Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 32:36-23

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • 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
23. Upon the concurrence of the state of New York, the state of New Jersey and the state of New York consent to suits, actions or proceedings of any form or nature at law, in equity, or otherwise (including proceedings to enforce arbitration agreements), against the Commission, and to appeals therefrom and reviews thereof, except as hereinafter provided. The foregoing consent does not extend to:

a. suits, actions, or proceedings upon any causes of action whatsoever accruing before the effective date of this act;

b. suits, actions or proceedings upon any causes of action whatsoever, upon, in connection with, or arising out of any contract, express or implied, entered into or assumed by or assigned to the Commission before the effective date of this act (including any supplement to, or amendment, extension or renewal of any such contract, even if such supplement, amendment, extension or renewal is made on or after the effective date of this act), regardless of whether such cause of action accrued before or after that date;

c. civil suits, actions or proceedings for the recovery of statutory penalties; and

d. suits, actions or proceedings for judgments, orders or decrees restraining, enjoining or preventing the Commission from committing or continuing to commit any act or acts, other than suits, actions or proceedings by the Attorney General of New Jersey or by the Attorney General of New York, each of whom is hereby authorized to bring such suits, actions or proceedings in his or her discretion on behalf of any person or persons whatsoever who requests the Attorney General to do so, except in the cases otherwise excluded by this act; provided, that in any such suit, action or proceeding, no judgment, order or decree shall be entered except upon at least two days’ prior written notice to the Commission of the proposed entry thereof.

The Commission shall be immune from liability as though it were the state of New York, except to the extent that such immunity is waived by the state of New York under section 8 of the New York court of claims act.

L.2019, c.195, s.23.