52:16A-46 - Commission duties
52:16A-46 Commission duties
4. The commission may:
a. Make recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature and the Department of Transportation concerning the general nature and scope of a transportation and railroad museum, including the presentation and examination of various alternative sites for the museum. The commission shall make no recommendations or decisions concerning a choice of a preliminary or final site for the museum unless it has developed a master plan therefor, provided, however, that the Legislature has by law authorized the development of such a plan;
b. Make recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature and the Department of Transportation concerning the selection of architectural and interior design plans for the railroad and transportation museum;
c. Make recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature and the Department of Transportation concerning the selection, acquisition, movement, storage and security of railroad and transportation related equipment, memorabilia, books, papers, and other documents;
d. Raise funds, through direct solicitation or other fund raising events, alone, or in conjunction with nonprofit railroad or transportation groups in this State, and accept gifts, donations, devises and bequests, for the purposes of a State railroad and transportation museum and to defray the administrative expenses of the commission;
e. Work with various nonprofit railroad and transportation groups around the State, for purposes of obtaining funding and enhancing public interest in the museum project;
f. Continue any studies or projects begun by the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Museum Study Commission, and prepare any new studies or projects related to the creation and development of a railroad and transportation museum in this State.
L.1993,c.209,s.4; amended 1997, c.50, s.3; per s.13 of 1993, c.209, expired September 30, 2002.