New Jersey § 52:31b-6

§ 52:31b-6.

(a) No State agency or unit of local government shall, except in the case of an emergency

or an imminent hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the public, displace or

remove, or cause to be displaced or removed, any person or business concern on account

of the acquisition of any real property for public use or on account of a program

of law enforcement or on account of a program or project for the voluntary rehabilitation

of dwelling units, unless (1) any workable relocation assistance program required

by subsection (a) of section 5 of this act 1 shall have been submitted to, and approved by, the commissioner; (2) the chief executive

officer of said State agency or unit of local government shall have filed with the

commissioner the certification required by subsection (a) of section 5 of this act;

(3) an alternate dwelling unit as described in section 5(b)(2) of this act is available

for each person displaced or removed, or caused to be displaced or removed; and (4)

the commissioner shall have certified to the chief executive officer of said State

agency or unit of local government that the provisions of this act have been complied

with. (b) Any State agency or unit of local government which, in the case of an emergency

or an imminent hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the public, displaces or

removes, or causes to be displaced or removed, any person or business concern on account

of the acquisition of any real property for public use or on account of a program

of law enforcement or on account of a program or project for the voluntary rehabilitation

of dwelling units, shall do any and all things necessary and appropriate to provide,

that, as soon after the displacement or removal of any such person or business concern

as possible, (1) any workable relocation assistance program required by subsection

(a) of section 5 of this act will be submitted to the commissioner for his approval;

(2) the chief executive officer of said State agency or unit of local government will

file with the commissioner the certification required by subsection (a) of section

5 of this act; (3) an alternate dwelling unit as described in subsection (b)(2) of

section 5 of this act is available for each person displaced or removed, or caused

to be displaced or removed; and (4) the commissioner will certify to the chief executive

officer of said State agency or unit of local government that the provisions of this

act have been complied with. 1

N.J.S.A. § 52:31B-5.