However, over the course of the last five years, there has beenan increase in the concern about this practice and in that sametime frame; it has been significantly curtailed, both bygubernatorial executive order and statute.

The newest pay-to-play ban applies to those operating in theredevelopment arena. Executive Order 118 ("EO 118"), signed by Gov.Corzine on Sept. 24, 2008 and effective since Nov. 15, 2008,specifically addresses political contributions made by aredeveloper that seeks to be awarded or already has entered into aredevelopment agreement with a state redevelopment entity.

[IMGCAP(2)]EO 118 provides that a state redevelopment entitycannot enter into a redevelopment agreement with any redeveloper,if after the solicitation for a redevelopment agreement has beenissued, the prospective redeveloper has made a contribution of morethan $300 to: (1) a candidate committee or election fund of anycandidate for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor; (2) astate, county or municipal political party committee or alegislative leadership committee; or (3) a candidate committee orelection fund of any candidate for or holder of a statelegislative, county, or municipal elective public office in a statelegislative district, county, or municipality in which any propertysubject to the redevelopment agreement is situated.