Amounts appropriated to the economic development fund from the "Community Development Bond Fund" shall be used for the purpose of paying or financing the costs of projects undertaken by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, including the acquisition, preparation, clearance, and improvement of land, for the development of new industrial and commercial parks and the redevelopment of existing industrial facilities in municipalities qualified to receive State aid pursuant to the provisions of P.L. 1978, c. 14 (C. 52:27D-178 et seq.). Projects so undertaken by the authority shall assist in the location, maintenance and expansion of employment-generating facilities in those municipalities.
N.J.S. § 34:1B-7.3