New_jersey Statute | Act | Code |Title 32 Interstate And Port Authorities And Commissions| US Code - US Statute

32:3-4. Commissioners as board; duties; quorum; gubernatorial veto of minutes 32:3-4. The commissioners shall have charge of the commission@s property and affairs and shall for the purpose of doing business constitute a board, but no action of the commissioners shall be binding unless a majority of the members of the commission from Pennsylvania and a majority of the members of the commission from New Jersey shall vote in favor thereof. Notwithstanding the above, each state reserves the right to provide by law for the exercise of a veto power by the Governor of that state over any action of any commissioner from that state at any time within 10 days (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in the particular state excepted) after receipt at the Governor@s office of a certified copy of the minutes of the meeting at which such vote was taken. Each state may provide by law for the manner of delivery of such minutes, and for notification of the action thereon. Amended 1991,c.515,s.4. 32:3-4.5. Findings, declarations 1. a. The Legislature hereby finds that the public@s awareness of and participation in governmental actions is essential to maintaining a free society; that the more open a government is with its citizens, the greater the understanding and participation of the public in government; that the public@s fundamental right to know the process of governmental decision-making and to review the reasons for those decisions is thwarted when the public@s access to governmental meetings is blocked; that government and the agencies created thereby must insure that their actions remain fully accountable to the public. b. The Legislature declares that for these public policy reasons the Delaware River Port Authority shall develop rules and regulations concerning the right of the public and members of the news media to be present at meetings of the authority as herein provided. L.1991,c.400,s.1. 32:3-4.6. Definitions 2. As used in this act: ~Board~ means the Board of Commissioners of the Delaware River Port Authority; ~Meeting~ means any gathering of a majority of the board at which the effect of the discussions held or the actions taken by the commissioners present is to discuss or act as a unit upon the specific public business of the authority. ~Meeting~ does not mean a gathering (1) attended by less than an effective majority of the commissioners, or (2) attended by or open to all the members of three or more similar public bodies at a convention or similar gathering; ~News media~ means persons representing major wire services, television news services, radio news services and newspapers, whether located in this State or in any other state. ~Port Authority~ means the Delaware River Port Authority; ~Public business~ means matters which relate in any way, directly or indirectly, to the performance of the functions of the Delaware River Port Authority or the conduct of its business. L.1991,c.400,s.2. 32:3-4.7. Public meetings; rules, regulations 3. a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of any general or special law, all meetings of the Port Authority are declared to be public meetings and shall be open to the public and members of the news media, individually and collectively, for the purpose of observing the full details of all phases of the deliberation, policy-making and decision-making of the board. b. The board shall adopt within six months of the effective date of this act, appropriate rules and regulations concerning proper notice to the public and the news media of its meetings and the right of the public and the news media to be present at its meetings. The rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall provide for the same notice and right of the public and news media to be present as well as any other rights and duties provided in the ~Open Public Meetings Act,~ P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.) and the ~Sunshine Act,~ number 84 of the laws of Pennsylvania of 1986. To the extent these laws conflict, the Port Authority shall incorporate into the rules and regulations the provisions of that law which provides for the greatest rights to the public and the news media. L.1991,c.400,s.3. 32:3-4.8. Minutes of meetings; information officer 4. a. It shall be the duty of the board to insure that true and accurate minutes are kept of board meetings and that such minutes are promptly made available to the members of the public and the news media. b. The commissioners of the Port Authority shall appoint a public meeting information officer who shall be responsible for responding to requests from the public and the news media for information concerning the scheduling, attendance and minutes of board meetings. L.1991,c.400,s.4. 32:3-4.9. Rules, regulations, approval 5. Any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to section 3 of this act shall become a part of the minutes of the Port Authority and shall be subject to the approval of the Governor of New Jersey and the Governor of Pennsylvania. L.1991,c.400,s.5. 32:3-4.10. Appeal for denial of rights 6. Any person denied any right granted by sections 3 or 4 of this act may appeal the denial to the Superior Court of New Jersey, the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Pennsylvania, or any court of competent jurisdiction within one year of the date that the cause of action arises. L.1991,c.400,s.6. 32:3-4.11. Removal from office 7. Any official or employee of the Port Authority who willfully engages in a continuous and repetitive pattern of violating the provisions of this act shall be subject to removal from his office or employment. L.1991,c.400,s.7.

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