Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:33-4.2

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. As used in P.L.2021, c.119 (C. 52:33-4.1 et seq.):
“Permanently incorporated” means an iron or steel product that is required to remain in place at the completion of the surface highway or bridge contract, in a fixed location, affixed to the surface highway or bridge to which it was incorporated. Iron and steel products that are capable of being moved from one location to another shall not be considered permanently incorporated into a surface highway or bridge.
“State contracting agency” or “agency” means any of the principal departments in the Executive Branch of State Government, any division, board, bureau, office, commission, or other instrumentality created by a principal department, and any independent State authority.
“Surface highway or bridge contract” means a contract entered into by a State contracting agency involving the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, maintenance, or improvement of any surface highway or bridge under the jurisdiction or control of that agency.

L.2021, c.119, s.2.