New Jersey § 32:1-6.1 Findings, declarations

New Jersey Statutes

§ 32:1-6.1 — Findings, declarations

New Jersey § 32:1-6.1

Title 32INTERSTATE AND PORT AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 32:1-6.1 (2026).

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1.The Legislature finds and declares that the right of the public to be present at meetings of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and to witness in full detail all phases of the deliberation, policy formulation, and decision making of the authority, is vital to the enhancement and proper functioning of the democratic process, and that secrecy in public affairs undermines the faith of the public in government and the public's effectiveness in fulfilling its role in a democratic society; and declares it to be the public policy of this State to insure the right of its citizens to have adequate advance notice of and the right to attend all meetings of the authority at which any business affecting the public is discussed or acted upon in any way except only in those circumstances w

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1. The Legislature finds and declares that the right of the public to be present at meetings of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and to witness in full detail all phases of the deliberation, policy formulation, and decision making of the authority, is vital to the enhancement and proper functioning of the democratic process, and that secrecy in public affairs undermines the faith of the public in government and the public's effectiveness in fulfilling its role in a democratic society; and declares it to be the public policy of this State to insure the right of its citizens to have adequate advance notice of and the right to attend all meetings of the authority at which any business affecting the public is discussed or acted upon in any way except only in those circumstances where otherwise the public interest would be clearly endangered or the personal privacy of guaranteed rights of individuals would be clearly in danger of unwarranted invasion. L.1991,c.395,s.1.