N.J. Stat. § 40:37B-46
This act shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and as complete and independent authority for the performance of each and every act and thing herein authorized, and an authority shall not be subject to regulation as to its facility charges by any officer, board, agency, commission or other office of the State, or constitute or be deemed to be a county or municipality or agency or component of a municipality subject to any provisions of Title 40 of the Revised Statutes and of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes, except P.L. 1971, c. 198 "Local Public Contracts Law" (C. 40A:11-1 et seq.); provided, however, that no authority shall exercise the powers of a common carrier, and except as hereinabove in this section set forth, nothing contained in this act shall in any way affect or limit the jurisdiction, rights, powers or duties of any State regulatory agencies.
N.J.S. § 40:37B-46