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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-6.2 - Consultation with governing body

13:17-6.2. Consultation with governing body
1. Whenever the commission prepares plans for the development, improvement, redevelopment or rezoning of, or for the construction or reconstruction of buildings or structures on, land in the district, the commission shall notify within seven days, in writing by certified mail, the governing body of the municipality or municipalities in which the land is located and any municipality immediately adjacent thereto. During the preparation of the plans, the commission shall regularly meet and consult with the notified governing body or bodies of the municipality or municipalities in which the land is located. If the final plans of the commission are inconsistent with any recommendations of the governing body or bodies of the municipality or municipalities in which the land is located, the commission shall inform the governing body or bodies of the municipality or municipalities in which the land is located, in writing by certified mail, of the reasons for the inconsistencies prior to the submission of the plans to the municipal committee and shall include a copy of this notice when submitting the plans to the municipal committee.
L.1988,c.136,s.1; amended 1992,c.54,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-7 - Establishment and organization

13:17-7. Establishment and organization
(a) There is hereby established a Hackensack Meadowlands Municipal Committee, the membership of which shall consist of the mayor or elected chief executive, or his designated alternate, of each constituent municipality.
(b) A majority of the membership of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of committee business. Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the committee at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the full membership of the committee unless in any case the by-laws of the committee or any of the provisions of this act shall require a larger number. The committee shall elect from its membership a liaison-committee consisting of 4 members, 2 of whom shall be residents of Bergen county and 2 of whom shall be residents of Hudson county. It shall be the purpose of the liaison-committee to act as liaison between the commission and the committee.
(c) The committee shall meet regularly as it may determine, and may also meet at the call of the chairman of the commission.
(d) The committee shall appoint a chairman from among its members and such other officers as may be necessary. The committee may, within the limits of any funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for this purpose, also appoint, retain and employ, without regard to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes, such officers, agents, employees and experts as it may require, and it shall determine their qualifications, terms of office, duties, services and compensation.
(e) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation, and each member shall serve only so long as he is the mayor or elected chief executive of the municipality he represents. The committee may reimburse its members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-8 - Powers

13:17-8. Powers
(a) The commission shall submit to the committee for review, prior to final action thereon, codes and standards formulated by the commission, the district master plan and amendments thereto, development and redevelopment plans, and improvement plans. The commission may also submit to the committee any other matter which the commission deems advisable.
(b) The committee shall review matters submitted to it by the commission pursuant to this section and shall indicate its position in writing to the commission. Failure of the committee to state its position within 45 days of the receipt of any matter so referred to the committee shall be deemed to constitute approval of the proposed action of the commission. Except that, the committee shall have 120 days after receipt of the master plan to state its position, in writing, to the commission.
(c) The commission shall not take any final action on any matter required to be submitted to the committee pursuant to this section, which matter has been formally rejected by the committee, except by a vote of 5/7 of the full membership of the commission.
(d) The committee may make recommendations to the commission on any matter it deems advisable whether or not such matter was submitted to said committee by said commission.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-9 - Master plan; preparation and adoption; contents; amendments; considerations; consultations with state and federal agencies

13:17-9. Master plan; preparation and adoption; contents; amendments; considerations; consultations with state and federal agencies
(a) The commission shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and, after public hearing and pursuant to the procedures hereinafter provided, shall adopt a master plan or portion thereof for the physical development of all lands lying within the district, which plan may include proposals for various stages in the future development of the district. The commission may from time to time, pursuant to the procedures hereinafter provided, and after public hearing, amend said master plan. The master plan shall include a report presenting the objectives, assumptions, standards and principles which are embodied in the various interlocking portions of the master plan. The master plan shall be a composite of the one or more written proposals recommending the physical development of the lands within its jurisdiction either in its entirety or a portion thereof which the commission shall prepare after meetings with the governing bodies of the constituent municipalities and affected counties, and any agencies and instrumentalities thereof.
(b) In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto the commission shall give due consideration to the necessity to provide in the district sanitary landfills and other facilities for the disposal of solid waste which may be utilized by municipalities within the district and municipalities throughout the State. In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto the commission shall give due consideration to the existing patterns of the development in the constituent municipalities and to any master plan or other plan of development adopted by any constituent municipality prior to the effective date of this act or prior to the preparation of the master plan by the commission.
(c) In preparing the master plan or any portion thereof or amendment thereto, the commission shall consult with any Federal or State agency having an interest in the district. At least 60 days prior to taking any action relating to the district such Federal and State agency shall file with the commission their proposed plans for the commission's review and recommendation.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-10.1 - Surplus moneys from operation of solid waste disposal facilities; disposition

13:17-10.1. Surplus moneys from operation of solid waste disposal facilities; disposition
In the event that surplus moneys become available from the operation of solid waste disposal facilities by the Hackensack Commission, which are not required by any contract with the holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations of the commission to be retained in any fund or account established by any such contract for the security of the commission's bonds, notes or other obligations, then 75% of that surplus shall be used by the Hackensack Commission for any lawful purpose and 25% of that surplus shall be apportioned among the municipalities in the Hackensack Meadowlands District in the same ratio as the number of acres within the district of each such municipality bears to the total number of acres in the district.
L.1975, c. 326, s. 35.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-11 - Provisions of master plan for location and use of buildings, structures and facilities; land use; codes and standards

13:17-11. Provisions of master plan for location and use of buildings, structures and facilities; land use; codes and standards
(a) The master plan shall include provisions or criteria for the location and use of buildings, structures, facilities, and land for solid waste disposal, and may include provisions for: (1) the use of land and buildings, residential, commercial, industrial, mining, agricultural, park and other like purposes; (2) service-water supply, utilities, sewerage, and other like matters; (3) transportation, streets, parking, public transit lines and stations both above and below ground level, freight facilities, airports, harbors, channels, docks and wharves, and other like matters; (4) housing, residential standards, clearance, redevelopment, rehabilitation, conservation, and other like matters; (5) water, forest, soil conservation, flood control, and other like matters; (6) public and semipublic facilities including but not limited to civic centers, schools, libraries, parks, playgrounds, fire houses, police buildings, hospitals, and other like matters; (7) the distribution and density of population; (8) planned unit development; (9) community appearance; (10) financing and programming capital improvements; (11) and other related elements of growth and development, including the social implications of any proposed development, and advances in technology related to any subject included in the plan.
(b) The plan may also include codes and standards covering land use, comprehensive zoning, subdivisions, building construction and design, housing, and the control of air and water pollution and solid waste disposal which has been approved by the State Department of Health, and other subjects necessary to carry out the plan or to undertake a workable program of community improvement. No codes or standards concerning building construction and design shall be promulgated without the certificate of the chief engineer or equivalent official of the commission that the proposed codes and standards meet the engineering standards adopted by the commission. No municipality shall enact or enforce any code which is inconsistent with the code contained in the master plan insofar as such code applies to property within the district; provided, however, that the governing body or other appropriate body of each constituent municipality may enact zoning ordinances and any other codes or standards, which it is authorized by the laws of this State to enact, for lands within the boundaries of said municipality which are subject to the jurisdiction of the commission and which will effectuate the purposes of the commission's master plan.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-12 - Construction and alteration of buildings or structures; necessity of permit; referral of action involving specific projects to commission

13:17-12. Construction and alteration of buildings or structures; necessity of permit; referral of action involving specific projects to commission
(a) No building or structure may be constructed or altered within the area shown on the master plan unless the commission shall first issue a permit approving the plans and specifications for the proposed construction or alteration as being in conformity with the master plan. No permit may be issued without a certificate from the chief engineer or equivalent official of the commission that the proposed construction or alteration meets the engineering standards adopted by the commission.
(b) Whenever the commission shall have adopted a master plan or any portion thereof, the governing body of any constituent municipality or affected county, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, before taking action necessitating the expenditure of any public funds incidental to the location, character, or extent of one or more projects of said municipality or affected county, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall refer action involving such specific project to the commission for review and approval, and shall not act thereon unless the commission has indicated its approval by a majority vote of said commission within 45 days of reference to the commission or by the failure of the commission to disapprove by a majority vote of said commission within said 45 days.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-13 - Subdivisions and land development; review and regulation by commission; standards

13:17-13. Subdivisions and land development; review and regulation by commission; standards
The commission shall review and regulate subdivisions and land development within the district, in accordance with procedures and engineering and planning standards adopted by resolution, which shall require that:
(a) All subdivisions, site plans, buildings and other development be in accordance with the master plan and any applicable redevelopment plan;
(b) Adequate drainage facilities and easements be provided;
(c) Road improvements be provided for subdivisions or sites where necessary to protect the safety and convenience of the traveling public, such improvements to include, but not be limited to, additional rights-of-way or pavement widths, marginal access streets, reverse frontage and highway and traffic design features necessitated by increased traffic, potential safety hazards or traffic flow impediments caused by the subdivision or development;
(d) Public water and sewer systems be provided where necessary to protect public health and to insure an adequate supply of water;
(e) Performance guarantees, maintenance bonds and agreements be provided specifying minimum standards of construction for required improvements by the commission and not to exceed the full cost of the facility and installation thereof or the developer's proportionate share thereof. Any bonds, moneys or guarantees received by the commission under this paragraph shall not duplicate bonds, moneys or guarantees required by municipalities for municipal purposes.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-14 - Application for subdivision, site plan or building permit; review and approval

13:17-14. Application for subdivision, site plan or building permit; review and approval
(a) Each application for a subdivision, site plan or building permit shall be submitted to the commission for review and, where required, approval prior to approval by the local constituent municipal approving authority. Commission approval of any subdivision application shall be limited by and based upon the rules, regulations and standards established by and duly set forth in a resolution adopted by the commission. The constituent municipal approval authority shall defer taking final action on a subdivision application until receipt of the commission report thereon. The commission shall report to the municipal authority within 45 days from the date of receipt of the application. If the commission fails to report to the municipal approving authority within the 45-day period, said subdivision application shall be deemed to have been approved by the commission unless, by mutual agreement between the commission and municipal approving authority, with approval of the applicant, the 45-day period shall be extended for an additional 45-day period, and any such extension shall so extend the time within which a municipal approving authority shall be required by law to act thereon.
(b) The commission shall review each subdivision plan and building permit application and withhold approval if said application does not meet the approval standards previously adopted by the commission, in accordance with this section. In the event of the withholding of approval, or the disapproval of, any such application, the reasons for such action shall be set forth in writing and a copy thereof shall be transmitted to the applicant.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-14.1 - Development application

13:17-14.1. Development application
2. Whenever the commission receives an application for the development, improvement or redevelopment of, or for the construction or reconstruction of buildings or structures on, land in the district, the commission shall notify within seven days, in writing by certified mail, the governing body of the municipality or municipalities in which the land is located and any municipality immediately adjacent thereto. Before approving an application, the commission shall consult with the notified governing body or bodies of the municipality or municipalities in which the land is located. If the commission approves an application which the governing body or bodies of the municipality or municipalities in which the land is located oppose in any manner, the commission shall inform the governing body or bodies, in writing by certified mail, of the reasons for approval within seven days of that approval.
L.1988,c.136,s.2; amended 1992,c.54,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-15 - Filing of subdivision plats; necessity of certification by commission

13:17-15. Filing of subdivision plats; necessity of certification by commission
The county clerk or registrar of deeds and mortgages shall not accept for filing any subdivision plat for lands in the district unless it bears the certification of approval of the commission in addition to all other requirements for filing a subdivision plat. If the commission shall have taken no action to approve or disapprove a subdivision within the period required by section 13 of this act it shall, at the request of the developer, certify such fact upon the plat. Such certification shall be sufficient authorization for further action by the municipal approving authority and filing with the appropriate county recording officer.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-16 - Notice of hearing by constituent municipality or affected county; contents; commission as party in interest

13:17-16. Notice of hearing by constituent municipality or affected county; contents; commission as party in interest
(a) Whenever a hearing upon notice is required in any constituent municipality or affected county with respect to the adoption or amendment of a master plan, official map, zoning or subdivision regulations, or to the granting of variances or special exceptions, involving property within the district or within 200 feet of its borders, the person required to give such notice shall also, at least 45 days prior to the hearing, give written notice of the hearing to the commission by registered or certified mail. Said notice of hearing shall contain a brief description of the property involved, its location, a concise statement of the matters to be heard, and a copy of any plan, code, regulations or standards to be approved.
(b) The commission shall be considered a party in interest at such hearing, and no action involving a municipal master plan, zoning ordinance, subdivision, building, or site plan approval, the official map, or the grant or variance or special exception shall be taken by a public body of a constituent municipality, or affected county which shall be inconsistent with the master plan.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-17 - Project sites; suitability of locations and sizes; reservation; grant of building permits

13:17-17. Project sites; suitability of locations and sizes; reservation; grant of building permits
(a) If portions of the master plan contain proposals for drainage rights-of-way, roads or streets, schools, colleges, parks, playgrounds, or for any project as defined in this act, before approving any subdivision or site plan, the commission may require that such project sites be shown in locations and of sizes suitable to their intended uses. The commission shall be permitted to reserve the location and extent of such project sites shown on the master plan or any part thereof for a period of 1 year after the approval of the subdivision or site plan or within such further time as agreed to by the applying party. Unless during each 1 year period or extension thereof the commission shall have entered into a contract to purchase or institute condemnation proceedings according to law for said project site, the developer shall not be bound by the proposals for such areas shown on the plan. This subsection shall not apply to streets and roads and drainage rights-of-way required for approval of any subdivision or site plan and deemed essential to the public welfare.
(b) Whenever one or more parcels of land on which is located such a project site cannot yield a reasonable return to the owner unless a building permit is granted or a subdivision or site plan is approved, the commission may, in a specific case, by a majority vote, grant a permit for a building on such project site, which will as little as practicable diminish the area and use of the project site for its intended purposes, or may pay over to the developer the amount of damages found by the commission to have been caused by the delay in approval or acquisition.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-18 - Waiver of strict compliance with standards; exemption of certain subdivisions from regulations

13:17-18. Waiver of strict compliance with standards; exemption of certain subdivisions from regulations
Provision may be made by the commission for the waiver, according to definite criteria, of strict compliance with the standards promulgated, where necessary to alleviate hardship. The commission may exempt subdivisions of less than a designated number of lots or site plans involving single-family residences from its regulations where no new streets are involved.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-19 - Penalties for failure to obtain approval

13:17-19. Penalties for failure to obtain approval
(a) If any person transfers, sells, or rents to another, or agrees to transfer, sell or rent to another any land or building or other structure or constructs or alters any building or structure within the district, or directly causes the transfer, sale or rental to another, or arranges for an agreement to transfer, sell or rent to another any land or building or other structure or directly causes the construction or alteration of any building or structure within the district, without first obtaining the approval of the commission of any application for a subdivision, site plan or building permit as may be required by P.L. 1968, c. 404 (C. 13:17-1 et seq.), the person shall be subject to a fine of not more than $5,000.00, and each parcel, lot, plot, building, or rental unit so disposed of or agreed or caused to be disposed of shall be deemed a separate violation.
The commission may cancel and revoke any permit, approval or certificate required or permitted to be granted or issued to any person pursuant to P.L. 1968, c. 404 (C. 13:17-1 et seq.), if the commission finds that the person has violated this subsection. Where any violation of this subsection is of a continuing nature, each day during which the continuing violation remains unabated, after the date fixed by the commission in any order or notice for the correction or termination of the violation, constitutes an additional, separate and distinct violation. The commission, in the exercise of its administrative authority pursuant to P.L. 1968, c. 404 (C. 13:17-1 et seq.), may levy and collect the fines in the amounts set forth in this subsection. Where an administrative penalty order has not been satisfied, the penalty may be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the commission in a civil action brought in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.), in Superior Court.
(b) In addition to the foregoing, the commission may in the case of any violation of subsection (a) of this section, institute civil action:
(1) For injunctive relief;
(2) To set aside and invalidate any conveyance or lease made pursuant to contract for sale or otherwise in violation of subsection (a) of this section;
(3) To prevent such unlawful sale, rental, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use;
(4) To restrain, correct, or abate such violation;
(5) To prevent the occupancy of said dwelling, structure or land; or
(6) To prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises.
L. 1968, c. 404, s. 18; amended 1989,c.27,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-21 - Redevelopment plans for renewal areas; authority of commission in undertaking projects

13:17-21. Redevelopment plans for renewal areas; authority of commission in undertaking projects
(a) The commission is authorized to prepare and adopt redevelopment plans for areas in the district determined by the commission to be renewal areas;
(b) In undertaking projects pursuant to any redevelopment plan, the commission may:
(1) Acquire, by condemnation or otherwise, real or personal property, or any interest therein, including such property as it may deem necessary or proper, although temporarily not required for such purposes, in a renewal area and in any area within the district designated by it as necessary for relocation of residents, industry or commerce displaced from a renewal area;
(2) Clear or reclaim any area so acquired and install, construct or reconstruct projects therein necessary to prepare such area for development;
(3) Relocate or arrange or contract with public or private agencies for the relocation of residents, industry or commerce displaced from the renewal area;
(4) Dispose of real property so acquired by sale, lease or exchange for the uses and purposes specified in the redevelopment plan, to any person or public agency;
(5) Study the recommendations of any planning board for redevelopment of any area and make its own investigations as to current trends and blighting factors in the district, or any area thereof;
(6) By contract or contracts with public agencies or redevelopers or by its own employees or consultants plan, replan, construct, reconstruct, operate, maintain and repair any redevelopment or other project or any part thereof;
(7) Make and adopt plans for carrying out a program of voluntary repair and rehabilitation of buildings and improvements, and for the enforcement of codes and laws relating to the use of land, the use and occupancy of buildings and improvements and to the control over the pollution of water and air and the disposal of solid waste;
(8) Prepare and adopt from time to time a workable program, representing an official plan of action for effectively dealing with the problem of urban renewal areas within the district and for the establishment and preservation of well-planned communities with well-organized residential neighborhoods of decent homes and suitable living environment for adequate family life; for utilizing appropriate private and public resources to eliminate and prevent the development or spread of blight and deterioration; to encourage needed conservation or rehabilitation; to provide for the redevelopment of renewal areas; or to undertake such of the aforesaid activities or other feasible activities as may be suitably employed to achieve the objectives of such a program.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-22 - Required provisions in agreements, leases, deeds or other instruments from or between commission and to or with a redeveloper

13:17-22. Required provisions in agreements, leases, deeds or other instruments from or between commission and to or with a redeveloper
All agreements, leases, deeds and other instruments from or between the commission and to or with a redeveloper shall contain, without being limited to, the following provisions: (a) a covenant running with the land to the effect that the land, and any buildings or improvements thereon, shall only be used for the purposes designated in the redevelopment plan; (b) a provision that the redeveloper shall be without power to sell, lease or otherwise transfer the redevelopment area or project or any part thereof without the prior written consent of the commission; (c) any lease to a redeveloper may provide that all improvements shall become the property of the commission; (d) such other covenants, provisions and continuing controls as may be deemed necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-25 - Trust agreement to secure bonds; pledge or assignment of revenues; provisions; lien of pledge

13:17-25. Trust agreement to secure bonds; pledge or assignment of revenues; provisions; lien of pledge
(a) In the discretion of the commission, any bonds issued under the provisions of this act may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the commission and a corporate trustee or trustees which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the State. Such trust agreement, or the resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds, may pledge or assign the revenues or other moneys to be received or the proceeds of any contract or contracts pledged. Such trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the commission in relation to the acquisition of property, and the construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation and insurance of the project or projects, the amount of assessments or other charges to be levied upon holders of lands affected by the project or projects, the payment, security or redemption of bonds, and the custody, safeguarding and application of all moneys. Any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this State which may act as depositary of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues or other moneys may furnish such indemnifying bonds or pledge such securities as may be required by the commission. Any such trust agreement or resolution may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, or trustees, and may restrict the individual right of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any such trust agreement or resolution may contain such other provisions as the commission may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement or resolution may be treated as a part of the cost of construction or of a reclamation project or projects.
(b) Any pledge or assignment made pursuant to this section shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge or assignment is made; the revenues or moneys so pledged or assigned and thereafter received by the commission shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the commission, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which a pledge or assignment is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the commission.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-26 - Bonds and notes not deemed debt or liability of state or political subdivision

13:17-26. Bonds and notes not deemed debt or liability of state or political subdivision
Except as otherwise provided by or pursuant to Section II of Article VIII of the State Constitution and approved by a majority of the legally constituted voters of the State voting thereon or except when any county or municipality shall have guaranteed principal or interest thereon, bonds and notes issued by the commission under the provisions of this act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt or liability of the State or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or of any political subdivision except the commission and all such bonds or notes shall contain on the face thereof a statement to that effect.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-27 - Agreement by state with holders of bonds or notes

13:17-27. Agreement by state with holders of bonds or notes
The State does pledge to and agree with the holders of the bonds or notes issued pursuant to the provisions of this act that the State will not, without the commission's prior consent enlarge, limit or restrict any of the rights and powers hereby vested in the commission to maintain, acquire, construct, improve, reconstruct, repair and operate any project as defined in this act, nor will the State limit or restrict the fixing, establishment and collection by the commission of such fees, assessments and charges as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenues to meet the expenses of the commission and to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of bonds or notes authorized by this act, nor will the State in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of such notes or bonds, or modify in any way the exemption from taxation provided in this act until the notes and bonds, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs in connection with any action or proceeding in behalf of such bondholders are fully paid and discharged or provided for.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-28 - Exemption of bonds and notes from taxation

13:17-28. Exemption of bonds and notes from taxation
All bonds or notes issued by the commission pursuant to this act are hereby declared to be issued by a political subdivision of this State and for an essential public and governmental purpose, and such bonds and notes, their transfer and the interest and premium, if any thereon and the income therefrom, including any profit made on the sale thereof, and all assessments, charges, funds, revenues, income and other moneys pledged or available to pay or secure the payment of such bonds or notes, or interest thereon, shall at all times be exempt from taxation of every kind by the State and by the municipalities and other political subdivisions in the State, except transfer, inheritance and estate taxes.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-29 - Moneys received pursuant to act as trust funds

13:17-29. Moneys received pursuant to act as trust funds
All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this act whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this act. Any officer with whom, or any bank or trust company with which, such moneys shall be deposited shall act as trustee of such moneys and shall hold and apply the same for the purpose hereof, subject to such regulations as this act and the resolution authorizing the bonds of any issue or the trust agreement securing such bonds may provide.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 28.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-30 - Proceedings by bondholders and trustees to protect and enforce rights

13:17-30. Proceedings by bondholders and trustees to protect and enforce rights
Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this act, or of any of the coupons appertaining thereto; and the trustee or trustees under any trust agreement, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by any resolution authorizing the issuance of, or any such trust agreement securing, such bonds, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the State or granted hereunder or under such resolution or trust agreement, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this act or by such resolution or trust agreement to be performed by the commission or by any officer, employee or agent thereof, including the fixing, charging and collecting of the rates, rents, fees and charges herein authorized and required by the provisions of such resolution or trust agreement to be fixed, established and collected.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 29.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-31 - Refunding bonds; use of proceeds

13:17-31. Refunding bonds; use of proceeds
(a) The commission is hereby authorized to provide for the issuance of bonds of the commission for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the commission then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued or to accrue to the earliest or subsequent date of redemption purchase or maturity, of such bonds, and, if deemed advisable by the commission for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of acquiring and constructing improvements, extensions, additions or enlargements of project or projects or any portion thereof.
(b) The proceeds of any such bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds may, in the discretion of the commission be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of such outstanding bonds either on their earliest or any subsequent redemption date or upon the purchase or at the maturity thereof and may, pending such application, be placed in escrow to be applied to such purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on such date as may be determined by the commission.
(c) Any such escrowed proceeds, pending such use, may be invested and reinvested in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America, or in certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America, maturing at such time or times as shall be appropriate to assure the prompt payment, as to principal, interest and redemption premium, if any, of the outstanding bonds to be so refunded. The interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on any such investment may also be applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds to be so refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of such proceeds and interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investment thereof may be returned to the commission for use by it in any lawful manner.
(d) The portion of the proceeds of any such bonds issued for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions or enlargements of a project or projects, may be invested and reinvested in obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America, or in certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by obligations of or guaranteed by the United States of America, maturing not later than the time or times when such proceeds will be needed for the purpose of paying all or any part of such cost. The interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on such investment may be applied to the payment of all or any part of such cost or may be used by the commission in any lawful manner.
(e) All such bonds shall be subject to the provisions of this act in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this act.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 30.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-32 - Bonds and notes as legal investments

13:17-32. Bonds and notes as legal investments
Bonds and notes issued by the commission under the provisions of this act are hereby made securities in which the State and all political subdivisions of the State, their officers, boards, commissions, departments or other agencies, all banks, bankers, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking or investment business, all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all administrators, executors, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever who now are or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the State, may properly and legally invest any funds including capital belonging to them or within their control; and said bonds, notes or other securities or obligations are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any State or municipal officers or agency of the State for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations of the State is now or may hereafter be authorized by law.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 31.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-33 - Issuance of bonds without consent or other proceedings

13:17-33. Issuance of bonds without consent or other proceedings
Bonds may be issued under the provisions of this act without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau, agency or officer of the State, and without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions and things which are specifically required by this act.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 32.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-36 - Tax exemption

13:17-36. Tax exemption
Since the exercise of the powers granted by this act will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the State, all projects, lands and other property of the commission are hereby declared to be public property of a political subdivision of the State and devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the State or any subdivision thereof; provided, however, that when property or land of the commission exempt from taxation is leased or licensed to another whose property is not exempt, and the licensing or leasing of which does not make the real estate taxable, the estate created by the lease or license and the appurtenances thereto shall be listed as the property of the lessee or licensee thereof, or his assignee, and be assessed and taxed as real estate.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 35.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-37 - Exemption from levy and sale on execution

13:17-37. Exemption from levy and sale on execution
All projects and property of the commission shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall any judgment against the commission be a charge or lien upon its property; provided, that nothing herein contained shall apply to or limit the rights of the holders of any bonds or notes to pursue any remedy for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by the commission on its revenues or other moneys.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 36.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-38 - Agreements for payments in lieu of taxes

13:17-38. Agreements for payments in lieu of taxes
To the end that municipalities and counties may not suffer undue loss of tax revenue by reason of the acquisition and ownership of property therein by the commission, the commission is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to enter into an agreement or agreements with any municipality or county, whereby said commission will undertake to pay a fair and reasonable sum or sums to compensate the said municipality or county for a loss of revenue in connection with any property acquired and owned by the commission in carrying out the provisions of this act. Any such payment or payments which the commission is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to make may be made on an annual basis, in which case the payment or payments shall not be less than the amount of taxes upon the property when last assessed prior to its acquisition by the commission. Every municipality and county wherein the property shall be acquired by the commission is hereby empowered to enter into such agreement or agreements with the commission to accept the payment or payments which the commission is herein authorized, empowered and directed to make.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 37.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-39 - Formation of improvement districts; levy of special assessments

13:17-39. Formation of improvement districts; levy of special assessments
The commission may form within the district, improvement districts for any authorized purpose in order to levy special assessments against real estate located within such districts for benefits rendered.
All special assessments for improvements within the district shall be made by the appropriate officer of the commission.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 38.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Conservation and Development--Parks and Reservations › Section 13:17-40 - Division of land into classes

13:17-40. Division of land into classes
All land within the district shall be divided by the commission into 3 classes as follows:
Class 1--Land owned by the State of New Jersey, any of its political subdivisions, or any other public agency or instrumentality which enjoys the privilege of general property tax exemption under the laws of the State, and which land is designated by the owner as presently or ultimately intended for a public use.
Class 2--Land owned by the State of New Jersey, any of its political subdivisions, or any other public agency or instrumentality which enjoys the privilege of general property tax exemption under the laws of the State, and which land is designated by the owner as ultimately disposable to private ownership, or usable by private parties.
Class 3--All other land.
L.1968, c. 404, s. 39.