STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JAY WEBBER
District 26 (Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Assemblyman ERIC HOUGHTALING
District 11 (Monmouth)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Jones, Assemblyman Coughlin, Assemblywomen Pinkin and Caride
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits awarding of economic development subsidy to business if payment of principal and interest on previously awarded loan or loan guarantee is greater than 24 months overdue.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning certain economic development subsidies and amending P.L.2015, c.167.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 2 of P.L.2015, c.167 (C.52:18-52) is amended to read as follows:
2. A State public body shall not award an economic development subsidy to a recipient business that previously received an economic development subsidy that was a loan or loan guarantee if the recipient business is in default, or the payment of principal and interest is greater than 24 months overdue, on that previously awarded loan or loan guarantee.
(cf: P.L.2015, c.167, s.2)
2. This act shall take effect immediately but shall remain inoperative for 60 days following the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits a State public body from awarding an economic development subsidy to a business that previously received an economic development subsidy that was a loan or loan guarantee if the payment of principal and interest on that previously awarded loan or loan guarantee is greater than 24 months overdue.