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

5:10A-13 Submission of applications for subdivision, site plan, or building permit. 13. a. Pursuant to the commission's jurisdiction established in section 12 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-12), each application for a subdivision, site plan, or building permit shall be submitted to t…

5:10A-14 Notification by commission to certain municipalities. 14. 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, and the municip…

5:10A-15 Certification of approval of commission required. 15. The county clerk or register 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 r…

5:10A-16 Written notice of hearing to commission. 16. a. Whenever notice and a hearing 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 the granting of va…

5:10A-17 Establishment of waiver of strict compliance to alleviate hardship. 17. The commission may establish provisions for the waiver, according to definite criteria, of strict compliance with the standards promulgated, when necessary to alleviate hardship. A developer can requ…

5:10A-18 Approval required prior to construction, alteration of building or structure; violations, fines, civil action. 18. a. If any person constructs or alters any building or structure within the district, or directly causes the construction or alteration of any building or st…

5:10A-19 Safeguarding of environmental resources of district. 19. In addition to any powers established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-5), and the powers established pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-7), the commission shall endeavor to safeguard …

5:10A-2 Findings, declarations relative to the "Hackensack Meadowlands Agency Consolidation Act." 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission is currently the zoning and planning agency for a 30.4 square-mile area covering parts of 14 muni…

5:10A-20 Strategies, funding for flood control in infrastructure. 20. The commission may develop strategies and seek funding for flood control infrastructure based on flood modeling for the district and surrounding areas. a. The commission may: (1) identify all drainage basins in…

5:10A-21 Provision of solid waste and recycling disposal facilities. 21. In providing the solid waste and recycling disposal facilities, the commission shall, prior to preparing any plans or specifications for such facilities, consult with those persons utilizing the district for…

5:10A-22 Municipal Assistance Program Fund. 22. a. In the event that surplus moneys become available from the operation of solid waste disposal facilities by the commission, which are not required by any contract with the holders of any bonds, notes, or other obligations of the c…

5:10A-23 Declaration of area in need. 23. a. Pursuant to the procedure hereinafter provided, the commission shall have the exclusive power to declare the district, or any portion thereof, to be an area in need. b. Prior to declaring any portion of the district as an area in need,…

5:10A-24 Preparation, adoption of redevelopment plans. 24. a. The commission shall prepare and adopt a redevelopment plan for each area in the district determined by the commission to be an area in need. b. A municipality which has land subject to the jurisdiction of the commissi…

5:10A-25 Provisions of agreements, leases, deeds, other instruments. 25. All agreements, leases, deeds, and other instruments between the commission and a redeveloper shall contain, at least, the following provisions: a. A covenant running with the land to the effect that the lan…

5:10A-26 Issuance of negotiable bonds and notes. 26. The commission may issue negotiable bonds and notes for any corporate purpose in accordance with the power provided to the commission in subsection g. of section 5 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-5). L.2015, c.19, s.26.

5:10A-27 Bonds, notes not deemed debt or liability of State. 27. 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…

5:10A-28 Collaboration; establishment of not-for-profit organization. 28. a. The commission shall collaborate with the Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State and the Meadowlands Convention and Visitors Bureau. The tourism structure should work closely, or integ…

5:10A-29 Acquisition of real property. 29. Subject to the limitations established in subsection m. of section 5 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-5), if for any of its authorized purposes, including temporary purposes, the commission shall find it necessary or convenient to acquire any …

5:10A-3 Definitions relative to the "Hackensack Meadowlands Agency Consolidation Act." 3. As used in sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 et seq.): "Adjustment year" means the year in which the respective obligations of the intermunicipal account and the constituent…

5:10A-30 Projects, lands, property declared public property. 30. All projects, lands, and other property of the commission are hereby declared to be public property devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose. The provisions of section 9 of P.L.1978, c.1 …

5:10A-31 Flood improvement zones. 31. The commission may form, within the district, flood improvement zones for any authorized purpose in order to levy special assessments against real estate located within such zones for benefits rendered. L.2015, c.19, s.31.

5:10A-32 Division of land into classes. 32. a. All land within the district shall be divided by the commission into three classes as follows: (1) Class one--Land owned by the State of New Jersey, any of its political subdivisions, or any other public agency or instrumentality whi…

5:10A-33 Procedure for construction of improvements. 33. If, in its judgment, public necessity or interest demands the construction of improvements which would benefit lands within an area in need, the commission shall pass a resolution of its intention to undertake any such impr…

5:10A-34 Statement showing cost of improvement. 34. The appropriate officer of the commission shall prepare a statement showing, in detail, the cost of the improvement proposed pursuant to section 33 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-33). Such statement shall also show the proportion of…

5:10A-35 Hearing relative to improvement. 35. The appropriate officer of the commission shall examine the estimated cost of the work of any improvement and view all lands benefited thereby and shall thereupon fix the time and place for hearing all persons interested. Notice of th…

5:10A-36 Assessments levied. 36. All assessments levied under section 35 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-35) for any improvement shall, in each case, be as nearly as may be in proportion to, and not in excess of, the benefit, advantage, or increase in value which respective lots and p…

5:10A-37 Damage deducted from amount of benefits assessed. 37. In addition to the making of assessments for benefits, the appropriate officer of the commission shall fix and determine the amount, if any, the property is damaged incidentally to the making of the improvement and de…

5:10A-38 Award for damages. 38. When owners of any property have been or shall have been awarded damages as incidental to any improvement undertaken pursuant to sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 through C.5:10A-68), and such award has been or shall have been duly…

5:10A-39 Certification of benefits, awards. 39. Assessments for benefits for any improvement together with any accompanying awards for incidental damages and all awards of damages for land or interests therein taken from any improvement shall be certified by the officer making th…

5:10A-4 References mean and refer to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. 4. On and after the effective date of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 et al.), any reference in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, or document to the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commiss…

5:10A-40 Consideration of report, map; adoption. 40. The report submitted pursuant to section 39 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-39) may be considered by the commission at any meeting, notice whereof shall be published in a newspaper circulating in the district, once each week for two…

5:10A-41 Bills for assessment. 41. Immediately after the confirmation of any assessment, a duplicate thereof, duly certified by the commission, shall be delivered to the appropriate officer of the commission, who shall immediately thereafter send out by mail, or deliver, to owner…

5:10A-42 Special assessments. 42. a. Special assessments levied against land in class one shall be considered to be of general benefit to the entire district and areas outside of the district, as it relates to flood control projects, and shall be included as a charge against gene…

5:10A-43 Assessment for improvement first lien on land. 43. Every assessment for any improvement, together with interest thereon and all costs and charges connected therewith, shall be, upon authorization of the assessment by resolution of the commission, a first lien on the land…

5:10A-44 New assessment. 44. In all cases in which any assessment incident to any improvement has been set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction, and the improvement shall have been actually made in the manner provided by law, the officer charged with the duty of making asse…

5:10A-45 Refund of illegally made assessment. 45. When any court of competent jurisdiction shall decide that any assessment has been illegally made, the commission shall refund the amount thereof, if the same has been paid, and if a new assessment of less amount is to be made, th…

5:10A-46 Payment of assessment in installments. 46. The commission may, by resolution, provide that the owner of any land, upon which any assessments for any improvement shall have been made, pay such assessments in equal yearly installments, for a number of years as may be provi…

5:10A-47 Sale of property to enforce lien. 47. When any unpaid assessment, interest thereon, or other charges for collection thereof, remains in arrears on July 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year when the same became in arrears, the appropriate officer of the comm…

5:10A-48 Appeal. 48. The owner of any property assessed for benefits, or awarded damages incident to any improvement under sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 through C.5:10A-68), may, within 30 days after confirmation of such assessment or award, appeal the determ…

5:10A-49 Report to Governor, Legislature. 49. The commission shall, in 2017, and every year thereafter, submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) relating to the operation of the intermunicipal account in the prior…

5:10A-5 Districts delineated. 5. a. Except as otherwise provided, the commission shall carry out the purposes of sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 et seq.) within the following district: Beginning at a point on Hendricks Causeway at its junction with the tracks o…

5:10A-50 Laws applicable. 50. Except as provided in sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 through C.5:10A-68), the laws relating to the assessment and taxation of real and personal property shall apply to all constituent municipalities. L.2015, c.19, s.50.

5:10A-51 List of owners of taxable property; locations. 51. a. In preparing the list of owners of taxable property pursuant to R.S.54:4-24, the assessor of each constituent municipality shall indicate in the list for each parcel of property whether it is located within the distri…

5:10A-52 School district to certify resident enrollment. 52. On or before November 15 of the year of enactment of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 et al.), and on or before November 15 of each year thereafter, the secretary, superintendent, or a person designated by the school board of …

5:10A-53 Establishment of intermunicipal account. 53. a. In the adjustment year of the year of enactment of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 et al.), and in each adjustment year thereafter, the commission shall establish an intermunicipal account and shall compute the amount payable to …

5:10A-54 Conditions for nonpayment of adjustment. 54. Notwithstanding the provision of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, no constituent municipality shall pay out, or receive an adjustment payment for any adjustment year in which its municipal equalized valuation per …