12:11A-22. Annual report; audit; annual list of employees; public inspection of books; conflict of interest

a. On or before April 30 in each year the corporation shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding calendar year to the Governor and to the Legislature. Each such report shall set forth a complete operating and financial statement covering its operations during the year. The corporation shall cause an audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once in each year by certified public accountants and the cost thereof may be treated as a part of the cost of construction or of operation of the terminal or terminals.

b. The corporation shall annually submit to the Governor and the Legislature a list of all full- and part-time employees of the corporation and the salaries, wages, compensation or any funds of the corporation whatsoever received by said employees during the preceding year. For the purpose of this section "full- and part-time employees of the corporation" shall mean and include, but not be limited to: salaried employees, hourly employees, professional employees, attorneys, advisors, consultants and any other person, firm, business, partnership, corporation or other organization which received any remuneration for any service whatsoever rendered to the corporation.

c. All books of minutes, entry or account, and the books, bills, vouchers, checks, contracts or other papers connected with or used or filed in the office of the corporation, or with any officer acting for or in its behalf, are hereby declared to be public records, and shall be open to public inspection at all times, subject to reasonable regulations to be prescribed by said corporation.

d. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special statutes, the State Auditor and his legally authorized representatives shall annually examine the accounts and books of the corporation, including: (1) its operations and accomplishments; (2) its receipts and disbursements, or revenues and expenses, during such fiscal year in accordance with the categories and classifications established by the corporation for its own operating and capital outlay purposes; (3) its assets and liabilities at the end of the fiscal year including the status of reserve, depreciation, special or other funds and including the receipts and payment of these funds; (4) its bonds and notes outstanding at the end of its fiscal year, together with a statement of the amounts redeemed and incurred during such fiscal year; and such other items referring to their financial standing as such auditing official may deem proper.

e. Any member, agent or employee of the corporation who is interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract of another with the corporation or in the sale of any property, either real or personal, to the corporation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.

L.1968, c. 60, s. 22, eff. June 13, 1968. Amended by L.1970, c. 5, s. 1, eff. Feb. 5, 1970.