34:1B-4.1 Contracts to secure bonds, other obligations.

6. a. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority and the State Treasurer are hereby authorized to enter into one or more contracts to secure, in whole or in part, any bonds, refunding bonds or other obligations of the authority issued for the purposes set forth in subsection ee. of section 5 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-5), upon such terms and conditions as are determined by the parties; provided, however, that any obligation of the State incurred under the contract or contracts, including any payments to be made thereunder from the General Fund, shall be subject to and dependent upon appropriations being made from time to time by the Legislature for the purposes set forth in subsection ee. of section 5 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-5), as provided by law.

b. In any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, refunding bonds or other obligations of the authority issued for the purposes set forth in subsection ee. of section 5 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-5), the authority may pledge the contract with the State Treasurer, or any part thereof, for the payment or redemption of the bonds or refunding bonds, and covenant as to the use and disposition of money available to the authority for payments of bonds, refunding bonds or other obligations of the authority.

c. The State Treasurer shall pay from the General Fund to the authority in each State fiscal year, in accordance with a contract or contracts between the State Treasurer and the authority, an amount equivalent to the amount due to be paid for debt service incurred in the particular fiscal year on the bonds or refunding bonds of the authority issued pursuant to subsection ee. of section 5 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-5), and any additional costs incurred in connection with any agreements entered into by the authority relating to these bonds or refunding bonds.

d. The provisions of any other law, rule, regulation or order to the contrary notwithstanding, the bonds, refunding bonds or other obligations of the authority issued for the purposes set forth in subsection ee. of section 5 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-5) shall be special and limited obligations of the authority, payable from and secured by such funds and moneys as determined by the authority in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.) or section 6 of P.L.2001, c.401 (C.34:1B-4.1), and shall not be in any way a debt or liability of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, except as otherwise provided in this section, and shall not create or constitute any indebtedness, liability or obligation of the State or of any political subdivision thereof, either legal, moral or otherwise, and nothing contained in the provisions of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-1 et seq.) or section 6 of P.L.2001, c.401 (C.34:1B-4.1) shall be construed to authorize the authority to incur any indebtedness on behalf of or in any way to obligate the State or any political subdivision thereof, and all bonds and refunding bonds issued by the authority in connection therewith shall contain on the face thereof a statement to that effect.

L.2001,c.401,s.6.