# N.J. Stat. § 32:1-4: Port authority created

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-4

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 32:1-4
- **Heading:** Port authority created
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 32 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-4

## Text

There is hereby created "The Port of New York Authority" (for brevity hereinafter referred to as the "Port Authority" ), which shall be a body corporate and politic, having the powers and jurisdiction hereinafter enumerated, and such other and additional powers as shall be conferred upon it by the Legislature of either State concurred in by the Legislature of the other, or by Act or Acts of Congress, as hereinafter provided. On and after July 1, 1972, the Port Authority shall be known and designated as "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey." Amended by L.1972, c. 69, s. 1.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-1 Preamble](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-2 Co-operation pledged](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-3 Port district; legal name; boundaries](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-4 Port authority created](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-4.1 Reference to "The Port of New York Authority" as reference to "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-4.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-5 Commissioners; appointment; removal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-6 By-laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-6.1 Findings, declarations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-6.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-6.2 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-6.2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-6.3 Rules, regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-6.3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-6.4 Port Authority deemed "agency," "public agency."](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-6.4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-6.5 Severability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-6.5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-7 General powers of port authority; state and municipal property and bonded indebtedness protected](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-7.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-8 Additional powers; annual report; pledging credit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-8.md)

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