59. a. Prior to March 1, 2029, for redevelopment projects eligible pursuant to section 57 of P.L.2020, c.156 (C. 34:1B-325), the authority shall award incentive awards based on the order in which complete, qualifying applications were received by the authority. If a developer intends to apply to both the authority and the agency for subsidies, the developer shall notify the agency simultaneously with any application made to the authority. The authority shall transmit its grant determination for such residential projects to the agency along with any information developed by the authority and confirmation of the authority’s intent to provide an incentive award or award to the project. Approval of an application by the agency shall be the final determination required for an incentive award for a residential project under this section.

b. Prior to allocating an incentive award to a redevelopment project, the authority shall confirm with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Department of Environmental Protection, and the Department of the Treasury that the developer is in substantial good standing with the respective department, or a developer not in substantial good standing with each department has entered into an agreement with the respective department that includes a practical corrective action plan for the developer, and that the developer shall confirm that each contractor or subcontractor performing work at the redevelopment project: (1) is registered as required by “The Public Works Contractor Registration Act,” P.L.1999, c.238 (C. 34:11-56.48 et seq.); (2) has not been debarred by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development from engaging in or bidding on Public Works Contracts in the State; and (3) possesses a tax clearance certificate issued by the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. The authority may also contract with an independent third party to perform a background check on the developer. Provided that the developer, and all contractors and subcontractors, are in compliance with this subsection, the authority shall allocate incentive awards to redevelopment projects according to the redevelopment project’s score and until either the available incentive awards are exhausted or all redevelopment projects obtaining the minimum score receive an incentive award, whichever occurs first. If insufficient funding exists to fully fund all eligible projects, a project may be offered partial funding.

L.2020, c.156, s.59; amended 2021, c.160, s.25; 2023, c.98, s.5.