§ 14-c. Intercity rail passenger service program. * 1. The department\nof transportation may cooperate and contract with the national railroad\npassenger corporation for any intercity rail passenger services deemed\nnecessary, convenient or desirable by the commissioner, within the\namounts available by appropriation therefor, as such services are made\navailable pursuant to the provisions of the rail passenger service act\nof nineteen hundred seventy and any acts amendatory or supplemental\nthereto, subject to the approval of the director of the budget.\nNotwithstanding any inconsistent law, general, special or local, the\ncommissioner, as funds are made available for the purposes hereof, is\nhereby empowered to contract with such corporation and to do all other\nthings necessary, convenient or desirable on behalf of the state to\nsecure the full benefits available under and pursuant to such act, and\nto contract and do all other things necessary as hereinafter provided on\nbehalf of the state to effect the intercity rail passenger service\nprogram which he determines is necessary, convenient or desirable.\n * NB Effective until the enactment into law by the state of New Jersey\nof certain legislation (see chapter 108/2019 § 10 sb (a))\n * 1. The department of transportation may cooperate and contract with\nthe national railroad passenger corporation or if deemed necessary,\ndesirable or convenient by the commissioner to facilitate the purposes\nof this section, with gateway development commission to the extent that\ncommission is so authorized to act under its authorizing statute, for\nany intercity rail passenger services deemed necessary, convenient or\ndesirable by the commissioner, within the amounts available by\nappropriation therefor, as such services are made available pursuant to\nthe provisions of the rail passenger service act of nineteen hundred\nseventy and any acts amendatory or supplemental thereto, subject to the\napproval of the director of the budget or pursuant to reimbursement\navailable from the gateway development commission, any railroad company,\nany other state or agency, the federal government, any public authority\nof this state or any other state or two or more states, or any political\nsubdivision or municipality of the state. Notwithstanding any\ninconsistent law, general, special or local, the commissioner, as funds\nare made available for the purposes hereof, is hereby empowered to\ncontract with such corporation or Commission and to do all other things\nnecessary, convenient or desirable on behalf of the state to secure the\nfull benefits available under and pursuant to such act and any other\nfederal act which provides funding for intercity rail passenger\nservices, and to contract and do all other things necessary as\nhereinafter provided on behalf of the state to effect and facilitate\nintercity rail passenger services which he determines is necessary,\nconvenient or desirable and the department of transportation may\ncooperate and contract with gateway development commission for passenger\nrail activities, to the extent that gateway development commission is so\nauthorized to act under its authorizing statute, provided, however, that\nthe department of transportation shall only contract with the gateway\ndevelopment commission if such contract is approved by that commission's\nboard in accordance with its authorizing statute.\n * NB Effective upon the enactment into law by the state of New Jersey\nof certain legislation and repealed 15 years from effective date but\nonly repealed if federal funding that is necessary has not been granted\n(see chapter 108/2019 § 10 sb (a) and sb (c))\n * 1. The department of transportation may cooperate and contract with\nthe national railroad passenger corporation for any intercity rail\npassenger services deemed necessary, convenient or desirable by the\ncommissioner, within the amounts available by appropriation therefor, as\nsuch services are made
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