New Jersey § 34:1b-194

§ 34:1b-194.

The governing body of a municipality that establishes a sports and entertainment district

may, as part of the ordinance establishing the district: impose one or more of the

taxes enumerated in subsection a. of this section; dedicate some or all of those

taxes; and dedicate some or all of the taxes enumerated in subsection b. of this

section solely for the purposes of financing the project costs of a sports and entertainment

facility for the life of the project, as appropriate, except that none of the taxes

enumerated in subsection a. or b. of this section shall be imposed or dedicated for

a period of more than 30 years. a. The municipality may, by ordinance, impose any or all of the following: (1) a tax at the rate of 2% on the receipts from every sale within the district of

tangible personal property subject to taxation pursuant to subsection (a) of section

3 of P.L.1966, c. 30 ( C.54:32B-3 ); (2) a tax at the rate of 2% on the receipts from every sale within the district of

food and drink subject to taxation pursuant to subsection (c) of section 3 of P.L.1966,

c. 30 ( C.54:32B-3 ); (3) a tax at the rate of 2% on charges of rent for every occupancy of a room or rooms

in a hotel or transient accommodation located within the district and subject to taxation pursuant to subsection (d) of

section 3 of P.L.1966, c. 30 ( C.54:32B-3 ); or (4) a tax at the rate of 2% on the admission charge to a place of amusement within

the district and subject to taxation pursuant to subsection (e) of section 3 of P.L.1966,

c. 30 ( C.54:32B-3 ). b. The municipality may dedicate, by ordinance, any hotel and motel occupancy tax

revenues collected within the district that the municipality is authorized to impose

pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2003, c. 114 ( C.40:48F-1 ) and, at the discretion of the municipality, an additional charge of 2%. c. A tax imposed under subsection a. of this section shall be in addition to any other

tax or fee imposed pursuant to statute or local ordinance or resolution by any governmental

entity upon the same transaction. d. A copy of an ordinance adopted pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c. 30 ( C.34:1B-193 ) shall be transmitted upon adoption or amendment thereof to the State Treasurer. An ordinance so adopted or any amendment thereto shall provide that the tax provisions

of the ordinance or any amendment to the tax provisions shall take effect on the first

day of the first full month occurring 90 days after the date of transmittal to the

State Treasurer. e. A municipality that creates a district pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2007, c. 30 ( C.34:1B-193 ), which overlaps, in whole or in part, with an urban enterprise zone in which the

receipts of certain sales are exempt to the extent of 50% of the tax imposed under

the “Sales and Use Tax Act,” P.L.1966, c. 30 ( C.54:32B-1 et seq. ), pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1983, c. 303 ( C.52:27H-80 ), shall continue to administer those sales tax revenues collected within the designated

urban enterprise zone as otherwise provided pursuant to P.L.1983, c. 303 ( C.52:27H-60 et seq. ).