5. All appropriations and other moneys available and to become available to any department, division, bureau, board, commission, or other entity or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been assigned or transferred to the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, are hereby continued in the commission, except as herein otherwise provided, and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which such moneys are appropriated subject to any terms, restrictions, limitations, or other requirements imposed by State or federal law. Nothing herein shall alter the provisions of section 4 of P.L.1983, c.190 (C. 34:1B-39). Whenever, in any law, rule, regulation, order, contract, document, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise, reference is made to the Department of Commerce and Economic Development, the New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission or the New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism Commission, the same shall mean and refer to the “New Jersey Commerce Commission” in but not of the Department of the Treasury.

L.1998, c.44, s.5; amended 2005, c.378, s.12; 2007, c.253, s.28.