32:1-133. Municipal consent; bonded indebtedness protected; acquiring property by agreement
Anything in this act to the contrary notwithstanding, no property now or hereafter vested in or held by any county, city, borough, village, township or other municipality shall be taken by the Port Authority, without the authority or consent of such county, city, borough, village, township or other municipality as provided in said compact of April 30, 1921, provided that the State in which such county, city, borough, village, township or other municipality is located may authorize such property to be taken by the Port Authority by condemnation or the exercise of the right of eminent domain without such authority or consent; nor shall anything herein impair or invalidate in any way any bonded indebtedness of the State, or such county, city, borough, village, township or other municipality, nor impair the provisions of law regulating the payment into sinking funds of revenue derived from municipal property, or dedicating the revenues derived from municipal property, to a specific purpose. The Port Authority is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire from any such county, city, borough, village, township or other municipality, or from any other public agency or commission having jurisdiction in the premises, by agreement therewith, and such county, city, borough, village, township, municipality, public agency or commission, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, is hereby authorized and empowered to grant and convey upon reasonable terms and conditions any real property, which may be necessary for the construction, operation and maintenance of such bridges and tunnels, including such real property as has already been devoted to a public use. Each of the 2 said States hereby consents to the use and occupation of the real property of such State necessary for the construction, operation and maintenance of bridges and tunnels constructed or operated pursuant to the provisions of this act, including lands of the State lying under water.
L.1931, c. 4, s. 16, p. 27. Amended by L.1951, c. 11, p. 59, s. 2; L.1956, c. 156, p. 633, s. 6.