6. Prior to making any commitment for assistance, the authority shall, by resolution duly adopted, find and determine, on the basis of all information reasonably available to it, that such assistance will tend to maintain or provide gainful employment for the inhabitants of the State, or will reduce the consumption, in a building devoted to industrial or commercial purposes, or in an office building, of nonrenewable sources of energy, or will eliminate and reduce environmental pollution derived from the operation of industry, utilities and commerce, and improve living conditions, and shall serve a public purpose by contributing to the prosperity, health and general welfare of the inhabitants of the State, and will tend to aid and assist in the economic growth, development or redevelopment of the political subdivision wherein it is to be located, and such finding and determination shall be conclusive for all purposes of this act.

The authority shall also find and determine, on the basis of all information reasonably available to it, that such assistance, or any part thereof, used to construct, improve or refinance any pollution control facility as defined by this act will not impair any obligation undertaken by any County Industrial Pollution Control Financing Authority created pursuant to P.L.1973, c.376 (C. 40:37C-1 et seq.).

L.1974, c.80, s.6; amended 1975, c.32, s.3; 1975, c.253, s.3; 1983, c.282, s.4; 2008, c.27, s.28.