Title 32, Title 32: INTERSTATE AND PORT AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

32:1-79. Interpretation Any powers herein granted to the port authority shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case as a limitation upon any of the powers vested in it by the states of New Jersey and New York and/or by congress. L.1925, c. 41, s. 9, p. 113.

32:1-8. Additional powers; annual report; pledging credit ARTICLE VII. The port authority shall have such additional powers and duties as may hereafter be delegated to or imposed upon it from time to time by the action of the legislature of either state concurred in by the legisl…

32:1-80. Effect of partial invalidity If any term or provision of this act shall be declared unconstitutional or ineffective in whole or in part by a court of competent jurisdiction, then to the extent that it is not unconstitutional or ineffective such term or provision shall be…

32:1-81. Appropriation For the preliminary work necessary for making borings, surveys, engineering studies, investigations, hearings and all matters incidental or appertaining thereto, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), or so much thereof as may be nece…

32:1-82. Concurrent legislation by New York state Neither the construction of such bridge, the approaches or highway connections, nor any preliminary work, authorized by this act, shall be begun, nor shall any moneys be expended hereunder by the port authority, until the state of…

32:1-83. Effective date This act shall take effect immediately. L.1925, c. 41, s. 13, p. 114.

32:1-83.1. Authorization of bus passenger facility as improvement to George Washington Bridge; tolls and charges Upon the concurrence of the State of New York herein, in the manner indicated in section 9 hereof, the States of New Jersey and New York agree that the Port Authority …

32:1-84. New Jersey appropriation; financing by port authority In aid of the prompt and economical construction of the bridge which the Port of New York Authority, hereinafter called the "port authority," has been authorized to construct across the Hudson river, between Fort Lee …

32:1-85. Similar advance by New York state No part of the said appropriation made by the preceding section shall be payable unless and until the state of New York shall make available to the port authority an equal sum payable contemporaneously therewith, or earlier, the intent h…

32:1-86. Use of moneys; tolls pledged; project self-sustaining; tolls The moneys appropriated by this act shall be applied by the port authority to the construction of the bridge hereinbefore mentioned and purposes incidental thereto and to no other purpose whatsoever. The balanc…

32:1-87. Repayment of state advances The obligation for moneys so raised by the port authority on its own obligations for the construction of the said bridge and purposes incidental thereto shall constitute a lien upon the revenues and tolls therefrom in accordance with the terms…

32:1-88. Competitive crossings; tolls unimpaired; protection of bondholders The state of New Jersey (the state of New York by appropriate legislation concurring herein) does pledge to and agree with those subscribing to the obligations issued by the port authority for the constru…

32:1-89. Contract between states and bondholders The state of New York by appropriate legislation concurring herein, the provisions of this act together with the provisions complementary thereto in the act or acts of the legislature of the state of New York, shall constitute a co…

32:1-9. Laws applicable to public utilities in effect ARTICLE VIII. Unless and until otherwise provided, all laws now or hereafter vesting jurisdiction or control in the public service commission, or the public utilities commission, or like body, within each state respectively, s…

32:1-90. Object of bridge; tax exemption The construction, maintenance and operation of said bridge is in all respects for the benefit of the people of the two states, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and for the improvement of their health and living conditions…

32:1-91. Obligations legal for investment The obligations which may be issued by the port authority for the construction of the bridge mentioned in number one hereof or for purposes incidental thereto are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of this stat…

32:1-92. Interpretation Any powers herein granted to the port authority shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case as a limitation upon any of the powers vested in it by the states of New Jersey and New York and/or by congress. L.1926, c. 6, s. 9, p. 26.

32:1-93. Effective date This act shall take effect immediately. L.1926, c. 6, s. 10, p. 26.

32:1-93.1. Adjustment and liquidation of claims for moneys appropriated by states for constructing bridge L.1935, c. 165, p. 393, entitled "An act relating to the adjustment and liquidation of the claims of the states of New York and New Jersey arising by reason of advances made …

32:1-94. Location; Bayonne to Staten Island In partial effectuation of the comprehensive plan for the development of the port of New York, adopted by the states of New Jersey and New York by chapter nine, Laws of New Jersey, nineteen hundred and twenty-two, and chapter forty-thre…

32:1-95. Approval of approach plans The plan of the approaches at either end of the bridge shall be subject to the approval of the respective governors of the states of New York and New Jersey and of the respective municipalities in which they shall be located. Except as so limit…

32:1-96. Regulations; tolls; retirement of obligations The port authority is authorized to make and enforce such rules and regulations and to establish and levy such charges and tolls as it may deem convenient or necessary for the operation and maintenance of the said bridge and …

32:1-97. Construction costs; pledge of tolls; project self-sustaining The said bridge shall be built and paid for in whole or in part out of moneys to be raised by the port authority on bonds or other securities or obligations issued or incurred by it pursuant to Article six of t…

32:1-98. Acquisition of property by agreement or condemnation If, for any of the purposes hereunder, the port authority shall find it necessary or convenient for it to acquire any real property as herein defined, in this state, then the port authority may find and determine that …

32:1-99. Property of municipalities; nonimpairment of bonded debt or sinking fund; use of state lands Anything in this act to the contrary notwithstanding, no property now or hereafter vested in or held by any county, city, borough, village, township or other municipality shall b…

32:2-1. Terms defined As used in this chapter: a. "Port authority" means the Port of New York Authority created by the compact of April 30, 1921; b. "District" or "port district" means the Port of New York District created by the compact of April 30, 1921.

32:2-10. Map, entry upon land to make Whenever the Port Authority is authorized by specific legislative enactment to acquire title to or any interest in any real property within this State by condemnation pursuant to the provisions of chapter one of Title 20, Eminent Domain, (s. …

32:2-11. Port Authority may take possession upon filing complaint and map Immediately after the filing of the complaint in the action for condemnation, with the map annexed, the Port Authority shall have the exclusive right to possession of the real property shown upon the map to…

32:2-12. Deposit of assessed valuation with clerk of Superior Court; payment by clerk Upon taking actual possession of the real property or any interest therein, the Port Authority shall deposit with the Clerk of the Superior Court a sum equal to the assessed valuation of the rea…

32:2-13. Payment to clerk when only part of property is taken; effect of payments by clerk If only a part of or interest in a given parcel of real property is taken and the assessed valuation thereof cannot be readily ascertained, the Port Authority shall pay to the Clerk of the …

32:2-15. Acquiring property by agreement during pendency of condemnation proceedings Nothing in this article shall prohibit the port authority from acquiring real property or interest therein by agreement with the owners thereof at any time during the pendency of any proceedings …

32:2-16. Intention and construction of article It is the intention of this article to facilitate the taking of real property and interests therein by the port authority whenever it is authorized to acquire them by condemnation, and to prevent delay and obstruction in the carrying…

32:2-17. Definitions As used in this article: a. "Steamship terminal" means a development consisting of one or more piers, wharves, docks, bulkheads, slips, basins, vehicular roadways, railroad connections, sidetracks, sidings or other buildings, structures, facilities or improve…

32:2-18. Determination that property is required for public use If for the purposes of establishing a steamship terminal or purposes incidental thereto, including temporary construction purposes, in connection with the development or improvement of the Little Basin of the Morris …

32:2-19. Condemnation If the port authority is unable to agree for the acquisition of any such real property, it may acquire the real property by condemnation pursuant to article 3 of this chapter (s. 32:2-10 et seq.), and chapter 1 of the title Eminent Domain (s. 20:1-1 et seq.)…

32:2-2. Six commissioners from New Jersey There shall be six commissioners of the port authority from this state, as provided by Article IV of the compact of April 30, 1921 between the states of New York and New Jersey, as amended.

32:2-20. Consent to taking of certain property necessary; bonded indebtedness and sinking funds not impaired Anything in this article to the contrary notwithstanding, no property vested in or held by Jersey City or by any railroad or railway company shall be taken by the port aut…

32:2-21. Acquiring property by agreement; authority to convey The port authority may acquire from any such county or municipality or from any other public agency or commission having jurisdiction in the premises, or from any railroad or railway company, by agreement therewith, an…

32:2-22. Entry on lands The port authority and its duly authorized agents and employees may enter upon any land in Jersey City for the purpose of making such surveys, maps or other examinations thereof as it may deem necessary or convenient for the steamship terminal.

32:2-23. Little Basin and Morris canal property not affected Nothing contained in this article shall be construed as a grant to the port authority of the Little Basin property, or to affect, amend or modify any laws authorizing the transfer of Morris canal property to the port au…

32:2-23.1. Port of New York Authority; motor bus terminal; financing Upon the concurrence of the State of New York as provided in section five hereof, the States of New Jersey and New York hereby agree that the moneys in the general reserve funds of the Port of New York Authority…

32:2-23.10. Pledging of funds The moneys in the General Reserve Fund of the Port Authority may be pledged in whole or in part by the Port Authority as security for or applied by it to the repayment with interest of any moneys which it may raise upon Narrows Bridge bonds issued by…

32:2-23.11. Power of Port Authority to levy and collect tolls not to be diminished or impaired; construction of other bridges and tunnels prohibited The 2 States covenant and agree with each other and with the holders of Narrows Bridge bonds as security for which there may or sha…

32:2-23.12. Bonds as legal investment Narrows Bridge bonds are hereby made securities in which all State and municipal officers and bodies of both States, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment…

32:2-23.13. Acquisition of real property If the Port Authority shall find it necessary or convenient to acquire any real property for Narrows Bridge purposes (including temporary construction, rehabilitation or improvement), whether for immediate or future use, the Port Authority…

32:2-23.14. Acquisition or use of property owned by City or State of New York Anything in this act to the contrary notwithstanding, no property now or hereafter vested in or held by the City of New York shall be taken by the Port Authority without the authority or consent of the …