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 93 STAT. 1252

Suits, actions, or proceedings.

Taxation.

PUBLIC LAW 96-163—DEC. 28, 1979

ties unless each such conveyance of such land is specifically authorized by the legislature of the state wherein the land is located. "Any consent by a municipality shall be given and the terms, conditions and execution by a municipality of any agreement, deed, lease, conveyance or other instrument pursuant to this section or any other section of this act shall be authorized in the manner provided in article twenty-two of the compact of April thirty, nineteen hundred twenty-one between the two states creating the port authority, except that as to towns in the state of New York, such consent shall be authorized in the manner provided in the town law and as to counties in the state of New Jersey, such consent shall be authorized in the manner provided in New Jersey statutes annotated, forty: one-one, et seq. Any consent by either state shall be effective if given, and the terms and conditions and execution of any agreement, deed, lease, conveyance or other instrument pursuant to this section or any other section of this act shall be effective if authorized by the governor of such state. Any consent by a public authority, agency or commission shall be effective if given by such public authority, agency or commission. "§ 9. The states of New York and New Jersey hereby consent to suits, actions or proceedings by any municipality, public authority, agency or commission against the port authority upon, in connection with or arising out of any agreement, or any amendment thereof, entered into for any of the purposes of this act, as follows: "a. for judgments, orders or decrees restraining or enjoining the port authority from transferring title to real property to other persons in cases where it has agreed with said municipality, public authority, agency, or commission for transfer of such title to the municipality, public authority, agency or commission; and "b. for judgments, orders or decrees restraining or enjoining the port authority from committing or continuing to commit other breaches of such agreement or any amendment thereof; provided, that such judgment, order or decree shall not be entered except upon two days' prior written notice to the port authority of the proposed entry thereof; and provided further that upon appeal taken by the port authority from such judgment, order or decree the service of the notice of appeal shall perfect the appeal and stay the execution of such judgment, order or decree appealed from without an undertaking or other security. "Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to revoke, rescind or affect any consent to suits, actions, or proceedings against the port authority heretofore given by the two said states in chapter three hundred one of the laws of New York of nineteen hundred fifty and chapter two hundred four of the laws of New Jersey of nineteen hundred fifty-one. "§ 10. The effectuation of industrial development projects or facilities or any such projects or facilities constituting a portion of any industrial development project or facility, are and will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the states of New York and New Jersey, for the increase of their commerce and prosperity and for the improvement of their health and living conditions; and the port authority and any subsidiary corporation incorporated for any of the purposes of this act shall be regarded as performing an essential governmental function in undertaking the effectuation thereof, and in carrying out the provisions of law relating thereto. "§11. The port authority shall be required to pay no taxes or assessments upon any of the property acquired and used by it for any of the purposes of this act or upon any deed, mortgage or other

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