New Jersey Statutes 34:1B-238. Definitions relative to the “InvestNJ Business Grant Program Act.”
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:1B-238
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
“Authority” means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established by section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C. 34:1B-4).
“Business” means any entity including, but not limited to a corporation, an S corporation, limited liability corporation, partnership, limited liability partnership, and sole proprietorship, and shall include all entities related by common ownership or control.
“Capital investment” means expenses of at least $5,000 incurred for the direct use and operation of a business for (1) the site preparation and construction, renovation, improvement, equipping of, or obtaining and installing fixtures and machinery, apparatus or equipment in, a newly constructed, renovated or improved building, structure, facility, or improvement to real property; and (2) obtaining and installing fixtures and machinery, apparatus or equipment in a building, structure, or facility. Provided however, that “capital investment” shall not include soft costs such as financing and design, furniture or decorative items such as artwork or plants, or office equipment if the office equipment is property with a recovery period of less than five years. The recovery period of any property, for purposes of this section, shall be determined as of the date such property is first placed in service or use in this State by the business, determined in accordance with section 168 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. § 168). “Capital investment” shall also include remediation of a business facility site, but only to the extent the remediation has not received financial assistance from another federal, State or local government funding source.
“Chief Executive Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
“Eligible position” means a full-time position filled by an individual whose wages are subject to withholding as provided in the “New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act,” N.J.S. 54A:1-1 et seq. An eligible position shall include only a position for which a business provides employee health benefits under a group health plan as defined under section 14 of P.L.1997, c.146 (C. 17B:27-54), a health benefits plan as defined under section 1 of P.L.1992, c.162 (C. 17B:27A-17), or a policy or contract of health insurance covering more than one person issued pursuant to Article 2 of chapter 27 of Title 17B of the New Jersey Statutes. An eligible position shall not include an independent contractor or a consultant.
L.2008, c.112, s.2.