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Title: 32 - INTERSTATE AND PORT AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Chapter: 1 -

32:1-1: Preamble

32:1-2: Co-operation pledged

32:1-3: Port district; legal name; boundaries

32:1-4: Port authority created

32:1-4.1: Reference to "The Port of New York Authority" as reference to "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey"

32:1-5: Commissioners; appointment; removal

32:1-6: By-laws

32:1-6.1: Findings, declarations

32:1-6.2: Definitions

32:1-6.3: Rules, regulations

32:1-6.4: Port Authority deemed "agency," "public agency."

32:1-6.5: Severability.

32:1-7: General powers of port authority; state and municipal property and bonded indebtedness protected

32:1-8: Additional powers; annual report; pledging credit

32:1-9: Laws applicable to public utilities in effect

32:1-10: Municipal powers not impaired

32:1-11: Plans to be adopted

32:1-12: Supplements and amendments to comprehensive plan

32:1-13: Recommendations to legislatures and congress

32:1-14: Proceedings before interstate commerce commission, public utilities commission and like bodies

32:1-15: Organization of commission

32:1-15.1: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey not to issue badge to commissioner which may be mistaken for law enforcement badge.

32:1-16: Appropriations for expenses

32:1-17: Quorum; veto power

32:1-18: Incurring obligations

32:1-19: Rules and regulations

32:1-20: Penalties for violations

32:1-21: State boundaries and jurisdiction

32:1-22: Withdrawal from agreement

32:1-23: Definitions; execution of compact

32:1-24: Attestation

32:1-25: Preamble

32:1-26: Principles to govern the development

32:1-27: Maps of bridges, tunnels and belt lines

32:1-28: Tunnels and bridges to form part of the plan

32:1-29: Manhattan service

32:1-30: Belt lines

32:1-31: Location, system and character of improvements

32:1-32: Changes in comprehensive plan

32:1-33: Development of port; federal assistance; municipal co-operation; securities tax exempt; municipal corporate instrumentality

32:1-34: Appropriation

32:1-35: Effective date

32:1-35.1: Air terminals, development of; policy; cooperation with Port Authority authorized

32:1-35.2: Consent of municipality or public authority to acquisition of property; existing indebtedness

32:1-35.3: Definitions

32:1-35.4: Port Authority regarded as performing essential governmental function

32:1-35.5: Exemption from taxes and assessments; payments in lieu thereof

32:1-35.6: General Reserve Fund, use of

32:1-35.7: Legal investments, bonds of Port Authority for air terminals as

32:1-35.8: Municipal property; use by Port Authority; suits

32:1-35.9: Condemnation proceedings

32:1-35.10: Federal aid for air terminals

32:1-35.11: State lands; lands under water; conveyance to Port Authority

32:1-35.12: Outstanding obligations; revenues pledged

32:1-35.13: Declarations, construction of

32:1-35.14: Statutory provisions as supplementary agreement; construction

32:1-35.15: Procedure in condemnation proceedings; payment of damages; transfer or pledge of award; abandonment; title

32:1-35.16: Election to exercise option regarding legislation applying to Federal aid

32:1-35.17: Effective date

32:1-35.17a: Viewers; appointment and proceedings; review of findings; view of property

32:1-35.17b: Effective date

32:1-35.18: Acquisition of real property by condemnation for Teterboro Airport

32:1-35.19: Definitions

32:1-35.20: Mass transportation to terminals; development

32:1-35.21: Authorization to build railroad line to and facilities at terminals

32:1-35.22: Eminent domain

32:1-35.23: Agreements with other public entities

32:1-35.24: Severability

32:1-35.25: Findings and determinations

32:1-35.26: Access improvement projects; participation in effectuation

32:1-35.27: Agreement or agreements in relation to highway access improvement projects

32:1-35.27a: Effective date

32:1-35.27b: Findings and determinations

32:1-35.27c: Railroad freight projects; effectuation of participation

32:1-35.27d: Agreements with any legal entity; scope

32:1-35.27e: Findings, declarations relative to establishment of additional air terminals in NY and NJ.

32:1-35.27f: Port Authority authorized to perform all operations relative to additional air terminal; exceptions.

32:1-35.28: Marine terminals; municipalities authorized to cooperate

32:1-35.29: Consent of municipality to acquisition of property; existing indebtedness

32:1-35.30: Definitions

32:1-35.31: Consent of municipality to use of marine terminal or property; consent of states to actions or proceedings against Port Authority; venue; partial inva

32:1-35.32: Statutory provisions as supplementary agreement; construction

32:1-35.33: Condemnation proceedings, acquisition of real property by

32:1-35.35: Lands under water; conveyance by Division of Navigation

32:1-35.36: Effective date

32:1-35.36a: Viewers; appointment and proceedings; review of findings; view of property

32:1-35.36b: Effective date

32:1-35.36c: Legislative findings and declarations

32:1-35.36d: Marine terminal; obligations issued to provide funding

32:1-35.36e: Powers of Port Authority

32:1-35.36f: City of Hoboken project

32:1-35.36k: Power to enter agreements

32:1-35.36l: . Project at Hunter's Point, Queens county, City of New York

32:1-35.36m: Authorization for additional waterfront development project; approval by local government unit and legislature of all projects; report on all aspects

32:1-35.36n: Annual report on waterfront development projects

32:1-35.50: Findings and determinations

32:1-35.51: Definitions

32:1-35.52: Port development project; world trade center; powers and duties of port authority

32:1-35.52a: Findings, declarations relative to remains of victims of September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.

32:1-35.52b: Remains to be used in memorial.

32:1-35.53: General reserve fund; bonds; revenues

32:1-35.54: Surplus revenues; excess balance in general reserve fund

32:1-35.55: Covenant with bondholders

32:1-35.55b: Severability

32:1-35.56: Cooperation by port authority; agreements; financial assistance, loans and grants

32:1-35.57: Cooperation by states and agencies; agreements; powers; property

32:1-35.58: Suits, actions or proceedings

32:1-35.59: Effectuation of purposes of act as constituting essential governmental function

32:1-35.60: Taxes and assessments

32:1-35.61: Administration of details by port authority; local laws and regulations; jurisdiction; subsidiary corporations

32:1-35.62: Bonds as authorized investment

32:1-35.63: Property; public use; acquisition; condemnation

32:1-35.64: Entry upon property for purpose of surveys, etc.

32:1-35.65: Governmental nature and public purpose of other port authority facilities; nature of powers conferred

32:1-35.66: Act as agreement supplementing compact; construction of powers

32:1-35.67: Severability

32:1-35.68: Effective date

32:1-35.72: Findings and determinations

32:1-35.73: Definitions

32:1-35.74: Authorizations, powers and duties of port authority; master plan; location within city of New York

32:1-35.75: General reserve fund or revenues; pledge or application to fulfill purposes of act or pay bonds

32:1-35.76: Surplus revenues; application to establishment and maintenance of general reserve fund

32:1-35.77: Covenant with bondholders

32:1-35.78: Cooperation by port authority; agreements; financial assistance, loans and grants

32:1-35.79: Cooperation by states and agencies; agreements; powers; acquisition of property; consent by municipality, state, public authority, agency or commissio

32:1-35.80: Suits, actions or proceedings

32:1-35.81: Effectuation of purposes of act as constituting essential governmental function

32:1-35.82: Taxes and assessments; approval of municipality of purchaser or lessee

32:1-35.83: Administration of details by port authority; transmittal to and consultation with Governor; local laws and regulations; jurisdiction; subsidiary corpo

32:1-35.84: Bonds as authorized investment

32:1-35.85: Property; requirement for public use; acquisition; condemnation

32:1-35.86: Entry upon property for purpose of surveys, etc.

32:1-35.87: Governmental nature and public purpose of other port authority facilities; nature of powers conferred

32:1-35.88: Act as agreement supplementing compact; liberal construction; construction of powers

32:1-35.89: Severability

32:1-35.90: Minutes of meeting at which action taken to change covenants with or pledges to bondholders; filing; waiver of requirement

32:1-35.91: Minutes of meeting at which action taken in connection with purposes of act; filing; waiver of requirement

32:1-35.92: Special reports; request by comptroller and treasurer

32:1-35.93: Effective date

32:1-36: Location; Perth Amboy to Tottenville

32:1-37: Approval of approach plans

32:1-38: Regulations; tolls

32:1-39: Construction costs; pledge of tolls; project self-sustaining

32:1-40: Acquisition of property by agreement or condemnation

32:1-41: Property of municipalities; nonimpairment of bonded debt or sinking fund; use of state lands

32:1-42: Definition of "real property"

32:1-43: Interpretation

32:1-44: Effect of partial invalidity

32:1-45: Appropriation

32:1-46: Effective date

32:1-47: Procedure

32:1-48: Location; Elizabeth to Howland Hook

32:1-49: Approval of approach plans

32:1-50: Regulations; tolls; retirement of obligations

32:1-51: Construction costs; pledge of tolls; project self-sustaining

32:1-52: Acquisition of property by agreement or condemnation

32:1-53: Property of municipalities; nonimpairment of bonded debt or sinking fund; use of state lands

32:1-54: Definition of "real property"

32:1-55: Interpretation

32:1-56: Effect of partial invalidity

32:1-57: Appropriation

32:1-58: Effective date

32:1-59: Procedure

32:1-60: New Jersey appropriation; financing by port authority

32:1-61: Similar advance by New York state

32:1-62: Use of moneys; tolls pledged; project self-sustaining

32:1-63: Repayment of state advances

32:1-64: Competitive crossings; tolls unimpaired; protection of bondholders

32:1-65: Contract between states and bondholders

32:1-66: Object of bridge; tax exemption

32:1-67: Obligations legal for investment

32:1-68: Interpretation

32:1-69: Effect of partial invalidity

32:1-70: Effective date

32:1-71: Location; Fort Lee to Fort Washington

32:1-72: Approval of approach plans

32:1-73: Regulations; tolls; retirement of obligations

32:1-74: Construction costs; pledge of tolls; project self-sustaining

32:1-75: Acquisition of property by agreement or condemnation

32:1-76: Property of municipalities; nonimpairment of bonded debt or sinking fund; use of state lands

32:1-77: Condemnation procedure

32:1-78: Definition of "real property"

32:1-79: Interpretation

32:1-80: Effect of partial invalidity

32:1-81: Appropriation

32:1-82: Concurrent legislation by New York state

32:1-83: Effective date

32:1-83.1: Authorization of bus passenger facility as improvement to George Washington Bridge; tolls and charges

32:1-84: New Jersey appropriation; financing by port authority

32:1-85: Similar advance by New York state

32:1-86: Use of moneys; tolls pledged; project self-sustaining; tolls

32:1-87: Repayment of state advances

32:1-88: Competitive crossings; tolls unimpaired; protection of bondholders

32:1-89: Contract between states and bondholders

32:1-90: Object of bridge; tax exemption

32:1-91: Obligations legal for investment

32:1-92: Interpretation

32:1-93: Effective date

32:1-93.1: Adjustment and liquidation of claims for moneys appropriated by states for constructing bridge

32:1-94: Location; Bayonne to Staten Island

32:1-95: Approval of approach plans

32:1-96: Regulations; tolls; retirement of obligations

32:1-97: Construction costs; pledge of tolls; project self-sustaining

32:1-98: Acquisition of property by agreement or condemnation

32:1-99: Property of municipalities; nonimpairment of bonded debt or sinking fund; use of state lands

32:1-100: Condemnation procedure

32:1-101: Definition of "real property"

32:1-102: Interpretation

32:1-103: Effect of partial invalidity

32:1-104: Appropriation

32:1-105: Similar legislation by New York state

32:1-106: Effective date

32:1-107: New Jersey appropriation; financing by port authority

32:1-108: Similar advance by New York state

32:1-109: Use of moneys; tolls pledged; project self-sustaining

32:1-110: Repayment of state advances

32:1-111: Competitive crossings; tolls unimpaired; protection of bondholders

32:1-112: Contract between states and bondholders

32:1-113: Property tax exempt

32:1-114: Obligations legal for investment

32:1-115: Interpretation

32:1-116: Effect of partial invalidity

32:1-117: Effective date

32:1-118: Declaration as to vehicular traffic across interstate waters within port district; bridges and tunnels unified under port authority

32:1-119: Control of Holland tunnel vested in port authority; interstate vehicular crossing; additional bridges and tunnels; second deck of George Washington Br

32:1-119.1: Ratification and confirmation of acts in connection with Midtown Hudson Tunnel

32:1-119.2: Parking facilities; addition and improvement to Lincoln Tunnel

32:1-119.3: Effective date

32:1-120: Midtown Hudson tunnel; site and approaches

32:1-121: Unified operation of bridges and tunnels; tolls

32:1-122: Control of Holland tunnel vested in port authority upon making of specified payments; computing interest

32:1-123: Additional payments to states

32:1-124: Payment to New York

32:1-125: Payment to New Jersey; use of income and interest from sinking fund

32:1-126: Holland tunnel compact abrogated so far as inconsistent

32:1-127: Approval by governor and municipality of connections with state or municipal highways

32:1-128: Rules and regulations; tolls; disposition of revenues

32:1-129: Powers of port authority not to be impaired; no competitive bridges or tunnels

32:1-130: Bonds as legal investments

32:1-131: Objects of bridges and tunnels; tax exemption

32:1-132: Determination by port authority that real property is required for public use; condemnation

32:1-133: Municipal consent; bonded indebtedness protected; acquiring property by agreement

32:1-133.1: Municipal property needed for improvement of George Washington Bridge; acquisition without consent; approval

32:1-134: Right of entry upon lands

32:1-135: Real property defined

32:1-136: Certain bridges or tunnels prohibited until bondholders of completed bridges protected

32:1-137: Interpretation

32:1-138: New Jersey Camden bridge-Holland tunnel sinking fund protected; effect of payments to state

32:1-139: Repayment of advances made by states

32:1-140: Effective date

32:1-140.1: Funding of obligations of Port of New York Authority to repay advances in aid of construction of Outerbridge crossing, Goethals bridge and Bayonne bri

32:1-140.2: Delivery of bonds or money

32:1-140.3: Bonds; direct and general obligations of Port Authority; terms; redemption

32:1-140.4: Legal investments

32:1-140.5: Satisfaction of obligation to repay advances as to Bayonne bridge; termination of lien on tolls

32:1-140.6: Satisfaction of obligation to repay advances as to Outerbridge crossing and Goethals bridge; termination of lien on tolls

32:1-140.7: Effective date

32:1-141: Definitions

32:1-141.1: Bonds or other obligations of Port Authority issued to provide funds for terminals as legal investments

32:1-141.2: Acquisition of property for truck terminal

32:1-141.3: Effective date

32:1-142: Establishment of general reserve fund from surplus revenues; use of reserve fund; revenue not required for reserve fund

32:1-143: Effective date

32:1-144: Agreement between port authority and municipalities; amount and manner of payments

32:1-145: Counties and municipalities authorized to enter into agreements; disposition of payments

32:1-146: Effective date

32:1-146.1: Each state may prescribe or rescind penalties for violations within its territorial limits

32:1-146.2: Acts constitute agreement between States; liberal construction

32:1-146.3: Effective date

32:1-146.4: Smoking

32:1-146.5: Violations, penalties, trial procedure

32:1-146.6: Peddling, soliciting business, entertaining, begging or loitering in air, bus, or marine terminals

32:1-146.7: Violations; penalties; procedures

32:1-146.8: Rules and regulations

32:1-146.9: Violations; penalties

32:1-154.1: Rules and regulations declared binding

32:1-154.2: Payment of tolls

32:1-154.2a: Liability of vehicle owner for noncompliance with toll collection regulations

32:1-154.2b: Definitions relative to control of traffic on vehicular crossings

32:1-154.2c: Imposition of liability.

32:1-154.2d: Power to proceed against violators unaffected

32:1-154.2e: Power to establish, assess tolls unaffected

32:1-154.2f: Effective date

32:1-154.3: Care required; speed; operators under influence of liquor or drugs; equipment; load

32:1-154.4: Traffic lights, signs, signals or orders

32:1-154.5: Traffic lanes; driving on right-hand side

32:1-154.6: Authority to operate vehicle; registration

32:1-154.7: Accidents; duties of operators; reports

32:1-154.8: Explosives; inflammable materials; poisonous substances; radioactive materials; transportation of

32:1-154.9: Punishment for violations; excluding vehicular crossings

32:1-154.10: Definitions

32:1-154.11: Partial invalidity

32:1-154.12: Repeal

32:1-154.13: Agreement between States of New York and New Jersey, acts as constituting; construction

32:1-154.14: Trial and punishment of violations

32:1-154.15: Certain violations constitute high misdemeanors

32:1-154.16: Violations; penalties; trial; procedure

32:1-154.17: Effective date

32:1-154.18: Rules and regulations governing traffic on highways in air terminals and marine terminals; definitions

32:1-154.19: Violations; trial and punishment

32:1-154.20: High misdemeanors, certain violations as

32:1-154.21: Violations; penalties; trial; proceedings

32:1-154.22: Excluding vehicles violating rules and regulations and other vehicles of same owner

32:1-154.23: Effect of act

32:1-154.24: Effective date

32:1-155: Payments for damages resulting from change of grade of streets, etc.; "owners" defined

32:1-156: Effective date

32:1-157: Consent to suits

32:1-158: Suits accruing before effective date of act

32:1-159: Contracts entered into, assumed by or assigned to Port Authority before effective date of act, suits on

32:1-160: Statutory penalties, suits for

32:1-161: Injunction suits against Port Authority

32:1-162: Venue of suits; consent to liability for tortious acts

32:1-163: Limitations; notice of claim; workmen's compensation claims

32:1-164: Notice of claim; persons under disability; leave of court

32:1-165: Injunction suits against commissioners, officers or employees

32:1-166: Consents to suits previously given not affected

32:1-167: Acts to constitute agreement between States

32:1-168: Effective date

32:1-169: Scheduled transportation by aircraft; suits to enforce contracts for use of space or facilities

32:1-170: Conditions

32:1-171: Venue

32:1-172: Consents heretofore given not revoked or affected

32:1-173: Acts to constitute agreement between states

32:1-174: Effective date

32:1-175: Employment relations panel; orders; enforcement and review

32:1-176: Effective date

32:1-177: Definitions relative to possession, transport of parts, products of certain animals at certain airports, port facilities; exceptions; rules, regulatio

32:1-178: Effective date.