§ 34:1B-390 — New Jersey Economic Development Authority, cultural arts institution, tax credit agreement.

New Jersey § 34:1B-390

• Jurisdiction: New Jersey
• Title 34: LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION

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8. a. Following approval and selection of an application pursuant to sections 6 and 7 of P.L.2023, c.197 (C.34:1B-388 and 34:1B-389), the authority shall enter into a tax credit agreement with the cultural arts institution. b. (1) A tax credit agreement shall specify the amount of the tax credit that the authority shall award to the cultural arts institution and specify the duration of the eligibility period, which shall be no less than five years and shall not exceed 10 years. The tax credit agreement shall provide an estimated date of completion for the cultural arts project and include a requirement for periodic progress reports through completion, including the submittal of executed financing commitments and documents or agreements that evidence site control. (2) If, as a result of a default under the tax credit agreement, the authority rescinds a tax credit in the same calendar year in which the authority approved the tax credit, then the authority may assign the tax credit to another applicant that attained the minimum score determined pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2023, c.197 (C.34:1B-389). c. The terms of the tax credit agreement shall: (1) provide for a verification of project financing at the time the cultural arts institution provides executed financing commitments to the authority and a verification of the cultural arts institution's projected cash flow at the time of certification that the project is completed; (2) specify that the authority or the State may purchase tax credits offered for sale by a cultural arts institution for 90 percent of the stated value of the tax credit before considering any further discounting to present value which shall be permitted; (3) at a minimum, require a cultural arts institution to provide oversight of the cultural arts project through ongoing reporting by the cultural arts institution to the authority; (4) specify other measures through which the authority shall ensure oversight of outstanding tax credits and, in the event that a cultural arts institution fails to meet its obligations under the tax credit agreement or any program requirement, including any representations made by the cultural arts institution during the application process, establish the right of the authority to reduce, rescind, or recapture tax credits in the authority's discretion; and (5) at a minimum, require that the cultural arts institution adopt specific nondiscrimination policies for the operation of a cultural arts project. d. The tax credit agreement shall include a requirement that the chief executive officer of the authority receive annual reports from the cultural arts institution. As part of the authority's review of the annual reports required from each cultural arts institution, the authority shall confirm with the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and the Department of the Treasury that the cultural arts institution is in substantial good standing with the respective department, or has entered into an agreement with such department that includes a practical corrective action plan for the cultural arts institution; and the cultural arts institution shall confirm that any contractors and subcontractors performing work at the cultural arts project: (1) are registered as required by "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act," P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.); (2) have not been debarred by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development from engaging in or bidding on Public Works Contracts in the State; and (3) possess a tax clearance certificate issued by the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury. The tax credit agreement shall include a provision that the cultural arts institution shall forfeit the tax credit in any year in which an uncured default exists under the tax credit agreement, or the cultural arts institution is neither in substantial good standing with the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, or the Department of the Treasury nor has entered into a practical corrective action plan. The tax credit agreement shall, however, allow the authority to extend, in individual cases, the deadline for any annual reporting requirement. e. A cultural arts institution shall, as required at the discretion of the authority, submit to the authority satisfactory evidence of actual project costs, as certified by a certified public accountant, evidence of a temporary certificate of occupancy, or other event evidencing project completion. The cultural arts institution, or an authorized agent of the cultural arts institution, shall certify under the penalty of perjury that the information provided pursuant to this subsection is true. L.2023, c.197, s.8; amended 2025, c.127, s.6.