51. a. All proceeds received from the issuance of transition bonds shall not be considered income to the electric public utility or gas public utility for the purposes of the "Corporation Business Tax Act (1945)," P.L.1945, c.162 (C.54:10A-1 et seq.) or the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," P.L.1976, c.47 (C.54A:1-1 et seq.).
b. The Director of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury is authorized to issue regulations regarding the determination of profit or loss related to the sale of assets which have been deemed to be part of stranded costs pursuant to sections 13 and 14 of this act for purposes of computing the corporation business tax to which the utility is subject.