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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-1.1a - Advertisement for bids for contracting with State entity for display of advertisement.

52:31-1.1a Advertisement for bids for contracting with State entity for display of advertisement.
11. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a State entity, as defined in section 1 of P.L.2004, c.42 (C.27:5-27), shall not enter into any contract or agreement for the sale, lease or license of real property owned or controlled by it, or of any interest therein, with any person, firm, partnership or corporation for the purpose of displaying any advertisement, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1991, c.413 (C.27:5-7), without publicly advertising for bids. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any State entity may enter into such a contract or agreement with any of its current contractors, tenants or licensees with respect to the current real property on which they are a contractor, tenant or licensee for the purpose of displaying advertisement, for a period of time not to exceed five years, without publicly advertising for bids. Where, pursuant to the foregoing, a State entity enters into a contract or agreement with such a current contractor, tenant or licensee for a period not exceeding five years, after the completion of that contract or agreement, any future contract or agreement for the same purposes shall be done by publicly advertising for bids.
L.2004,c.42,s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-1.2 - Signing deed or grant; certification of terms and conditions; attestation

52:31-1.2. Signing deed or grant; certification of terms and conditions; attestation
Any deed or grant executed pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be signed by the head or principal executive of the department in the name of the State of New Jersey. The secretary of the State House Commission shall certify that the terms and conditions established by the State House Commission have been met and satisfied and the Governor shall indicate thereon his approval. The signatures of these officials shall be attested to by the Secretary of State. Any deed or grant so signed and attested to shall be deemed to be acceptable for recording and indexing in the office of the register of deeds and mortgages and, in counties not having such office, in the office of the county clerk or in any other public office in which such deed is required to be recorded or indexed.
L.1962, c. 220, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-1.3 - Application, construction of act

52:31-1.3. Application, construction of act
3. (a) The provisions of this act shall apply to real property or interests therein that have a value of $500,000 or less and to easements that have a value of $100,000 or less.
(b) The provisions of this act shall be deemed to be additional and supplemental to any existing authority to sell property of the State and shall not be deemed to be in derogation of such existing authority. Nothing in this act, P.L.1962, c.220 (C.52:31-1.1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented, shall be construed to affect, amend, alter or repeal any provision of any other law relating to the disposition of public lands for recreation and conservation, farmland preservation, or any other public purpose.
L.1962,c.220,s.3; amended 1997,c.135,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-1.3a - Approval of State House Commission required for sale, conveyance of real property; exceptions

52:31-1.3a. Approval of State House Commission required for sale, conveyance of real property; exceptions
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the sale or conveyance by the head or principal executive of any State department of all or part of the State's interest in any real property and the improvements thereon or the grant of an easement in or across such property shall require the approval of the State House Commission without regard to the value of the property or easement or to the means by which the property was acquired by the State, unless the sale or conveyance or grant is a disposition of public lands for recreation and conservation, farmland preservation, or any other public purpose.
L.1997,c.135,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-1.3b - Fund for proceeds from sale of certain State-owned real property; uses restricted.

52:31-1.3b Fund for proceeds from sale of certain State-owned real property; uses restricted.
1. a. There is established in the Department of the Treasury a special, non-lapsing fund into which shall be deposited the proceeds of the sale of any surplus State-owned real property which has been approved for sale or conveyance by the State House Commission pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1997, c.135 (C.52:31-1.3a) after the effective date of P.L.2007, c.108, unless another disposition of such proceeds is specified by statute. The monies in the fund are dedicated and shall be used only to carry out the purposes described in subsection b. of this section. The fund shall be credited with all interest received from the investment of monies in the fund, and any monies which, from time to time, may otherwise become available for the purposes of the fund. Pending the use thereof pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of this section, the monies deposited in the fund shall be held in interest-bearing accounts in public depositories, as defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1970, c.236 (C.17:9-41), and may be invested or reinvested in such securities as are approved by the State Treasurer.
b. Monies deposited in the fund shall be used only for the relief of State debt or to assist in funding capital improvement projects undertaken by the State. The allocation of such money from the fund shall be made upon the recommendation of the Governor for the annual appropriations act, together with a detailed description of the purpose for which the monies will be used. The money shall be expended only upon appropriation in the annual appropriations act and only for the specified purposes.
L.2007, c.108, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-1.4 - Right of first refusal

52:31-1.4. Right of first refusal
The State shall, prior to public auction to dispose of any land and improvements which it has acquired within 10 years of the final decision to dispose of the land and improvements at issue, or any interest therein or option therefor, notify and provide the owners of record of the property at the time of the acquisition the right to repurchase their interest at the current fair market value of that interest, as assembled to the former owner's property. The State shall notify the previous owner of record by certified mail to the most current address of record of that owner and by public notice in two newspapers of general circulation in the area wherein the land is located. The State Treasurer shall have the authority, through rules and regulations, to establish the period of time by which the previous owner of record must respond, following receipt of notice to the most current address of record of that owner. If the previous owner of record does not respond within the period of time established by the State Treasurer, the previous owner's right to repurchase the interest before it is disposed of at public auction shall expire. The owner of record shall not include the heirs or devisees of the owner of record.
L. 1985, c. 201, s. 1, eff. June 26, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-1.5 - Repurchase at fair market value

52:31-1.5. Repurchase at fair market value
Nothing in this act shall preclude an owner of record from repurchasing his interest at the current fair market value even if the property at issue is not assembled to his property.
L. 1985, c. 201, s. 2, eff. June 26, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-1.6 - Findings, declarations

52:31-1.6. Findings, declarations
The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections possess real property, all of which is to be maintained and used in furtherance of department goals and functions.
b. Pursuant to P.L.1962, c.220 (C.52:31-1.1 et seq.), the department heads, with the approval of the Governor and the State House Commission, may dispose of the State's interest in real property if it is deemed appropriate by the department head.
c. Unused property held by the departments and considered surplus property is often transferred from one department to another and sold without adequate legislative oversight and review.
d. The resultant lack of guidelines and directives for the use and control of real property in the Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections precludes any coherent, long-range planning and policy formation for the use of real property in those departments and by the Department of the Treasury.
e. Consequently, to centralize and organize the real property inventory of each of these departments and to provide for the maintenance of general legislative oversight for the efficient functioning of these departments, it is in the State's best interests to require these departments to develop and promulgate a master plan which shall be updated annually in a report to the Legislature.
f. Furthermore, it is in the best interests of the Department of the Treasury to assist in the development and promulgation of such a master plan and annual update.
L.1989,c.110,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-1.7 - Master plan; submission, updating

52:31-1.7. Master plan; submission, updating
a. The Commissioners of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections shall each, in conjunction with the Department of the Treasury, develop and promulgate, and update annually, a comprehensive master plan listing property held by the department and its control and usage by the department. The plan shall: (1) specify the current use of all real property held by the department; (2) provide a five-year projection of the department's use of the property, including anticipated sales, transfers to other departments and changes in intradepartmental use; and (3) provide a five-year projection of any anticipated acquisitions of additional property by the department.
b. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections shall submit the master plan and each annual update thereto concurrently to the General Assembly State Government Committee, the Senate State Government Committee, the General Assembly Appropriations Committee, and the Senate Revenue, Finance and Appropriations Committee. The master plan shall be submitted no longer than one year after the effective date of this act and each update shall be submitted annually on or before July 1.
c. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections, in conjunction with the Department of the Treasury, shall also report to the committees described in subsection b. of this section the transfer or sale of any surplus real property prior to the transfer or sale.
The departments shall provide such notification to the committees simultaneous with any scheduled action by the State House Commission to authorize the sale of the surplus State properties, or in the case of a transfer, 30 days prior to the transfer, whether or not that sale or transfer is identified in or contemplated by the master plan or the most recently submitted update thereof.
L.1989,c.110,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-1.8 - Notification to municipality of State's determination to sell, convey interest in real property

52:31-1.8. Notification to municipality of State's determination to sell, convey interest in real property
3. When a determination is made by the head or principal executive of any State department to sell and convey all or any part of the State's interest in any real property held by the department and the improvements thereon or to grant an easement in or across such property, without regard to the value of the property or easement, upon a finding that the department does not require such property or interest for any public purpose and that such sale is in the best interests of the State or that a grant of such easement is in the best interests of the State, the department shall notify in writing the governing body of each municipality in which the property is located that the determination has been made by the department for the sale or conveyance of the State's interest or the grant of an easement. The notice shall be made regardless of the value of the property and also shall state whether approval by the State House Commission is required prior to the sale or conveyance or grant. The notice shall be sent at least 14 days prior to any further action taken by the department after the determination in order to permit a municipal review and formulation of a response, if any. This notification shall apply to all property to be sold or conveyed or for which an easement is to be granted pursuant to the authorization granted by P.L.1962, c.220 (C.52:31-1.1 et seq.) or pursuant to any other statute or authority.
L.1997,c.135,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-2 - State insurance fund; payment into general state fund; sale of securities

52:31-2. State insurance fund; payment into general state fund; sale of securities
The moneys and income remaining in the fund created by an act entitled "An act creating a fund for the restoration or repairing of property owned by the state of New Jersey destroyed or damaged by fire or earthquake," approved March twenty-fifth, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, shall be paid by the treasurer of this state into the general state fund.
Such securities as shall form a part of such fund shall be sold by the state treasurer at the best price obtainable and the moneys obtained from such sale shall be deposited in the general state fund.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-5 - Disposition of moneys received by state agencies from insurance

52:31-5. Disposition of moneys received by state agencies from insurance
All moneys received by any department, institution, commission, board, committee or official of this state from any source whatever, in payment for or on account of any loss sustained by reason of the loss, destruction, or damage, by fire, earthquake, cyclone, burglary or otherwise, of any state institution, buildings or property, in the custody or control of such department, institution, commission, board, committee or official shall be deposited with the state treasurer and may be credited to the appropriation made to such department, institution, commission, board, committee or official to be used for the purpose of repairing and restoring the institutions, buildings or property so lost, destroyed or damaged.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-8 - Claims barred; proceeds of sale covered in treasury

52:31-8. Claims barred; proceeds of sale covered in treasury
All claims and interest in such property other than that provided for in section 52:31-7 of this title, shall be forever barred. The sum realized from the sale shall, after the expiration of the period of one year, be covered into the state treasury.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-12 - Products of labor of inmates of institutions excepted

52:31-12. Products of labor of inmates of institutions excepted
Nothing contained in sections 52:31-9 to 52:31-11 of this title shall be construed to affect any provision of any law of this state relating to the purchase, sale, use or disposition of the products of the labor of the inmates of any charitable, reformatory or penal institution of this state.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-13 - Vehicles required to be marked

52:31-13. Vehicles required to be marked
Any automobile or other vehicle purchased with funds appropriated by the state for the use of any officer, department or institution of the state, shall be plainly marked or lettered, "state of New Jersey, for official use," together with the title of the officer, or abbreviated name of the department or institution for the use of which the automobile or other vehicle is purchased, which marking or lettering shall be in letters at least one inch in height and conspicuously placed on each side of the automobile or vehicle.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-14 - Application of article; vehicles excepted

52:31-14. Application of article; vehicles excepted
The provisions of this article shall apply to all automobiles or other vehicles purchased with moneys appropriated by the state, or from funds in the custody of any officer, institution or department.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any automobile or vehicle in the service of the commissioner of motor vehicles and the governor nor to any automobile or vehicle in the service of the board of fish and game commissioners in use for the enforcement of the fish and game laws.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-15 - Using vehicle not marked; misdemeanor

52:31-15. Using vehicle not marked; misdemeanor
Any person using any such automobile or vehicle without the same being so marked, and any person or officer upon whose authority such automobile or vehicle not so marked is used, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-23 - Residential housing management board; members; employees

52:31-23. Residential housing management board; members; employees
There is established in the Department of the Treasury the Residential Housing Management Board. The board shall consist of the State Treasurer, as chairman, the President of the Civil Service Commission, the Commissioner of Corrections, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the Chancellor of Higher Education, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Human Services and the Commissioner of Community Affairs, or such designee as each member may appoint. The State Treasurer shall assign such employees of the Department of the Treasury to assist the board as he shall deem necessary.
L.1983, c. 468, s. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-24 - Responsibility for management of state-owned residential housing and establishment of housing program; jurisdiction of housing for state employees; exceptions

52:31-24. Responsibility for management of state-owned residential housing and establishment of housing program; jurisdiction of housing for state employees; exceptions
The board shall be responsible for the management of all State-owned residential housing and shall establish policies and procedures for an equitable, coordinated and uniform housing program. The board shall have jurisdiction over residential housing located in every State agency available for State employees; except that the board shall have no jurisdiction with respect to and this act shall not apply to armories or military housing in the Department of Defense, State college student housing, housing for State college presidents, housing for the Chancellor of Higher Education, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Corrections and the superintendents of State correctional facilities and residential housing acquired by the Department of Transportation in the course of acquiring land for highway rights-of-way or for use by any other transportation facilities pursuant to Title 27 of the Revised Statutes and which may be rented temporarily to comply with the requirements of the "Relocation Assistance Act," P.L.1971, c. 362 (C. 20:4-1 et seq.).
L.1983, c. 468, s. 2, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-25 - Policies to be established

52:31-25. Policies to be established
The board shall establish policies concerning the following:
a. The necessity and desirability for maintaining State-owned residential housing units and the conditions and purposes under which State agencies shall construct, acquire, continue in use, convert to other use, sell or dispose of the units;
b. The rental rates, utility charges, and maintenance fees;
c. Eligibility standards for occupancy;
d. Procedures for the application and selection of occupants;
e. The necessity and desirability for requiring mandatory occupancy as a condition of employment and the criteria for placing a job title in this category;
f. The respective landlord-tenant rights and responsibilities of an occupant and the State;
g. An appeals procedure by which an aggrieved person may contest any administrative decision regarding housing occupancy, rents, evictions or other matters.
In establishing its policies, the board shall assure that State employees are treated fairly and uniformly where appropriate with recognition that differences in their responsibilities, the nature of their work and the type of housing may on occasion generate rules and procedures unique to those situations.
L.1983, c. 468, s. 3, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-26 - Annual survey and continuous inventory of housing units; notice to board of change in status of unit or occupant

52:31-26. Annual survey and continuous inventory of housing units; notice to board of change in status of unit or occupant
The board shall conduct an annual survey of all housing units and shall maintain an inventory of each unit, including such information as its agency, purpose or reason for acquisition, location, environmental setting, type of unit, size, facilities, physical condition, fair market value, rental rate, utility charges, maintenance fee, name of occupant and, if a State employee, job title, salary and whether occupancy is a mandatory condition of employment. Each agency shall notify the board within 15 days of any change in the status of a unit or occupant.
L.1983, c. 468, s. 4, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-27 - Establishment and annual review of schedule of rental rates, utility charges and maintenance fee

52:31-27. Establishment and annual review of schedule of rental rates, utility charges and maintenance fee
The board shall establish and review annually a schedule of housing rental rates, utility charges and maintenance fees.
a. The rental rates shall be based on the fair market rental value of the premises and shall take into account the fact that the housing is located on institutional grounds.
b. All utility charges directly attributable to a State owned housing unit shall be charged to the occupant, either separately if it is feasible or practicable to do so, or by reflecting these charges in a fair market rental.
c. All maintenance charges customarily paid by tenants shall be paid by tenants occupying State owned housing.
L.1983, c. 468, s. 5, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-28 - Sale of unneeded housing unit located off grounds of state institution or facility

52:31-28. Sale of unneeded housing unit located off grounds of state institution or facility
With the approval of the cabinet officer in whose department the housing unit is situated and the State House Commission, the board shall order the sale of any employee housing unit located off the grounds of a State institution or facility which it finds unneeded for State use. The terms and conditions of the sale shall be fixed by the State House Commission.
L.1983, c. 468, s. 6, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-29 - Reduction or waiver of rental rate, utility charge or maintenance fee; application; grounds

52:31-29. Reduction or waiver of rental rate, utility charge or maintenance fee; application; grounds
Upon application of an interested cabinet officer, the board may authorize a reasonable reduction or waiver of a rental rate, utility charge or maintenance fee for any of the following reasons: (a) that residency in the State housing unit is a condition of employment; (b) that the housing unit is located on institutional grounds; and (c) that the fair market rental value of the housing is substantially disproportionate to the salary of the employee.
L.1983, c. 468, s. 7, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-30 - Subletting or permitting additional persons; prohibition; ineligibility to be tenant; vacation of premises

52:31-30. Subletting or permitting additional persons; prohibition; ineligibility to be tenant; vacation of premises
No tenant of a State-owned housing unit shall sublet the unit or shall permit additional persons, other than members of the tenant's immediate family, to occupy the unit without the approval of the board. A tenant who becomes ineligible to occupy a unit shall vacate the unit within 30 days, unless granted an extension by the board for reasons of hardship.
L.1983, c. 468, s. 8, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-31 - Discrimination in rental; prohibition

52:31-31. Discrimination in rental; prohibition
No person shall be denied occupancy of a State-owned residential housing unit on account of race, religion, creed, sex, age, political affiliation or marital status.
L.1983, c. 468, s. 9, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-32 - Housing advisory committee

52:31-32. Housing advisory committee
The board may create a housing advisory committee, to consist equally of management representatives of State agencies with housing responsibilities, tenants who reside in State-owned housing and representatives of municipalities in which State housing is located.
L.1983, c. 468, s. 10, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-33 - Residential property management fund

52:31-33. Residential property management fund
There is created a Residential Property Management Fund to which the receipts derived from rent, charges and fees for residential housing shall be transferred or credited by the Director of Budget and Accounting. The receipts shall be annually appropriated to the General State Fund, except that an amount not to exceed 5% of the total receipts shall be appropriated annually to the board for the administration of this act.
L.1983, c. 468, s. 11, eff. Jan. 12, 1984.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-35 - Findings

52:31-35. Findings
2. The Legislature finds that the State House Complex, consisting of the State House, the State House Annex, and the adjacent environs, embodies and exemplifies a rich and valued resource of historical, architectural, cultural and artistic significance; that it is of singular importance that this heritage, and the traditions and values it represents, be identified, displayed and protected; that this historic complex, as the home of the State Legislature and the Office of the Governor, must also be maintained in a state of modern repair so as to ensure the safe, efficient and effective conduct of official business and public functions; and that restoration and preservation of the State House Complex can be best met through the establishment of a governing structure with equal representation from both the legislative and executive branches.
L.1992,c.67,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-36 - Definitions

52:31-36. Definitions
3. As used in this act:
a. "State capitol complex" means the State House, the State House Annex, any ancillary structures, facilities or components that are integral to the operation or use of the State House or State House Annex, and the adjacent public grounds, walkways, driveways and parking areas;
b. "Common facility" means any building, office, facility or component within the State capitol complex that serves the offices or employees of the executive and the legislative branches in common, or that serves the visiting public, or that houses non-governmental entities;
c. "Executive branch facility" means any building, office, facility or component within the complex that predominantly houses or exclusively serves the Office of the Governor or any agency or employee of the executive branch; and
d. "Legislative branch facility" means any building, office, facility or component within the complex that predominantly houses or exclusively serves the Legislature or any agency or employee of the legislative branch.
L.1992,c.67,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-37 - State Capitol Joint Management Commission established

52:31-37. State Capitol Joint Management Commission established
4. a. There is established the State Capitol Joint Management Commission to consist of four members of the executive branch of State government and four members of the legislative branch of State government, as follows: the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, the General Services Administrator, and two other members of the executive branch of State government to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor; four members of the legislative branch of State government who may either be legislators or employees, two of whom shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, one of whom shall be of a different political party than the President of the Senate, and two of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, one of whom shall be of a different political party than the Speaker of the General Assembly. Each appointed member of the legislative branch shall serve during the two-year legislative term in which the appointment is made. All initial appointments shall be made within 30 days after the effective date of this act. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
b. The four members of the commission from the executive branch shall constitute a subcommittee on executive branch facility management and the four members of the commission from the legislative branch shall constitute a subcommittee on legislative branch facility management.
L.1992,c.67,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-38 - Organization of commission

52:31-38. Organization of commission
5. a. The commission and each subcommittee shall organize as soon as practical after the appointment of the initial members, and shall reorganize as soon as practical after the organization of each Legislature, at which times the commission and each subcommittee shall select a chairman and vice-chairman to serve until the organization of the next Legislature.
b. No motion to take any action by the commission shall be valid except upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the authorized membership of the commission. No motion to take any action by a subcommittee shall be valid except upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the authorized membership of the subcommittee.
c. The commission or any subcommittee may call upon the assistance of any office or employee within the executive or legislative branch, and may delegate to any office or employee specific authority to act on behalf of the commission or subcommittee.
L.1992,c.67,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-39 - Duties of commission

52:31-39. Duties of commission
6. a. It shall be the duty of the commission and its respective subcommittees to:
(1) maintain, monitor and preserve the architectural, historical, cultural and artistic integrity of any completed project for the restoration, preservation and improvement of the State capitol complex and to safeguard any related artifacts, documents and objects;
(2) maintain custody of the State capitol complex, with exclusive jurisdiction with respect to its management and operation, including maintenance, repair, renovation, improvement, security, parking, furnishing, artifact displays, and space utilization; and
(3) consult with the Capital City Redevelopment Corporation, established pursuant to P.L.1987, c.58 (C.52:9Q-9 et seq.), regarding matters of common concern.
b. The exclusive responsibility to carry out these duties shall repose with the commission with respect to common facilities; the subcommittee on executive branch facility management with respect to executive branch facilities; and the subcommittee on legislative branch facility management with respect to legislative branch facilities.
L.1992,c.67,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-40 - Commission may enter into agreements

52:31-40. Commission may enter into agreements
7. a. The commission or any subcommittee may enter into agreements with other State agencies or private vendors for the performance of any function or the provision of any service relating to the custody, management or operation of the State capitol complex.
b. The commission or any subcommittee may enter into agreements with any State agency with respect to the joint management and use of facilities or systems which serve both the capitol complex and buildings under the custody of the agency.
c. The commission shall be subject to the provisions of subtitle 5. of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes with respect to contracting.
L.1992,c.67,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-41 - Approval required for alteration of completed project

52:31-41. Approval required for alteration of completed project
8. Upon completion of any project for the restoration, preservation and improvement of the State capitol complex, no alteration of any element of the project shall be made without the approval of the commission or the appropriate subcommittee.
L.1992,c.67,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31-43 - Necessary appropriations

52:31-43. Necessary appropriations
10. The Legislature shall ensure that the appropriate State agency to maintain and preserve the State Capitol complex or undertake or contract for any project for repair or alteration of any element of the complex, annually is appropriated such sums as are necessary to protect, preserve and maintain the complex to the highest standards.
L.1992,c.67,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31A-15 - Repeals

52:31A-15. Repeals
"An act creating the State Capitol Building Commission; authorizing said commission to acquire lands and to erect buildings in order to provide adequate space and facilities for the administration of the State Government, and making an appropriation therefor," approved May 23, 1945 (P.L.1945, c. 310), is repealed.
L.1959, c. 5, p. 47, s. 15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31B-2 - Declaration of necessity; liberal construction

52:31B-2. Declaration of necessity; liberal construction
This act being deemed and hereby declared necessary for the protection of the health and welfare of the residents of this State in order to assure the uniform, fair and equitable relocation of persons, businesses and nonprofit organizations displaced by State and local activities, programs or projects, shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes and intent thereof.
L.1967, c. 79, s. 2, eff. May 31, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31B-3 - Definitions

52:31B-3. Definitions
The following terms whenever used or referred to in this act shall have the following respective meanings for the purposes of this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) The term "act" shall mean this act, any amendments or supplements thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(b) The term "business concern" means any person, association, corporation or nonprofit organization not engaged in the business of acquiring, retaining and selling property for the production of income.
(c) The term "commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs.
(d) The term "department" shall mean the Department of Community Affairs.
(e) The term "displaced" shall mean required to vacate any real property, or any tenancy therein, pursuant to any lawful order or notice of any State agency or unit of local government on account of the acquisition of any real property for a public use, or on account of a program of law enforcement, or on account of a program or project for the voluntary rehabilitation of dwelling units.
(f) The term "farm operation" shall mean any activity conducted, whether in whole or in part, for the production of one or more agricultural products or commodities for sale or home use, and customarily producing such products or commodities in sufficient quantity to contribute materially to the support of the person, association or corporation so conducting such activity.
(g) The term "nonprofit organization" shall mean any association or corporation organized not for profit pursuant to the provisions of Title 15 of the Revised Statutes, Corporations and Associations Not for Profit.
(h) The term "person" shall mean any individual or family or owner of a business concern or farm operation.
(i) The term "real property or any tenancy therein" shall mean any real property, and any building, structures, or fixtures appurtenant thereto, and any housing, dwelling or working space therein.
(j) The term "State agency" shall mean any department, division, office, agency or bureau of this State, or any authority of instrumentality created or chartered thereby.
(k) The term "unit of local government" shall mean any political subdivision of this State, or any 2 or more such political subdivisions acting jointly pursuant to law, and any department, division, office, agency or bureau thereof or any authority or instrumentality created or chartered thereby.
L.1967, c. 79, s. 3, eff. May 31, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31B-4 - Relocation assistance payments; limitations

52:31B-4. Relocation assistance payments; limitations
(a) Whenever any State agency or any unit of local government displaces, or causes to be displaced, any person or business concern from any real property on account of the acquisition of real property for a public use, or on account of a program of law enforcement, or on account of a program or project for the voluntary rehabilitation of dwelling units, any such State agency or unit of local government shall make fair and reasonable relocation assistance payments to any such displaced person or business concern as hereinafter provided in this section.
(b) Any relocation assistance payment to a displaced person or business concern shall be (1) a payment for the actual and reasonable expenses of moving said person, his family, business concern, farm operation, or other personal property; provided, that in the case of a farm operation, such payment may include the actual and reasonable expenses incurred by said person in searching for a replacement farm; or (2) a fixed payment in accordance with a schedule of fixed amounts approved by the commissioner.
(c) No relocation assistance payment made pursuant to this section shall exceed $200.00 in the case of any individual or family, $3,000.00 in the case of a business concern or nonprofit organization, or $4,000.00 in the case of a farm operation.
(d) No relocation assistance payment pursuant to this section, shall be made to any displaced person or business concern which has received, or is entitled to receive, payment for the actual and reasonable expenses of moving said person, his family, business concern, farm operation, or other personal property, pursuant to any other law of this State or of the United States.
L.1967, c. 79, s. 4, eff. May 31, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31B-6 - Emergency or imminent hazard to public health, safety and welfare

52:31B-6. Emergency or imminent hazard to public health, safety and welfare
(a) No State agency or unit of local government shall, except in the case of an emergency or an imminent hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the public, displace or remove, or cause to be displaced or removed, any person or business concern on account of the acquisition of any real property for public use or on account of a program of law enforcement or on account of a program or project for the voluntary rehabilitation of dwelling units, unless (1) any workable relocation assistance program required by subsection (a) of section 5 of this act shall have been submitted to, and approved by, the commissioner; (2) the chief executive officer of said State agency or unit of local government shall have filed with the commissioner the certification required by subsection (a) of section 5 of this act; (3) an alternate dwelling unit as described in section 5(b)(2) of this act is available for each person displaced or removed, or caused to be displaced or removed; and (4) the commissioner shall have certified to the chief executive officer of said State agency or unit of local government that the provisions of this act have been complied with.
(b) Any State agency or unit of local government which, in the case of an emergency or an imminent hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the public, displaces or removes, or causes to be displaced or removed, any person or business concern on account of the acquisition of any real property for public use or on account of a program of law enforcement or on account of a program or project for the voluntary rehabilitation of dwelling units, shall do any and all things necessary and appropriate to provide, that, as soon after the displacement or removal of any such person or business concern as possible, (1) any workable relocation assistance program required by subsection (a) of section 5 of this act will be submitted to the commissioner for his approval; (2) the chief executive officer of said State agency or unit of local government will file with the commissioner the certification required by subsection (a) of section 5 of this act; (3) an alternate dwelling unit as described in subsection (b)(2) of section 5 of this act is available for each person displaced or removed, or caused to be displaced or removed; and (4) the commissioner will certify to the chief executive officer of said State agency or unit of local government that the provisions of this act have been complied with.
L.1967, c. 79, s. 6, eff. May 31, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31B-7 - Funds; financial assistance

52:31B-7. Funds; financial assistance
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any law of this State to the contrary, any funds appropriated or otherwise made available to any State agency or unit of local government for the acquisition of real property, or any interest therein, for a particular program or project, or for the conduct and administration of any program of building or housing code enforcement or the voluntary rehabilitation of housing units, shall be available also for obligation and expenditure to carry out the provisions of this act as applied to that acquisition, program or project.
(b) If any State financial assistance in any manner whatsoever is available to pay the cost, in whole or part, to any unit of local government of the acquisition of real property for public use or the implementation of a program of law enforcement or the initiation of a program or project for the voluntary rehabilitation of dwelling units, then the cost to any such unit of local government of providing the payments and services prescribed by this act shall be included as part of the costs of any such acquisition, program or project for which State financial assistance is available to any such unit of local government, and shall be eligible for State financial assistance in the same manner and to the same extent as any other cost of any such acquisition, program or project.
L.1967, c. 79, s. 7, eff. May 31, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31B-8 - Aggrieved persons; hearing

52:31B-8. Aggrieved persons; hearing
Any person or business concern aggrieved by any final action, ruling, notice or order of any State agency or unit of local government in the discharge of any duty imposed by this act on any such State agency or unit of local government, shall be entitled to a hearing before the commissioner. The application for such hearing must be filed with the commissioner within 15 days of the receipt by the applicant therefor of notice of the action, ruling, notice or order complained of. No such hearing shall be held except upon 7 days' written notice to all interested parties, and each such hearing shall be held within 15 days of the receipt of the application therefor. Within 10 days after the completion of such hearing, the commissioner shall issue an appropriate order approving, modifying, and approving as so modified, or setting aside in whole or in part the action, ruling, notice or order complained of, a copy of which order shall be served on all interested parties. Pending the determination by the commissioner, and upon application therefor, the commissioner may grant a stay of the action, ruling, notice or order complained of; provided, that no such stay shall be granted except upon such terms and conditions as will insure compliance with the provisions of this act.
L.1967, c. 79, s. 8, eff. May 31, 1967.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 52 - State Government, Departments and Officers › Section 52:31B-9 - Application of act to State department of transportation

52:31B-9. Application of act to State department of transportation
The provisions of this act shall not apply to the State Department of Transportation; provided, however, that the State Department of Transportation shall formulate and implement a relocation assistance program designed to minimize the hardships of persons and business concerns displaced as a result of the acquisition by said State Department of Transportation of any real property for a public use. For the purpose of formulating the relocation assistance program of the State Department of Transportation, the Commissioner of Transportation shall consult with the commissioner in order that said relocation assistance program will be in general conformity with any rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to section 5 of this act.
L.1967, c. 79, s. 9, eff. May 31, 1967.