52:27D-449 - Additional powers of department

52:27D-449  Additional powers of department.

7. a. The department shall have, in addition to the powers enumerated in section 9 of P.L.1966, c.293 (C.52:27D-9), the power to enter into written agreements, including, but not limited to, limited partnership agreements with one or more professional investors or small business investment corporations, or inter-agency agreements with one or more State agencies or authorities for the purposes of establishing a pool of additional moneys which is to be used exclusively for grants to certified corporations or a Statewide organization for the sole purpose of providing loans to qualified recipients.

b.The department may also accept grants, donations, and other private and public funds, including payments of interest on loans made by the department and use such moneys received under this subsection for the purposes of the program.

L.1999,c.239,s.7; amended 2004, c.176, s.7.