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

52:27H-22.2b. Purpose The purpose of the New Jersey State Trade Office in Asia shall be to assist in creating higher levels of employment in the State by promoting the export of goods and services produced in New Jersey and by encouraging companies to invest in manufacturing and …

52:27H-22.2c. Report The Department of Commerce and Economic Development shall submit a report to the Senate Revenue, Finance and Appropriations Committee and the Assembly Appropriations Committee on the projected costs and planned activities of the New Jersey State Trade Office …

52:27H-22.4. Findings, declarations The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The Sister Cities program both in concept and practice has been a valuable program for encouraging cultural, educational and trade relationships between cities in the United States and cities in other…

52:27H-22.5. Office for Sister State Relations a. There is established in the Division of International Trade in the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, an Office for Sister State Relations. This office shall have as its primary function, the development and implemen…

52:27H-22.6. Annual reports The office shall annually report on its activities and progress by submitting a written report to the Director of the Division of International Trade and the Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development and through them to the Governor's Commissio…

52:27H-22.7. Findings, declarations relative to export trade 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: a. The United States has significantly fallen behind other industrialized nations with respect to the volume of its exports in relation to its gross national product, a…

52:27H-22.8. Definitions relative to export trade 2. As used in this act: "Board" means the board of directors of the corporation. "Clients" mean eligible businesses which utilize the services of the corporation. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Deve…

52:27H-22.9. Voluntary certification program established 3. The commissioner shall establish a voluntary certification program for export trading corporations which meet the standards established by this act. Each corporation seeking State certification shall make application the…

52:27H-23. Utilization of consolidated statistical services and data processing facilities The department shall, to the maximum practicable extent, utilize consolidated statistical services and data processing facilities so that unnecessary duplication will be avoided. To that en…

52:27H-24. Report to legislature and Governor Within 6 months of the effective date of this act, the commissioner, after consultation with all division directors, the State Treasurer and the commissioners of appropriate executive departments, including but not necessarily limited…

52:27H-25. Review of operations, personnel and staff organization transferred to department a. Within 6 months following the effective date of this act, the commissioner of the department in consultation with the Commissioner of Labor and Industry shall jointly review the operati…

52:27H-26. Transfers in accordance with State Agency Transfer Act The transfers directed by this act, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be made in accordance with the "State Agency Transfer Act" , P.L.1971, c. 375 (C. 52:14D-1 et seq.). L.1981, c. 122, s. 28, eff. April …

52:27H-27. Appropriation from unemployment compensation auxiliary fund In addition to the funds transferred to the department by this act, there is appropriated the sum of $250,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from the Unemployment Compensation Auxiliary Fund estab…

52:27H-28. Supersedure of inconsistent acts All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are superseded. L.1981, c. 122, s. 31, eff. April 16, 1981.

52:27H-29 Findings, declarations. 1. The Legislature finds that the tourist, resort and convention industry of Atlantic City has traditionally made an important contribution to the economic vitality of this State; that the recent revitalization of that industry as a result of the…

52:27H-3. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Energy and Economic Development. b. "Department" means the Department of Commerce, Energy and Economic Development established by this act. L.1981,c.122,s.3; 1987,c.…

52:27H-30 Short title. 2. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority Act." L.1981, c.459, s.2; amended 2008, c.47, s.6.

52:27H-31 "Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority." 3. There is created a public body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the "Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority." The authority is constituted as an instrumentality of the State e…

52:27H-31.1 Short title. 1. Sections 1 and 2, sections 12 through 19, sections 21 through 25, and section 27 of P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-31.1 et al.) shall be known and may be cited as the "Atlantic City Convention Center Transfer Act." L.2008, c.47, s.1.

52:27H-31.2 Definitions used in C.52:27H-29 et seq. 2. (a) As used in P.L.1981, c.459 (C.52:27H-29 et seq.): "Atlantic City convention center project" or "convention center project" means the project authorized by paragraph (9) of subsection a. of section 6 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.…

52:27H-32 Membership; appointment. 4. a. The authority shall consist of seven members as follows: (1) Six public members, at least two of whom shall be representatives of the New Jersey casino industry, to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; an…

52:27H-33. Members; removal; vacancies; oaths; record; expenses; inapplicability of conflicts of interest law a. Any public member of the authority may be removed by the appointing authority for cause. Any vacancy in the public membership shall be filled in the same manner as the…

52:27H-34 Quorum; officers; president. 6. a. The authority shall not be constituted and shall not take action or adopt motions or regulations until all original authorized members shall have been appointed and qualified. The powers of the authority shall be vested in the members …

52:27H-35. Dissolution The authority may be dissolved by law on condition that the authority has no debts, obligations or contractual commitments, or on condition that provision has been made for the payment or retirement of debts and obligations and for the release from or satis…

52:27H-36. Minutes of meetings 8. A true copy of the minutes of every meeting of the authority shall be forthwith transmitted to the Governor. No action taken at that meeting by the authority shall have force or effect until 15 days after the copy of the minutes shall have been s…

52:27H-37 Authority's powers relative to convention center project. 9. The authority shall have the power to acquire, own, lease, operate, maintain, transfer and sell the convention center project in the city of Atlantic City and to promote and market the city of Atlantic City in…

52:27H-4. Department of Commerce, Energy and Economic Development There is established in the Executive Branch of the State Government a principal department which shall be known as the Department of Commerce, Energy and Economic Development. L. 1981,c.122,s.4; amended 1987,c.365…

52:27H-40 Additional powers. 12. In addition to the powers granted to the authority in P.L.1981, c.459 (C.52:27H-29 et seq.), the authority may: a. Make and alter bylaws for its organization and internal management and make rules and regulations with respect to its operations; b.…

52:27H-41.1 Power of authority relative to issuance of bonds, notes. 12. a. The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its bonds or notes in such principal amounts as in the opinion of the authority shall be necessary to provide suffici…

52:27H-41.10 Pledge, covenant between State, holders of bonds, refunding bonds. 22. The State hereby pledges and covenants with the holders of any bonds or refunding bonds issued pursuant to P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-31.1 et al.) that it will not limit or alter the rights or power…

52:27H-41.11 Annual payment to convention authority. 23. In each fiscal year, the State Treasurer shall pay from the General Fund to the convention authority, in accordance with a contract between the State Treasurer and the convention authority as authorized pursuant to section …

52:27H-41.12 Authority to enter into contracts to implement payment arrangement. 24. The State Treasurer and the convention authority are authorized to enter into one or more contracts to implement the payment arrangement provided for in section 23 of P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-41.…

52:27H-41.13 Deposit, use of luxury tax revenues. 25. a. Luxury tax revenues paid to the convention authority by the State Treasurer pursuant to paragraph 6 of subsection f. of section 6 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-6) and section 14 of P.L.1991, c.375 (C.5:10-14.4) shall be deposi…

52:27H-41.2 Covenants, contracts between authority, holders of bonds, notes. 13. In any resolution of the authority authorizing or relating to the issuance of any bonds or notes, the authority, in order to secure the payment of such bonds or notes and in addition to its other pow…

52:27H-41.3 Pledge by authority valid, binding. 14. Any pledge of revenues, receipts, monies, funds, levies, sales agreements, service contracts or other property or instruments made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; the revenues, …

52:27H-41.4 Establishment of reserves, funds, accounts. 15. The authority may establish such reserves, funds or accounts as may be, in its discretion, necessary or desirable to further the accomplishment of the purposes of the authority or to comply with the provisions of any agr…

52:27H-41.5 Covenant between State, holders of bonds, notes. 16. The State of New Jersey does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds or notes issued pursuant to P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-31.1 et al.) that the State will not limit or alter the rights …

52:27H-41.6 Immunity from liability. 17. Neither the members of the authority nor any person executing bonds or notes issued pursuant to P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-31.1 et al.) shall be liable personally on such bonds or notes by reason of the issuance thereof. L.2008, c.47, s.17.

52:27H-41.7 Investment permitted. 18. The State and all public officers, governmental units and agencies thereof, all banks, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons car…

52:27H-41.8 Proceeds deemed trust funds. 19. All sums of money received pursuant to the authority of P.L.2008, c.47 (C.52:27H-31.1 et al.), whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or notes or as revenues or receipts, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied sol…

52:27H-41.9 Powers of convention authority. 21. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the convention authority shall have the power to issue bonds and refunding bonds, incur indebtedness and borrow money secured, in whole or in part, by money received pur…

52:27H-42 Annual budget. 14. a. As soon as it is practicable after the appointment and qualification of the members of the authority, and annually thereafter, at least 20 days preceding the commencement of the authority's fiscal year on January 1 of each year, the authority shall…

52:27H-44 Annual report; operating and financial statement; audit. 16. On or before the last day of the third month following the close of each fiscal year, the convention authority shall submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year to the Governor and …

52:27H-44.1 Certification of transfer. 27. Not later than 12:01 PM of the day following the day on which the transfer of ownership of the Atlantic City convention center project from the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to the Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Autho…

52:27H-5. Commissioner The administrator and chief executive officer of the department shall be a commissioner, who shall be known as the Commissioner of Commerce, Energy and Economic Development, and who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the dutie…

52:27H-6. Duties and powers The commissioner shall: a. Administer the work of the department; b. Appoint and remove officers and other personnel employed within the department, subject to the provisions of Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, and other applicable statutes, except as…