New Jersey Statutes 34:1B-158. Authority not to acquire certain port facilities
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:1B-158
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
If the South Jersey Port Corporation fails to enter into such a lease or other agreement within that six-month period, the South Jersey Port Corporation shall, at the expiration of that period, transfer all right, title and interest to those facilities to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. If the South Jersey Port Corporation has entered into such lease or other agreement within the six-month period, the South Jersey Port Corporation shall, at the expiration or termination of such lease or other agreement, transfer all right, title and interest to those facilities to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority unless the lessee or operator of those facilities shall have exercised an option to purchase or acquire the facilities pursuant to the lease or agreement. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority shall be authorized to acquire all right, title, and interest to those facilities if transferred pursuant to this section.
Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be subject to the approval of the State Treasurer and if such an agreement shall result in any payments to the South Jersey Port Corporation such payments shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund less those amounts that the South Jersey Port Corporation is required to pay to other public entities under the terms of leases referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of “Salem facility rights” as defined in section 3 of this act.
L.1997,c.150,s.15.