40A:5-14.4 Application for approval of plan relative to disposition of certain assets.

3. a. The governing body of a municipality shall apply to the Local Finance Board on or before the 30th day prior to the closing of an agreement for the disposition of an asset requiring board approval in accordance with section 2 of P.L.2008, c.65 (C.40A:5-14.3), for approval of a plan, in the form of an ordinance, to allocate the proceeds of the sale, assignment, lease, transfer, or execution of a redevelopment agreement. The application shall be made in accordance with procedures or forms promulgated by the Local Finance Board. The proposed allocation plan shall state the purposes for which the cash proceeds resulting from the sale, assignment, lease, transfer, or redevelopment of the asset shall be used.

b. Upon the filing of an application pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Local Finance Board shall schedule a hearing within 45 calendar days upon receipt of the application, for the purpose of approving a proposed plan to allocate the proceeds of the sale, assignment, lease, transfer, or redevelopment of the asset. At the hearing the Local Finance Board may approve the proposed plan or require its modification. The plan may be amended from time-to-time, as deemed necessary by the governing body and the Local Finance Board subject to a two-thirds majority voter referendum.

c. Upon approval by the Local Finance Board in accordance with subsection b. of this section, a proposed ordinance to effectuate the allocation plan may be finally adopted by the municipality.

d. A sale, assignment, lease, transfer, or redevelopment of a municipal asset requiring approval of an allocation plan pursuant to this section shall be voidable if the municipal governing body fails to comply with the requirements of this section.

L.2008, c.65, s.3.