32:27-20. Powers and duties of the Executive Committee

The executive committee shall have the following powers:

(a) To exercise on behalf of the commission all the powers granted the commission by section 1, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of this article;

(b) The general supervision of the conduct of operations of the commission including individual projects;

(c) To manage the fiscal affairs of the commission and to prepare and adopt an annual budget not later than March 15 for each fiscal year beginning July 1 of each calendar year and ending June 30 of the succeeding year, provided, however, that neither of the Departments of Highways and/or Transportation of the signatory parties nor the Department of Community Affairs of New Jersey or the State Planning Board of Pennsylvania shall be required to provide funds for any fiscal year without the approval of the representative of the department or board affected and such approval shall be subject to the availability of funds appropriated pursuant to the applicable laws of the respective party States;

The aforesaid requirement that budgets be adopted no later than March 15 shall not apply for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1965;

(d) To prepare a work program for each fiscal year, consistent with the budget for that year in such form that budget items are chargeable to specific elements thereof and submit it to the board for approval and adoption not later than March 1 preceding the beginning of the fiscal year;

(e) The executive committee shall provide proper and adequate bonding surety conditioned upon the honest performance of such of the personnel of the commission as have responsibility for the custody of its receipts and control of its disbursements;

(f) The executive committee shall establish, by rules and regulation, the procedures for receipt and disbursement of funds and shall establish and cause to be maintained such fiscal records and shall meet the requirements for any Federal audits which may be authorized in connection with the financial participation of the United States of America in the commission's operation,

(g) Any by-laws adopted shall be consistent with this legislation.

L.1966, c. 149, Pt. I, Art. III, s. 4, eff. June 18, 1966. Amended by L.1967, c. 223, s. 6, eff. Oct. 13, 1967.