New Jersey § 13:20-19
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 13:20-19, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13:20-19.
a. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a special non-lapsing fund to
be known as the “Highlands Protection Fund.” The monies in the fund are dedicated and shall be used only to carry out the purposes
enumerated in subsection b. of this section. The fund shall be credited with all revenues collected and deposited in the fund
pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1968, c. 49 ( C.46:15-8 ), all interest and other income received from the investment of monies in the fund,
and any monies which, from time to time, may otherwise become available for the purposes
of the fund. Pending the use thereof pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of this section,
the monies deposited in the fund shall be held in interest-bearing accounts in public
depositories, as defined pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1970, c. 236 ( C.17:9-41 ), and may be invested or reinvested in such securities as are approved by the State
Treasurer. Interest or other income earned on monies deposited into the fund shall be credited
to the fund for use as set forth in subsection b. of this section for other monies
in the fund. b. Monies deposited in the “Highlands Protection Fund” shall be used only for: (1) payments to the “Highlands Municipal Property Tax Stabilization Fund” established
pursuant to subsection b. of section 19 of this act 1 in such amounts as are necessary to provide property tax stabilization aid pursuant
to that section; (2) payments of watershed moratorium offset aid pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1999, c. 225 ( C.58:29-8 ); (3) the making of grants by the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council pursuant
to sections 13 and 18 of this act; 2 and (4) allocations to the Pinelands Property Tax Assistance Fund established pursuant
to section 20 of this act. 1
N.J.S.A. § 54:1-85. 2
N.J.S.A. §§ 13:20-13 and 13:20-18.
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