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

32:21-11. Effective date This act shall become effective immediately upon its approval by the Governor and the passage by any one or more of the said States of a substantially similar act embodying the supplemental compact between the said States hereinabove set forth. L.1950, c.…

32:21-2. New Jersey members of Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission In pursuance of Article III of said compact there shall be three members (hereinafter called commissioners) of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (hereinafter called commission) from the State…

32:21-3. Powers of commission and commissioners; duties of state officers and others in carrying out compact There is hereby granted to the commission and the commissioners thereof all the powers provided for in the said compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the c…

32:21-4. Powers granted as supplemental Any powers herein granted to the commission shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case a limitation upon any of the powers vested in said commission by other laws of the State of New Jersey or by the laws of the State…

32:21-5. Accounts; examination The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements and shall report to the Governor and the Legislature of the State of New Jersey on or before the tenth day of December in each year, setting forth in detail the transactio…

32:21-6. Partial invalidity If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application,…

32:21-8. Supplemental compact to create Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and promote better utilization of fisheries The Governor is hereby authorized to enter into a supplemental compact on behalf of the State of New Jersey with any one or more of the States of Maine,…

32:21-9. Article added to compact Add to said compact a new Article to be entitled, and to read, as follows: Article XIII The States consenting to this supplemental compact agree that any two or more of them may designate the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission as a joint…

32:22-1. Metropolitan Rapid Transit Commission created; functions There is hereby created a Metropolitan Rapid Transit Commission to act either independently or jointly with a similar commission of the State of New York to develop plans and specifications for improvement and co-o…

32:22-10. Appropriation There is hereby appropriated to the commission, for the purposes of this act, the sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-three. L.1952, c. 194, p. 695, s. 10; per s.4.5 of …

32:22-11. Metropolitan Rapid Transit Commission continued The Metropolitan Rapid Transit Commission created by chapter 194 of the laws of 1952 is hereby continued. L.1954, c. 44, p. 114, s. 1; per s.4.5 of 1959, c.13 as amended by 1959, c.24, expired May 4, 1959.

32:22-12. Bi-state commission The New York Metropolitan Rapid Transit Commission and the New Jersey Metropolitan Rapid Transit Commission as now constituted are hereby consolidated into 1 temporary bi-state commission of the States of New York and New Jersey respectively, to be k…

32:22-13. Officers; compensation; expenses; vacancies The Metropolitan Rapid Transit Commission shall select its own chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, treasurer and such other officers as may be required. The members thereof shall receive no compensation for their services, but…

32:22-14. Offices; employees Within the limit of appropriations therefor, the commission is authorized to establish offices at a location convenient to the members from both States, and to employ such administrative, technical, and clerical assistance as may be required, and to f…

32:22-15. Study of needs; recommendations; entry upon property The commission shall study present and prospective rapid transit needs of the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area and develop, recommend and report as soon as possible measures for meeting such needs. The commission…

32:22-16. State agencies to render assistance All agencies of either State, having information, records or data helpful to the commission, are hereby authorized and directed to render such assistance to the commission as it may request, within the limits of available staffs and f…

32:22-17. Technical and operating information All railroads and other transportation services operating within either State are requested and authorized to provide the commission with such technical and operating information and data as the commission may request, within the limi…

32:22-18. Appropriation There is hereby appropriated and made available for the use of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Commission a sum not to exceed $50,000.00, when included in an annual or supplemental appropriation act. L.1954, c. 44, p. 115, s. 8; per s.4.5 of 1959, c.13 as a…

32:22-19. Effective date Section 1 of this act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect from and after April 1, 1954. Sections 2 through 9, respectively, shall take effect immediately upon the enactment by the State of New York of le…

32:22-2. Membership of commission; expenses but no compensation The commission shall consist of five members to be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. All members of the commission shall serve without compensation but they shall be entitled to be…

32:22-3. Duties of commission The commission shall be charged with the duty of: (a) Inquiring into the present and prospective transportation needs of the New Jersey-New York metropolitan area and determining the most effective method by which these needs may be met; (b) Submitti…

32:22-4. Report to Legislature and Governor The commission is directed to have printed a report or reports containing its recommendations and the reasons therefor and to draft or to have drafted bills for introduction in the Legislature to carry out its recommendations. It shall …

32:22-5. Contents of report The commission is directed to include in its report: (a) A survey of traffic conditions based upon a passenger census of both railroad and bus passengers traveling between New Jersey and New York with information as to destination and routes followed i…

32:22-6. Offices; advisors; employees; surveys The commission is authorized to establish offices at a convenient location either within or without the State and to engage such competent and expert advisors, investigators, engineers, technical and clerical assistants as it may dee…

32:22-7. Assistance from State and municipal agencies, departments and officers The Board of Public Utility Commissioners of the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and such other State and municipal agencies, departments and officers as may have technical and …

32:22-8. Railroads to provide data All railroads and railroad companies authorized to operate within this State shall provide the commission with such technical and operating data as the commission may require, within the limits of facilities available therefor. L.1952, c. 194, p…

32:22-9. Port of New York Authority requested to provide assistance The Port of New York Authority is requested and authorized to make arrangements for and pay the cost of technical, consulting and other assistance to the commission and to make available to the commission any stu…

32:22B-1. Tri-State Transportation Compact The State of New Jersey hereby agrees with the States of Connecticut and New York, upon enactment by each of them of legislation having the same effect as this section, to the following compact: L.1965, c. 12, s. 1.

32:22B-10. Acceptance of advances; prohibition against borrowing; expenditures The commission may accept advances from one or more of the party States or from the Federal Government; but it may not otherwise borrow money nor may it issue notes or bonds. It shall not incur any obl…

32:22B-11. Sovereign immunity; limitation on pledging credit or imposing liability on party states The commission is declared to be an instrumentality of the party States exercising a governmental function. It shall enjoy the sovereign immunity of the party States and may not be …

32:22B-12. Annual report, periodic financial reports The commission shall report annually to the Governors and Legislatures of the party States with respect to its operations and finances and shall provide such financial reports as shall be required from time to time under the la…

32:22B-13. Definitions For the purpose of this compact, unless the context plainly requires a different meaning: (a) "Party state" means the States of Connecticut, New Jersey and New York; (b) "Commission" means the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission created and established b…

32:22B-14. Liberal construction This compact shall be construed liberally to effectuate its purposes. Nothing herein shall be deemed in any way to limit or restrict the power of one or more of the party States, by law or otherwise, to deal independently with respect to any matter…

32:22B-15. Duration of commission The commission shall continue in existence until revoked by one or more of the party states. L.1965, c. 12, s. 1. Amended by L.1969, c. 11, s. 1, eff. April 2, 1969; L.1970, c. 14, s. 1; L.1970, c. 50, s. 1; L.1971, c. 161, s. 10.

32:22B-16. Adoption of amendments and supplements Amendments and supplements to this compact to implement the purposes thereof may be adopted by concurrent legislation of the party States. L.1965, c. 12, s. 1.

32:22B-17. Partial invalidity If any part or provision of this compact or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application dire…

32:22B-18. Citation of compact This compact shall be known and may be cited as the Tri-State Regional Planning Compact. L.1965, c. 12, s. 1. Amended by L.1971, c. 161, s. 11.

32:22B-19. New Jersey representatives; terms of public members; vacancies The five representatives from this State on the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission shall consist of the State Transportation Commissioner or his designated representative, the Commissioner of Community …

32:22B-2. Establishment of tri-state regional planning commission The party states, for the purposes of a. continuing the regional transportation and related land use studies commenced by the Tri-State Transportation Committee and Commission, b. expanding the role of the commissi…

32:22B-20. Effective date This act shall take effect upon the enactment, on or before July 1, 1965, by each of the States of Connecticut and New York of legislation having like effect as section 1 hereof. L.1965, c. 12, s. 3.

32:22B-21 Severability. If any part or provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision or application directly invol…

32:22B-3. Transfer of personnel, files, etc. of tri-state transportation commission to tri-state regional planning commission There is hereby transferred to the commission all of the personnel and employees and all of the studies, files, books, papers, records, equipment and othe…

32:22B-4. Commission as interstate body, corporate and politic, serving as common agency The commission shall be an interstate body, both corporate and politic serving as a common agency of the party States and representing them both collectively and individually in the exercise …

32:22B-5. Membership; apportionment; organization; compensation (a) The commission shall be composed of members representing the party states, the city of New York and the Federal Government apportioned as follows: (1) Five representatives from each of the party states; provided,…

32:22B-6. Function of commission (a) The function of the commission shall be to act as an official comprehensive planning agency of the party states for the compact region. It shall conduct surveys, make studies, submit recommendations and prepare plans designed to aid in solving…

32:22B-7. Powers and duties (a) The commission shall have power to adopt a corporate seal and to enter into contracts. (b) The commission shall have power to apply for and receive and accept grants of property, money and services and other assistance offered or made available to …