N.J. Stat. § 52:18A-78.22
All State agencies may purchase, lease, rent, sublease or otherwise acquire any project or any space embraced in any project and pay such amount as may be agreed upon between the State agency and the authority or a person, firm, partnership or corporation as the purchase price, rent or other charge therefor, except that all leases shall be subject to the approval of the State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee established pursuant to P.L. 1992, c.130 (C.52:18A-191.1 et al.). Any agreement entered into by any State agency with the authority or a person, firm, partnership or corporation pursuant to the aforesaid authorization, shall expressly provide that the incurrence of any liabilities by the agency under the agreement, including, without limitation, the payment of any and all rentals or other amounts required to be paid by the agency thereunder, shall be subject to and dependent upon appropriations being made from time to time by the Legislature for that purpose and upon the approval of the lease agreement by the State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee.
N.J.S. § 52:18A-78.22