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

32:1-102. 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. 97, s. 9, p. 307.…

32:1-103. 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 b…

32:1-104. Appropriation For the preliminary work necessary for making borings, surveys, engineering studies, investigations, hearings and all matters incidental or appertaining thereto, the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby…

32:1-105. Similar legislation by New York state Neither the construction of such bridge, the approaches or highway connections, nor any preliminary work, authorized by section eleven of this act, shall be begun, nor shall any moneys be expended hereunder by the port authority, un…

32:1-106. Effective date This act shall take effect immediately. L.1925, c. 97, s. 13, p. 307.

32:1-107. 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 by chapter 97 of the Laws of New Jersey of 1925 and c…

32:1-108. 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 undertake to make available to the port authority an equal sum payable contemporaneously therewith, or earlier…

32:1-109. Use of moneys; tolls pledged; project self-sustaining 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 balance of t…

32:1-11. Plans to be adopted ARTICLE X. The legislatures of the two states, prior to the signing of this agreement, or thereafter as soon as may be practicable, will adopt a plan or plans for the comprehensive development of the port of New York.

32:1-110. Repayment of state advances The obligations 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 ter…

32:1-111. 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 and/or holding any obligations issued by the port authority…

32:1-112. 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 c…

32:1-113. Property tax exempt 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, and the p…

32:1-114. Obligations legal for investment The obligations which may be issued by the port authority for the construction of said bridge and for purposes incidental thereto are hereby made securities in which all state and municipal officers and bodies, all banks, bankers, trust …

32:1-115. 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.1927, c. 3, s. 9, p. 21.

32:1-116. 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 b…

32:1-117. Effective date This act shall take effect immediately. L.1927, c. 3, s. 11, p. 21.

32:1-118. Declaration as to vehicular traffic across interstate waters within port district; bridges and tunnels unified under port authority The state of New York by appropriate legislation concurring herein, the states of New Jersey and New York hereby declare and agree that th…

32:1-119. Control of Holland tunnel vested in port authority; interstate vehicular crossing; additional bridges and tunnels; second deck of George Washington Bridge not additional bridge; approaches In furtherance of the aforesaid policy, and in partial effectuation of the compre…

32:1-119.1. Ratification and confirmation of acts in connection with Midtown Hudson Tunnel Upon the concurrence of the State of New York herein in the manner indicated in section 4 hereof, the States of New Jersey and New York agree that all acts heretofore performed by the Port …

32:1-119.2. Parking facilities; addition and improvement to Lincoln Tunnel The additions and improvements to bridges and tunnels constructed or operated by it which the Port Authority is authorized to effectuate by the act supplemented hereby shall include but not be limited to p…

32:1-119.3. Effective date This act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the State of New York of legislation having an identical effect with this act, but if the State of New York shall have already enacted such legislation, this act shall take effect immediately. L.…

32:1-12. Supplements and amendments to comprehensive plan ARTICLE XI. The port authority shall from time to time make plans for the development of said district, supplementary to or amendatory of any plan theretofore adopted, and when such plans are duly approved by the legislatu…

32:1-120. Midtown Hudson tunnel; site and approaches The entrances, exits and approaches to the said Midtown Hudson tunnel, on the New York side, shall be between West 35th Street and West 41st Street and in the vicinity of 9th Avenue and to the west thereof, in the borough of Ma…

32:1-121. Unified operation of bridges and tunnels; tolls The port authority shall, so far as it deems it practicable, treat as a single unified operation the construction, maintenance and operation of the said Midtown Hudson tunnel, the said Holland tunnel, the two vehicular bri…

32:1-122. Control of Holland tunnel vested in port authority upon making of specified payments; computing interest The control, operation, tolls and other revenues of the said Holland tunnel and its entrance and exit plazas and of all real and personal property appurtenant theret…

32:1-123. Additional payments to states If the amount paid by the port authority to the state of New Jersey pursuant to the preceding section of this act shall be less than an amount which, together with the moneys then in the sinking fund established by chapter three hundred and…

32:1-124. Payment to New York The amount payable by the port authority to the state of New York pursuant to sections five and six of this act shall be paid by the port authority into the treasury of the state of New York upon the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred a…

32:1-125. Payment to New Jersey; use of income and interest from sinking fund The amount payable by the port authority to the state of New Jersey pursuant to sections five and six of this act shall be paid by the port authority to the sinking fund commission created by said chapt…

32:1-126. Holland tunnel compact abrogated so far as inconsistent Upon the making of the foregoing payments by the port authority to the two said states, the provisions of the compact of December thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen, between the said two states, rela…

32:1-127. Approval by governor and municipality of connections with state or municipal highways The plans of the connections with State or municipal highways of any vehicular bridge or tunnel which the Port Authority may hereafter construct (including the plans of any additional …

32:1-128. Rules and regulations; tolls; disposition of revenues The port authority is hereby authorized to make and enforce such rules and regulations and to establish, levy and collect such tolls and other charges in connection with any vehicular bridges and tunnels which it may…

32:1-129. Powers of port authority not to be impaired; no competitive bridges or tunnels The two said states covenant and agree with each other and with the holders of any bonds or other securities or obligations of the port authority, issued or incurred for bridge or tunnel purp…

32:1-13. Recommendations to legislatures and congress ARTICLE XII. The port authority may from time to time make recommendations to the legislatures of the two states or to the congress of the United States, based upon study and analysis, for the better conduct of the commerce pa…

32:1-130. Bonds as legal investments The bonds or other securities or obligations which may be issued or incurred by the Port Authority pursuant to this act or as security for which there may be pledged the tolls and other revenues or any part thereof of any vehicular bridge or t…

32:1-131. Objects of bridges and tunnels; tax exemption The construction, maintenance and operation of vehicular bridges and tunnels within the said Port of New York District (including the said Holland tunnel and the said Midtown Hudson tunnel), are and will be in all respects f…

32:1-132. Determination by port authority that real property is required for public use; condemnation If for any of the purposes of this act (including temporary construction purposes, and the making of additions or improvements to bridges or tunnels already constructed), the Por…

32:1-133. Municipal consent; bonded indebtedness protected; acquiring property by agreement 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 be taken by…

32:1-133.1. Municipal property needed for improvement of George Washington Bridge; acquisition without consent; approval Pursuant to section 16 of the act supplemented hereby, as amended by section 6 of this act, the State of New Jersey hereby provides and authorizes that real pr…

32:1-134. Right of entry upon lands The port authority and its duly authorized agents and employees may enter upon any land in this state for the purpose of making such surveys, maps, or other examinations thereof as it may deem necessary or convenient for the purposes of this ac…

32:1-135. Real property defined The term "real property" as used in this act is defined to include lands, structures, franchises and interests in land, including lands under water and riparian rights, and any and all things and rights usually included within the said term, and in…

32:1-136. Certain bridges or tunnels prohibited until bondholders of completed bridges protected Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize or permit the port authority to undertake the construction of any vehicular bridge or tunnel over or under the Arthur Kill, un…

32:1-137. Interpretation This section and the preceding sections hereof constitute an agreement between the States of New York and New Jersey supplementary to the compact between the 2 States dated April 30, 1921, and amendatory thereof, and shall be liberally construed to effect…

32:1-138. New Jersey Camden bridge-Holland tunnel sinking fund protected; effect of payments to state Nothing herein contained shall be construed to affect, diminish or impair the rights and obligations created by, or to repeal any of the provisions of, chapter three hundred and …

32:1-139. Repayment of advances made by states Nothing herein contained shall be construed to impair in any way the obligation of the port authority to repay to the two states any or all advances paid by them to the port authority in aid of bridge construction. L.1931, c. 4, s. 2…

32:1-14. Proceedings before interstate commerce commission, public utilities commission and like bodies ARTICLE XIII. The port authority may petition any interstate commerce commission (or like body), public service commission, public utilities commission (or like body), or any o…