New Jersey Statutes 32:1-4. Port authority created
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 32:1-4
- 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
There is hereby created “The Port of New York Authority” (for brevity hereinafter referred to as the “Port Authority” ), which shall be a body corporate and politic, having the powers and jurisdiction hereinafter enumerated, and such other and additional powers as shall be conferred upon it by the Legislature of either State concurred in by the Legislature of the other, or by Act or Acts of Congress, as hereinafter provided. On and after July 1, 1972, the Port Authority shall be known and designated as “The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.”
Amended by L.1972, c. 69, s. 1.