52:27D-454 - Assistance provided to certain municipalities
52:27D-454 Assistance provided to certain municipalities.
3.The commissioner shall provide assistance under this program to municipalities selected through a competitive application process. A municipality shall have historic architectural resources in a defined downtown commercial district, a commitment to employ a full-time Executive Director for its "Main Street New Jersey" program, establishment of a volunteer board of directors, development of public-private partnerships and a program operating budget deemed adequate by the commissioner for not less than three years. A municipality having a population of not more than 20,000, according to the most recent federal decennial census, shall not be required to employ a full-time Executive Director for its program.
The commissioner may also provide limited assistance through the "Main Street New Jersey" program to any municipality through training, technical assistance and information on the revitalization of central business districts.
L.2001,c.238,s.3.52:27D-454.1 UEZ funding assistance included for eligibility for "Main Street New Jersey" program.
1.Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a municipality designated as an urban enterprise zone pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.) shall be considered by the commissioner for assistance under the "Main Street New Jersey" program if such municipality includes financial assistance from its enterprise zone assistance fund account, established pursuant to section 29 of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-88), for the purpose of having an operating budget deemed adequate by the commissioner for a period of not less than three years and if such municipality is otherwise eligible for assistance pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2001, c.238 (C.52:27D-454). Any proposal by such municipality for financial assistance from its enterprise zone assistance fund account, for the purposes of consideration by the commissioner for assistance under the "Main Street New Jersey" program, shall follow the procedures for approval that are established pursuant to the provisions of section 29 of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-88).
L.2003,c.292,s.1.