New Jersey Statutes Title 40. Municipalities and Counties 40 § 48-17.6

As used in this act,  1 “municipality” shall mean any city, borough, village, town, township or other municipality other than a county or a school district, and “Federal Government” shall mean the United States of America or any department, agent, agency or officer thereof or any corporation created thereby, and “public project” shall mean the construction, reconstruction or alteration of, or addition to, any physical public betterment or improvement and the construction, reconstruction or alteration of, or addition to, any public building or structure, and “plans” shall mean architectural, engineering, and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, estimates of costs, procedures and other planning activities in advance of undertaking a public project.