New Jersey Statutes Title 27. Highways 27 § 25A-30

If the department shall have incurred or paid any costs or expenses with respect to a project or with respect to preliminary studies of the feasibility or location thereof, the commissioner may from time to time certify the amount thereof to the authority. Immediately upon the first ensuing issuance by the authority of any bonds or notes for financing the project, the amount of the costs and expenses so certified by the commissioner shall be reimbursed by the authority to the State from funds available to the authority.