New Jersey § 34:1b-192

§ 34:1b-192.

As used in this act: “ Authority ” means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority established pursuant to P.L.1974,

c. 80 ( C.34:1B-1 et seq. ). “ Developer ” means any person or entity, whether public or private, including a State entity,

that proposes to undertake a project pursuant to a development agreement. “ District ” or “ sports and entertainment district ” means a geographic area which includes a project as set forth in the ordinance pursuant

to section 4 of P.L.2007, c. 30 ( C.34:1B-193 ). “ Eligible municipality ” means a municipality: (1) in which is located part of an urban enterprise zone

that has been designated pursuant to P.L.1983, c. 303 ( C.52:27H-60 et seq. ) or any supplement thereto; and (2) which has a population greater than 25,000 and

less than 29,000 according to the latest federal decennial census in a county of the

third class with a population density greater than 295 and less than 304 persons per

square mile according to the latest federal decennial census. “ Infrastructure improvements ” means the construction or rehabilitation of any street, highway, utility, transportation

or parking facilities, or other similar improvements; the acquisition of any interest

in land as necessary or convenient for the acquisition of any right-of-way or other

easement for the purpose of constructing infrastructure improvements; the acquisition,

construction or reconstruction of land and site improvements, including demolition,

clearance, removal, construction, reconstruction, fill, environmental enhancement

or abatement, or other site preparation for development of a sports and entertainment

district. “ Obtained through a transient space marketplace ” means that payment for the accommodation is made through a means provided by the

marketplace or travel agency, either directly or indirectly, regardless of which person

or entity receives the payment, and where the contracting for the accommodation is

made through the marketplace or travel agency. “ Professionally managed unit ” means a room, group of rooms, or other living or sleeping space for the lodging

of occupants in the State, that is offered for rent as a rental unit that does not

share any living or sleeping space with any other rental unit, and that is directly

or indirectly owned or controlled by a person offering for rent two or more other

units during the calendar year. “ Project ” means a sports and entertainment facility and may include infrastructure improvements

that are associated with the sports and entertainment facility. “ Project cost ” means the cost of a project, including the financing, acquisition, development,

construction, redevelopment, rehabilitation, reconstruction and improvement costs

thereof, financing costs and the administrative costs, including any administrative

costs of the authority if bonds are issued pursuant to section 16 of P.L.2007, c. 30 ( C.34:1B-205 ) and incurred in connection with a sports and entertainment facility which is financed,

in whole or in part, by the revenues dedicated by a municipality to a project as authorized

pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2007, c. 30 ( C.34:1B-194 ). “ Residence ” means a house, condominium, or other residential dwelling unit in a building or

structure or part of a building or structure that is designed, constructed, leased,

rented, let or hired out, or otherwise made available for use as a residence. “ Sports and entertainment facility ” means any privately or publicly owned or operated facility located in a sports and

entertainment district that is used primarily for sports contests, entertainment,

or both, such as a theater, stadium, museum, arena, automobile racetrack, or other

place where performances, concerts, exhibits, games or contests are held. “ State Treasurer ” or “ treasurer ” means the treasurer of the State of New Jersey. “ Transient accommodation ” means a room, group of rooms, or other living or sleeping space for the lodging

of occupants, including but not limited to residences or buildings used as residences , that is obtained through a transient space marketplace or is a professionally managed

unit . “Transient accommodation” does not include: a hotel or hotel room; a room, group

of rooms, or other living or sleeping space used as a place of assembly; a dormitory

or other similar residential facility of an elementary or secondary school or a college

or university; a hospital, nursing home, or other similar residential facility of

a provider of services for the care, support and treatment of individuals that is

licensed by the State; a campsite, cabin, lean-to, or other similar residential facility

of a campground or an adult or youth camp; a furnished or unfurnished private residential

property, including but not limited to condominiums, bungalows, single-family homes

and similar living units, where no maid service, room service, linen changing service

or other common hotel services are made available by the lessor and where the keys

to the furnished or unfurnished private residential property, whether a physical key,

access to a keyless locking mechanism, or other means of physical ingress to the furnished

or unfurnished private residential property, are provided to the lessee at the location

of an offsite real estate broker licensed by the New Jersey Real Estate Commission

pursuant to R.S.45:15-1 et seq. ; or leases of real property with a term of at least 90 consecutive days. “ Transient space marketplace ” means a marketplace or travel agency through which a person may offer transient accommodations to customers and through which customers may arrange for occupancies of transient accommodations . “Transient space marketplace” does not include a marketplace or travel agency that

exclusively offers transient accommodations in the State owned by the owner of the

marketplace or travel agency.