Bill Text: NJ S1996 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires recipient of State benefit to comply with State and local requirements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-05 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee [S1996 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2020-S1996-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)
SYNOPSIS
Requires recipient of State benefit to comply with State and local requirements.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning jurisdiction of State and local entities over certain recipients of State benefits and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the grant of a State benefit to a contractor undertaking a development project on federal land shall be conditioned upon the contractor's agreement to comply with all requirements imposed under State or local law, which shall include, but not be limited to, the contractor's agreement:
(1) to comply with all State and local permitting requirements applicable to the project; and
(2) to have the appropriate State or local enforcing agency conduct plan review and inspections pursuant to the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.).
b. As used in this section:
"Public entity" means the State, a county, municipality, district, or other political subdivision thereof, and any department, board, agency, authority, or instrumentality of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, the Economic Development Authority, the Board of Public Utilities, a county improvement authority, and any economic development agency, authority, or other entity; and
"State benefit" means any loan, loan guarantee, grant, incentive, tax exemption or other financial assistance that is approved, funded, authorized, administered or provided by a public entity and is provided before, during, or after completion of a development project, including, but not limited to: a development subsidy, as defined in section 3 of P.L.2007, c.200 (C.52:39-3), authority financial assistance, as defined in section 1 of P.L.1979, c.303 (C.34:1B-5.1), and financial assistance as defined in section 1 of P.L.2009, c.136 (C.52:18-42).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would require a contractor that undertakes a development project on federal land, and that is granted a State benefit, to agree to comply with all requirements imposed under State or local law. This condition would specifically include compliance with all State and local permitting requirements applicable to the project; and agreement to have the appropriate State or local enforcing agency conduct plan review and inspections under the State Uniform Construction Code Act.
The bill defines: the term "public entity" as the State, a county, municipality, district, or other political subdivision thereof, and any department, board, agency, authority, or instrumentality of the foregoing; and the term "State benefit" as any loan, loan guarantee, grant, incentive, tax exemption or other financial assistance that is approved, funded, authorized, administered or provided by a public entity and is provided before, during, or after completion of a development project.
