Title 5, Title 5: AMUSEMENTS, PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND MEETINGS

5:10A-59 Meadowlands adjustment payment. 59. a. On or before February 1 of the year of enactment of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 et al.) and on or before February 1 of each year thereafter, the commission shall certify to the chief financial officer of each constituent municipality …

5:10A-6 New Jersey Meadowlands Commission dissolved. 6. The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-5) is dissolved. All property, funds, and assets of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission are vested in and belong to the N…

5:10A-60 Hackensack Meadowlands Tax Sharing Stabilization Fund. 60. There is established the Hackensack Meadowlands Tax Sharing Stabilization Fund in the commission. The fund shall be comprised of revenues made available from interest payments on sanitary landfill closure account…

5:10A-61 Adoption of annual budget. 61. On or before January 1 of each year, the commission shall adopt an annual budget for the year, which shall include the following items of expenditure: a. An operating budget covering administrative, operating, and maintenance expenses of ea…

5:10A-62 Actions by public bodies to aid, cooperate. 62. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with the commission, including the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of its activities, any public body may, with or without consideration, as it may determine: a. D…

5:10A-63 Contracts, apportionment of costs and expenses. 63. a. The commission may enter into contracts with one or more municipalities, counties, or other public agencies for the operation of public improvements, works, facilities, services, or undertakings of the municipalities…

5:10A-64 Examination by State Auditor. 64. The State Auditor and his legally authorized representatives may, at any time, examine the accounts and books of the commission, including its receipts, disbursements, contracts, sinking funds, investments, and any other matters relating…

5:10A-65 Additional powers of commission. 65. The commission may call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of such employees of any State department or agency, as it may require, and as may be available to it for said purpose. The commission may enter into an agreem…

5:10A-66 Addition, alternate method. 66. Sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 through C.5:10A-68) shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for effectuating the purposes authorized thereby, and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional t…

5:10A-67 Severability. 67. If the provisions of any section or clause of sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 through C.5:10A-68) or the application thereof to any person shall be judged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such order or judgment shall be c…

5:10A-68 Payment of expenses. 68. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 through C.5:10A-68) shall be payable from funds provided the commission therefor, and no liability or obligation shall be incurred by the c…

5:10A-69 Short title. 69. Sections 69 through 81 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-69 through C.5:10A-81) shall be known and may be cited as the "Hackensack Meadowlands Transportation Planning District Act of 2015." L.2015, c.19, s.69.

5:10A-7 Additional powers of commission. 7. In addition to any powers established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-5), the commission, as defined by section 4 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-4), shall have the following powers: a. To enter upon any building or property…

5:10A-70 Findings, declarations relative to the "Hackensack Meadowlands Transportation Planning District Act of 2015." 70. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Every day, residents of New Jersey confront congestion in some part of their day as they commute to work, recreat…

5:10A-71 Definitions relative to the transportation planning district. 71. As used in sections 69 through 81 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-69 through C.5:10A-81): "Allowable administrative costs" means expenses incurred by the commission or the board in developing a district transpo…

5:10A-72 Establishment of transportation planning district. 72. a. There is hereby established a transportation planning district which shall consist of those lands which comprise the Meadowlands District. The Meadowlands Transportation Planning Board, created pursuant to subsect…

5:10A-73 District transportation plan goals, policies, needs, improvement priorities. 73. a. The district transportation plan shall establish goals, policies, needs, and improvement priorities for all modes of transportation, including walking and bicycling, within the district f…

5:10A-74 Assessment, collection of development fees. 74. a. After the adoption of the plan by the commission pursuant to subsection f. of section 73 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-73), the commission may, by resolution, provide for the assessment and collection of development fees on…

5:10A-75 Assessment of development fee at time of issuance of zoning approval. 75. a. A development fee shall be assessed on a development at the time the applicable zoning approval is issued. Any development for which a zoning approval has been issued prior to the adoption of th…

5:10A-76 Enforcement of payments due. 76. a. The payments due to the commission, whether as a lump sum or as balances due when a series of payments is to be made, shall be enforceable by the commission as a lien on the land and any improvements thereon. The lien shall be recorded…

5:10A-77 Transportation planning district fund. 77. a. A resolution adopted by the commission pursuant to section 74 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-74) shall provide for the establishment of a transportation planning district fund under the control of the chief fiscal officer. All mo…

5:10A-78 Refund of certain fees. 78. a. Any fees collected, plus earned interest, not committed to a transportation project under a project agreement entered into under section 77 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-77) within 10 years of the date of collection, or not used for other allo…

5:10A-79 Appeal. 79. A person may appeal to the commission any decision made in connection with the reconsideration of a fee as authorized pursuant to subsection b. of section 78 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-78). The commission shall review the record of the hearing and render its …

5:10A-8 Notification to municipalities of plans of the commission. 8. Whenever the commission prepares plans for the development, redevelopment, or rezoning of, or for the construction or reconstruction of buildings or structures on land within the district, the commission shall …

5:10A-80 Acceptance of loans. 80. A transportation planning district may accept loans from any public or private source, including, but not limited to, the State Transportation Infrastructure Bank established under section 2 of P.L.1997, c.142 (C.27:1B-21.11), pursuant to a proje…

5:10A-81 Rules, regulations. 81. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the commission may, immediately upon filing proper notice with the Office of Administrative Law, adopt rules and regulat…

5:10A-82 Short title. 82. Sections 82 through 85 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-82 through C.5:10A-85) shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Meadowlands Tax Relief Act." L.2015, c.19, s.82.

5:10A-83 Findings, declarations relative to the "New Jersey Meadowlands Tax Relief Act." 83. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission is the zoning and planning agency for a 30.4-square-mile area along the Hackensack River known as the Hac…

5:10A-84 Definitions relative to the "New Jersey Meadowlands Tax Relief Act." 84. As used in sections 82 through 85 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-82 et seq.): "Commission" means the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which may be referred to as the "Meadowlands Regional Com…

5:10A-85 Meadowlands regional accommodation use assessment. 85. a. (1) Beginning on the first day of the first month next following the enactment of P.L.2015 c.19 (C.5:10A-1 et al.), there is imposed a Meadowlands regional hotel use assessment on the rent for the occupancy of eve…

5:10A-9 Submission to the committee prior to final action. 9. a. The commission shall submit to the municipal committee established pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-7) for review, prior to final action thereon, codes and standards formulated by the commission, th…