New Jersey § 58:14-34

§ 58:14-34.

(a) For the purpose of raising funds to pay the cost of any of the projects, as defined

in section 1 of this act, 1 or any part of said projects, the commissioners shall have power from time to time

to authorize and provide for the issuance of its bonds pursuant to this act. Such bonds shall be authorized by and be issued pursuant to a resolution or resolutions

(in this act sometimes referred to as “bond resolution”) of the commissioners which

shall (1) describe the project or projects in brief and general terms sufficient for

reasonable identification, and (2) state the amount of bonds authorized thereby for

or with respect to said project or projects. There shall be included in such cost of such project or projects such amounts as

the commissioners shall deem necessary or advisable to provide for the cost of issuance

of bonds and of financial, legal and accounting services and advice, for discount

on bonds, for engineering, inspection and professional costs, and for all such other

expenses as may be necessary and incident to the financing, acquisition, construction

and completion of such project or projects and the placing of the same in operation,

and also such provision or reserves for working capital, operating, maintenance or

replacement expenses, or payment or security of principal of or interest on any bonds

or notes of the commissioners during or after such financing, acquisition, construction

and completion as the commissioners may determine to be necessary or advisable. (b) After adoption of a bond resolution, the commissioners shall (1) cause copy thereof,

certified by its secretary, and a notice of the date, time and place of the hearing

hereinafter mentioned to be mailed to the governing body of each contracting municipality;

(2) cause such notice to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation

published in the city of Newark, New Jersey; and (3) not sooner than 30 days after

such publication and after such mailing, hold a public hearing in the Passaic Valley

Sewerage District on said bond resolution at which any contracting municipality may

appear in person or by agent or attorney and be heard with respect thereto. Said bond resolution shall take effect on the thirtieth day after the conclusion

of such public hearing unless prior to such thirtieth day the governing bodies of

contracting municipalities shall have caused to be filed with the secretary of the

commissioners copies, certified by their respective clerks of resolutions adopted

by such governing bodies respectively objecting to said bond resolution and it shall

appear that the contracting municipalities on behalf of which such objecting resolutions

were adopted paid 25% or more of the total amount of moneys received by the commissioners,

exclusive of moneys received because of lease arrangements or because of surcharges

or default payments, from contracting municipalities during the calendar year ending

on the last day of December next preceding the date of such public hearing. (c) Upon the taking effect of a bond resolution, the commissioners shall have power

to incur indebtedness, borrow money and issue its bonds for the purpose or respective

purposes described therein. Such bonds shall be authorized by the bond resolution and may be issued in one or

more series and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding

40 years from the date thereof, bear interest at such rate or rates and payable at

such times, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form either coupon

or registered, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or

priority, be executed in such manner, be payable from such sources in such medium

of payment at such place or places within or without the State, and be subject to

such terms of redemption (with or without premium) as the bond resolution may provide

or as may be determined by the commissioners in such other manner as the bond resolution

may authorize. (d) Bonds of the commissioners shall be sold by the commissioners at public sale not

less than 6 nor more than 40 days after notice of such sale has been published at

least once in a newspaper published in the city of Newark and in a financial newspaper

published and circulating in New York City, which shall state the terms of sale as

determined by the commissioners. The bonds of each issue sold by the commissioners shall be offered at such public

sale by the commissioners on the basis of the interest cost to maturity of the money

received for such issue (computed according to standard tables of bond values) and

at such public sale, unless all proposals for the bonds are rejected, shall be awarded

upon the proposal offering the lowest such interest cost. (e) After adoption of a bond resolution, the commissioners, in anticipation of the

issuance of bonds, shall have power to incur indebtedness, borrow money and issue

negotiable notes. Any such note shall be designated “bond anticipation note” and shall contain a recital

that it is issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds. Such notes may be issued for a period of not exceeding 1 year and may be renewed

from time to time for periods of not exceeding 1 year, but all such notes, including

renewals thereof, shall mature and be paid not more than 5 years from the date of

the original notes. Such notes may be sold at public or private sale, bear interest at such rate or

rates, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form, have such rank or

priority, be executed in such manner, and be payable at such place or places within

or without the State as a resolution of the commissioners may provide. Bond anticipation notes may be sold at private sale pursuant to resolution of the

commissioners, or by its treasurer expressly designated by resolution to sell such

notes. The treasurer making any such sale shall report in writing to the commissioners

at the next meeting thereof as to the principal amount, interest rate, and maturities

of the notes sold, the price obtained and the name of the purchaser. 1

N.J.S.A. § 58:14-34.10.