Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 54:1-76

  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • 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
The State Treasurer, upon warrant of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, shall pay to each qualified municipality its entitlement as State aid from the sums available in the “Pinelands Municipal Property Tax Stabilization Fund” in two equal installments on or before August 1 and on or before November 1, annually.

L.1983, c. 551, s. 9, eff. Jan. 17, 1984; per s.17 as amended by 1987, c.320, s.2, section expired December 31, 1989.