New Jersey Statutes Title 5. Amusements, Public Exhibitions and Meetings 5 § 12-146

(1) An annual amount equal to 2% of the cost of the real property investment. For the purposes of this section, “cost of the real property investment” means only the actual cost or fair market value of direct labor and all materials used in the construction, expansion, or rehabilitation of all buildings, structures, and facilities at the project site, including the costs, if any, of land acquisition and land preparation, provision of access roads, utilities, drainage facilities, and parking facilities, together with architectural, engineering, legal, surveying, testing, and contractors' fees associated with the project; provided, however, that the applicant shall cause such costs to be certified and verified to the Department of the Treasury by an independent certified public accountant, following the completion of the investment in the project; and provided further, however, that upon execution of an agreement pursuant to this section, only real property improvements made after July 6, 1976 shall be subject to the provisions herein; plus

(2) An amount equivalent to the difference between an amount that would have been payable as property taxes under the full local property tax rate and the amount calculated pursuant to subsection a.(1) of this section, which shall be payable from such profits, if any, as hereinafter defined in section 147,  1 as shall remain after deducting therefrom interest and principal paid on mortgage loans applicable to the real property held for use as a licensed casino hotel. The total payments provided by this section shall not exceed the full local property taxes normally payable for the year.