Bill Text: NJ A269 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Applies certain conflicts of interest restrictions on legislators to county, municipal and local authority condemnation proceedings and project contracts funded directly or indirectly by State monies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-12 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly State Government Committee [A269 Detail]
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman DAVID C. RUSSO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Applies certain conflicts of interest restrictions on legislators to county, municipal and local authority condemnation proceedings and project contracts funded directly or indirectly by State monies.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning members of the New Jersey Legislature and supplementing P.L.1971, c.182 (C.52:13D-12 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. No member of the Legislature shall represent, appear for, or negotiate on behalf of, or agree to represent, appear for, or negotiate on behalf of, whether individually or by or through any partnership, firm or corporation in which the legislator has an interest or by any partner, officer or employee of any such partnership, firm or corporation any person or party other than the State in any negotiations for the acquisition by a county or municipality, or any authority thereof, of any interest in real property, or in any proceedings relative to such acquisition before a condemnation commission or court, if the acquisition is funded wholly or partially, directly or indirectly by State monies; provided, however, nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to prohibit any person from representing himself in negotiations or proceedings concerning his own interest in real property.
2. No member of the Legislature shall knowingly as an individual, or by partners or through any corporation which the legislator controls or in which the legislator owns or controls more than 1% of the stock, or by any other person for the use, benefit or on the account of the legislator, undertake or execute, in whole or in part, any contract of the value of $25 or more, entered into, awarded or granted by a county or municipality, or any authority thereof, if the contract is issued in connection with any project funded wholly or partially, directly or indirectly by State monies, unless the legislator has obtained the prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards to bid on and to accept such contract.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill adds to the current restrictions on members of the Legislature imposed under the conflicts of interest statutes with regard to certain actions by the legislator, individually or through partners or any corporation which the legislator controls or in which the legislator owns or controls more than 1% of the stock, or by any other person for the use or benefit of the legislator.
The bill provides that a legislator may not represent, appear for, or negotiate on behalf of any person or party other than the State in any negotiations for the acquisition by a county or municipality, or any authority thereof, of any interest in real property, or in any proceedings relative to such acquisition before a condemnation commission or court, if the acquisition is funded wholly or partially, directly or indirectly by State monies.
Additionally, the bill prohibits a legislator from undertaking any contract of the value of $25 or more with a county or municipality, or any authority thereof, if the contract is issued in connection with any project funded wholly or partially, directly or indirectly by State monies, unless the legislator has obtained the prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards to bid on and to accept such contract.
