Title 52, Title 52: STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

52:18A-255 ABLE account disregarded for eligibility to receive certain benefits. 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of State law or regulation that requires consideration of one or more financial circumstances of an individual, for the purpose of determining eligibility to re…

52:18A-256 Rules, regulations. 8. The Department of Human Services and the Department of the Treasury shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt rules and regulations governing the administration and operation of the program…

52:18A-258 Criminal history background checks for certain employees of State agencies. 2. a. A State agency may authorize an individual employed by that agency or employed or utilized by a contractor of that agency to have access to federal tax information if it has been determin…

52:18A-259 Posting of status of agreements. 7. The State Treasurer, in consultation with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, or the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority as to projects to be financed through the New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, shall …

52:18A-260 Public-Private Partnership Review Fund. 8. a. There is hereby established in the Department of the Treasury the Public-Private Partnership Review Fund. The purpose of the fund will be to support financial and administrative review functions associated with the Public-P…

52:18A-261 Construction of act. 9. Nothing in this act shall in any way be construed to alter, limit or repeal any authority of any State entity to enter into public-private partnership agreements as otherwise provided by law, including but not limited to P.L.1997, c.136 (C.27:1D…

52:18A-262 "Main Street Recovery Fund". 87. a. To aid in the economic recovery of those communities most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and to better ensure their long-term economic growth, there is created the "Main Street Recovery Fund" to be held by the State Treasurer and …

52:18A-263 Purchase of unused tax credits. 89. a. The Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury may purchase unused tax credits awarded under a program listed in paragraphs (1) through (5) or paragraphs (7) through (10) of subsection b. of this sectio…

52:18A-264 Grants Management Office, established. 1. a. There is established in the Department of the Treasury a Grants Management Office to improve efficiency, streamline processes, reduce administrative burdens on both granting agencies and grant recipients, and facilitate deve…

52:18A-265 Findings, declarations. 1. The Legislature finds and declare that: a. New Jersey residents could meaningfully benefit from expanded access to below-market-rate capital for socially beneficial projects, including support for public infrastructure, affordable housing and…

52:18A-266 Definitions. 2. As used in P.L.2023, c.67 (C.52:18A-265 et seq.): "Affordable housing project" means development undertaken for the purpose of creating one or more residential structures, whether in the form of detached units or attached units for separate occupancy, i…

52:18A-267 "Social Impact Investment Fund" established, maintained, State Treasurer. 3. a. The State Treasurer shall establish and maintain in the General Fund a separate, non-lapsing fund to be known as the Social Impact Investment Fund to carry out the purposes enumerated in se…

52:18A-268 State Treasurer, invest, special purpose vehicle, Social Impact Investment Fund. 4. Following the selection of a fund manager, the State Treasurer shall invest moneys appropriated to the Social Impact Investment Fund in one or more special purpose vehicles developed, m…

52:18A-269 Report to Governor, Legislature. 5. On or before June 30 of the second year following the effective date of P.L.2023, c.67 (C.52:18A-265 et seq.), the State Treasurer, in consultation with the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank and New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance A…

52:18A-27. Powers and duties of State Treasurer transferred to State Treasurer as head of Department of Treasury The functions, powers and duties of the existing State Treasurer are continued, but such functions, powers and duties are hereby transferred to and vested in the State…

52:18A-270 Regulations, implementation. 6. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the State Treasurer, in consultation with the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank and New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, may adopt, immediatel…

52:18A-28. State Director of the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company The office of State Director of the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company is continued and is hereby constituted an office within the Department of the Treasury established hereunder. The State T…

52:18A-2a. Transfer of revenues to Health Care Subsidy Fund 5. The State Treasurer shall transfer to the Health Care Subsidy Fund established pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1992, c.160 (C.26:2H-18.58), revenues generated from third party liability recoveries by the State for the pu…

52:18A-3. Divisions within Department There shall be within the Department of the Treasury a Division of Budget and Accounting, a Division of Purchase and Property, a Division of Taxation, and a Division of the New Jersey Racing Commission. The State Treasurer shall have authorit…

52:18A-30 State Treasurer, Deputy State Treasurer; additional duties. 30. The State Treasurer, in addition to the functions, powers and duties specifically conferred and imposed upon the position, shall: (a) Maintain suitable headquarters for the department and such other quarter…

52:18A-30.1. Destruction of records Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State Treasurer shall have continuing authority to destroy, or dispose of for the purpose of destruction, any and all records under his jurisdiction or custody as head of the Department of the Tre…

52:18A-31. Deputy director of the Division of Budget and Accounting The State Treasurer shall, whenever he shall deem the same necessary, designate as deputy director of the Division of Budget and Accounting any officer or employee in the department. Such designation shall be in …

52:18A-32. State Department of Taxation and Finance and State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance; powers and duties transferred All functions, powers and duties of the existing State Department of Taxation and Finance and of the State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance not tr…

52:18A-33. Personnel, interdepartmental and intradepartmental transfer of The State Treasurer may, in consultation with the heads of the other departments or branches of the State Government, and subject to the provisions of section forty-four hereof, arrange for the interdepartm…

52:18A-34. State Treasurer may exercise any power vested in a director Any power which may be vested in a director of any division in the Department of the Treasury, except any power which may be exercised by the director of the Division of Budget and Accounting pursuant to any a…

52:18A-35. Co-ordination of activities of department The State Treasurer shall co-ordinate the activities of the department. He shall be the request officer of the department within the meaning of such term as defined in chapter one hundred twelve of the laws of one thousand nine…

52:18A-36. Removal of director; vacancies The director of any division in the Department of the Treasury may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard. Any vacancy occurring in the office of director of any division in the departme…

52:18A-37. Oaths; bonds Before entering upon his duties, the State Treasurer, each division director, any deputy director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, and the deputy State Treasurer shall each make and subscribe an oath, to be filed in the office of the Secretary of …

52:18A-38. Reports, certifications, applications or requests Unless specifically otherwise provided in this act or by any operative law, whenever, pursuant to existing law, reports, certifications, applications or requests are required or permitted to be made to the department, b…

52:18A-39. Transfer of files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of any officer or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of the…

52:18A-4. Division of Budget and Accounting transferred The Division of Budget and Accounting of the existing State Department of Taxation and Finance, together with all of its functions, powers and duties is continued, but such division is hereby transferred to and constituted t…

52:18A-40. Orders, rules and regulations previously made This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations heretofore made or promulgated by any department, officer or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Depa…

52:18A-41. Pending actions or proceedings This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any department, officer or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of the Trea…

52:18A-42. Transfers of appropriations To the extent necessary to carry out the intent and provisions of this act, the State Treasurer, with the approval of the Governor, may make transfers of appropriations, in whole or in part, available and to become available to any departmen…

52:18A-43. Employees, transfer of Such employees of any department, office or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of the Treasury or to any office or agency designated, continued or constituted therein…

52:18A-44. Tenure, civil service, pension or retirement rights not affected Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any right or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or under any pension law or…

52:18A-45. Terms of office expiring on effective date The term of office of the present State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance shall expire on the effective date of this act. The term of office of the present State Director of the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company …

52:18A-46 Terms defined; references to. 46. Whenever the term "State Treasurer" occurs or any reference is made thereto in any law, contract or document, the same shall be deemed to mean or refer to the State Treasurer designated as the head of the Department of the Treasury esta…

52:18A-47. Repeal Sections 52:18-1 to 52:18-4, inclusive, 52:18-6, 52:18-7, 52:18-9, 52:18-12, 52:19-1, 52:19-3, 52:19-4, and 52:19-6 to 52:19-9, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes, are hereby repealed. In addition, all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisio…

52:18A-48. Short title This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Department of the Treasury Act of 1948." L.1948, c. 92, p. 529, s. 48.

52:18A-49. Effective date; prior appointments This act shall take effect on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, except that any appointment, and any confirmation or approval of any appointment, permitted by this act may be made prior to such date. L.…

52:18A-49.1 LGBTQ+ business certification, unified procedure; definitions. 1. a. The Department of the Treasury shall establish, consistently with Executive Order No. 295 of 2022, a unified procedure for the certification of a business as an LGBTQ+ business. In establishing and a…

52:18A-5. Director of Division of Budget and Accounting The Division of Budget and Accounting shall be headed by a director, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work assigned to such division. The director of such division shall be appointed b…

52:18A-50. Definitions As used in this act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent: a. The word "Authority" shall mean the State Building Authority created by section two of this ac…

52:18A-51. Creation of Authority There is hereby created and established in the Department of the Treasury, a body corporate and politic with corporate succession, to be known as the "State Building Authority." The Authority is hereby constituted an instrumentality exercising pub…

52:18A-52. General purpose of Authority The Authority is created for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, equipping, furnishing, repairing and operating a State office building in the city of Trenton, an administrative building or buildings for the use of the offi…