N.J. Stat. § 40:37A-98
Any county improvement authority may engage in the business of operation of public transportation facilities for the transportation of passengers and property on scheduled routes, within and beyond the territorial limits of the county or any beneficiary county, with the consent of the governing bodies of the municipalities into which such operation is extended, and on nonscheduled routes, by contract. A copy of each contract for charter or operation on a nonscheduled route shall be maintained in the office of the authority as a public record available for inspection during normal business hours.
Any county improvement authority which establishes or acquires public transportation facilities may contract with any person or corporation for the operation thereof upon such terms and conditions as the authority shall determine.
N.J.S. § 40:37A-98