New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 15 - STATE
Chapter 24 - NEW JERSEY LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION BOND ACT RULES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 15:24-1.3 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Additional definitions that apply to this chapter can be found at P.L. 2017, c. 149.

"Act" or "Bond Act" means the New Jersey Library Construction Bond Act, P.L. 2017, c. 149.

"Applicant" or "eligible applicant" means a municipal, county, or joint library established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:33-1et seq., or 40:54-1 et seq., or a library established pursuant to N. J.S.A. 15A:1-1et seq., and receiving public funds pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:54-35. "Applicant" shall also mean a municipality, in the case in which a library facility is to be constructed by a municipality with the provision that it be equipped, stocked, staffed, or supported by a county or other public library system.

"Construct" and "construction" means the planning, erecting, altering, expanding, repairing, purchasing, acquiring, improving, developing, constructing, reconstructing, extending, rehabilitating, renovating, upgrading, demolishing, and equipping of public libraries.

"Costs" means the expenses incurred in connection with the project. This includes the acquisition by purchase, lease, or otherwise, the development, and the construction of any project authorized by the Act; the acquisition by purchase, lease, or otherwise, and the development of any real or personal property for use in connection with a project authorized by the Act, including any rights of interest therein; the execution of any agreements and franchises deemed by the President of Thomas Edison State University to be necessary or useful and convenient in connection with any project; the procurement of engineering, inspection, planning, legal, financial, or other professional services, estimates, studies, reports, or advice, including the services of a bond registrar or an authenticating agent; feasibility studies; the issuance of bonds, or any interest or discount thereon; the administrative, organizational, operating, or other expenses incident to the financing and completion of any project authorized by the Act.

"Matching funds" means cash, local governmental appropriations, grants, and other funds from any private or Federal source, and the proceeds from the sale of municipal bonds. Matching funds must equal the grant amount dollar-for-dollar. Grants from State of New Jersey sources may not be used to satisfy the matching requirement.

"President" means the President of Thomas Edison State University.

"Project" means the acquisition of land for construction of a new building(s) or expansion of an existing building(s) to be used as a public library; the establishment and construction of public libraries; the rehabilitation and repair of public libraries; and the acquisition of additional and upgraded furniture, fixtures, and/or information technology equipment.

"Project grant" or "grant" means a grant of monies from bonds issued under the Act to fund a project approved pursuant to P.L. 2017, c. 149, and for which a project-specific appropriation has been made.

" Public library" means a library that serves, free of charge, all residents of an area as established pursuant to Chapter 33 or Chapter 54 of Title 40 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes; or a library established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 15A:1-1et seq., and receiving public funds pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:54-35. "Public library" does not include any special-purpose library, such as a law, medical, or academic library, which is organized to serve a special clientele or purpose.

" Rehabilitation" means the renovation, alteration, or reconstruction of any building or structure.

" Repair" means the restoration to a good or sound condition of materials, systems, and/or components of a public library building that are worn, deteriorated, or broken, using materials or components identical to, or closely similar to, the existing materials.

" Substantial changes" means a 10 percent or more change in the eligible costs as submitted in the grant application, and any internal structural changes that alter the function of the public library building or the allocation of space as submitted in the grant application.