N.J. Stat. tit. 27, ch. 10

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 27:10-1 Approval of plans by commissioner; contracts

The governing body of a municipality in which a state highway route has or shall have been laid out may, with the consent of the commissioner, construct and improve any part of the highway within the municipality. The work shall be in accordance with plans and specifications submitted by the governing body and approved by the commissioner, and shall be conducted by the governing body at all times subject to the inspection of the commissioner. No contract for the construction or improvement of a highway made by a municipality under the provisions of this chapter shall be effective until approved by the commissioner, both as to character of work and materials. The contract shall provide that no payment shall be made thereunder to a contractor except on the certificate of the municipal engineer, countersigned by the state highway engineer, certifying that the work for which payment is claimed has been done in all respects in accordance with the contract, plans and specifications.

N.J. Stat. § 27:10-2 Municipal obligations issued

The governing body of the municipality may provide and raise moneys to be expended for the work contemplated by section 27:10-1 of this title, by issuing notes or bonds under the provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of the title Municipalities and Counties (s. 40:1-1 et seq.). The obligations issued hereunder and renewals thereof shall be made under the provisions and limitations of section 40:1-8 of the title Municipalities and Counties.

N.J. Stat. § 27:10-3 Refunding indebtedness if highway not taken over

If the commissioner shall not take over the highway as provided in section 27:10-4 of this title before six years after the authorization of the appropriation for the work, the municipality shall refund the indebtedness incurred under the authority of this chapter by the issuance of bonds pursuant to article 1 of chapter 1 of the title Municipalities and Counties (s. 40:1-1 et seq.), but in no case shall the last maturity of the bonds so issued be longer than the period set forth in section 40:1-34 of the title Municipalities and Counties, counting from the time of the authorization of the appropriation for the construction or improvement.

N.J. Stat. § 27:10-4 Road taken over as state highway; municipality reimbursed; bonds retired

When the commissioner shall have approved a contract made in accordance with section 27:10-1 of this title and the payments thereunder, he shall within six years after the date of his approval, if funds be on hand available therefor, take over any highway constructed by any municipality under contract in accordance with the terms of this chapter and pay to the municipality the actual cost of the construction thereof, without interest. The sum so paid, or such part thereof as may be necessary, shall be used for the purpose of retiring any bonds or other obligations issued for the purpose of raising funds for the construction of such road. No road constructed by a municipality hereunder shall be taken over and paid for by the commissioner unless the state highway engineer shall certify to the commissioner that the road has been constructed in all respects in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the commissioner.

N.J. Stat. § 27:10-5 Time for reimbursement

The commissioner may designate the year in which the municipality shall be reimbursed for the work.

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