Bill Text: NJ S106 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requires municipalities that receive transitional aid to certify that all municipal buildings adhere to fire codes.*
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-08 - Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading [S106 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-S106-Amended.html
SENATE, No. 106
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator ANTHONY R. BUCCO
District 25 (Morris and Somerset)
SYNOPSIS
Requires municipalities that receive transitional aid to certify that all municipal buildings adhere to fire codes.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee on June 8, 2015, with amendments.
An Act concerning qualifications for 1[State aid] financial assistance under the Transitional Aid to Localities program1 for 1[certain]1 municipalities and amending 1[P.L.1978, c.14] P.L.2011, c.1441.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1[1. Section 3 of P.L.1978, c.14 (C.52:27D-180) is amended to read as follows:
3. a. The director shall, forthwith upon the appropriation of such sums for State aid pursuant to this act, determine and certify to the State Treasurer and to the chief financial officer of each qualifying municipality the amount of State aid allocable to such municipality pursuant to this act, which aid shall be in addition to all other aid to municipalities. The State Treasurer, upon the certification of the director and upon the warrant of the State Comptroller, shall pay and distribute to each qualifying municipality on October 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the amount determined and certified, or for municipalities which have qualified bonds outstanding pursuant to P.L.1976, c. 38 (C. 40A:3-1 et seq.), the Treasurer shall disburse State aid funds determined and certified under this act in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1976, c. 38.
b. The chief financial officer of each qualifying municipality shall use due diligence and certify in writing that all municipal buildings, installations and properties have met the standards established pursuant to the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.) before October 1 of each year. Failure to provide such certification will result in a delay of payment of State aid until the certification is provided. Any chief financial officer who is found to have provided false certification shall be subject to a personal penalty of $250.00 and a withdrawal of all State aid until certification is provided. The amount of the penalty may be recovered by the State Comptroller in the name of the State as a personal debt of the chief financial officer, and shall be paid, upon receipt, into the State Treasury.
(cf: P.L.1978, c.14, s.3).]1
11. Section 1 of P.L.2011, c.144 (C.52:27D-118.42a) is amended to read as follows:
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 of any amount of grants, loans, or any combination thereof, provided to any municipality through the Transitional Aid to Localities program or any successor discretionary aid programs for municipalities in fiscal distress. Conditions, requirements, or orders deemed necessary by the director may include, but not be limited to, the implementation of government, administrative, and operational efficiency and oversight measures necessary for the fiscal recovery of the municipality, including but not limited to requiring approval by the director of personnel actions, professional services and related contracts, payment in lieu of tax agreements, acceptance of grants from State, federal , or other organizations, and the creation of new or expanded public services.
b. An additional amount not to exceed one percent of the amount appropriated in any State Fiscal Year beginning on or after July 1, 2012 for the Transitional Aid to Localities program or any successor discretionary aid programs for municipalities in fiscal distress shall be appropriated for administrative costs of that program, and for administrative costs associated with the oversight of any municipalities under State supervision pursuant to Article 4 of the "Local Government Supervision Act (1947)," P.L.1947, c.151 (C.52:27BB-54 et seq.), subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury.
c. The chief financial officer of each municipality seeking aid through the Transitional Aid to Localities program, or any successor discretionary aid programs for municipalities in fiscal distress, shall use due diligence and certify, in writing as part of the application for such aid, that all municipal buildings, installations, and properties have met the standards established pursuant to the "Uniform Fire Safety Act," P.L.1983, c.383 (C.52:27D-192 et seq.). Failure to provide such certification or failure to enter into a compliance plan with the Division of Local Government Services, in consultation with the Division of Fire Safety in the Department of Community Affairs, shall result in a delay of an award of aid through the Transitional Aid to Localities program, or any successor discretionary aid programs, until the certification is provided. Any chief financial officer who is found to have provided false certification shall be subject to a personal penalty of $250 and all aid awarded to the municipality through the Transitional Aid to Localities program, or any successor discretionary aid programs, for the current fiscal year shall be withdrawn until certification is provided. The amount of the penalty may be recovered by the State Comptroller in the name of the State as a personal debt of the chief financial officer, and shall be paid, upon receipt, into the State Treasury.1
(cf: P.L.2011, c.144, s.1)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
