32:36-7 Duties of the commission.

7. Duties of the Commission.

The duties of the Commission shall be to use its efforts to accomplish, at such times as it is appropriate to do so, the following actions, provided that the Commission shall not be in dereliction of its duties so long as it acts in good faith to accomplish such:

a. Make appropriate application for, and act as a coordinating, distributing, or recipient agency for, federal, state, or private funding and authorizations necessary or appropriate to Facilitate the Project;

b. Cooperate with other agencies or authorities or departments (federal, state, local, and bi-state), Amtrak, and private parties to Facilitate the Project, including entering into agreements specifying a party's rights and obligations with respect to the Project, to create a Project capable of achieving long-term stability and Full Funding, without obligating the full faith and credit of the federal government, either state or any local government thereof, or any other party, except as explicitly authorized by any party empowered by law to do so;

c. Adopt bylaws to govern the conduct of its affairs, and adopt rules and regulations, including a conflict of interest policy and code of ethics for commissioners and officers of the Commission, and make appropriate orders to carry out and discharge its powers, duties, and functions;

d. Expend such funds as are required to effectuate the purposes set forth in this section and, until expenditure is required, to hold and prudently invest funds;

e. Recommend appropriate federal, state, and local government legislation and agency administrative action pertaining to the Project;

f. Within 18 months of the date the Commission organizes and not less than annually thereafter, prepare a progress report on its activities, and submit it, together with any recommendations for state or local government legislation or agency administrative action to the governor of the state of New Jersey, the president of the senate of the state of New Jersey, the speaker of the general assembly of the state of New Jersey, the governor of the state of New York, the temporary president of the senate of the state of New York, and the speaker of the assembly of the state of New York; and

g. Take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to further the purposes of this act.

L.2019, c.195, s.7.