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

52:27C-17. Adoption of improved methods, etc., of transportation The department may petition any Federal, State, municipal or other authority, administrative, judicial or legislative, having jurisdiction in the premises, for the adoption and execution of any physical improvement,…

52:27C-18. Plans for physical development of state; coordination; housing The department shall prepare and perfect from time to time a State master plan for the physical development of the State and prepare and keep current a proposed long term development program of major State …

52:27C-19. Notice to commissioner of public improvements All State departments, agencies and instrumentalities, before entering upon any major public improvement or any project involving the acquisition of lands for public use, or before requesting a change of use or disposition …

52:27C-2. Commissioner; appointment; term of office; compensation The co-ordinator, who shall be the commissioner of the department, hereinafter referred to as the "commissioner," shall be nominated and appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. …

52:27C-20. Maps and surveys The department may prepare and make maps, planning studies and surveys for the collection and presentation of data pertaining to the physical development of the State and of its political subdivisions, and for this purpose may enter upon public and pri…

52:27C-21. Co-operation with other planning boards The department shall co-operate with county, municipal and regional planning boards for the purpose of aiding and encouraging an orderly and co-ordinated development of the State. L.1944, c. 85, art. 3, p. 175, s. 21.

52:27C-22. Public housing and development authority Within the department there shall be a "public housing and development authority" a body politic and corporate, with power to sue and be sued, to have a seal, and to have corporate succession, hereinafter referred to as "the aut…

52:27C-23. Powers of authority The authority shall have full power to undertake and operate any slum clearance or housing project for slum dwellers and families of low income and to manage and control its projects. L.1944, c. 85, art. 3, p. 175, s. 23.

52:27C-24. Additional powers of authority In addition to the powers hereinabove specifically granted, the authority shall have the following powers: a. To acquire property, real, personal or mixed, or any interest therein by purchase, lease, gift, bequest, devise, exchange or emi…

52:27C-24.1 Fund for assistance to homeless. 3. a. The Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs shall establish within the Division of Housing and Community Resources a fund for the purpose of funding programs to assist persons who are homeless pursuant to subsections …

52:27C-25. Housing projects; rentals Upon the completion of any housing project constructed by the authority, the authority shall have full power to maintain and operate the same at such scale of rentals as in the judgment of the authority shall be proper in the premises, but the…

52:27C-26. Taxation of property of authority All real property and improvements thereon owned by the authority shall be assessed and taxed in the municipalities wherein such lands are situate for State, school, county, municipal and improvement purposes in the same manner as othe…

52:27C-27. Approval of housing project by municipality Notwithstanding any other provisions of law the approval of the governing body of the municipality in which a housing project is to be located, pursuant to article three of this act, shall be obtained before such project may …

52:27C-28. Public work reserve to be maintained; duties of department The department shall prepare and maintain a public work reserve consisting of proposed projects of State, county, municipal and ad hoc agencies for public works and services. The projects included in the public…

52:27C-29. Description of projects to be furnished department Every department, agency, political subdivision, special district or ad hoc authority operating under the authority of this State which receives, anticipates or may apply for Federal financial assistance for a public i…

52:27C-3. Economic Council; membership; terms; chairman The Economic Council shall consist of twelve members representing war veterans, industry, agriculture, labor, local government and the public generally. Each member shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice …

52:27C-30. Copies of plans, etc., of improvements receiving federal aid to be filed with department The commissioner may require any State department or agency or any political subdivision, special district or ad hoc authority of this State to file with the department, plans and …

52:27C-31. No Federal aid unless commissioner has opportunity to recommend Notwithstanding any other legislation heretofore enacted, no Federal financial assistance may hereafter be paid to or accepted by any political subdivision, special district or ad hoc authority of this Sta…

52:27C-32. Recommendations to be published The commissioner shall, with the co-operation of other State departments, make and publish such recommendations with respect to any project as may be desirable to properly conserve the public interest. L.1944, c. 85, art. 4, p. 178, s. 3…

52:27C-33. Surveys and plans The commissioner may, after consultation with interested department heads, and upon approval of the economic council, order surveys to be made or plans and specifications to be prepared for any State or regional project or service, by force account or…

52:27C-34. Allotments toward cost of plans and specifications The department may make allotments to any county, municipality or school district, all of which are hereinafter referred to as any "political subdivision," toward the cost of preparing detailed plans and specifications…

52:27C-35. Application for allotments Any political subdivisions may apply to commissioner for allotment under this act upon such forms and subject to such rules and regulations not inconsistent herewith as the commissioner may prescribe. If the commissioner approves a proposed p…

52:27C-36. Total cost of allotments limited Allotments may be made for detailed plans and specifications prepared either by force account or by contract with architects or engineers approved by the commissioner, but the total sum allotted for any project shall not exceed one-half…

52:27C-37. Effect of grant of state aid; limitation of allotments The granting of any application for State aid for plans and specifications, the acceptance of such aid or the preparation of such plans and specifications shall not be construed to commit either the State or the po…

52:27C-38. Assistance and data to be furnished On the request of the commissioner, any department instrumentality or agency of the State or of any political subdivision shall furnish such assistance and data as the commissioner shall deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of t…

52:27C-39. Termination of authority to allot funds for plans The authority of the commissioner to allot funds for plans and specifications for other State projects shall terminate six months after the cessation of present hostilities. L.1944, c. 85, art. 4, p. 180, s. 39.

52:27C-4. Divisions; directors; terms; compensation There shall be within the department a division of veterans services, a division of municipal aid, a division of commerce, a division of planning and engineering and such other divisions as the commissioner may from time to time…

52:27C-47. Quarters for department The department shall be provided with suitable quarters which shall be sufficient to house all of the divisions of the department within the same building. L.1944, c. 85, art. 6, p. 181, s. 47.

52:27C-48. Employees, etc., of abolished agencies The employees, property and records of all agencies which are by this act abolished are hereby transferred to the department of economic development. L.1944, c. 85, art. 6, p. 181, s. 48.

52:27C-49. Appropriations of abolished agencies transferred; appropriation for administrative expenses The appropriations of all agencies abolished by this act are hereby transferred to the department, and, in addition, the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00),…

52:27C-5. Transfer of powers and duties of various agencies The State Planning Board, State Housing Authority, New Jersey Council, South Jersey Transit Commission, Port Raritan District Commission and the State Service Officer are hereby abolished and their respective functions, …

52:27C-50. Appropriation for local purpose plans The sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) is hereby appropriated from any moneys in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the preparation of local purpose plans and specifications in accordance with allotm…

52:27C-51. Appropriation for state project plans The sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) is hereby appropriated, from any moneys in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the preparation of State project plans and specifications in accordance with allotments to…

52:27C-52. Repeals The following sections, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes are hereby repealed: Revised Statutes, sections 12:12-1 to 12:12-10, 38:24-1 to 38:24-2, 48:21-1 to 48:21-19, 52:9C-1 to 52:9C-4, 52:21-1 to 52:21-11, 55:14-1 to 55:14-13. L.1944, c. 85, art. 6, p. 182,…

52:27C-53. Effective date This act shall take effect on July first, one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, except that appointments may be made and any action may be taken prior thereto in preparation for the operation of the department; provided, however, that nothing in this…

52:27C-54. Standard building code The department of economic development, through its division of planning and engineering, shall prepare a code to be known as the standard building code of New Jersey and thereafter may prepare amendments altering it or adding to it. L.1946, c. 1…

52:27C-55. Scope of code The code, or the same as amended, shall regulate the design, construction, repair, alteration, demolition and removal of buildings and structures of every kind within such municipalities as may adopt it and shall govern such counties, state boards, depart…

52:27C-56. Adoption of code by reference Any municipality may adopt the code, and any amendments thereto, by ordinance, without incorporating the same in the ordinance; provided, reference is made therein to the code as the "Standard Building Code of New Jersey" or, in the case o…

52:27C-57. Interpreting and administering code The department, from time to time pursuant to such authority as may be granted it by the code and after having conducted hearings, (a) may interpret the code, (b) may investigate and prescribe tests or accept authoritative tests to d…

52:27C-58. Costs of tests Any person making application to have the department approve the use of structural materials, appliances, devices, or methods of construction, shall pay the reasonable cost of all labor, expert services, materials, appliances and testing machinery requir…

52:27C-59. Printed copies of code, etc. The code, amendments and interpretations thereof and all standards for and approvals of materials, appliances, devices and methods of construction shall be printed by the department as and when adopted by it; and three copies thereof shall …

52:27C-6. Transfer of functions, etc., of Municipal Aid Administration The Municipal Aid Administration, all its functions, powers, duties, personnel, property and appropriations are hereby transferred to the department, and the functions, powers and duties of the director of mun…

52:27C-60. Advisory committee To advise the department in the performance of its duties provided by this act, the commissioner of the department shall appoint a committee, of such number as he shall determine, to serve at his pleasure, of which one shall be a registered architect…

52:27C-61 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Commerce Commission Act." L.1998, c.44, s.1; amended 2005, c.378, s.9; 2007, c.253, s.24.

52:27C-62 Findings, declarations relative to the New Jersey Commerce Commission. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. New Jersey is in a fierce competition for jobs and businesses, not only with other states, but throughout the world; and b. The State must do all it can…

52:27C-63 "New Jersey Commerce Commission." 3. There is established a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the "New Jersey Commerce Commission" (hereinafter "the commission"). The commission shall be established in the Executive Branch of the Stat…