N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-82

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Dredged material processing; "Maritime Industry Fund."

Official statutory text

8. a. The commissioner, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of the Treasury, may operate, lease, license or contract the design, construction, use, management or operation of any State dredged material processing facility in such manner as to produce revenue in support of the maritime industry. b. There is established in the General Fund a separate, non-lapsing, dedicated account to be known as the "Maritime Industry Fund," hereinafter referred to as "the fund." Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary and except as otherwise provided in this act, the Maritime Industry Fund shall be utilized to provide for projects that support New Jersey's maritime industry. c. Each fiscal year, the State Treasurer shall credit all revenues from any State dredged material processing facility to the fund. d. Each fiscal year, the State Treasurer shall credit all earnings received from the investment or deposit of revenue in the fund, to the fund. e. All revenues and earnings deposited in the fund shall be appropriated in the same fiscal year to the department exclusively in furtherance of the purposes set forth in this act. L.2001,c.429,s.8.

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