24:6I-7.6 Ineligibility for certain economic incentives.
16. a. (1) An organization issued a permit to operate a medical cannabis cultivator, medical cannabis manufacturer, medical cannabis dispensary, or clinical registrant or that employs certified medical cannabis handlers for transfer or delivery of medical cannabis pursuant to section 27 of P.L.2019, c.153 (C.24:6I-20) shall not be eligible for a State or local economic incentive.
(2) The issuance of a permit to operate a medical cannabis cultivator, medical cannabis manufacturer, cannabis dispensary, or clinical registrant or a certification to a handler employed by any entity to perform transfers or deliveries of medical cannabis pursuant to section 27 of P.L.2019, c.153 (C.24:6I-20) to an organization that has been awarded a State or local economic incentive shall invalidate the right of the organization to benefit from the economic incentive as of the date of issuance of the permit, except that an academic medical center that has entered into a contractual relationship with a clinical registrant shall not have any right to benefit from an economic incentive invalidated pursuant to this paragraph on the basis of that contractual relationship.
b. (1) A property owner, developer, or operator of a project to be used, in whole or in part, as a medical cannabis cultivator, medical cannabis manufacturer, medical cannabis dispensary, or clinical registrant or an entity that employs medical cannabis handlers to perform transfers or deliveries of medical cannabis pursuant to section 27 of P.L.2019, c.153 (C.24:6I-20) shall not be eligible for a State or local economic incentive during the period of time that the economic incentive is in effect.
(2) The issuance of a permit to operate a medical cannabis cultivator, medical cannabis manufacturer, medical cannabis dispensary, or clinical registrant or of a certification to a medical cannabis handler employed by any entity to perform transfers and deliveries of medical cannabis pursuant to section 27 of P P.L.2019, c.153 (C.24:6I-20) at a location that is the subject of a State or local economic incentive shall invalidate the right of a property owner, developer, or operator to benefit from the economic incentive as of the date of issuance of the permit, except that an academic medical center that has entered into a contractual relationship with a clinical registrant shall not have any right to benefit from an economic incentive invalidated pursuant to this paragraph on the basis of that contractual relationship.
c. As used in this section:
"Business" means any non-governmental person, association, for-profit or non-profit corporation, joint venture, limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other form of business organization or entity.
"Governmental entity" means the State, a local unit of government, or a State or local government agency or authority.
"State or local economic incentive" means a financial incentive, awarded by a governmental entity to a business, or agreed to between a governmental entity and a business, for the purpose of stimulating economic development or redevelopment in New Jersey, including, but not limited to, a bond, grant, loan, loan guarantee, matching fund, tax credit, or other tax expenditure.
"Tax expenditure" means the amount of foregone tax collections due to any abatement, reduction, exemption, credit, or transfer certificate against any State or local tax.
L.2019, c.153, s.16.