations to such councils on the spending of funds when appropriate;
e. Direct the division to encourage the development of local marketing organizations, including but not limited to destination marketing organizations and convention and visitor bureaus;
f. Direct the division to ensure that a recipient of funding by the Department of State for tourism promotion is in compliance with all terms of the funding agreement, and that the recipient's promotional message is consistent with the promotional message for the State established by the Secretary of State;
g. Direct the division on the operation of the division's Travel and Tourism Cooperative Marketing Campaign Program;
h. Commission the New Jersey Center for Hospitality and Tourism at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey to conduct an annual survey and analysis of New Jersey's tourism industry for the purpose of providing data to improve the effectiveness of tourism promotion. The council shall direct the division to make the survey and analysis results available to tourism groups throughout the State. In a year during which the New Jersey Center for Hospitality and Tourism is unable or unavailable to conduct the survey and analysis, the council shall choose another entity to conduct the survey and analysis for that year; and
i. Perform other duties as assigned by the Secretary of State.
L.1977, c.225, s.10; amended 2005, c.378, s.7; 2007, c.253, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-55 - Severability

34:1A-55. Severability
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its effect to the section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act directly involved in the controversy in which said judgment shall have been rendered.
L.1977, c. 225, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-69.1 - Immunity from liability for injury caused by product or invention fostered or advanced by L.1977, c. 429

34:1A-69.1. Immunity from liability for injury caused by product or invention fostered or advanced by L.1977, c. 429
The State, its offices, departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and agencies, including the Office for Promoting Technical Innovation, as well as the employees thereof, shall not be liable in tort, contract, or implied warranty for any injury caused by a product or invention, or its development that in any way was fostered or advanced pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1977, c. 429.
L.1981, c. 53, s. 3, eff. March 2, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-69.2 - Nonliability for debts, claims, obligations or judgments incurred by or asserted against party to agreements under L.1977, c. 429

34:1A-69.2. Nonliability for debts, claims, obligations or judgments incurred by or asserted against party to agreements under L.1977, c. 429
The State, its offices, departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions, and agencies, including the Office for Promoting Technical Innovation, as well as the employees thereof, shall not be liable for any debts, claims, obligations or judgments incurred by or asserted against a party to agreements entered into pursuant to this act.
L.1981, c. 53, s. 4, eff. March 2, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-69.3 - Short title

34:1A-69.3. Short title
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Products, New Jobs Act of 1980."
L.1981, c. 53, s. 5, eff. March 2, 1981.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-70 - Legislative findings and declarations

34:1A-70. Legislative findings and declarations
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is not in the public interest for any citizens of this State to be unemployed solely because of an inability to reach a place of potential employment. Lack of transportation to job sites in New Jersey is a barrier to employment for many people as evidenced by a Department of Labor and Industry study in June of 1977 indicating that 23% of unemployed workers surveyed could not be placed in jobs principally because they could not reach one or more specific places of employment. This problem will be compounded to a greater degree in the future as employers continue to relocate outside of urban centers, thus becoming relatively more inaccessible to inner city workers who lack transportation.
L.1978, c. 41, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-72 - Demonstration projects to transport persons to job sites, interviews and training; funding

34:1A-72. Demonstration projects to transport persons to job sites, interviews and training; funding
The Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry is hereby authorized to develop and administer a program to provide funds for demonstration projects to transport persons to job sites, job interviews, and job training to which persons would otherwise have no available transportation. Such projects may be authorized on an intra- or inter-county basis, or at the State level, as the commissioner deems feasible and desirable.
L.1978, c. 41, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-73 - Standards for allocation of funds

34:1A-73. Standards for allocation of funds
The commissioner shall establish standards for the allocation of funds pursuant to this act which standards shall:
a. Be responsive to areas of high unemployment;
b. Guarantee that each applicant for a grant receive funds sufficient to operate at least one demonstration vehicle; and
c. Reflect optimal service-delivery regions, be they intra- or inter-county in nature.
L.1978, c. 41, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-74 - Authorized intra-state services

34:1A-74. Authorized intra-state services
Demonstration projects funded under this act shall be limited to three basic intra-State services as follows:
a. Transporting persons from employment service centers, or other centralized sites to employment interviews;
b. Transporting persons to places of employment for a maximum period of 10 weeks during which time said persons shall attempt to arrange for their own transportation; provided, however, that the commissioner may provide flexible standards for extending the 10-week limitation in cases of need; and
c. Transporting unemployed workers to job training programs.
L.1978, c. 41, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1A-87 - Steering committee to manage center.

34:1A-87 Steering committee to manage center.
28. The center shall be managed by a Steering Committee comprised of the Commissioners of Community Affairs, Education, Health and Senior Services, Human Services, and Labor and Workforce Development; the Executive Directors of the Commission on Higher Education, the State Employment and Training Commission; the Executive Director of the New Jersey Commerce Commission; the Director of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services; a director or member of a Workforce Investment Board as designated by the Executive Director of the State Employment and Training Commission; and a One-Stop Career Center operator as designated by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. The committee shall set policy for the operation of the center and shall have the authority to increase membership of the committee, as it deems necessary, to carry out the purposes of sections 27 through 29 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:1A-86 through C.34:1A-88).
L.2005, c.354, s.28; amended 2007, c.253, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-4a - NJEDA building designated in memory of Caren S. Franzini.

34:1B-4a NJEDA building designated in memory of Caren S. Franzini.
1. The Governor, or the designee thereof, shall designate the building in which the New Jersey Economic Development Authority is located at 36 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey in memory of Caren S. Franzini and erect appropriate signs bearing this designation and dedication.
L.2017, c.229, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-4b - Funding for signage.

34:1B-4b Funding for signage.
2. Except for funds of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, State or other public funds shall not be used for producing, purchasing, or erecting signs bearing the designation established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2017, c.229 (C.34:1B-4a). The Governor, or the designee thereof, is authorized to receive gifts, grants, or other financial assistance from private sources for the purpose of funding or reimbursing the Governor, or the designee thereof, for the costs associated with producing, purchasing, and erecting signs bearing the designation established pursuant to section 1 of this act and entering into agreements related thereto, with private sources, including but not limited to non-governmental, non-profit, educational, or charitable entities or institutions. Work shall not proceed and funding shall not be accepted by the Governor, or the designee thereof, until an agreement has been reached with a responsible party for paying the costs associated with producing, purchasing, erecting, and maintaining the signs.
L.2017, c.229, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-4.2 - Motion Picture and Television Development Commission, transfer, Business Action Center, Department of State.

34:1B-4.2 Motion Picture and Television Development Commission, transfer, Business Action Center, Department of State.
1. a. The Motion Picture and Television Development Commission, established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1977, c.44 (C.34:1B-24), transferred in, but not of, the Division of Business Assistance, Marketing, and International Trade pursuant to section 24 of P.L.2008, c.27 (C.34:1B-233), and continued and transferred in, but not of, the Business Action Center in the Department of State pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 003-2011, is transferred in the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the commission shall operate under the supervision and direction of the Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
b. Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Motion Picture and Television Development Commission, the same shall mean and refer to the Motion Picture and Television Development Commission in the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
c. The obligation of the Division of Business Assistance, Marketing, and International Trade to provide staff services necessary to support the functions of the Motion Picture and Television Development Commission pursuant to subsection c. of section 24 of P.L.2008, c.27 (C.34:1B-233) is transferred to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
d. The transfer directed by this section shall be made in accordance with the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.) and shall include all files, books, papers, records, equipment, and other property held by the commission, including, without limitation, funds and other resources, and personnel. All funds to be transferred shall be deposited in accounts as may be required by law.
L.2023, c.97, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-4.3 - Regulations.

34:1B-4.3 Regulations.
8. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to the contrary, the chief executive officer of the authority may adopt, immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law, regulations that the chief executive officer, in consultation with the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, deems necessary to implement the provisions of P.L.2023, c.97 (C.34:1B-4.2 et al.), which regulations shall be effective for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of the filing. The chief executive officer shall thereafter amend, adopt, or readopt the regulations in accordance with the requirements of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
L.2023, c.97, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-5.2 - Administration and enforcement of rules and regulations

34:1B-5.2. Administration and enforcement of rules and regulations
2. The rules and regulations adopted under section 1 of this act shall provide for the proper and appropriate administration and enforcement of such regulations.
L.1979,c.303,s.2; amended 2002, c.78,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-5.3 - Violation of rules and regulations

34:1B-5.3. Violation of rules and regulations
A violation of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to section 1 of this act shall be deemed to be a violation of P.L.1963, c. 150 (C. 34:11-56.25 et seq.). The Commissioner of Labor and Industry and any worker shall have the same powers of enforcement against violations of such rules and regulations as are provided by Sections 11 through 16, inclusive, of P.L.1963, c. 150 (C. 34:11-56.35--34:11-56.40).
L.1979, c. 303, s. 3, eff. Jan. 17, 1980.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-5.4 - Rules, regulations relative to establishment of affirmative action program.

34:1B-5.4 Rules, regulations relative to establishment of affirmative action program.
4. a. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority shall adopt rules and regulations to establish an affirmative action program for the hiring of minority workers employed in the performance of construction contracts undertaken in connection with any of its projects, and to expand the business opportunities of socially and economically disadvantaged contractors and vendors seeking to provide materials and services for those contracts, consistent with the provisions of the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.) and the authority shall provide for the proper enforcement and administration of such rules and regulations.
b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2007, c.137).
L.1979, c.303, s.4; amended 2000, c.72, s.48; 2007, c.137, s.55.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-5.5 - Limitation of claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs for school facilities projects.

34:1B-5.5 Limitation of claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs for school facilities projects.
50. In the exercise of powers granted by P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) and P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) in connection with any school facilities project, any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities or costs that the authority may incur shall be payable only from the amounts made available to the authority pursuant to P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) and P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.). In connection with any agreement or contract entered into by the authority relating to any school facilities project, there shall be no recovery against the authority for punitive or consequential damages arising out of contract nor shall there be any recovery against the authority for claims based upon implied warranties or upon contracts implied in law.
L.2000, c.72, s.50; amended 2007, c.137, s.56.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-5.9 - Bonds deemed fully negotiable.

34:1B-5.9 Bonds deemed fully negotiable.
54. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any bonds issued pursuant to P.L.2000, c.72 (C.18A:7G-1 et al.) or P.L.2007, c.137 (C.52:18A-235 et al.) or P.L.2008, c.39 (C.18A:7G-14.1 et al.) shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of Title 12A of the New Jersey Statutes, and each holder or owner of such a bond or other obligation, or of any coupon appurtenant thereto, by accepting the bond or coupon shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed that the bond or coupon is and shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of Title 12A.
L.2000, c.72, s.54; amended 2007, c.137, s.57; 2008, c.39, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-6 - Determinations prior to commitment for assistance.

34:1B-6 Determinations prior to commitment for assistance.
6. Prior to making any commitment for assistance, the authority shall, by resolution duly adopted, find and determine, on the basis of all information reasonably available to it, that such assistance will tend to maintain or provide gainful employment for the inhabitants of the State, or will reduce the consumption, in a building devoted to industrial or commercial purposes, or in an office building, of nonrenewable sources of energy, or will eliminate and reduce environmental pollution derived from the operation of industry, utilities and commerce, and improve living conditions, and shall serve a public purpose by contributing to the prosperity, health and general welfare of the inhabitants of the State, and will tend to aid and assist in the economic growth, development or redevelopment of the political subdivision wherein it is to be located, and such finding and determination shall be conclusive for all purposes of this act.
The authority shall also find and determine, on the basis of all information reasonably available to it, that such assistance, or any part thereof, used to construct, improve or refinance any pollution control facility as defined by this act will not impair any obligation undertaken by any County Industrial Pollution Control Financing Authority created pursuant to P.L.1973, c.376 (C.40:37C-1 et seq.).
L.1974, c.80, s.6; amended 1975, c.32, s.3; 1975, c.253, s.3; 1983, c.282, s.4; 2008, c.27, s.28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-7 - Economic development fund

34:1B-7. Economic development fund
a. The authority shall establish and maintain a special fund called the "economic development fund" into which shall be deposited such moneys (1) as shall be appropriated by the State for the purpose of such fund; (2) if the authority so determines in any resolution authorizing any particular bonds, as shall be received by the authority from the sale of such bonds as provided by law; (3) as shall be received by the authority from the repayment of loans made pursuant to this act; (4) any other moneys or funds of the authority which it determines to deposit therein. Moneys at any time in the economic development fund may be used by the authority for any purpose of this act, including but not limited to payment of administrative expenses incurred by the authority in the performance of its duties, subject only to any agreements with the holders of particular bonds or notes.
b. The authority may, in any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes, create or authorize the creation within said economic development fund of special funds to be held in pledge or otherwise for payment or redemption of such bonds or notes, reserves or other purposes and to covenant as to use and disposition of the moneys held in such funds.
c. Moneys at any time in the economic development fund may be used to guarantee loans made to project applicants by persons, provided that the authority determines that there is a reasonable prospect for repayment of such loans.
d. Moneys at any time in the economic development fund may be invested in any direct obligations of, or obligations as to which the principal and interest thereof is guaranteed by, the United States of America or such other obligations as the authority may approve.
L.1974, c. 80, s. 7, eff. Aug. 7, 1974. Amended by L.1978, c. 20, s. 2, eff. May 9, 1978.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-7.1 - Legislative findings and declarations

34:1B-7.1. Legislative findings and declarations
The Legislature finds that there continue to exist in the State's urban communities high unemployment, low levels of new capital investment, depressed living and working conditions and deteriorating tax bases; that vigorous action to effectively utilize their positions as principal centers of communication and transportation and their concentration of productive and energy-efficient facilities can halt the decline in economic activity and the underemployment of economic resources in these communities, reverse the deterioration of the value of existing investment therein and the level of public revenue collection on that investment, and eliminate the disincentive to new investment; and that the improvement of these communities is vital to the safety, health and welfare of the residents thereof and of the State, and constitutes a major opportunity for enhancing the economic condition of the State, for augmenting the fiscal resources of government and for stimulating private and public efforts to enhance the attractiveness and desirability of the State as a place to live and work.
The Legislature determines that it is a public purpose of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority as articulated in P.L.1977, c. 460 to provide for the acquisition, clearance, construction, and redevelopment of industrial and commercial centers in urban areas within the State in order to induce private business to invest in employment generating facilities in such areas; that the authority, with the direction and assistance of the Legislature, has established a successful model program for the use of public funds to leverage private investment capital for the development of urban communities of the State; that under this program industrial park improvements to formerly vacant sites in several urban communities have resulted in modern and secure industrial facilities generating new tax ratables and employment opportunities by attracting substantial private investment; and that the availability of financial assistance by the State will be a necessary and critical element in the successful undertaking, financing and completion of projects under this program now and in the future.
The Legislature declares that it is in the public interest of this State to continue and strengthen the existing program of the authority to undertake industrial and commercial parks in urban communities as part of a general State effort to provide support for the revitalization and development of communities of this State; and that the authority's efforts in this regard provide a most reasonable and appropriate method of directing public funds available for community economic development efforts toward their proper ends and purposes.
L.1981, c. 505, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-7.2 - Fund for community development purposes

34:1B-7.2. Fund for community development purposes
2. The economic development fund established in the New Jersey Economic Development Authority under section 7 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-7) shall be a fund for community development purposes with the meaning and intent of the "Community Development Bond Act of 1981," P.L.1981, c.486, and shall be eligible to receive appropriations from the "Community Development Bond Fund" established under that act. All moneys appropriated to, and deposited in, the economic development fund shall be subject to all terms and conditions of "The New Jersey Economic Development Authority Act," P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.), except as otherwise prescribed in this act.
L.1981,c.505,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-7.3 - Appropriations to economic development fund; use

34:1B-7.3. Appropriations to economic development fund; use
Amounts appropriated to the economic development fund from the "Community Development Bond Fund" shall be used for the purpose of paying or financing the costs of projects undertaken by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, including the acquisition, preparation, clearance, and improvement of land, for the development of new industrial and commercial parks and the redevelopment of existing industrial facilities in municipalities qualified to receive State aid pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1978, c. 14 (C. 52:27D-178 et seq.). Projects so undertaken by the authority shall assist in the location, maintenance and expansion of employment-generating facilities in those municipalities.
L.1981, c. 505, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-7.4 - Financing of projects; economic feasibility and recovery of costs

34:1B-7.4. Financing of projects; economic feasibility and recovery of costs
Financing of projects pursuant to this act shall be in such form, amount and on such terms as the authority shall believe necessary in order to assure the economic feasibility of a project and to assure, to the greatest degree compatible with that purpose, the full recovery of costs incurred by the authority in the undertaking of the project. The authority shall assure by the terms of the financing of projects that at least 75% of the moneys appropriated to the economic development fund from the "Community Development Bond Fund" shall be recovered and shall continue thereafter to be available for financing under this act.
L.1981, c. 505, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-7.5 - Projects; factors for consideration for financial assistance

34:1B-7.5. Projects; factors for consideration for financial assistance
With respect to projects for which costs are to be financed by the authority pursuant to this act, the authority shall in determining those projects, and in the planning and undertaking of those projects, consider the following in addition to any factors required to be considered pursuant to P.L.1974, c. 80 (C. 34:1B-1 et seq.):
a. The economic feasibility of the project;
b. The extent of economic and related social distress in the municipality and adjacent area to be affected by the project;
c. The degree to which the project will advance Statewide and regional strategies and objectives;
d. The likelihood that a project shall, after its completion, be able to repay to the fund all or part of any financing costs incurred;
e. The relationship of the project to a comprehensive local development strategy, including projects undertaken, or planned to be undertaken, within the municipality pursuant to the "New Jersey Local Development Financing Fund Act," P.L.1983, c.190 (C.34:1B-36 et seq.); and
f. The degree to which the project utilizes, enhances, protects and promotes public transportation systems.
L.1981, c. 505, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-7.6 - Annual report

34:1B-7.6. Annual report
The authority shall annually report to the Governor and the Legislature concerning the financing of projects undertaken, and concerning projects planned to be undertaken, pursuant to this act. The report shall include a description of consideration given in each project to the factors set forth in section 5 of this act. The first report shall be made on or before July 1, 1983, and subsequent reports shall be made on July 1 of each year thereafter.
L.1981, c. 505, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-7.7 - Repayment by Economic Development Authority

34:1B-7.7. Repayment by Economic Development Authority
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority, as successor to the New Jersey State Area Redevelopment Authority through the Executive Reorganization Plan filed February 27, 1978, shall repay without interest to the State Treasurer all moneys realized from borrowers upon loans they obtained through the New Jersey State Area Redevelopment Authority, which loans were made from the sums transferred to the authority under section 10 of P.L. 1962, c. 204, section 1 of P.L. 1970, c. 253, and section 1 of P.L. 1973, c. 75 (C. 2A:37-41.2), from the special trust fund established by N.J.S. 2A:37-41, up to the amounts originally transferred. The repayment from moneys realized from borrowers shall be considered as cash received from payments of principal and interest from the borrowers and received from the liquidation of collateral securing such loans. Such repayments shall be net of all direct expenses incurred in servicing the loan or in protecting and collecting the collateral, or both.
L. 1986, c. 127, s. 1, eff. Oct. 9, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-7.8 - Funds transferred

34:1B-7.8. Funds transferred
All sums appropriated or transferred to the New Jersey Area Redevelopment Authority, except those referred to in section 1 of this act, or to the New Jersey Urban Loan Authority, from any source, are transferred to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority economic development fund to carry out the purposes of P.L. 1974, c. 80 (C. 34:1B-1 et seq.).
L. 1986, c. 127, s. 2, eff. Oct. 9, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-7.9 - Prepayment at discount

34:1B-7.9. Prepayment at discount
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority, as successor to the New Jersey State Area Redevelopment Authority, may, after negotiation and agreement with the State Treasurer, prepay all outstanding appropriations due in future years to the State Treasurer, discounted at an interest rate agreeable to the State Treasurer and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
L. 1986, c. 127, s. 3, eff. Oct. 9, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-7.11 - Findings, determinations

34:1B-7.11. Findings, determinations
2. The Legislature finds and determines that limitations on the availability of loan funds from financial institutions has seriously impeded the development and completion of many economic development projects, including the expansion of manufacturing operations and high technology business ventures, the development of infrastructure and transportation improvements to stimulate economic development, and cultural, recreational and tourism facilities or improvements; that it is in the public interest to establish an Economic Recovery Fund to enable the State to make direct investments in economic development projects, to establish new programs to assist small business, and to leverage moneys for economic recovery in the most effective and creative manner through such mechanisms as public-private partnerships, grants, guarantees and direct loans; and that the Economic Development Authority is the appropriate entity to implement the goals of a diverse economic recovery program.
L.1992,c.16,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation › Section 34:1B-7.12 - "Economic Recovery Fund" established

34:1B-7.12. "Economic Recovery Fund" established
3. a. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority shall establish and maintain a special nonlapsing fund to be known as the "Economic Recovery Fund," hereinafter the "fund," into which shall be deposited such moneys: (1) as shall be paid to the fund by the State Treasurer pursuant to a contract between the State Treasurer and the authority authorized by this act; (2) as shall be otherwise appropriated by the State for the purpose of such fund; (3) if the authority so determines in any resolution authorizing any particular bonds, as shall be received by the authority from the sale of such bonds as provided by law; (4) as shall be received by the authority from the repayment of loans made from the fund; and (5) any other moneys or funds of the authority which it determines to deposit therein.
Moneys in the fund may be invested in such obligations as the authority may approve and interest or other earnings on such investments shall be credited to the fund.
b. In addition to any other powers which may be conferred on the authority by this act, the authority, by resolution, shall have the power to: (1) pay all or part of the cost of any project or projects; (2) make loans, guarantees, equity investments, and grants, or provide other forms of financing for any project; and (3) provide for the funding, or refunding, of any bonds; further, the authority shall have the power to incur indebtedness, borrow money and issue bonds secured wholly by the moneys in the fund for the purpose of providing funds for the powers conferred by this paragraph and any other power of the authority.
c. The authority may, in any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes, create or authorize the creation within the fund of special program accounts, to be held in pledge or otherwise for payment or redemption of such bonds or notes, revenues or other purposes and to covenant as to the use and disposition of the moneys held in such accounts.
L.1992,c.16,s.3.