New Jersey Statutes
N.J. Stat. § 32:1-8 (2026)
Additional powers; annual report; pledging credit
✓ current as of May 2026
ARTICLE VII.
The port authority shall have such additional powers and duties as may hereafter be delegated to or imposed upon it from time to time by the action of the legislature of either state concurred in by the legislature of the other. Unless and until otherwise provided, it shall make an annual report to the legislature of both states, setting forth in detail the operations and transactions conducted by it pursuant to this agreement and any legislation thereunder. The port authority shall not pledge the credit of either state except by and with the authority of the legislature thereof.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2022 · leading case: King v. Port Auth. of New York & New Jersey, 909 F. Supp. 938 (D.N.J. 1995).
King v. Port Auth. of New York & New Jersey, 909 F. Supp. 938 (D.N.J. 1995). “See N.J.S.A. 32:1-8. Accordingly, the Court holds that the single law of one state may not be applied to a bi-state entity unless the law of all relevant states are identical or the states explicitly articulate that the law should apply.”
Patrick Feeney v. Port Auth. Trans-Hudson Corp., 873 F.2d 628 (2d Cir. 1989). “Laws § 6408 (McKinney 1979) and N.J.Stat.Ann. § 32:1-8 (West 1963). See also 1930 Report of the Att’y Gen.”
The Port Auth. of New York & New Jersey Vs. the Port Auth. of New York & New Jersey Police Benevolent Ass'n, Inc. (l-4541-17, Hudson Cnty. & Statewide), 209 A.3d 897 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019). “" N.J.S.A. 32:1-8. New Jersey courts interpret "concurred in" to encompass a broader set of circumstances than the federal and New York courts.”
McKenzie v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J., 2022 NY Slip Op 00378 (N.Y. App. Div. 2022). “, 513 US 30, 42 [1994]; see Uncons Laws § 6408 [L 1921, ch 154, § 1]; NJ Stat Ann § 32:1-8; see also Sullivan v Port Auth.”
Brian Sullivan v. the Port Auth. of New York & (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2017). “" N.J.S.A. 32:1-8; N.Y. Unconsol. Laws § 6408 .”
Weisshaus v. Port Auth., 49 Misc. 3d 550 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2015). “Since, as of yet, no such concurrence has been reached with respect to application of New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) (see Public Officers Law art 6) nor New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) (NJ Stat Ann §§ 47:1A-1-47:1A-13), 1 OPRA and FOIL are currently…”
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