The Port Authority is hereby authorized and empowered in its discretion to enter into an agreement or agreements upon terms or conditions as it may deem in the public interest, with the United States, the State of New York, the State of New Jersey, or any agency, department, commission, public authority, board or division of any of the foregoing, or any municipality or other public corporation in either state, or any person, firm, partnership, association, company or corporation, or other legal entity, or any two or more of the foregoing, to effectuate, establish, acquire, construct, rehabilitate, improve, maintain, or operate all or any portion or portions of any waterfront development project or, subject to the terms of any agreement or agreements, to cooperate by assisting either state, or any agency, department, commission, public authority, board or division of either state, or any municipality or other public corporation in either state, or any person, firm, partnership, association, company or corporation, or other legal entity, or any two or more of the foregoing, in the planning or designing of any housing development within the area of any project pursuant to this act, which is related to any waterfront development project undertaken by the Port Authority and which is to be undertaken by either state, or any agency, department, commission, public authority, board or division of either state, or any municipality or other public corporation in either state, or any person, firm, partnership, association, company or corporation, or other legal entity, or any two or more of the foregoing or in the acquisition, clearance, preparation for use or disposition of the land site on which any housing development is to be situated, and in obtaining any permits, approvals, authorizations or financial assistance for the construction of any housing development. The foregoing provision shall be limited to waterfront development projects authorized by section 5 of P.L.1983, c. 9 (C. 32:1-35.36f) and by sections 5 and 6 of this 1984 amendatory and supplementary act.

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, general, special or local, either state or any agency, department, commission, public authority, board or division thereof, or any municipality or other public corporation thereof, or any two or more of the foregoing, are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into an agreement with the Port Authority, the United States or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, or any person, firm, association, company or corporation, or any two or more of the foregoing, for or related to the effectuation, establishment, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, improvement, maintenance or operation of any waterfront development project undertaken by the Port Authority or of any housing development, provided that such housing development is within the area of any project pursuant to this act and is related to any waterfront development project undertaken by the Port Authority pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1983, c. 9 (C. 32:1-35.36f) and sections 5 and 6 of this 1984 amendatory and supplementary act; and any agreement or agreements may provide, inter alia, for the effectuation, establishment, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, improvement, maintenance or operation of all or any portion or portions of a waterfront development project or any housing development by either state, or by any agency, department, commission, public authority, board or division of either state or any municipality or other public corporation in either state, or by any person, firm, partnership, association, company or corporation, or other legal entity, or any two or more of the foregoing. In connection with any waterfront development project pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1983, c. 9 (C. 32:1-35.36f) and sections 5 and 6 of this 1984 amendatory and supplementary act, either state or any agency, department, commission, public authority, board or division thereof, the Port Authority and any person, firm, partnership, association, company, corporation or other legal entity are empowered to enter into agreements which may provide, inter alia, for the establishment of prices or rates, a requirement that any person, firm, partnership, association, company, corporation or other legal entity sell, lease or purchase any commodity or service to or from either state or any agency, department, commission, public authority, board or division thereof or the Port Authority, or any other similar arrangement. Except that nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the Port Authority to finance, construct, improve, maintain or operate housing.

L.1983, c. 9, s. 10. Amended by L.1984, c. 107, s. 4, eff. Aug. 2, 1984.