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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-57.16 Insurance or reinsurance

App.A:9-57.16. Insurance or reinsurance
16. Funds credited to the special fund for the purposes of this act may be used to effect insurance or reinsurance with the war damage corporation or with any other authority or instrumentality, public or private, or otherwise to distribute the liability for benefits payable to those civil defense volunteers whose benefits, in accordance with P.L.1995, c.383, are payable from the special fund.
L.1952,c.12,s.16; amended 1995,c.383,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-57.17 Special fund the sole source for payment of benefits

App.A:9-57.17. Special fund the sole source for payment of benefits
17. The special fund for civil defense volunteers created by this act shall be the sole and exclusive source for the payment of benefits provided by this act for civil defense volunteers who were injured before the effective date of P.L.1995, c.383.
L.1952,c.12,s.17; amended 1995,c.383,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-57.18 Reserves

App.A:9-57.18. Reserves
Within five years after the direction by the Legislature by joint resolution to such effect, the Claim Committee shall determine the amount of outstanding liabilities of the special fund and shall establish reasonable reserves to pay to claimants weekly benefits for total disability, expenses of medical and hospital care and death benefits, and to meet the cost of administering any unpaid claims and the same shall become a charge against the fund. Any balance in the fund after the establishment of such reserves shall lapse into the State treasury.
L.1952, c. 12, p. 60, s. 18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-57.19 Expense of administering act

App.A:9-57.19. Expense of administering act
The entire expense of administering this act shall be paid out of the special fund and charged thereto. Approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting shall be required for all such expenditures except those for claims approved by the Claim Committee under section fourteen hereof.
L.1952, c. 12, p. 60, s. 19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-57.20 Reduction of benefits where United States furnishes benefits

App.A:9-57.20. Reduction of benefits where United States furnishes benefits
Should the United States Government or any agent thereof, in accordance with any Federal statute or rule or regulation, furnish monetary assistance, benefits or other temporary or permanent relief to civil defense volunteers or to civil defense volunteers and their dependents for injuries arising out of and in the course of authorized civil defense service, then the amount of benefits which the civil defense volunteer or his dependents are otherwise entitled to receive under this act shall be reduced by the amount of monetary assistance, benefits or other temporary or permanent relief the civil defense volunteer or his dependents have received or will receive from the United States or any agent thereof as a result of the injury.
L.1952, c. 12, p. 60, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-57.21 Medical, surgical or hospital treatment furnished by United States precludes similar treatment under act

App.A:9-57.21. Medical, surgical or hospital treatment furnished by United States precludes similar treatment under act
If, in addition to monetary assistance, benefits, or other temporary or permanent relief, the United States Government or any agent thereof furnishes medical, surgical or hospital treatment or any combination thereof to an injured civil defense volunteer or will reimburse such civil defense volunteer for the expense of such treatment, then the civil defense volunteer shall have no right to receive payment for or reimbursement of the expense of such medical, surgical or hospital care under the provisions of this act.
L.1952, c. 12, p. 61, s. 21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-57.22 No benefits payable where United States will furnish equivalent benefits in absence of benefits under act

App.A:9-57.22. No benefits payable where United States will furnish equivalent benefits in absence of benefits under act
If the payment of benefits under the provisions of this act to a civil defense volunteer or his dependents prevents such civil defense volunteer or his dependents from receiving equivalent assistance, benefits or other temporary or permanent relief under the provisions of a Federal statute or rule or regulation, then the civil defense volunteer and his dependents shall have no right to and shall not receive any benefits under the provisions of this act for any injury for which the United States Government or any agent thereof will furnish equivalent assistance, benefits or other temporary or permanent relief in the absence of the payment of benefits under this act.
L.1952, c. 12, p. 61, s. 22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-57.23 False statements or representations

App.A:9-57.23. False statements or representations
If for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or payment under the provisions of this act or for the purpose of influencing any determination regarding any benefit payment, either for himself or another, any person, including officials charged with the responsibility of approving all claims, shall willfully make a false statement or representation or fail to disclose a material fact of which he has knowledge, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition to the other penalties provided by this act, any person who for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or payment under this act, or for the purpose of influencing any determination regarding any benefit payment, knowingly makes a false statement with regard to a material fact, shall not be entitled to receive any benefits, cash or medical, for the disability claimed.
L.1952, c. 12, p. 61, s. 23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-57.24 Partial invalidity

App.A:9-57.24. Partial invalidity
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or clause of this act is held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this act.
L.1952, c. 12, p. 62, s. 24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-57.25 Civil defense forces of other states; powers, duties and privileges

App.A:9-57.25. Civil defense forces of other states; powers, duties and privileges
The civil defense forces of any other State, which is a party to the Interstate Civil Defense and Disaster Compact ratified on behalf of the State of New Jersey by chapter eight of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one, while operating within the limits of this State under the terms and conditions of said compact, shall have the same powers (including that of arrest), duties, rights, privileges and immunities as if they were performing their duties in the State in which they are normally employed or rendering services.
L.1953, c. 117, p. 1303, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-57.26 Emergency management volunteers and their dependents; disability, death, medical and hospital benefits

App.A:9-57.26. Emergency management volunteers and their dependents; disability, death, medical and hospital benefits
The provisions of chapter 12 of the laws of 1952, supplemental to the act of which this act is amendatory and supplementary, providing disability, death and medical and hospital benefits, in certain cases, to emergency management volunteers and their dependents, shall apply in the same manner to such volunteers and their dependents under the provisions of this amendatory and supplementary act.
L.1953, c.438, s.25; amended 1989,c.222,s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-57.27 Repeal

App.A:9-57.27. Repeal
Sections seven and ten of chapter two hundred fifty-one of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-two are repealed.
L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 438, p. 2416, s. 26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-58 "Director of Civil Defense" defined

App.A:9-58. "Director of Civil Defense" defined
As used in this act the term "Director of Civil Defense" means the civilian defense director referred to in section five of the act to which this act is a supplement.
L.1951, c. 72, p. 461, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-59 Mutual aid agreements with other states

App.A:9-59. Mutual aid agreements with other states
The Governor, and the Director of Civil Defense subject to the approval of the Governor, are authorized and empowered to enter into and implement on behalf of this State mutual aid agreements, compacts or arrangements in relation to civil defense with other States, their political subdivisions or their civil defense authorities.
L.1951, c. 72, p. 461, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-60 Mutual aid agreements between political subdivisions

App.A:9-60. Mutual aid agreements between political subdivisions
Subject to the approval of the Director of Civil Defense and to the rules and regulations heretofore or hereafter promulgated pursuant to authority contained in the act to which this act is a supplement, two or more political subdivisions of this State may enter into mutual aid agreements for reciprocal aid and assistance in furtherance of any of the purposes of the act to which this act is a supplement.
L.1951, c. 72, p. 461, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-61 Powers and duties of members of civil defense forces

App.A:9-61. Powers and duties of members of civil defense forces
Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, members of civil defense forces in this State and members of the civil defense forces of other States or of the Federal Government performing civil defense services at any place in this State pursuant to agreements, compacts or arrangements for mutual aid and assistance, to which the State or a political subdivision thereof is a party, shall possess the same powers, duties, rights, immunities and privileges they would ordinarily possess if performing their duties in the State or political subdivision in which normally employed or rendering service.
L.1951, c. 72, p. 461, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-62 Acceptance of services, equipment, supplies, or funds from Federal government

App.A:9-62. Acceptance of services, equipment, supplies, or funds from Federal government
Whenever the Federal Government or any agency or officer thereof shall offer to the State, or through the State to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for purposes of civil defense, the State, acting through the Governor, or such political subdivision, acting with the consent of the Governor and through its executive officer or governing body, may accept such offer and upon such acceptance the Governor of the State or executive officer or governing body of such political subdivision may authorize any officer of the State or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the State or such political subdivision, and subject to the terms of the offer and the rules and regulations, if any, of the agency making the offer.
L.1951, c. 72, p. 462, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-63 Acceptance of services, equipment, supplies, or funds from individuals, firms or corporations

App.A:9-63. Acceptance of services, equipment, supplies, or funds from individuals, firms or corporations
Whenever any person, firm, or corporation shall offer to the State or to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for purpose of civil defense, the State, acting through the Governor, or such political subdivision, acting through its executive officer or governing body, may accept such offer and upon such acceptance the Governor of the State or executive officer or governing body of such political subdivision may authorize any officer of the State or of the political subdivision, as the case may be, to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the State or such political subdivision, and subject to the terms of the offer.
L.1951, c. 72, p. 462, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-65 Findings, declarations relative to domestic security preparedness.

App.A:9-65 Findings, declarations relative to domestic security preparedness.
2. The Legislature finds and declares:
a. The events of September 11, 2001 have refocused attention on the importance of domestic preparedness for any terrorist attack, and the utility of maintaining a select task force, comprised of representatives of State government, local emergency management and law enforcement officials, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and relief organizations, for developing a coordinated plan of action to prepare for, respond to, and recover from, incidents of terrorism;
b. Because the targets of terrorist activities may not be limited to the public sector, the State also must review the preparedness of the private sector to ensure its readiness and to foster cooperation and coordination between the public and private sectors in assessing risks and developing and implementing preparedness, response and recovery strategies; and
c. It is, therefore, altogether fitting and proper, and within the public interest, to reinforce and expand the State's existing anti-terrorism efforts by integrating and enhancing intelligence gathering and preparedness efforts throughout State and local government and the private sector in New Jersey by establishing a New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force in, but not of, the Department of Law and Public Safety, in order to maximize, enhance and effectuate coordination of the disaster preparedness and recovery resources provided through the Office of Emergency Management in the Division of State Police, the New Jersey National Guard and county and local emergency management organizations.
L.2001,c.246,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-66 Definitions relative to domestic security preparedness.

App.A:9-66 Definitions relative to domestic security preparedness.
3. For the purposes of this act:
"Planning group" means the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group established pursuant to section 8 of this act.
"Task force" means the Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force created pursuant to section 4 of this act.
L.2001,c.246,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-67 Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force.

App.A:9-67 Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force.
4. a. There is established in, but not of, the Department of Law and Public Safety the Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force, which shall provide Statewide coordination and supervision of all activities related to domestic preparedness for a terrorist attack. The task force shall be composed of 10 members: the Superintendent of State Police or his designee, the Attorney General or his designee, the Adjutant General of Military and Veterans' Affairs or his designee, the Commissioner of Transportation or his designee, the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services or his designee, the Coordinator of the Office of Recovery and Victim Assistance, the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, all of whom shall serve ex officio, and three public members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. One of the public members shall have, by education or expertise, experience in chemical or biological agents that may be used in acts of terrorism. The public members shall serve for terms of three years and shall be subject to such security screening as may be necessary or appropriate. Of the public members first appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of one year, one shall be appointed for a term of two years, and one shall be appointed for a term of three years. The Governor shall appoint a chairperson from among the members of the task force, who shall serve in that position at the pleasure of the Governor. The chairperson shall act as the State's liaison with the federal Homeland Security Council. In the event the Governor shall appoint a public member as chairperson, that appointee shall be accorded cabinet status for the purposes of effectuating the purposes of this act. The task force shall adopt a plan of operation for the carrying out of its duties, which shall be approved by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of this act.
b. The task force may appoint, in accordance with its plan of operation, such personnel, including attorneys, professionals in the field of terrorism and terrorism preparedness, disaster response, mitigation and recovery, and such other special consultants and experts as may be deemed necessary to carry out its duties under this act, as well as such clerical and other personnel as may be appropriate and necessary. All employees appointed pursuant to this section shall be in the unclassified service of the civil service of the State and shall be deemed confidential employees for the purposes of the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.).
L.2001, c.246, s.4; amended 2011, c.62, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-68 Duties of task force.

App.A:9-68 Duties of task force.
5. The primary duties of the task force shall include, but not be limited to:
a. The development of proposals to preserve, protect and sustain domestic security and to ensure a comprehensive program of domestic preparedness. The task force shall formulate proposals for operational plans relative to domestic security, using inter-agency expertise, coordination and resource planning to meet and address the need to prevent terrorist attacks, to mitigate their impact, and to prepare and plan for the various responses required in the event of a terrorist attack. In carrying out this function, the task force shall identify and assess potential risks to the domestic security and well-being of New Jersey's citizens, including risks to, and disruptions of, essential State and local infrastructures, transportation networks, public and private telecommunications and information networks, financial systems and networks, the delivery and availability of essential health care services, and the potential impact of terroristic chemical, biological and nuclear attacks or sabotage.
b. The development, implementation and management of comprehensive responses to any terrorist attack or any other technological disaster and the effective administration, management and coordination of remediation and recovery actions and responses following any such attack or disaster. In this regard, the task force shall be charged with managing responses in accordance with the State Emergency Operations Plan and serve as an all-hazards response center. The disaster remediation, recovery and response functions performed by the task force shall supplement those disaster relief functions currently performed by the Office of Emergency Management in the Division of State Police, which shall continue in its current capacity, subject to the direction and supervision of the Superintendent of State Police. The task force and Office of Emergency Management shall coordinate and consult with each other on the performance of their respective remediation, recovery and relief functions.
L.2001,c.246,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-69 Adoption of standards, guidelines, protocols.

App.A:9-69 Adoption of standards, guidelines, protocols.
6. a. The task force shall adopt domestic security and preparedness standards, guidelines and protocols, subject to applicable constitutional and statutory limitations, to preserve, protect and sustain the critical assets of the State's infrastructure, which may be applicable to both public and private entities and facilities, as may be appropriate and critical to the public interest and well-being. In adopting such standards, guidelines and protocols, the task force shall not be bound by the requirements of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.); however, no adoption shall take place without review by the Infrastructure Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 7 of this act and approval by the Governor. The task force may issue and implement orders to effectuate those standards, guidelines and protocols for the purposes of this act.
b. The task force may draw on the assistance of any State, county, or municipal government, independent authority or other agency or instrumentality of the State for the purposes of carrying out its duties under this act.
c. Subject to applicable constitutional and statutory limitations, the task force may seek or request and, if necessary, compel the production of such information as it deems necessary to perform its duties under this act; provided, however, that any such information that is confidential in nature, including proprietary information, shall be deemed privileged and shall not be publicly disclosed by the task force unless directly relating to the security, public safety or well- being of the citizens of this State.
L.2001,c.246,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-70 Infrastructure Advisory Committee.

App.A:9-70 Infrastructure Advisory Committee.
7. The task force shall establish an Infrastructure Advisory Committee to assist it in fulfilling its obligations under this act. The advisory committee shall act as a liaison to private industry throughout the State and establish ongoing communication between private industry, and any other private entity, and State and local officials regarding domestic preparedness and the respective roles and responsibilities of the public and private sectors, and shall serve as a resource to the task force and the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group established in section 8 of this act with respect to domestic preparedness issues facing private industry and other private entities. The advisory committee shall include representatives of gas, water, electric and utilities, nuclear facilities, and the telecommunications, transportation, health care, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries situate in or otherwise serving the citizens of this State, as well as such other industries or entities the task force deems appropriate.
L.2001,c.246,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-71 Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group.

App.A:9-71 Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group.
8. a. There is established in the Department of Law and Public Safety the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group, which shall assist the task force in performing its duties under this act. In cooperation with the task force, the planning group shall develop and provide to the task force, for consideration, a coordinated plan to be included in the State Emergency Operations Plan to prepare for, respond to, mitigate and recover from incidents of terrorism.
b. The members of the planning group shall include the Director of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, the Adjutant General of Military and Veterans' Affairs or his designee, the Commissioner of Agriculture or his designee, the Commissioner of Community Affairs or his designee, the Commissioner of Corrections or his designee, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection or his designee, the Commissioner of Health or his designee, the Commissioner of Human Services, or his designee, the Commissioner of Transportation or his designee, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Transit Corporation or his designee, the State Treasurer or his designee, the Chief State Medical Examiner or his designee, the President of the Board of Public Utilities or his designee, a representative of the New Jersey County Emergency Management Coordinators Association, a representative of the New Jersey State Fire Chiefs Association, and a representative of the New Jersey State Police Chiefs Association. The planning group may include, to the extent such individuals may be made available for such purpose, a representative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a representative of the American Red Cross, and a representative of such other charitable groups as may be appropriate. The chairperson of the task force shall appoint the chair and vice chair of the planning group.
L.2001, c.246, s.8; amended 2012, c.45, 137; 2018, c.62, s.52.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-72 Duties of planning group.

App.A:9-72 Duties of planning group.
9. a. It shall be the duty of the planning group to identify needs and resources; to explore and determine the availability of the resources available to meet those needs; to develop, coordinate and integrate proposals to afford guidance to the task force in carrying out its duties; to formulate recommendations for the development of necessary training programs; and to provide such technical assistance as may be appropriate and necessary for the task force to fulfill its duties under this act. To the extent that the planning group obtains critical or sensitive intelligence information, such information shall be confidential. The planning group, in consultation with the task force, shall obtain and maintain data on the security needs of State and local governments and shall serve as the central agency for submitting applications to the federal government for terrorism planning and equipment grants.
b. There shall be established within the planning group a Weapons of Mass Destruction Advisory Committee. For the purposes of this subsection, weapons of mass destruction shall include, but not be limited to, nuclear weapons and biological or chemical agents. The Adjutant General of Military and Veterans' Affairs, or his designee, shall chair the advisory committee. The committee shall investigate and assess the nature and extent of the risk associated with terroristic attack or sabotage involving such weapons and shall assist the planning group and task force in developing appropriate preparedness plans. In performing its duties, the advisory committee may call upon the expertise, special training, and technological skill and capability of the New Jersey National Guard in the development, preparation, coordination and integration of the plans.
L.2001,c.246,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-73 Noncompliance, action for relief.

App.A:9-73 Noncompliance, action for relief.
10. Whenever it appears to the task force that a person knowingly has refused or failed to comply with applicable domestic security preparedness standards or furnish information required by this act, the Attorney General may institute an action or proceeding in the Superior Court for equitable and other relief, which the court shall order if necessary to preserve, protect or sustain the public safety or well- being. That relief may include assessment for the costs of any investigation, inspection, or monitoring and for the reasonable costs of preparing and litigating a case brought pursuant to this section. Any assessments imposed pursuant to this provisions of this section shall be deposited into the General Fund.
L.2001,c.246,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-74 Records not deemed public; OPMA not applicable.

App.A:9-74 Records not deemed public; OPMA not applicable.
11. a. No record held, maintained or kept on file by the task force or the planning group shall be deemed to be a public record under the provisions of P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) or the common law concerning access to public records. The task force and the planning group shall designate such records as may be available for public inspection when, in the sole discretion of the entity possessing the record, the inspection of those records shall not jeopardize the public safety.
b. Cognizant of the public safety and well-being of the citizens of this State and their domestic security, neither the task force nor the planning group shall be subject to the provisions of the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.).
L.2001,c.246,s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-75 Program of laboratory services for detection, analysis of chemical, biological agents.

App.A:9-75 Program of laboratory services for detection, analysis of chemical, biological agents.
12. The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services shall establish or cause to be established a program of laboratory services for the prompt and accurate detection and analysis of biological and chemical agents that may be or have been used in the commission of terroristic acts or any other technological disaster. The program shall include the capacity to detect, analyze and identify chemical agents so used during and beyond the first 24 hours of a suspected event, and to support the safe handling of potentially dangerous environmental and clinical specimens so identified.
L.2001,c.246,s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-76 Annual report by task force to Legislature.

App.A:9-76 Annual report by task force to Legislature.
13. The task force shall issue a report annually to the Legislature, as provided herein, as to its activities during the preceding year. The report shall include, but not be limited to, an account of the general security measures that have been implemented during the preceding year, the public and private entities that are affected by the work of the task force, and such other information as may be necessary or useful to the Legislature with respect to the task force's operations. The report shall be submitted to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly, as well as the chairperson of the Senate Legislative Oversight Committee, or its successor, and the chairperson of the Assembly Regulatory Oversight Committee, or its successor. Such information as is presented in the report shall be deemed confidential.
L.2001,c.246,s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-77 Effective date, continuance of task force.

App.A:9-77 Effective date, continuance of task force.
15. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that on the first day of the 65th month following enactment the Governor shall give notice to the Legislature to review the conduct and performance of the Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force. If within 60 days of the receipt of that notice the Legislature fails to adopt, by a two-thirds majority of each House, a joint resolution finding that the task force as formulated under this act has either failed to adequately perform its duties pursuant to this act or that the task force is no longer necessary to preserve, protect and sustain the domestic security and preparedness and, therefore shall be dissolved, the task force shall continue.
L.2001,c.246,s.15; amended 2001, c.455.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-78 Definitions relative to fees charged in renting motor vehicles; $2 to fund Domestic Security Account.

App.A:9-78 Definitions relative to fees charged in renting motor vehicles; $2 to fund Domestic Security Account.
54. a. As used in this section:
"Rental company" means a person engaged in the business of renting motor vehicles.
"Rental motor vehicle" means a passenger automobile, truck or semitrailer that is rented without a driver and used in the transportation of persons or property other than commercial freight.
b. Each rental company doing business in this State shall pay a fee for each rental motor vehicle that the company shall have rented from a location in this State under the terms of a rental agreement for a period of not more than 28 days. The amount of the fee shall be $5 for each day or part thereof that each such vehicle was rented. The fee shall be separately stated to the person to whom the motor vehicle is rented and shall not be included in the receipts subject to the taxes imposed pursuant to the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.).
The director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury shall collect and administer the fee; in so doing, the director shall have all the powers granted pursuant to P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.). The director may, pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), make, adopt, amend or repeal such rules and regulations as the director finds necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
c. There is established in the General Fund the New Jersey Domestic Security Account, which shall be a dedicated nonlapsing account. Amounts paid to the State Treasurer from the first $2 of the fee for each day or part thereof that a rental motor vehicle was rented pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be deposited into the account upon receipt. Moneys in the account, including interest thereon, shall be available exclusively for appropriation to support medical emergency disaster preparedness for bioterrorism, security coverage at nuclear power facilities, State Police salaries related to Statewide security services, and counter-terrorism programs.
L.2002, c.34, s.54; amended 2006, c.42.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-79 Definitions relative to criminal history record background checks for certain contractors.

App.A:9-79 Definitions relative to criminal history record background checks for certain contractors.
1. As used in this act:
"Applicant" means a person 18 years of age or older who is employed or is being considered for employment by an independent contractor to work in a critical position within a designated facility;
"Critical position" means a position with duties or responsibilities which may affect the public safety or national security as determined by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, and industry representatives, pursuant to section 3 of this act;
"Designated facility" means "facility" as defined in section 3 of P.L.1985, c.403 (C.13:1K-21), the owner or operator of which is required to submit a registration form pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1985, c.403 (C.13:1K-22);
"Independent contractor" means a person, firm, company or organization which enters into a contract to work within, supply or deliver materials to a designated facility and whose employees have physical access to a designated facility; and
"Industry representatives" means a group of individuals, chosen by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection with expertise in identifying critical positions which may affect public safety and national security at designated facilities.
L.2006, c.101, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-81 Determination of titles, positions designated as critical positions.

App.A:9-81 Determination of titles, positions designated as critical positions.
3. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, and industry representatives, shall determine the titles and positions which shall be designated as critical positions. These positions shall include any title or position in which the duties or responsibilities may potentially affect the public safety or national security or in which the applicant may have access to information which may potentially affect the public safety or national security. These positions may include, but are not limited to, positions involving information management, preserving and ensuring the public safety, or contractors' access to information or facilities which could be utilized to compromise the public safety and national security.
L.2006, c.101, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-82 Applicants to submit to fingerprinting, background checks.

App.A:9-82 Applicants to submit to fingerprinting, background checks.
4. An applicant subject to the provisions of section 2 of this act shall submit to being fingerprinted in accordance with applicable State and federal laws, rules and regulations. An applicant who refuses to consent to, or cooperate in, the securing of a criminal history record background check or identity verification checks, shall not be retained or considered for employment in a critical position at a designated facility. The Department of Law and Public Safety is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Section and the Division of State Police, Bureau of Identification for use in making the determinations provided for in section 2 of this act. No criminal history record background check or identity verification checks shall be performed pursuant to this act unless the applicant shall have furnished written consent to such checks. The independent contractor shall bear the cost for the applicant's criminal history record check and identity verification checks.
L.2006, c.101, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-83 Notification of qualification, disqualification of applicant; appeal; maintenance of information.

App.A:9-83 Notification of qualification, disqualification of applicant; appeal; maintenance of information.
5. a. Upon receipt of an applicant's criminal history record information and identity verification information, the department shall notify the independent contractor who employs the applicant or is considering the applicant for employment as to whether the applicant is qualified or disqualified for employment pursuant to this act. The independent contractor shall notify the applicant in writing of his qualification for or disqualification from employment pursuant to this act. If the applicant is disqualified for employment, the reasons which constitute the basis for the disqualification shall be identified in the written notice.
b. An applicant shall have 20 days from the date of written notice of disqualification to file an appeal with the department for a review of the criminal history record information or identity verification information to, establish rehabilitation or to dispute the accuracy of such information pursuant to regulations adopted by the Attorney General.
c. An applicant's criminal history record information or identity verification information submitted under this act shall not be maintained for more than six months from the date of the final disposition of the applicant's disqualification.
L.2006, c.101, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-84 Development of system to certify applicants, issuance of credentials; fees.

App.A:9-84 Development of system to certify applicants, issuance of credentials; fees.
6. a. The Attorney General, in conjunction with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, shall develop a system to certify applicants who have been subject to a criminal history record background check and identity verification checks, and who have qualified for employment in a critical position at a designated facility pursuant to the provisions of this act. The Attorney General shall cause to be issued credentials for each such qualified applicant.
b. An independent contractor shall provide written documentation to a designated facility that all employees placed in critical positions have been certified, pursuant to this section.
c. In addition to the fees imposed to cover the cost of criminal history background checks and identity verification checks authorized by section 4 of P.L.2006, c.101 (C.App.A:9-82), the Attorney General may impose a reasonable fee, to be borne by the independent contractor, for each applicant to cover the costs incurred by the department associated with the qualification or disqualification of applicants and the development, creation, and issuance of credentials for qualified applicants authorized pursuant to this act.
L.2006, c.101, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-85 Rules, regulations.

App.A:9-85 Rules, regulations.
7. The Attorney General shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to implement the provisions of this act, including rules and regulations concerning access to and dissemination of information obtained as a result of conducting a criminal history background check and identity verification checks.
L.2006, c.101, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-86 Development, dissemination of building security drill guide, training materials.

App.A:9-86 Development, dissemination of building security drill guide, training materials.
3. a. The Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness shall, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, the Director of the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs, the Director of the State Office of Emergency Management in the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, and the Attorney General, develop and disseminate to each school district and nonpublic school a building security drill guide and training materials that educate school employees on proper evacuation and lockdown procedures in a variety of emergency situations on school grounds including, but not limited to, bomb threats and active shooter situations.
b. The drill guide and training materials shall be updated at regular intervals in order to ensure that they incorporate the most current information available on school security.
L.2009, c.178, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-87 Findings, declarations.

App.A:9-87 Findings, declarations.
1. The Legislature finds and declares:
a. The three-year "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program" established under P.L.2017, c.246 in the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (OHSP) expired on January 10, 2020;
b. In these volatile times, the need to remain vigilant concerning domestic security and State and local preparedness remains of imminent importance;
c. Certain nonprofit organizations continue to be at high-risk for threats, attacks, and other violent acts, and would continue to benefit from engaging in target-hardening activities to reduce vulnerability;
d. Federal grant money distributed through the United States Department of Homeland Security's Nonprofit Security Grant Program provides these organizations with a competitive process to secure funds for certain target-hardening activities, the expansion of existing security personnel, or the hiring of temporary security personnel, but such federal funds are appropriated annually and are discretionary;
e. With the threat potential increasing during specific times of year or when high-profile events are occurring, certain nonprofit organizations would benefit from additional funding to ensure security personnel is adequate to meet the increased need;
f. Because threats, attacks, and other violent acts are not limited to public sector entities, it is appropriate for the State to assist certain targeted nonprofit organizations in the private sector to ensure their readiness and the safety of their surrounding communities; and
g. Accordingly, it is within the public interest to make the "New Jersey Nonprofit Security Grant Program" in the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness permanent to continue to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations at greatest risk of attack to hire permanent or temporary security personnel and for acquisition of target-hardening equipment for the purpose of preparedness and reduction of vulnerability.
L.2021, c.439, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:9-88 Definitions.

App.A:9-88 Definitions.
2. As used in this act:
"Director" means the Director of the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.
"Eligible nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit organization located in New Jersey which is exempt from federal taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. s. 501 (c)(3)).
L.2021, c.439, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:10-1 Authority to accept, etc.; war and defense activities

App.A:10-1. Authority to accept, etc.; war and defense activities
In order to facilitate co-operation with the United States of America in carrying on war and defense activities, all boards, bodies, officers and agencies of this State and of every county, municipality and school district thereof, are authorized: (a) to accept from the United States of America or any board, body, agency or independent establishment thereof, subject to the terms and conditions appertaining thereto, grants of funds and grants and loans of equipment, supplies, materials and other property; and (b) to hold, use, expend, deal with, employ, distribute and dispose of such funds, equipment, supplies, materials and other property; and (c) to engage in such activities, to enter into such contracts and to do such other acts and things as may be necessary or convenient to carry out the powers given by this act.
L.1942, c. 226, p. 606, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:10-2 Supplemental nature of powers conferred; competition with public utilities

App.A:10-2. Supplemental nature of powers conferred; competition with public utilities
The powers conferred by this act shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, and shall not be subject to any limitation contained in any other law nor shall the limitations of this act affect the powers conferred by any other law; provided, however, that nothing contained in this act shall authorize any board, body, officer or agency of this State or of any county, municipality or school district thereof to engage in selling, furnishing or rendering to the public any commodity or service of the character sold, furnished or rendered by any public utility as defined in section 48:2-13 of the Revised Statutes.
L.1942, c. 226, p. 607, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Appendix A - Emergency and Temporary Acts › App.A:10-4 Partial invalidity

App.A:10-4. Partial invalidity
If any provision of this act, or the application of such provision to any person, body or circumstance, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this act, or the application of such provision to persons, bodies or circumstances other than those with respect to which it shall have been held invalid, shall not be affected thereby.
L.1942, c. 226, p. 607, s. 4.