New Jersey § 49:2b-2

§ 49:2b-2.

The Legislature finds that: a. Many series of bonds of the State have been issued periodically to fulfill the

various purposes for which those bonds were authorized; b. It has been necessary to sell some series of bonds of the State at times when interest

rates in the municipal bond market have been higher than presently prevailing rates; c. Projections indicate that, when interest rates decline in the municipal bond market,

certain refinancing methods can be utilized to reduce, on a present value basis, the

aggregate amount of principal and interest payable on bonds of the State; d. Laws of the State enacted prior to the effective date of this act and authorizing

the issuance of bonds do not provide the authority needed to utilize those refinancing

methods; e. Bonds of the State have heretofore and will hereafter be issued pursuant to those

laws; f. It is necessary for the State of New Jersey to provide for refinancing methods

that will reduce, on a present value basis, the aggregate amount of principal and

interest payable on bonds of the State in order to make more efficient use of the

State's resources; g. At the general election held in the month of November 1983, the people of the State

approved, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the State of New

Jersey, the amendment of Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 3 of the Constitution to allow the Legislature to authorize actions which would facilitate greater financial

flexibility in connection with the refinancing of all or a portion of any outstanding

debts or liabilities of the State theretofore or thereafter created; and h. The purpose of this Refunding Bond Act of 1985 is to implement the purpose of that

amendment to the Constitution.