Title 32, Title 32: INTERSTATE AND PORT AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

32:1-39. Construction costs; pledge of tolls; project self-sustaining The said bridge shall be built and paid for in whole or in part out of moneys to be raised by the port authority on bonds or other securities or obligations issued or incurred by it pursuant to Article VI of th…

32:1-4. Port authority created There is hereby created "The Port of New York Authority" (for brevity hereinafter referred to as the "Port Authority" ), which shall be a body corporate and politic, having the powers and jurisdiction hereinafter enumerated, and such other and addit…

32:1-4.1. Reference to "The Port of New York Authority" as reference to "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey" On and after July 1, 1972, reference in any law, contract or document to "The Port of New York Authority" shall be deemed to mean and refer to "The Port Authori…

32:1-40. Acquisition of property by agreement or condemnation If, for any of the purposes hereunder, the port authority shall find it necessary or convenient for it to acquire title to or any lesser interest in real property as herein defined, in this state, then the port authori…

32:1-41. Property of municipalities; nonimpairment of bonded debt or sinking fund; use of state lands Anything in this act to the contrary notwithstanding, no property now or hereafter vested in or held by any county, city, borough, village, township or other municipality shall b…

32:1-42. Definition of "real property" The term real property as used in this act is defined to include lands, structures, franchises and interest in land, including lands under water and riparian rights, and any and all other things and rights usually included within the said te…

32:1-43. Interpretation Any powers herein granted to the port authority shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case as a limitation upon any of the powers vested in it by the states of New Jersey and New York and/or by congress. L.1924, c. 125, s. 15, p. 241…

32:1-44. Effect of partial invalidity If any term or provision of this act shall be declared unconstitutional or ineffective in whole or in part by a court of competent jurisdiction, then to the extent that it is not unconstitutional or ineffective such term or provision shall be…

32:1-45. Appropriation For the preliminary work necessary for making borings, surveys, engineering studies, investigations, hearings and all matters incidental or appertaining thereto, the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby …

32:1-46. Effective date This act shall take effect immediately. L.1924, c. 125, s. 18, p. 242.

32:1-47. Procedure Whenever "real property" as defined in the act to which this act is a supplement is to be acquired by the Port of New York Authority, pursuant to the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement, all proceedings for such acquisition shall be had purs…

32:1-48. Location; Elizabeth to Howland Hook In partial effectuation of the comprehensive plan for the development of the port of New York, and of section four thereof, adopted by the state of New Jersey and New York by chapter 9, Laws of New Jersey, 1922, and chapter 43, Laws of…

32:1-49. Approval of approach plans The plan of the approaches at either end of the bridge, which shall include any highway extension or changes which the port authority shall deem convenient or necessary, shall be subject to the approval of the respective municipalities in which…

32:1-5. Commissioners; appointment; removal ARTICLE IV. The port authority shall consist of twelve commissioners--six resident voters from the state of New York, at least four of whom shall be resident voters of the city of New York, and six resident voters from the state of New …

32:1-50. Regulations; tolls; retirement of obligations The port authority is authorized to make and enforce such rules and regulations and to establish and levy such charges and tolls as it may deem convenient or necessary for the operation and maintenance of the said bridge and …

32:1-51. Construction costs; pledge of tolls; project self-sustaining The said bridge shall be built and paid for in whole or in part out of moneys to be raised by the port authority on bonds or other securities or obligations issued or incurred by it pursuant to Article VI of th…

32:1-52. Acquisition of property by agreement or condemnation If, for any of the purposes hereunder, the port authority shall find it necessary or convenient for it to acquire title to or any lesser interest in real property as herein defined, in this state, then the port authori…

32:1-53. Property of municipalities; nonimpairment of bonded debt or sinking fund; use of state lands Anything in this act to the contrary notwithstanding, no property now or hereafter vested in or held by any county, city, borough, village, township or other municipality shall b…

32:1-54. Definition of "real property" The term real property as used in this act is defined to include lands, structures, franchises and interest in land, including lands under water and riparian rights, and any and all other things and rights usually included within the said te…

32:1-55. Interpretation Any powers herein granted to the port authority shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case as a limitation upon any of the powers vested in it by the states of New Jersey and New York and/or by congress. L.1924, c. 149, s. 15, p. 346…

32:1-56. Effect of partial invalidity If any term or provision of this act shall be declared unconstitutional or ineffective in whole or in part by a court of competent jurisdiction, then to the extent that it is not unconstitutional or ineffective such term or provision shall be…

32:1-57. Appropriation For the preliminary work necessary for making borings, surveys, engineering studies, investigations, hearings and all matters incidental or appertaining thereto, the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby …

32:1-58. Effective date This act shall take effect immediately. L.1924, c. 149, s. 18, p. 346.

32:1-59. Procedure Whenever "real property" as defined in the act to which this act is a supplement is to be acquired by the Port of New York Authority, pursuant to the provisions of the act to which this act is a supplement, all proceedings for such acquisition shall be had purs…

32:1-6. By-laws ARTICLE V. The commissioners shall, for the purpose of doing business, constitute a board and may adopt suitable by-laws for its management.

32:1-6.1. Findings, declarations 1. The Legislature finds and declares that the right of the public to be present at meetings of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and to witness in full detail all phases of the deliberation, policy formulation, and decision making of…

32:1-6.2. Definitions 2. As used in this act: a. "Board" means the Board of Commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. b. "Meeting" means any gathering, whether corporeal or by means of communication equipment, which is attended by, or open to, the board, hel…

32:1-6.3. Rules, regulations 3. The board shall adopt and promulgate appropriate rules and regulations concerning the right of the public to be present at meetings of the authority. The board may incorporate in its rules and regulations conditions under which it may exclude the p…

32:1-6.4 Port Authority deemed "agency," "public agency." 2. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Port Authority shall be deemed an "agency" and treated as such under the laws of New York, for all purposes under articles 6 and 6-A of the Public Officers Law, and shall be …

32:1-6.5 Severability. 3. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its…

32:1-60. New Jersey appropriation; financing by port authority In aid of the prompt and economical construction of the bridges which the Port of New York Authority, hereinafter called the "port authority" , has been authorized to construct across the Arthur Kill between Perth Amb…

32:1-61. Similar advance by New York state No part of the said appropriation made by the preceding section shall be payable unless and until the state of New York shall make available to the port authority an equal sum, the intent hereof being that each state shall cause to be pa…

32:1-62. Use of moneys; tolls pledged; project self-sustaining The moneys appropriated by this act shall be applied by the port authority to the construction of the bridges hereinbefore mentioned and purposes incidental thereto and for no other purpose whatsoever. The balance of …

32:1-63. Repayment of state advances The obligation for moneys so raised by the port authority on its own obligations for the construction of the said bridges and purposes incidental thereto shall constitute a lien upon the revenues and tolls therefrom in accordance with the term…

32:1-64. Competitive crossings; tolls unimpaired; protection of bondholders The state of New Jersey (the state of New York by appropriate legislation concurring herein) does pledge to and agree with those subscribing to the obligations issued by the port authority for the constru…

32:1-65. Contract between states and bondholders The state of New York by appropriate legislation concurring herein, the provisions of this act together with the provisions complementary thereto in the acts of the legislature of the state of New York, shall constitute a contract …

32:1-66. Object of bridge; tax exemption The construction, maintenance and operation of said bridges is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the two states, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living condition…

32:1-67. Obligations legal for investment The obligations which may be issued by the port authority for the construction of the bridges mentioned in number one hereof or for purposes incidental thereto are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this sta…

32:1-68. Interpretation Any powers herein granted to the port authority shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case as a limitation upon any of the powers vested in it by the states of New Jersey and New York and/or by congress. L.1925, c. 37, s. 9, p. 105.

32:1-69. Effect of partial invalidity If any term or provision of this act shall be declared unconstitutional or ineffective in whole or in part by a court of competent jurisdiction, then to the extent that it is not unconstitutional or ineffective such term or provision shall be…

32:1-7. General powers of port authority; state and municipal property and bonded indebtedness protected ARTICLE VI. The port authority shall constitute a body, both corporate and politic, with full power and authority to purchase, construct, lease and/or operate any terminal or …

32:1-70. Effective date This act shall take effect immediately. L.1925, c. 37, s. 11, p. 106.

32:1-71. Location; Fort Lee to Fort Washington In partial effectuation of the comprehensive plan for the development of the port of New York, and of section four thereof, adopted by the states of New Jersey and New York, by chapter nine, Laws of New Jersey, nineteen hundred and t…

32:1-72. Approval of approach plans The plan of the approaches at either end of the bridge shall be subject to the approval of the respective governors of the states of New York and New Jersey and of the respective municipalities in which they shall be located. Except as so limit…

32:1-73. Regulations; tolls; retirement of obligations The port authority is authorized to make and enforce such rules and regulations and to establish and levy such charges and tolls as it may deem convenient or necessary for the operation and maintenance of the said bridge and …

32:1-74. Construction costs; pledge of tolls; project self-sustaining The said bridge shall be built and paid for in whole or in part out of moneys to be raised by the port authority on bonds or other securities or obligations issued or incurred by it pursuant to article six of t…