5:10-21.3. Exemptions; subject matter

Any purchase, contract, or agreement may be made, negotiated, or awarded pursuant to section 2 of this act when the subject matter consists of:

a. Services which are professional or technical in nature or services which are original and creative in character in a recognized field of artistic endeavor;

b. Items which are perishable or subsistence supplies;

c. Items which are specialized equipment or specialized machinery necessary to the conduct of authority business;

d. Items or services supplied by a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities, and tariffs and schedules of the charges made, charged or exacted by the public utility for those items or services are filed with the board;

e. Items which are styled or seasonal wearing apparel;

f. Items or services which, in order to compete successfully with other sports and entertainment facilities, the authority deems necessary to provide quality athletic contests, horse racing, or other spectator sporting events and trade shows, expositions, concerts, and other public events. These items and services shall include but not be limited to: food concessions; playing surfaces for football, soccer, tennis, or other athletic contests; indoor foot racing tracks; ice making and resurfacing equipment and services; matrix and scoreboard systems; ticket printing and ticket selling services; materials, supplies, equipment and services for preparation and maintenance of horse racing or horse showing surfaces; horse race starting gates and equipment; program printing; pari-mutuel computer or totalisator equipment or services; horse racing teletimer equipment or services; horse racing photo finish equipment or services; and items or services which are part of or related to promotional or advertising efforts;

g. The lease of such office space, office machinery, specialized equipment, buildings or real property as may be required for the conduct of authority business; or

h. The sale or licensing of advertising rights.

L.1981, c. 447, s. 3, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.