Title 52, STATE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS

52:27D-508.1 Definitions. 1. As used in P.L.2025, c.377 (C.52:27D-508.1 et seq.): "Local government unit" means a municipality, county, or other political subdivision of the State, or any agency, board, commission, utilities authority or other authority, or other entity thereof. …

52:27D-508.2 Local government unit management enhancement review grant program established. 2. a. The Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall establish a local government unit management enhancement review grant program. …

52:27D-508.3 Submission of reports to the director, Governor, Legislature. 3. a. Within one year of receiving a grant pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2025, c.377 (C.52:27D-508.2), each participating local government unit shall submit a report to the Director of the Division of Local…

52:27D-509 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Propane Gas Customer Protection Act." L.2007, c.150, s.1.

52:27D-51. Commitments by commissioner; requirements Any commitment issued or advance made by the commissioner and any contract based thereon shall, in addition to such other terms, covenants and conditions as the commissioner may require, provide that: (a) no change may be made …

52:27D-510 Definitions relative to propane gas service contracts. 2. As used in this act: "Act" means the "Propane Gas Customer Protection Act." "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs. "Propane" means any of the forms of liquefied petroleum products, including pro…

52:27D-511 Rules, regulations; information provided to customers, required contents. 3. a. Within 180 days following the effective date of this act, the department shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq…

52:27D-512 Violations, penalties. 4. Any propane gas supplier or marketer who neglects or knowingly fails to comply with the requirements of this act or of the regulations issued thereunder shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed $1,000 per violation, which penalty may be imp…

52:27D-513 Severability. 5. The provisions of this act are severable. If any phrase, clause, sentence, provision or section is declared to be invalid or preempted by federal law or regulation, the validity of the remainder of this act shall not be affected thereby. L.2007, c.150,…

52:27D-514 Board of Landscape Irrigation Contractors, continued, transferred to DCI. 1. The Landscape Irrigation Contractors Examining Board created by P.L.1991, c.27 (C:45:5AA-1 et seq.) within the Department of Environmental Protection, together with all of its functions, power…

52:27D-515 Provisions of C.52:14D-1 et seq. applicable. 3. This act shall be subject to the provisions of the "State Agency Transfer Act," P.L.1971, c.375 (C.52:14D-1 et seq.). All records, equipment and other personal property, appropriations, and any balances of funds shall be …

52:27D-516 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Housing Assistance for Veterans Act." L.2017, c.258, s.1.

52:27D-517 Definitions relative to housing for certain veterans. 2. As used in this act: "Director" means the Director of the Division of Housing and Community Resources in the Department of Community Affairs. "Disability" means the same as that term is defined pursuant to sectio…

52:27D-518 Pilot program. 3. The director shall establish a pilot program to award grants to qualified organizations to rehabilitate the primary residences of eligible veterans and to purchase and rehabilitate abandoned homes for occupancy by homeless veterans. The director shall…

52:27D-519 Rules, regulations. 4. The Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the provi…

52:27D-52. Inspections by commissioner; examination of books, records and other documents The commissioner shall be entitled to make such inspections of any project, and lands, buildings, improvements or facilities thereon, to request and secure the submission of certifications, …

52:27D-520 "Recovery Infrastructure Fund." 79. a. The authority shall establish a dedicated fund to be known as the "Recovery Infrastructure Fund." Money in the fund shall be dedicated to the purpose of funding local infrastructure, which shall include: (1) buildings and structur…

52:27D-521 "Boardwalk Preservation Fund" established, functions; annual report, Governor, Legislature. 1. a. There is established a "Boardwalk Preservation Fund" in the Department of Community Affairs for the purpose of providing grants to counties and municipalities for boardwal…

52:27D-53. State renewal assistance fund; creation (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special account which shall be known as the State Urban Renewal Assistance Fund. There shall be included in said fund all moneys appropriated by the Legislature of this State fo…

52:27D-54. Administration of act by commissioner The commissioner shall administer this act with such flexibility as will permit full co-operation between State, Federal and local public agencies and governments as well as private persons, associations or corporations, it being t…

52:27D-55. Prohibited interest in projects (a) Neither the commissioner nor any officer or employee of the department shall acquire or hold any interest, direct or indirect, in any urban renewal project assisted pursuant to this act or in any property included therein, nor retain…

52:27D-56. Rules and regulations; filing The commissioner shall issue and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this act, and may revise, repeal or amend said rules and regulations from time to time as the commissioner…

52:27D-57. Partial invalidity If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its effect to the section, sub…

52:27D-58. Inconsistent acts All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby superseded. L.1967, c. 80, s. 15, eff. May 31, 1967.

52:27D-59. Short title This act shall be known as, and may be cited as, the "Department of Community Affairs Demonstration Grant Law of 1967." L.1967, c. 82, s. 1, eff. May 31, 1967.

52:27D-6 Organization of department. 6. (a) There is hereby established in the Department of Community Affairs an Office of Community Services, a Division of Local Finance, a Division of Housing and Urban Renewal, a Division of State and Regional Planning, a Division on Aging, a …

52:27D-60. Declaration of necessity; liberal construction This act being deemed and hereby declared remedial legislation necessary for the protection of the health and welfare of the residents of this State by encouraging nonprofit and mutual housing sponsors to construct or reha…

52:27D-61. Legislative findings The Legislature finds that there is an extreme shortage of safe and sanitary accommodations in this State available to families with moderate incomes, and that the ordinary operations of private, profit-making enterprises alone cannot satisfy the d…

52:27D-62. Definitions The following terms whenever used or referred to in this act shall have the following respective meanings for the purposes of this act, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) The term "act" shall mean this act, and any …

52:27D-63. Revolving housing development and demonstration grant fund (a) There is hereby created and established in the department a revolving and demonstration grant fund to be known as the Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund, which fund shall consist of:…

52:27D-64. Advances to nonprofit and mutual housing sponsors; repayment (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized to use the moneys held in the fund, or any portion thereof, to make noninterest bearing advances to nonprofit and mutual housing sponsors to defray development costs …

52:27D-64.1. Legislative findings; importance of housing finance agency to revolving housing development and demonstration grant fund The Legislature finds that the Revolving Housing Development and Demonstration Grant Fund established under section 5 of the act to which this act…

52:27D-64.2. New Jersey housing finance agency; purchase of notes, bonds and other obligations by fund The commissioner is hereby authorized to use the moneys held in the fund, or any portion thereof, to purchase notes, bonds or other obligations of the New Jersey Housing Finance…

52:27D-65. Advisory, consultative, training and educational services to assist nonprofit or mutual housing sponsors The commissioner is hereby authorized to provide nonprofit or mutual housing sponsors with such advisory, consultative, training and educational services as will as…

52:27D-66. Demonstration programs; grants; preference to certain programs; reports (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized to conduct demonstration programs, to participate in any public or private program, and to make grants from the fund to any person, association or corporat…

52:27D-67. Rules and regulations The commissioner shall issue and promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this act, and to revise, repeal or amend said rules and regulations from time to time as the commissioner may deem…

52:27D-68. Examination of books and accounts The State Treasurer is hereby authorized to, and shall, examine, from time to time, the books and accounts of the department relating to the fund. L.1967, c. 82, s. 10, eff. May 31, 1967.

52:27D-69. Inconsistent acts All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby superseded. L.1967, c. 82, s. 11, eff. May 31, 1967.

52:27D-7. New Jersey office of economic opportunity continued in department of community affairs The New Jersey Office of Economic Opportunity created by Executive Order No. 17 of 1964, together with all of its functions, powers and duties, is transferred to and constituted the O…

52:27D-70. Partial invalidity If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or other part of this act is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this act, but shall be confined in its effect to the section, sub…

52:27D-8. Transfer of powers and duties exercised by commissioner of conservation and economic development All functions, powers and duties heretofore exercised by the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development or his designated representative pursuant to the Regional …

52:27D-9 Additional powers and duties. 9. The department shall, in addition to other powers and duties invested in it by this act, or by any other law: (a) Assist in the coordination of State and Federal activities relating to local government; (b) Advise and inform the Governor …

52:27D-9.1. Educational program concerning rights of grandparents The Department of Community Affairs shall develop a program which: a. makes grandparents aware of their rights under P.L.1971, c. 420 (C. 9:2-7.1) which establishes visitation rights for grandparents in cases invol…

52:27D-9.2. Development of program; consultation with courts and bar association The Department of Community Affairs shall develop this outreach and educational program in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts and the New Jersey State Bar Association. The prog…

52:27D-9.3. Regulations Subject to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs shall adopt all regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1984, c. 183, s. 3.

52:27D-9.4 Schedule, toll-free telephone number, online application, established, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, receipt of benefits. 1. a. The Department of Community Affairs shall establish a schedule of days and hours of operation, a toll-free telephone number, and…