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

52:27D-118.10. Conclusiveness of allocation by director Any determination of the director pursuant to this act as to the amount of matching funds allocable to each qualifying municipality shall be final and conclusive, and no appeal shall be taken therefrom or any review therefor…

52:27D-118.11. Apportionment of funds to municipalities Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary of section 3 of P.L. 1979, c. 118 (C. 52:27D-118.3), the amounts appropriated in any State fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1985 for distribution to municipalities under the…

52:27D-118.12. Discretionary fund In the event that any funds remain undistributed after all eligible municipalities have had an opportunity to enter into a contract pursuant to P.L. 1985, c. 170 (C. 52:27D-118.11 et seq.), there shall be established a discretionary fund, and eli…

52:27D-118.13. Indicia of State support Each police officer employed under this act shall wear the uniform of the municipality that appointed him and shall wear a shoulder patch of a kind approved by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, containing an insigni…

52:27D-118.14. Regulations governing assistance In addition to the other powers and duties expressed in P.L. 1979, c. 118 (C. 52:27D-118.1 et seq.), the Director of the Division of Local Government Services shall adopt specific regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedu…

52:27D-118.15. Additional appropriation In addition to the appropriations required under section 4 of P.L. 1979, c. 118 (C. 52:27D-118.4), there shall be annually appropriated a sum which shall be apportioned among municipalities which qualify under the provisions of this supplem…

52:27D-118.16. Anticipation of State aid The funds a qualifying municipality shall acquire pursuant to this act shall be appropriated by the municipality in compliance with the "Local Budget Law" (N.J.S. 40A:4-1 et seq.). Notwithstanding any provisions of the "Local Budget Law," …

52:27D-118.17. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Emergency equipment" means any item used for the purpose of providing life safety and shall include but shall not be limited to boots, helmets, self-contained breathing apparatuses, fire hoses, extrication tools, insurance, main…

52:27D-118.18. Additional appropriations In addition to the amounts appropriated in any State fiscal year beginning after June 30, 1985 pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1979, c. 118 (C. 52:27D-118.1 et seq.) and P.L. 1985, c. 170, (C. 52:27D-118.11 et seq.), there shall be appr…

52:27D-118.19. Discretionary fund; In the event that any funds remain undistributed after all eligible municipalities or fire districts have had an opportunity to enter into a contract pursuant to this supplementary act, there shall be established a discretionary fund, and eligib…

52:27D-118.2. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Safe and Clean Neighborhoods Act of 1979." L.1979, c. 118, s. 2, eff. June 28, 1979.

52:27D-118.20. Indicia of State support Each firefighter employed under this act shall wear the uniform of the municipality or fire district and a shoulder patch of a kind approved by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, containing an insignia indicative of …

52:27D-118.21. Regulations In addition to the other powers and duties expressed in P.L. 1979, c. 118 (C. 52:27D-118.1 et seq.), the Director of the Division of Local Government Services shall adopt specific regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c…

52:27D-118.22. Anticipation of State aid The funds that a qualifying municipality or fire district acquires pursuant to this act shall be appropriated by the municipality or fire district in compliance with the "Local Budget Law" (N.J.S. 40A:4-1 et seq.). Notwithstanding any prov…

52:27D-118.23. Restriction on fund use Moneys appropriated pursuant to this act shall not be used to defray administrative expenses. L. 1985, c. 295, s. 7, eff. Aug. 15, 1985.

52:27D-118.24. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Special Municipal Aid Act." L. 1987, c. 75, s. 1.

52:27D-118.25 Findings, declarations. 2. The Legislature finds that certain large and small municipalities in this State experience fiscal distress as a result of insufficient collection of tax revenues, insufficient collection of other revenues, over-anticipation of revenues of …

52:27D-118.26 Definitions. 3. As used in this act: "Board" means the Local Finance Board of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community …

52:27D-118.27. Short-term financial assistance The moneys appropriated in section 9 of this act may be used to provide short-term financial assistance to eligible municipalities to enable them to meet their immediate budgetary needs and regain their financial stability, affording…

52:27D-118.28 Finding of fiscal distress; notification; review. 5. Whenever the director, during the exercise of the director's duty under the provisions of the "Local Budget Law," N.J.S.40A:4-1 et seq., to examine each local budget, or upon the basis of any other information and…

52:27D-118.29 Determination of amount of grants, loans; withholding; hearing. 6. a. The board shall determine the total amounts of grants and loans, or any combination thereof, to be provided to each eligible municipality and the director shall certify that amount to the State Tr…

52:27D-118.3. Funds; apportionment; uses; application; qualifications The funds appropriated pursuant to this act shall be apportioned among the qualifying municipalities for the purpose of enabling such municipalities to upgrade and augment certain municipal services and program…

52:27D-118.30. Notice Whenever the board shall determine to provide financial assistance to an eligible municipality pursuant to the provisions of this act, the board shall forthwith notify the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the General Assembly and the Sta…

52:27D-118.30a Creation of financial review board for municipality. 5. a. Upon a finding by the director that an eligible municipality possesses conditions that create extreme difficulty in adopting a budget in compliance with the "Local Budget Law," N.J.S.40A:4-1 et seq., in iss…

52:27D-118.30c Transfers authorized to provide loan. 8. The State Treasurer, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, is empowered to direct the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting to transfer from any State department to any oth…

52:27D-118.31. Appropriation by municipality; anticipation in budget The financial assistance provided to an eligible municipality pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be appropriated by the municipality in compliance with the provisions of the "Local Budget Law," N.J.S. …

52:27D-118.32. Short title Sections 1 through 12 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Supplemental Municipal Property Tax Relief Act." L.1991,c.63,s.1.

52:27D-118.33. Definitions As used in this act: "Board" means the Local Finance Board of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Aff…

52:27D-118.34. Distributions of aid The director shall on or before December 31, 1991 and annually thereafter make distributions of "Supplemental Municipal Property Tax Relief Act" aid, in amounts determined as follows: a. (1) To municipalities having an equalized tax rate at lea…

52:27D-118.35 Distributions of extraordinary aid. 4. The director shall on or before December 31, 1991 and annually thereafter make distributions of "Supplemental Municipal Property Tax Relief Act" extraordinary aid. The director shall annually notify the chief financial officer …

52:27D-118.36 Selection of recipients of extraordinary aid. 5. The director shall select among the municipalities that have applied for extraordinary aid pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1991, c.63 (C.52:27D-118.35) and shall forward to the board the list of selected municipalities a…

52:27D-118.37. Change in municipal budget, required documentation For each municipality receiving discretionary aid pursuant to this act, the director: a. Shall have the authority to increase, decrease, add or delete revenues and expenditures from the budget of the municipality b…

52:27D-118.38 Remedial orders issued to recipient of discretionary aid a. The board may issue remedial orders to a municipality receiving discretionary aid pursuant to this act directing it to: (1) Maximize revenues; (2) Maximize surplus to a prudent level; (3) File schedules alo…

52:27D-118.39. General fiscal oversight over recipient of discretionary aid 8. The board shall exercise general fiscal oversight over a municipality that receives discretionary aid pursuant to this act and may: a. Require the director to return a budget if it is determined that t…

52:27D-118.4. Annual appropriation There shall be annually appropriated a sum which shall be apportioned among municipalities which qualify for State aid under the provisions of this act. L.1979, c. 118, s. 4, eff. June 28, 1979.

52:27D-118.40. Use of State aid to reduce tax levy State aid provided pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of this act shall be used solely and exclusively by each municipality for the purposes of reducing the amount the municipality is required to raise by local property tax levy for mu…

52:27D-118.41. Fund recipients may anticipate State aid Notwithstanding any provisions of the "Local Budget Law," N.J.S.40A:4-1 et seq., any municipality that receives funds pursuant to this act may anticipate the receipt of the amount of State aid as shall be certified to it by …

52:27D-118.42. Rules, regulations The director shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the purposes of sections 2 through 10 of this act. L.1991,c.63,s.11.

52:27D-118.42a State oversight of municipalities in the Transitional Aid to Localities program. 1. a. The Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs shall determine conditions, requirements, orders, and oversight for the receipt o…

52:27D-118.43 "Adopt a Municipality Program." 12. a. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Adopt a Municipality Program." b. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall establish a business advisory board. The commissioner shall chair the board and shall appoint to…

52:27D-118.44 Trenton Capital City Aid Program. 1. There is established the Trenton Capital City Aid Program, for which there shall be appropriated in each fiscal year an amount not less than $10,000,000 for the City of Trenton. Funds received by the city shall be used solely and…

52:27D-118.5. Additional apportionment In addition to any amount so apportioned there shall be added to the amount to be paid and distributed to a qualifying municipality which is entitled to State aid pursuant to this act such amount as may be necessary so that the amount to whi…

52:27D-118.6. Distribution of funds Moneys appropriated to fund this act shall be distributed as follows: a. Payments shall first be apportioned so that a municipality which received payments in 1978 pursuant to P.L.1978, c. 56, receives the same amount which it received in 1978 …

52:27D-118.7. Appropriation of funds by municipality; anticipation of receipt in budget Such funds as a qualifying municipality shall acquire pursuant to this act shall be appropriated by said municipality in compliance with the "Local Budget Law," P.L.1960, c. 169 (N.J.S. 40A:4-…

52:27D-118.8. Rules and regulations; accountability of municipality The director is authorized to make and issue such rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) and to require such facts and information from…

52:27D-118.9. Employees The director is authorized to hire, employ or assign such secretarial, clerical and other technical or professional personnel as shall be required for the purposes of providing technical assistance, conducting performance evaluations and otherwise securing…