New Jersey Statutes Title 54. Taxation 54 § 10A-5.27

Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.) or any other law to the contrary, for a privilege period of a taxpayer, other than a taxpayer that is a gas, electric, and gas and electric, or telecommunications public utility as defined pursuant to subsection (q) of section 4 of P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-4) pursuant to the amendment to that section 4 made in section 2 of P.L.1997, c.162, in which the taxpayer would otherwise have had a tax liability or minimum tax due under P.L.1945, c.162, during which privilege period the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury makes a certification that the provisions of subsection a. of section 4. of P.L.1997, c.167 (C.52:27D-441) have not been met or have been violated by an amendment or supplement to the annual appropriations act, there shall be no liability pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1945, c.162 for any such taxpayer's current privilege period.