N.J. Stat. § 40A:4-45.1: Legislative policy

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Legislature that the spiraling cost of local government must be controlled to protect the homeowners of the State and enable them to maintain their homesteads.

At the same time the Legislature recognizes that local government cannot be constrained to the point that it is impossible to provide necessary services to its residents.

In recognition that the two concepts may be at cross purposes, the Legislature recommends that the program proposed hereunder be instituted on an experimental basis with a review at the end of the period to adjust the program based upon experience.

L.1976, c. 68, s. 1, eff. Aug. 18, 1976.