Gov. Chris Christie signed 11 bills into law Friday, including a bill to help Superstorm Sandy victims, while vetoing two others.

Christie signed a bill to prevent foreclosures and to keep Sandy survivors from losing their homes. Supporters say the bill will give survivors who were out of their homes following the 2012 disaster a chance to catch up.

The bill gives families a forbearance period to catch up and keep their homes and provides additional transparency measures, among other relief measures.

Christie said he signed the bill even though he's concerned that these new requirements may jeopardize federal Sandy funding, increase borrowing costs and ultimately delay Sandy-impacted residents' return to their homes.

"Most of it is a transparent, useless political exercise by candidates for re-election falsely pandering to victimized voters," he said.

Here are the bills signed and vetoed by Christie:

BILL SIGNINGS:

A-333/S-2300 (Singleton, Quijano, Caputo, Taliaferro, Green, Caride, Houghtaling/Stack, Beck) – w/STATEMENT - Ensures project deadline fairness, enhances transparency, and establishes foreclosure protection and mortgage relief program for certain Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners

A-544/S-385 (Pinkin, Lagana, Mazzeo, Mukherji, Houghtaling/Stack, Barnes) - Requires annual notice of assessment on property to contain bolded notice of filing deadline for appeal

A-1668/S-354 (Schaer, Jasey, Johnson, Zwicker, Giblin, Downey, Wimberly/T. Kean) - Establishes New Jersey Commission on Higher Education and Business Partnerships

A-1945/S-1243 (Coughlin, Sumter, Wimberly/Vitale, Cunningham) - Requires AG and county prosecutor to provide notification on website concerning persons indicted or prosecuted for crimes under certain circumstances

A-2199/S-744 (Singleton, Holley, Rodriquez-Gregg, Downey/Beach, Turner) - Establishes veterans' preference for affordable housing in certain housing projects

A-2228/S-2489 (DeAngelo, Lagana, Pinkin, McKnight, Benson/Cruz-Perez, Van Drew) - Includes all disabled veterans in NJT discount program for senior citizens and persons with disabilities

A-2514/S-2178 (DeAngelo, Pinkin, Tucker, Space, Phoebus/Beach, Oroho) - Permits local units of government to enter into shared services agreements with federal military installations located in the State

A-2517/S-2008 (DeAngelo, Andrzejczak, Tucker, Conaway, Land/Beach, Allen) - Provides preference to certain employers applying for workforce development grants

A-2619/S-2409 (Gusciora, Wimberly, Holley, Muoio, Chiaravalloti, Sumter/Vitale, Cruz-Perez) - Requires that certain inmates with detainers be provided access to drug treatment programs

A-3267/S-2519 (Singleton, Webber, Holley, Mukherji, Lampitt, Wimberly, Houghtaling/Vitale) - Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support autism programs

A-3333/S-1509 (Singleton, Mukherji, Oliver, Muoio, Houghtaling/Turner, Cruz-Perez) - Establishes microenterprise training program and assistance for microentrepreneurs; gives priority status to projects involving microenterprises under Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program

BILLS VETOED:

A-756/S-2046 (Moriarty, Coughlin, Mukherji, Benson/Cruz-Perez) – CONDITIONAL - Regulates use of motor vehicle payment assurance devices

A-4189/S-2670 (Gusciora, Muoio, Mukherji, Pintor Marin, Chiaravalloti, Wimberly/Van Drew, Turner) – CONDITIONAL - Extends duration of first five designated UEZs for two additional years; specifies permissible use of UEZ funds; requires DCA Commissioner to assess and issue report on UEZ program

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