5:10A-7 Additional powers of commission.

7. In addition to any powers established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-5), the commission, as defined by section 4 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-4), shall have the following powers:

a. To enter upon any building or property in order to conduct investigations, examinations, and surveys necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 et seq.);

b. To prepare, adopt, and implement a master plan for the physical development of all lands, or a portion thereof, lying within the district, and to adopt and enforce regulations, codes, and standards for the effectuation of such plan;

c. To undertake any development or other project or improvement as it finds necessary to redevelop and improve the land within the district;

d. To recover by special assessments the cost of improvements from the increase of property values attributable to such improvements;

e. Generally to establish, charge, and collect rates, fees, and other charges for the use of any facilities operated and maintained by the commission, and to collect fees as otherwise established by law, rule, or regulation;

f. To enter into any and all agreements or contracts, execute any and all instruments, and do and perform any and all acts or things necessary, convenient, or desirable for the commission to carry out its responsibilities;

g. To plan, establish, and implement programs promoting and facilitating economic development opportunities in the district;

h. To review and regulate plans for any subdivision or development within the district;

i. To cause to be prepared plans, specifications, designs, and estimates of costs for the construction of projects and improvements under the provisions of sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 et seq.), and to modify such plans, specifications, designs, or estimates;

j. To determine the existence of areas in need of redevelopment or rehabilitation and to approve or undertake redevelopment projects therein;

k. To provide solid waste disposal and recycling facilities for the treatment of solid waste;

l. To assist and coordinate shared services among the constituent municipalities of the district and to enter into, from time to time, contracts with one or more municipalities, counties, or other public agencies for the operation of public improvements, works, facilities, services, or undertakings of such municipalities, counties, or agencies, or of the commission;

m. To consult with the Department of Environmental Protection as to the necessary steps to develop plans and undertake flood control projects and to maintain and construct necessary flood control structures and ditches;

n. To take any action necessary for the purpose of promoting and marketing tourism, entertainment, sports, and all related activities within the district or at any other location owned or operated by the commission. The commission may create a not-for-profit entity that will implement this function;

o. To preserve and protect the environment of the district and to provide programs for environmental education that benefit schools and the general public;

p. To create a transportation planning district and develop strategies to improve regional comprehensive planning;

q. To receive and accept, from any federal or other public agency or governmental entity, grants or loans for, or in aid of, the planning or construction of any project or improvement, or the acquisition of any property, and to receive and accept aid or contributions from any other source, of either money, property, labor, or other things of value, to be held, used, and applied only for the purposes for which such grants, loans, and contributions may be made, and to enter into co-operative agreements with the federal government, or any other public or governmental agency, for the performance of such acts as may be necessary and proper for the reclamation of the Hackensack meadowlands and to comply with established requirements for such participation;

r. To establish engineering standards and a building code specifying the maximum weight, size, and density of all buildings and structures to be placed on any land within its jurisdiction;

s. To conduct examinations and investigations, hear testimony, and take proof, under oath at public and private hearings, of any material matter, require attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers, and issue commissions for the examination of witnesses who are out of State, unable to attend, or excused from attendance;

t. To subordinate, waive, sell, assign, or release any right, title, claim, lien, or demand, however acquired, including any equity or right of redemption; to foreclose, sell, or assign any mortgage held by it, or any interest in real or personal property; and to purchase at any sale upon such terms and at such prices as it determines to be reasonable and to take title to property, real, personal, or mixed, so acquired, and to sell, exchange, assign, convey, lease, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of any such property, subject to such conditions and restrictions as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 et seq.); and

u. To collect, and disburse, the assessments authorized in section 85 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-85), for the purposes set forth in that section.

L.2015, c.19, s.7; amended 2015, c.72, s.6.