7. The committee shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of such employees of any State, county, or municipal department, board, bureau, commission, agency, or authority as it may require and as may be available to it for the purpose of carrying out its duties under this act, and to employ such staff or experts and incur such traveling and other miscellaneous expenses as it may deem necessary in order to perform its duties, and as may be within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for those purposes.

L.1997,c.342,s.7.