5. In addition to the authority and responsibility of the Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors pursuant to section 34 of P.L.2012, c.45 (C. 18A:64M-38), the board shall have the power and the duty, subject to the limitations set forth in that section including the appropriations limit applicable to Rowan University and Rutgers, The State University set forth therein, and consistent with the provisions of P.L.2012, c.45 (C. 18A:64M-1 et al.), to:

a. Enter into contracts and agreements with the State or any of its political subdivisions or with the United States, or with any public body, department, or other agency of the State or the United States or with any individual, firm, or corporation, which are deemed necessary or advisable by the board for carrying out the provisions of P.L.2012, c.45 (C. 18A:64M-1 et al.);

b. Exercise the right of eminent domain, pursuant to the provisions of the “Eminent Domain Act of 1971,” P.L.1971, c.361 (C. 20:3-1 et seq.), to acquire any property or interest therein, provided that this right shall be exercised only in a municipality that has been under rehabilitation and economic recovery pursuant to the “Municipal Rehabilitation and Economic Recovery Act,” P.L.2002, c.43 (C. 52:27BBB-1 et al.);

c. Accept from any government or governmental department, agency, or other public or private body or from any source grants or contributions of money or property which the board may use for or in aid of any of its purposes; and

d. Acquire, by gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise, own, lease, dispose of, use and operate property, whether real, personal or mixed, or any interest therein, which is necessary or desirable for its purposes.

L.2013, c.227, s.5.