N.J. Stat. § 27:7-78 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-78
Relocation assistance advisory program
Status: in_force

a. Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or project undertaken by the agency will result in displacement, the agency shall provide a relocation assistance advisory program for displaced persons which shall offer the services prescribed herein. If the agency determines that any person occupying property immediately adjacent to the real property acquired is caused substantial economic injury because of the acquisition, it may offer such person relocation advisory services under such program. b. Each relocation assistance program required by subsection a. shall include such measures, facilities, or services that are consistent with regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards. c. The agency shall coordinate its relocation activities with other federal, State or local governmental actions in the community which could affect the efficient and effective delivery of relocation assistance and related services. d. Notwithstanding subsection c. of section 3 of P.L. 1972, c. 47 (C. 27:7-74), in any case in which an agency acquires property for a program or project, any person who occupies the property on a rental basis for a short term or a period subject to termination when the property is needed for the program or project shall be eligible for advisory services to the extent determined by the agency. L. 1972, c. 47, s. 7; amended 1989,c.50,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 27:24A-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 24A / Section 24A-1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.2025, c.300 (C.27:24A-1 et seq.): “Board” means the Board of Public Utilities. “Branch line” means a secondary railroad track that branches off from a main line. “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Transportation. “Dangerous hazardous train” means any railroad locomotive propelling a railroad tank car or connection of railroad tank cars transporting 200,000 gallons or more of petroleum or petroleum products or 20,000 gallons or more of hazardous materials other than petroleum or petroleum products. “Defects” include hot wheel bearings and hot wheels. “Department” means the Department of Transportation. “Hazardous material” means any material designated by the Secretary of Transportation as hazardous pursuant to the “Hazardous Materials Transportation Act,” Pub.L.93-633 (49 U.S.C. s.5101 et seq.), including, but not limited to: AllylChloride; Carbon Tetrachloride; Chlorobenzene; Chloroform; O-Dichlorobenzene; Dichloropropane (Propylene dichloride); Dichloropropane/Dichloropropene mixture; Dichloropropene; Ethyl Chloride; Ethylene Dibromide; Ethylene Dibromide and Methyl Bromide mixtures; Ethylene Dichloride; Epichlorohydrin; Methyl Chloroform (1,1,1 Trichloroethane); Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane); Methylene Chloride/Chloroform mixture; Perchloroethylene (Tetrachloroethylene); Perchloroethylene/Trichloroethylene mixture; and Trichloroethylene. “Hazardous material” shall also include any new or emerging hazardous materials, as determined by the commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, that may be deemed to be environmentally sensitive chemicals, including those identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the United States Department of Transportation. “Main line” means a Class I railroad, as documented in current timetables filed by the Class I railroad with the Federal Railroad Administration, over which 5,000,000 or more gross tons of railroad traffic is transported annually. “Main line” includes railroads used for regularly scheduled intercity or commuter rail passenger service, or both. “Major facility” shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 3 of P.L.1976, c.141 (C.58:10-23.11b). “Petroleum” or “petroleum products” shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 3 of P.L.1976, c.141 (C.58:10-23.11b). “Railroad” means any form of non-highway ground transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic guideways, including commuter or other short-haul railroad passenger service in a metropolitan or suburban area, commuter railroad service, and high-speed ground transportation systems that connect metropolitan areas, without regard to whether those systems use new technologies not associated with traditional railroads. “Railroad” does not include rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation. “Railroad company” means any short line or private person, private company, or private entity owning a dangerous hazardous train or operating a dangerous hazardous train by lease, contract, or other form of agreement. “Railroad company” shall not include a private person who operates a dangerous hazardous train solely for the purposes of positioning or moving railroad tank cars within the confines of a major facility or whose interest in a dangerous hazardous train solely involves the ownership or lease of one or more railroad tank cars without operational authority. “Short line” means an independent private railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance. “Train” means one or more locomotives coupled with or without cars, requiring an air brake test in accordance with either 49 C.F.R. Part 232 or 49 C.F.R. Part 238, except during switching operations or where the operation is that of classifying and assembling rail cars within a railroad yard for the purpose of making or breaking up trains. “Train” includes a single locomotive, multiple locomotives coupled together, and one or more locomotives coupled with one or more cars. “Wayside detector system” means an electronic device or a series of connected devices that scan passing trains, rolling stock, on-track equipment, and their component equipment and parts for defects. “Wayside detector system program” or “program” means the program established and implemented by the department pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2025, c.300 (C.27:24A-5) to oversee the installation, maintenance, repair, and operation of wayside detector systems in the State by a railroad company. L.2025, c.300, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-59 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-59
Reports, certifications, applications or requests relating to transferred powers or duties; filing with department of transportation
Status: in_force

Unless specifically otherwise provided in this act or by any operative law, whenever, pursuant to existing law, reports, certifications, applications or requests are required or permitted to be made to the Division of Taxation whose powers and duties respecting the administration of the "Outdoor Advertising Act" are herein transferred, such reports and certifications shall hereafter be required to be filed with, and such applications or requests shall hereafter be made to, the Department of Transportation. L.1972, c. 40, s. 8, eff. July 1, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-21.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-21.1
Definitions relative to toll collection monitoring.
Status: in_force

11. As used in sections 11 through 15 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:25A-21.1 through C.27:25A-21.5), section 4 of P.L.2021, c.251 (C.27:25A-21.7), and section 4 of P.L.2023, c.7 (C.27:25A-21.8): "Authority" means the South Jersey Transportation Authority established by section 4 of P.L.1991, c.252 (C.27:25A-4). "Electronic toll collection system" means the electronic system employed or utilized by the authority to register and collect the toll required to be paid for a vehicle entering a toll plaza owned or operated by, or on behalf of, the authority. "Lessee" means any person, corporation, firm, partnership, agency, association or organization that rents, leases or contracts for the use of a vehicle and has exclusive use of the vehicle for any period of time. "Lessor" means any person, corporation, firm, partnership, agency, association or organization engaged in the business of renting or leasing vehicles to any lessee under a rental agreement, lease or other contract that provides the lessee with the exclusive use of the vehicle for any period of time. "Operator" means the term "operator" as defined in R.S.39:1-1. "Owner" means the term "owner" as defined in R.S.39:1-1. "Toll collection monitoring system" means a vehicle sensor, placed in a location to work in conjunction with a toll collection facility, that produces one or more photographs, one or more microphotographs, a videotape or other recorded images, or a written record, of a vehicle at the time the vehicle is used or operated in a violation of the toll collection monitoring system regulations. The term shall also include any other process that identifies a vehicle by photographic, electronic or other method. "Toll collection monitoring system regulations" means the regulations authorized and adopted pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:25A-21.2) that prohibit a vehicle from making use of any project except upon the payment of such tolls as may from time to time be prescribed by the authority and that further makes it a violation subject to a civil penalty for any person to refuse to pay, to evade, or to attempt to evade the payment of such tolls, if the violation is recorded by a toll collection monitoring system as defined in this section. "Vehicle" means the term "vehicle" as defined in R.S.39:1-1. L.1997,c.59,s.11; amended 2003,c.79,s.46; 2021, c.251, s.2; 2023, c.7, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.34 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.34
Coordination of expedited project delivery.
Status: in_force

2. a. In order to ensure the expeditious completion of public highway projects, the department shall coordinate with municipalities, the South Jersey Transportation Authority, and counties to expedite project delivery. b. The department shall develop, in conjunction with county officials, an annual highway project priority list for each county. The department shall present to county officials in each county a candidate list of State highway pavement areas rated below acceptable condition and structurally deficient State bridges located in the county. The county may select highway pavement areas and bridges from the candidate list that it deems to be priority repairs and submit the highway project priority list to the Commissioner of Transportation for the commissioner's consideration for inclusion in the department's capital program. Once a project from the highway project priority list has been added to the capital program, the department shall have three fiscal years to advance that project to the construction phase of work subject to the availability of funds. c. If a project on the highway project priority list that has been placed on the capital program by the commissioner is not started within three years of that project's inclusion in the capital program, a county may notify the department that the county intends to take over the project. d. Once the department has been notified of a county's intent to take over a project on the highway project priority list, the department and notifying county shall confer regarding whether the decision to allow the county or the South Jersey Transportation Authority to take over the project is cost-effective and will expedite completion of the project. The department shall have the discretion to determine whether to transfer the project to the county or the South Jersey Transportation Authority based on whether the transfer is cost-effective and will expedite completion of the project. If the department agrees to transfer the project, the department shall have 90 days from the date it agrees to the transfer to transfer all aspects of the project to the engineering department of the notifying county or the South Jersey Transportation Authority. e. The costs of any project transferred to a county or to the South Jersey Transportation Authority pursuant to this section shall be fully funded by the department on a reimbursement basis until such costs exceed the most recent estimated cost for the project developed as part of the project schedule pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.2019, c.196 (C.27:1B-21.33) or, if unavailable, the estimated cost developed with the initial project schedule. If the cost of the project exceeds already existing capital program appropriations for that project, the department shall deduct the necessary amounts from the amounts granted to that county from the formula established in subsection e. of section 25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25) through the Local County Aid Program for the fiscal year in which the costs arise or for one or more future fiscal years as determined by, and at the discretion of, the commissioner. f. If the department and a county agree that a county or the South Jersey Transportation Authority is better suited to advance a project on the highway project priority list, the department may also enter into an agreement with the county or the South Jersey Transportation Authority to transfer a project to the county or the South Jersey Transportation Authority notwithstanding whether the project has been in the capital program for less than three years. g. All transportation projects included in the highway project priority list and transferred by the department pursuant to subsection d. or subsection f. of this section shall comply with section 24 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-24), chapters 32 through 35 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes, and any other provision of law concerning the State's public bidding requirements and business set-aside programs. L.2019, c.196, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-15 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-15
Widening certain roads; contracts with railway companies; grade crossing elimination
Status: in_force

When a county road is not built and improved to its authorized or full width and in the judgment of the board of chosen freeholders it is desirable that it be so built and improved for the accommodation of public travel, the board may, upon the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of all its members, so build and improve it. If a street railway company has its rails laid on the road or any part thereof, the board may enter into an agreement with the company whereby the company, in consideration of the work being undertaken, will bear and pay a portion of the cost thereof. If the road is crossed by a steam railroad at grade the board may enter into an agreement with the railroad company owning or operating such steam railroad and the street railway company using the road, to change the grade of the road or tracks of the steam railroad and abolish the grade crossing, in the manner provided by law, and the funds for these purposes shall be raised by the board in the manner provided by section 27:16-19 of this title.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5b — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5b
Regulations relative to guide or service dogs.
Status: in_force

1. Any person with a disability accompanied by a guide or service dog or any guide or service dog trainer accompanied by a guide or service dog, when riding on any bus, train, or other form of transportation operated by or under contract to the New Jersey Transit Corporation, may keep such dog, appropriately controlled, in the person's immediate custody. The corporation shall not deny to any person use of, or entry to, any vehicle used for public transportation services or any vehicle used for providing transportation to persons with a disability or to guide or service dog trainers because the person is accompanied by a guide or service dog, provided that the guide or service dog is appropriately controlled. As used in this section, the terms "disability," "guide dog," "guide or service dog trainer," and "service dog" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 5 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-5). L.2016, c.25, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-18 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-18
Services to authority by other governmental units; payment of costs
Status: in_force

All officers, departments, boards, agencies, divisions and commissions of the State are hereby authorized and empowered to render any and all services to the authority as may be within the area of their respective governmental functions as fixed or established by law, and as may be requested by the authority. Insofar as possible, the cost and expense of any services shall be met and provided for by such officers, departments, boards, agencies, divisions and commissions. L.1984, c. 73, s. 18, eff. July 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:12-4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-4
Sale or exchange of unused lands
Status: in_force

When the commissioner shall determine that lands, the fee to which he has acquired or shall acquire in the name of the state, are no longer required for highway purposes, he may exchange or sell at private sale and convey said lands for the purpose of acquiring other lands required for highway purposes.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-14 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-14
Miscellaneous.
Status: in_force

14. Miscellaneous. Each highway project when constructed and opened to traffic shall be maintained and kept in good condition and repair by the Authority. Each such project shall also be policed and operated by such force of police, toll-takers and other operating employees as the Authority may in its discretion employ, unless the Authority provides otherwise by agreement with any federal, state or local entity. The expenses for this maintenance and operation shall be paid by the authority from its own funds or from funds made available to the authority, unless the authority provides otherwise by agreement with any federal, state or local entity. All counties, cities, boroughs, towns, townships, villages, and other political subdivisions and all public departments, agencies and commissions of the State of New Jersey, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, are hereby authorized and empowered to sell, lease, lend, grant or otherwise convey to the Authority at its request upon such terms and conditions as the proper authorities of such counties, cities, boroughs, towns, townships, villages, and political subdivisions and departments, agencies or commissions of the State may deem reasonable and fair and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court or other action or formality, other than the regular and formal action of the authorities concerned, any real property which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of the Authority, including public roads and other real property already devoted to public use. The Authority shall cause an audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once in each year by certified public accountants and the cost thereof may be treated as a part of the cost of construction or of operation of the project. Any member, agent or employee of the Authority who is interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract of another with the Authority, or in the sale of any property, either real or personal, to the Authority shall be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree. L.1948,c.454,s.14; amended 1991, c.183, s.16; 2003,c.79,s.24.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-16 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-16
Pledges of authority revenues valid, binding
Status: in_force

16. Any pledge of tolls, fares, charges or other revenues or other moneys made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The tolls, fares or other revenues or other moneys so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of that pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether the parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the authority. L.1991,c.252,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5c — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5c
Access Link Customer Service Group.
Status: in_force

2. a. The corporation shall designate an Access Link Customer Service Group to receive and act upon complaints from passengers with disabilities regarding Access Link service. The corporation shall provide for the establishment of procedures and methods by which such complaints shall be received, processed, and acted upon and for their resolution and settlement. The Access Link Customer Service Group shall, within 21 business days of the receipt of a complaint, respond in writing as to the disposition or status of the complaint. Any person who has not received a written response to a complaint within 21 business days may petition the New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services for a hearing upon that complaint, under rules promulgated by the general manager for the hearing and disposition of such matters. As used in this section, "Access Link" means the paratransit service implemented by the corporation for purposes of complying with the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990," Pub.L.101-336 (42 U.S.C.s.12101 et seq.). b. The corporation shall provide to each person using Access Link, at the time the person is determined to be qualified for Access Link service and at least once in each calendar year thereafter in which the person remains a user, information as to the procedure to be followed in making and pursuing complaints to the Access Link Customer Service Group or the New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services pursuant to this section. The direct telephone number for the Access Link Customer Service Group shall be prominently displayed in all Access Link vehicles. c. The New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services shall report annually to the board, summarizing the Access Link Customer Service Group's activities for the preceding year, including the number of complaints received, the nature of the complaints, and the resolution of the complaints and setting forth any recommendations for changes which would improve transportation services for passengers with disabilities. The New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services shall make a copy of the report publicly available on the corporation's website. L.2016, c.25, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-14 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-14
Actions of authority require prior approval of State
Status: in_force

14. No resolution or other action of the authority providing for the issuance of bonds, notes, refunding bonds or other obligations or for the fixing, revising or adjusting of tolls, fares or charges for the use of any project or parts or sections thereof shall be adopted or otherwise made effective by the authority without the prior approval in writing of the Governor and either the State Treasurer or the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. A true copy of the minutes of every meeting of the authority shall be forthwith delivered by and under the certification of the secretary thereof to the Governor. No action taken at that meeting by the authority shall have force or effect until the earlier of 15 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, after the copy of the minutes shall have been so delivered, or the approval thereof by the Governor. If, in the 15-day period, the Governor returns the copy of the minutes with veto of any action taken by the authority or any member thereof at that meeting, the action shall be null and of no effect. The minutes of any meeting at which the authority proposes or approves its operating or capital outlay budget shall include a copy of that budget. The powers conferred by this section, upon the Governor, the State Treasurer and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury shall be exercised with due regard for the rights of the holders of bonds of the authority or other entity, if applicable, at any time outstanding, and nothing in, or done pursuant to, this section shall in any way limit, restrict or alter the obligation or powers of the authority, or any representative or officer of the authority, to carry out and perform in every detail each and every covenant, agreement or contract at any time made or entered into by or on behalf of the authority with respect to its bonds or for the benefit, protection or security of the holders thereof. L.1991,c.252,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-20 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-20
Bridge over certain tidal waters; legislative consent
Status: in_force

No bridge, viaduct or fixed structure shall be erected over or in any part of the navigable waters separating this state from any other state, where the tide ebbs and flows, without express permission of the legislature of this state to be hereafter given by a statute for that purpose, but nothing in this article shall forbid the erection of docks and wharves.
N.J. Stat. § 27:9-10 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-10
Contribution by county; reimbursement
Status: in_force

The state highway commissioner may accept from any such county any sum raised by the issuance of bonds pursuant to sections 27:9-8 to 27:9-12 of this title, and expend such sums for the improvement, betterment, reconstruction or resurfacing of portions of the state highway system located in the county issuing the bonds, and agree to reimburse and repay to such county a sum equal to the principal and interest of such bonds in installments to be fixed in the agreement, from revenues appropriated to the use of the commissioner.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-1
County powers
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county may: a. Lay out and open such free public roads in the counties as it may deem useful for the accommodation of travel between two or more communities; b. Acquire roads and highways, or portions thereof, within the limits of the county; c. Widen, alter, straighten, and change the grade or location of any road or highway under its control, or any part thereof; d. Improve, pave, repave, surface or resurface, repair and maintain any road or highway under its control, either in whole or in part; e. Protect any road or highway under its control, or any part thereof, by the construction of sewers, drains, culverts, receiving basins, jetties, bulkheads, seawalls, or other means and devices, either in or on the road or highway or on land adjacent thereto; f. Light, beautify and ornament any road or highway under its control, or any part thereof and, in any county where a county park commission does not exist, construct and maintain along any road or highway where it touches upon a navigable stream, a public park for recreation purposes, as well as public docks and wharves, but the cost of the park and docks and wharves shall not exceed $100,000; g. Vacate any road or highway under its control, or any portion thereof, that may be unnecessary for public travel; h. Lay out and open or acquire limited access highways as defined in section 1 of P.L. 1945, c. 83 (C. 27:7A-1) and subject to the terms of that law; and i. For roads and highways under its control adopt an access management code which satisfies the standards embodied in the access code adopted by the Commissioner of Transportation under section 3 of the "State Highway Access Management Act," P.L. 1989, c. 32 (C. 27:7-91). This code shall comply with the provisions of the "State Highway Access Management Act," and provide reasonable access by abutting landowners to roads and highways. Where any building or other structure has or shall have been erected or constructed upon any portion of a road or highway under its control, such portion of the road or highway may be vacated or the continuance of such building or structure in its location authorized for such period as may be deemed advisable, if the portion of such road or highway so occupied be declared by the board to be unnecessary for public travel. Amended L. 1989, c. 32, s. 22.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-33 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-33
Snow removal
Status: in_force

If a road owned by or under the control of a board of chosen freeholders shall become blockaded with snow so as to be impassable, the board may, if it deems it advisable, cause the snow to be removed, as soon as practicable so as to make the road passable.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-22.2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-22.2
Transportation Policy Review Board.
Status: in_force

6. There is hereby created in the Executive Branch of the State Government, a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the Transportation Policy Review Board. For the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the board is hereby allocated within the Department of Transportation, but, notwithstanding that allocation, the board shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or by any body or officer thereof. The board is hereby constituted as an instrumentality of the State exercising public and essential governmental functions, and the exercise by the board of the powers conferred by this act shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function of the State. The board shall be comprised of nine public members with experience in transportation finance and policy. The Governor shall appoint three of the members with the advice and consent of the Senate, two of whom shall be experts that perform academic research in the areas of transportation and public transportation policy, planning, or engineering, and one of whom shall be an expert in the area of transportation capital finance. The remaining members shall be appointed by the Governor as follows: two upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate, one upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the Senate, two upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly, and one upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the General Assembly. Each member shall have a professional background in passenger rail service, freight rail management, transportation capital planning, transportation and public transportation capital construction, federal transportation policy, State transportation policy, or transportation capital finance. Each member shall serve for a four-year term and shall serve until the member's successor is appointed and qualified; provided, however, that in order to achieve non-concurrent terms, of the members first appointed pursuant to this section, two members appointed by the Governor shall serve for four years; while the three members appointed upon the recommendations of the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the Senate and the three members appointed upon the recommendations of the Speaker of the General Assembly and the Minority Leader of the General Assembly shall serve for three years each, and the remaining member appointed by the Governor shall serve for two years; and further provided that any member serving on the effective date of P.L.2016, c.56 (C.27:1B-22.5 et al.) shall serve until the expiration of that member's term, notwithstanding the criteria for appointment established pursuant to P.L.2016, c.56 (C.27:1B-22.5 et al.). The Transportation Policy Review Board shall be deemed to be constituted immediately upon appointment and qualification in the manner provided in this section of at least five members. The purpose of the board is to assure fiscal discipline through evaluating the financing of transportation; independently analyzing and reporting on the cost effectiveness of spending in the transportation capital program; conducting and commissioning research on best practices in the areas of transportation and public transportation construction, planning, finance, and engineering; providing policy recommendations to the Legislature on the best ways to organize the capital program and appropriate capital program funds; and preparing an annual State of Condition of Transportation Financing certification. The board shall annually appear before the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, or its successor, and the Assembly Budget Committee, or its successor, and provide independent analysis of the transportation capital program, provide comments on the cost effectiveness of the program, evaluate the condition of the State transportation system, and identify needed infrastructure investments. The board shall annually appear before the Senate Transportation Committee, or its successor, and the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee, or its successor, and report on best practices and cost savings in areas related to transportation and public transportation construction, planning, finance, infrastructure, and governance. The board shall also make itself available to the aforementioned budget and transportation committees to conduct research and provide recommendations on policy issues that those committees request of the board. The board shall issue an annual report on or before June 1 of each year which summarizes the work of the board for the prior year, evaluates the reports issued by the department pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-22), and provides independent recommendations for administering the annual capital program. The board shall be provided with a budget each year to be funded through the capital program, and the budget shall be sufficient to allow the board to commission independent research from academic and other experts in the area of research to be conducted, to avail itself of any professional or consultant services necessary to perform its functions, and to complete the reports and certifications required pursuant to this section. The board may call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any State, county, or municipal department, board, bureau, task force, or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for its purposes, and to employ stenographic and clerical assistance and incur traveling and other miscellaneous expenses necessary to perform its duties, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for its purposes. The board shall submit reports to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1) no later than April 1, 2017 concerning the taxation of motor vehicles that are powered by a fuel source that is not subject to the motor fuels tax pursuant to P.L.2010, c.22 (C.54:39-101 et seq.) or the petroleum products gross receipts tax pursuant to P.L.1990, c.42 (C.54:15B-1 et seq.), including, but not limited to electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The report required pursuant to this subsection shall include recommendations to the Legislature for a new system of taxation that mandates that all vehicles operating on the highways of this State contribute equitably to the cost of maintaining the State transportation system. The State of Condition of Transportation Financing certification shall ensure that the financing and expenditures of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority (the "authority") adhere to certain standards. The standards are: a. The bonding limitation as provided in subsection i. of section 9 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-9). b. For the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2007, the amount expended from the revenues and other funds of the authority for permitted maintenance shall not exceed the amount expended for permitted maintenance in the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2006. c. The total amount authorized to be appropriated from the revenues and other funds of the authority for project costs commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007 through the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 shall not exceed $1,600,000,000 annually, and for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2016 through the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2023 shall not exceed an aggregate $16,000,000,000 over that eight-year period, and for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2024 through the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2028 shall not exceed an aggregate $10,367,000,000 over that five-year period. Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, the board shall submit to the Governor, the Legislature, and the commissioner on an annual basis the State of Condition of Transportation Financing certification as to the requirements of certification standard a. referencing therein a certification with regard to certification standards b. and c. to the extent feasible, given the other provisions of this section. The certifications shall be based on the board's review of the State's fiscal year final expenditures from the preceding fiscal year, including bonding and expenditures from the annual independent audit of the authority, and the amount of authority funds programmed for permitted maintenance. If the capital program and its financing are found to be in compliance, the first annual certification required by this paragraph shall be submitted by February 1, 2008, after the certification is concurred with by the members of the authority, and by February 1 of each year thereafter. The board shall advise the commissioner and the authority on February 1, 2008 and on each succeeding February 1, if the board finds that the authority is not in compliance with the bonding requirements as provided in certification standard a. of the section, and that a corrective action plan is needed. The authority shall submit a corrective action plan that would reduce its future bond sales to offset the amount of excess bonding or to reduce future debt service payments, or both, as the case may be. Upon approval of the corrective action plan by the board, the certification shall be issued with certain conditions. The Annual Transportation Capital Program submitted to the Legislature for the forthcoming year shall be in compliance with the provisions of the corrective action plan. If the board does not approve the corrective action plan, the authority shall submit a financial plan showing bonding only for existing projects, noting that no bonds shall be issued for new projects shown in the department's Annual Transportation Capital Program. The board shall advise the commissioner on February 1, 2008 and on each succeeding February 1, if the board finds that the Department of Transportation has exceeded the limitation for the amount of authority funds spent on permitted maintenance pursuant to certification standard b. of this section, or for the amount authorized to be appropriated for project costs pursuant to certification standard c. of this section and that a corrective action plan is needed. The department shall submit a corrective action plan that would offset the excess amount spent, or the excess amount appropriated, in the prior year with less funding for permitted maintenance or for projects, as the case may be, in the proposed capital budget request. Upon approval of the corrective action plan by the board, a certification as to these matters shall be issued with certain conditions. The Annual Transportation Capital Program submitted to the Legislature for the forthcoming year shall be in compliance with the provisions of the corrective action plan. If the board does not approve the corrective action plan, the authority shall submit a financial plan showing bonding only for existing projects, noting that no bonds shall be issued for new projects shown in the department's Annual Transportation Capital Program. L.2006, c.3, s.6; amended 2016, c.56, s.7; 2024, c.7, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-44.20 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-44.20
Rules or regulations.
Status: in_force

3. The department shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules or regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 1 and 2 of P.L.2013, c.130 (C.27:7-44.18 and C.27:7-44.19). L.2013, c.130, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:2-7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-7
Width and surface of competitive pavements to coincide
Status: in_force

When a patented, proprietary or controlled pavement is used in alternate competition with unpatented, nonproprietary and non-controlled pavements, the width of the pavements for each type shall be the same and the extent in square yards of surface of each type in the competition shall be the same.
N.J. Stat. § 27:26A-19 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 26A / Section 26A-19
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

5. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations, in consultation with TMAs, transit agencies in the State, and third-party transit benefit providers concerning the administration and enforcement of the pre-tax transportation fringe benefit requirements of P.L.2019, c.38 (C.27:26A-16 et al.) in a manner that is most compatible with current practices for providing pre-tax transportation fringe benefits. L.2019, c.38, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-55 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-55
Right of way commission; appointment; term; compensation; removal; oath; assistance
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders may appoint three discreet and impartial freeholders, residents of the county, to examine and make awards for real estate to be taken for road or highway purposes. The commission shall be known as the " county highway right-of-way commission." Each member shall serve for one year or until his successor is appointed and has qualified, and shall receive such compensation, either upon per diem, annual or other basis, as the board of chosen freeholders shall provide. The board of chosen freeholders may remove any commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, having first given him a copy of the charges against him and an opportunity of being publicly heard in person or by counsel, upon not less than ten days' notice in writing, and a statement of the findings of the board of chosen freeholders and the reasons for its action shall be filed with the clerk of the board. Each commissioner shall take and subscribe an oath that he will faithfully and impartially perform his duties, which oath shall be filed in the office of the county clerk. The board of chosen freeholders may provide the engineering, clerical or other assistance it may deem necessary, and the cost of the assistance and other necessary expenses, including the compensation of the commissioners, shall be paid by the county in the same manner as other compensation and expenses are paid. The commission shall have power, with the approval of the board of chosen freeholders, to engage the services of an attorney when needed, upon per diem or other basis, to be paid in the same manner as other compensation is paid by the county, and the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes shall not apply to any such appointment. Amended by L.1952, c. 262, p. 891, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-57 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-57
Use of highway funds for roads on state property
Status: in_force

Any moneys appropriated to the state highway department for construction and maintenance of roads may be expended by it for roads on grounds under the control of the department of institutions and agencies or of the state board of education or for state parkways, or roads in state reservations, or at the state camp at Sea Girt.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-22.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-22.1
Land acquired subject to restrictions; release of restrictions by commissioner
Status: in_force

In all cases where the State of New Jersey has received or shall hereafter receive a conveyance of land subject to restrictions as to the use thereof (except for highway purposes) and the grantor named in such conveyance or his successors in title shall release the land from such restrictions, or where the owners of all other lands subject to the said restrictions shall release the land therefrom, then and in that event the State Highway Commissioner may by good and sufficient conveyance in the law release the said lands from said restrictions. L.1946, c. 294, p. 989, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-14 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-14
Rights and protections of appointees holding positions in state classified service
Status: in_force

In the event that the deputy commissioner, Assistant Commissioner for Transportation Services and Planning, the Assistant Commissioner for Engineering and Operations, the Assistant Commissioner for Finance and Administration, the Director of Transportation Planning and Research, the deputy executive director, the Director of Modal Transportation Services, the Director of Aeronautics, the Director of Regulatory Affairs, the Director of Policy Analysis and Governmental Affairs, the Director of Waterborne Transportation, the Deputy State Highway Engineer or the chief engineers are appointed from persons holding positions in the classified service of the State, they shall retain, during their tenure in such positions, any rights or protection provided them by Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes or any pension law or retirement system. L.1966, c. 301, s. 14. Amended by L.1972, c. 164, s. 10; L.1984, c. 162, s. 5, eff. Oct. 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-29 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-29
Severability
Status: in_force

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of the act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment shall have been rendered. L.1984, c. 73, s. 38, eff. July 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1C-14 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-14
Application for dissolution
Status: in_force

a. The governing body of a county within which a transportation development district has been designated under section 4 of this act may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, apply to the commissioner for the dissolution of the district. The application shall include the reasons for the proposed dissolution and a plan for disbursing any funds remaining in the transportation development district trust fund, whether by refunds to owners of property on which the fees were assessed or otherwise, and for concluding the business of the district generally. b. The commissioner shall, within 60 days of the receipt of a completed application, (1) by order dissolve the district and approve the county's plan for concluding the business of the district or (2) disapprove the application and inform the governing body of the county in writing of the reasons for the disapproval and any conditions or changes in the plan for concluding the business of the district which the commissioner believes to be necessary in the public interest. L.1989,c.100,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-26.2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-26.2
Additional powers of county bridge commission.
Status: in_force

2. In addition to the powers set forth in R.S.27:19-26 et seq., a bridge commission established prior to the effective date of P.L.2001, c.301 (C.27:19-26.1 et al.) by a county of the second class shall have the power from time to time and be authorized to: a. Plan, finance, develop, acquire, construct, purchase, lease, maintain, market, improve and operate any project within the county, including but not limited to, any terminal, terminal facility, transportation facility or any other facility of commerce or economic development activity; b. Extend credit or make loans to any governmental unit or person for the planning, design, acquisition, construction, improvement, equipping, and furnishing of any project; and c. Mortgage, pledge, assign or otherwise encumber all or any portion of its revenues and other income, real and personal property, projects and facilities and fix and collect facility charges for the use of any project for the purpose of securing its bonds, notes, and other obligations or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of this article. L.2001,c.301,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-34 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-34
Investment in authority bonds, notes permitted
Status: in_force

34. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the State and all public officers, municipalities, counties, political subdivisions and public bodies and agencies thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, investment companies, savings and loan associations, and other persons carrying on a banking or investment business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries, may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or notes issued pursuant to this act, and these bonds and notes shall be authorized security for any and all public deposits. L.1991,c.252,s.34.
N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-7
Share of cost
Status: in_force

The State's share of the cost of any project undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not exceed, in the case of county projects 50% and in the case of municipal projects 75% of the total cost thereof, including the cost of right-of-way acquisition, preliminary engineering, preparation of plans, specifications and estimates, construction supervision and inspection and the cost of construction, reconstruction or improvement as set forth in the agreement between the commissioner and the county or municipality. L.1967, c. 86, s. 7. Amended by L.1968, c. 69, s. 1, eff. June 21, 1968.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-5.1
Rail freight authority
Status: in_force

2. The commissioner, pursuant to subsection (i) of section 5 of P.L.1966, c.301 (C.27:1A-5), may: a. Plan, design, construct, equip, operate, improve and maintain, either directly or by contract with any public or private entity, a railroad, subway, street traction or electric railway, or connecting roadways and facilities for the purpose of carrying freight in this State or between this State and points in other states; b. Acquire by purchase, condemnation, lease, gift or otherwise, on terms and conditions and in the manner he deems proper, any land or property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, which he may determine is reasonably necessary for the purposes of this section; c. Lease as lessor, sell or otherwise dispose of, on terms and conditions which he may prescribe as appropriate, real and personal property, including tangible or intangible property and consumable goods; or any interest therein, to any public or private entity in the exercise of his powers and the performance of his duties under this section, and may, in order to provide or encourage adequate and efficient rail freight service, lease or otherwise permit the use or occupancy of property without cost or at a nominal rental; d. Upon declaration by him that there are no other prospects for competitive bidding, make, negotiate or award any purchase, contract or agreement pursuant to this section without advertisement. L.1986,c.56,s.2; amended 1997,c.136,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 27:13-1a — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1a
Width of road; elimination in consideration for State aid
Status: in_force

In determining the allotment of State aid to a municipality for the construction, improvement, maintenance or repair of municipal roads pursuant to chapters 13 or 15 of Title 27 of the Revised Statutes or any supplement thereto, the Commissioner of Transportation shall not consider as a condition of eligibility the width of the road to be constructed, improved, maintained or repaired. L.1977, c. 442, s. 1, eff. March 2, 1978.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-26 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-26
Lighting highways from main shore to seaside resorts; contracts
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders shall light with electric lights all public highways which have or shall have been constructed in part by the state leading from the main shore and across the meadow to any seaside resort and which are over one mile in length and have two or more bridges constructed thereon. No contract for lighting shall be made for a longer period than five years, or without having first advertised for bids for at least two weeks in three or more newspapers published and circulating in the county.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.35 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.35
Definitions relative to Transportation Trust Fund projects; program established; requirements.
Status: in_force

3. a. As used in this section: "Project bundle" means any group of transportation projects that are combined into a single design contract under the design bundling program. "Transportation Project Design Bundling Program" or "design bundling program" means a department process where multiple transportation project design contracts, funded in whole or in part by the Transportation Trust Fund, are combined into a single transportation project design contract for the purposes of saving the department time or money. The "Transportation Project Design Bundling Program" or "design bundling program" shall not include any construction contracts among the transportation projects in the program. b. The Transportation Project Design Bundling Program is hereby established within the department to save time and money on transportation projects by allowing multiple transportation projects to be combined into a single design contract. c. All transportation projects, including but not limited to, transportation projects contained in the department's bridge inspection, safety, and pavement asset management systems, and any transportation assets identified by the department as being in need of repair, may be included in the design bundling program if the projects meet all of the following criteria: (1) the transportation projects are similar in complexity, in the same capital investment strategy (CIS) asset category, or are in reasonable geographical proximity to one another; (2) the transportation projects are of similar size or design; (3) the transportation projects will not require a more stringent environmental permitting process or increase the environmental review time as a result of their inclusion in the design bundling program; and (4) the inclusion of transportation projects in the design bundling program will provide the department with cost and time savings. d. The commissioner may develop a design bundling program. In the event that such a program is developed, the program shall include the following minimum requirements: (1) The department shall annually develop a preliminary list of transportation projects that are intended to be included in project design bundles. The department shall identify project design bundles for different regions of the State for geographically combinable transportation projects and project design bundles on a Statewide basis for similar transportation project types and similar CIS asset categories. The preliminary list shall include all transportation projects meeting the eligibility requirements established in subsection c. of this section; (2) The department shall notify any local government entity that is substantially impacted by the project design bundles recommended for inclusion in the design bundling program. The department shall also distribute the preliminary list to the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization, and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission; and (3) Once the department has obtained all of the necessary approvals for transportation projects in the design bundle from applicable governmental entities, the department shall annually, publicly issue a final list of transportation design projects to be included in the design bundling program, prior to issuing the respective contracts for project design bundles. e. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, transportation design projects determined to be eligible and recommended for inclusion in the design bundling program by the department shall not require specific itemization in a capital budget, but any capital funds expended on the design bundling program shall be provided for in a single capital program line item for each project design bundle under the design bundling program. f. Any transportation projects included in the design bundling program established pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall comply with section 24 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-24), chapters 32 through 35 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes, and any other provision of law concerning the State's public bidding requirements and business set-aside programs. L.2019, c.196, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-33 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-33
Transfer of functions, powers and duties of existing authorities to department of transportation
Status: in_force

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority, the New Jersey Expressway Authority and the New Jersey Highway Authority in the State Highway Department, together with all of their functions, powers and duties, are continued as bodies politic and corporate, with corporate succession, but such authorities are transferred to the Department of Transportation established hereunder. The persons in office as members of said authorities on the effective date of this act shall continue to hold their respective offices for the periods of their respective terms which remain unexpired on the effective date of this act and until their respective successors are appointed and have qualified. L.1966, c. 301, s. 33.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5F-18 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5F / Section 5F-18
Short title
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Act of 1987." L. 1987, c. 284, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-27 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-27
Authorities may acquire quarries and gravel pits
Status: in_force

A board of chosen freeholders or other governing body charged with the construction, maintenance and repair of roads may acquire lands for gravel pits, stone quarries, or other natural deposits of road building materials advantageously located for use in its jurisdiction and make payment therefor from funds available for the construction, maintenance and repair of roads.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-17 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-17
Payment of state's share of construction cost; certification
Status: in_force

The state's share of the cost of all roads constructed under this article shall be paid out of any appropriations made therefor. The governor and the commissioner shall certify, from time to time, to the state comptroller, the amount to be paid to any county or municipality for that year, and the comptroller shall draw his warrant on the state treasurer in favor of the county or municipal treasurer for the amount so certified, and the state treasurer shall thereupon pay the same. When a contract provides for partial payments based upon the amount of work done, the intent of this article is that partial payments to a county or municipality shall be certified as aforesaid, provided the amount so certified is not in excess of the state's proportionate share of that paid on account of the contract or contracts for work done by the county or municipality as provided in sections 27:14-15 and 27:14-16 of this title.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-26.5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-26.5
Empowerment to convey land to commission.
Status: in_force

12. Any county by resolution of its governing body, municipality by ordinance of its governing body, governmental unit or person is hereby empowered, without any referendum or public or competitive bidding, to sell, lease, lend, grant or convey to a commission, or to permit a commission to use, maintain or operate as part of any project, any real or personal property which may be necessary or useful and convenient for the purposes of the commission and accepted by the commission. Any such sale, lease, loan, grant, conveyance or permit may be made or given with or without consideration and for a specified or an unlimited period of time and under any agreement and on any terms, and conditions which may be approved by such county, municipality, governmental unit or person and which may be agreed to by the commission in conformity with its contracts with the holders of any bonds. Subject to any such contracts with the holders of bonds, the commission may enter into and perform any and all agreements with respect to property so purchased, leased, borrowed, received or accepted by it, including agreements for the assumption of principal or interest or both of indebtedness of such county, municipality, governmental unit or person or of any mortgage or lien existing with respect to such property for the operation and maintenance of such property as part of any project. L.2001,c.301,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-10 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-10
Assistants to assistant commissioner for engineering and operations; state highway engineer; deputy; chief engineers; appointment; qualifications; salary
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall appoint as assistants to the Assistant Commissioner for Engineering and Operations--State Highway Engineer, a Deputy State Highway Engineer and two chief engineers: for design and for construction and maintenance, respectively. The Deputy State Highway Engineer and each chief engineer shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner and until his successor has been appointed and qualified. (b) The qualifications for the Deputy State Highway Engineer and the chief engineers shall be the same as those prescribed for the Assistant Commissioner for Engineering and Operations State Highway Engineer. (c) The Deputy State Highway Engineer and the chief engineers shall receive such salary as established by the commissioner with the approval of the President of the Civil Service Commission and the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, which salary shall be not in excess of comparable salaries established by P.L. 1969, c. 194 (C. 52:14-15.104). L.1966, c. 301, s. 10. Amended by L.1972, c. 164, s. 6; L.1984, c. 162, s. 2, eff. Oct. 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5K-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5K / Section 5K-3
"New Jersey Scenic and Historic Highways Program."
Status: in_force

3. a. There is hereby established a "New Jersey Scenic and Historic Highways Program" to be administered by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this act. The program is established to encourage the State and counties and municipalities throughout the State to preserve the unique and intrinsic qualities of roadways deemed to have scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, or archaeological value. b. Any roadway in this State, including the surrounding area thereof, which has scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, or archaeological value may be designated through an act of the Legislature for inclusion in the program. c. Once a roadway has been designated for inclusion in the program, the department and all other public entities with jurisdiction over the roadway or the surrounding area are encouraged to preserve and promote the scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, or archaeological qualities, or any combination of the foregoing, that served as the basis for the roadway's inclusion in the program. The department and public entities with jurisdiction over a roadway which has been included in the program are encouraged not to make any physical changes to the roadway, or its surrounding area, that would degrade any of its scenic, historic, recreational, cultural, or archaeological qualities. The preservation and promotion of a roadway that has been designated for inclusion in the program shall include, but not be limited to, the following activities: (1) Making safety improvements to the roadway to the extent that such improvements are necessary to accommodate increased traffic and changes in the types of vehicles using the roadway due to its inclusion in the program; (2) Constructing rest areas, turnouts, highway shoulder improvements, passing lanes, overlooks, interpretive facilities, and other facilities for use by pedestrians and bicyclists along the roadway; (3) Making improvements that will enhance access to recreational areas in the vicinity of the roadway; (4) Protecting scenic, historical, recreational, cultural, and archaeological resources in areas adjacent to the roadway; and (5) Developing and promoting tourist information to the public, including interpretive information about the program and the specific roadways that have been designated for inclusion in the program. L.2009, c.245, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.25 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.25
Life cycle cost analysis of pavements, report to Governor and Legislature
Status: in_force

12. The commissioner shall conduct a life cycle cost analysis of pavement surfaces and report the findings of the analysis to the Governor and the Legislature no later than one year after the date of enactment of this act. The analysis shall compare equivalent designs and shall be based upon New Jersey's actual historic project maintenance, repair and resurfacing schedules and costs as recorded by the Department of Transportation, and shall include estimates of user costs throughout the entire life of the pavement. As used in this section, "life cycle cost" means the total cost of the initial project and all anticipated costs for subsequent maintenance, repair or resurfacing over the life of the pavement. L.2000,c.73,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-9.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-9.1
Schedules; motorbus regular route service, rail passenger service, ferry passenger service.
Status: in_force

2. a. In addition to the powers and duties set forth under section 5 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-5 et seq.), the New Jersey Transit Corporation shall develop a route schedule for each motorbus regular route service route, rail passenger service route, and ferry passenger service route operated by the corporation. b. The corporation shall publish the route schedule, developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, on the corporation’s website and at each transportation facility and station providing service to the motorbus regular route service route, rail passenger service route, or ferry passenger service route. c. In the event that the route schedule, developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is changed by the corporation, the corporation shall update its website to reflect the changes and post the new route schedule at each transportation facility and station providing service to the motorbus regular route service route, rail passenger service route, or ferry passenger service route, within 30 days of the changes to the route schedule taking effect. L.2025, c.260, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-35.5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-35.5
Effective date of classification; expiration
Status: in_force

The classification of the prospective bidder shall be effective 15 days after the receipt of the information specified in section 4 of this act and shall expire at such time after the effective date as specified in regulations promulgated by the commissioner. No person shall be qualified to bid on any contract who does not have a valid classification as to type and amount of work required by the contract, on the date set for the opening of bids for such contract. L.1966, c. 185, s. 5. Amended by L.1977, c. 67, s. 6, eff. April 21, 1977.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.19 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.19
Context sensitive design
Status: in_force

6. Many State highways run through fully developed cities and suburban towns. In addition, many small villages in rural areas have State highways which pass through built-up residential areas or village centers. The traffic on many of these State highways, particularly large truck and speeding traffic, prevents these residential areas, town centers and future town centers from functioning as intended. The commissioner shall study this issue and develop a departmental program which authorizes context sensitive design and examines the functional classifications of State highways running through developed cities and suburban towns. As used in this section, "context sensitive design" means a planning technique that embraces a collaborative, interdisciplinary process and recognizes the uniqueness of the community in planning transportation projects. L.2000,c.73,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 27:9-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-1
Construction of state highway routes by counties; consent required
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county in which a state highway route has or shall have been laid out by the state highway commissioner may, with the consent of the commissioner, construct and improve the whole or any part of the highway within the county. The construction and improvement shall be in accordance with plans and specifications submitted by the board of chosen freeholders and approved by the commissioner, and shall be conducted by the board of chosen freeholders at all times subject to the inspection of the commissioner. A contract for the construction or improvement of a highway made by a county under this section and sections 27:9-2 to 27:9-5 of this title shall not be effective until approved by the commissioner both as to character and cost of work and materials, and shall provide that no payment shall be made thereunder to any contractor except on the certificate of the county engineer, countersigned by the state highway engineer, certifying that the work for which payment is claimed has been done in all respects in accordance with the contract and with the plans and specifications.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-43 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-43
Improvement of full width road at request of property owners
Status: in_force

When the owners of fifty-one per cent of the frontage of property abutting a road proposed to be improved by a board of chosen freeholders under the authority of this article, petition the governing body of the municipality in which their property and the road or section thereof proposed to be improved is situate, praying that the road or section thereof be improved and paved for its entire width from gutter to gutter, and agreeing to pay the entire added cost due to the increased width of improvement and pavement, the governing body may, with the consent of the commissioner contract with the board of chosen freeholders to pay such additional cost. The contract shall fix and prescribe the time and manner of payment of the added cost by the municipality to the county. The cost and expense so contracted to be paid by the municipality shall be assessed and collected by the municipality upon and from the real estate abutting upon the road or section of road so improved in the same manner as other assessments for benefits for improvements in the municipality. If the improvement contemplated is being undertaken by municipal instead of county authority, the extended improvement shall be authorized by the petition herein provided for, the consent of the authorities of the municipality and the consent of the commissioner, and the additional cost shall be assessed and collected as herein provided.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-29 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-29
Tolls, facility charges.
Status: in_force

27:19-29. a. The commission may at all times take, demand, and receive of and from any person who shall pass over or use its bridge or bridges and approaches, when such person shall enter upon or attempt to use the same, such rate of toll as may be fixed by it from time to time, for persons, automobiles, wagons, carts or other vehicles or for horses, cows or other animals, or for things not herein enumerated, entering on, passing over or using any such bridge and the approaches thereto. Any toll gatherer of the commission may stop any person with automobiles, wagons, carts, or other vehicles or things not herein enumerated, and all horses, cows, cattle or other animal or animals, from entering upon, passing over or using any such bridge and the approaches thereto until the toll herein provided for shall have been paid. b. The commission is authorized to charge and collect tolls, rents, rates, fares, fees or other charges (sometimes in this article referred to as "facility charges") in connection with, or for the use or services of, or otherwise relating to, any project owned, leased or controlled by the commission. Such facility charges may be charged to and collected from any governmental unit or person and such governmental unit or person shall be liable for and shall pay such facility charges to the commission at the time when and place where such facility charges are due and payable. Amended 2001, c.301, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-48 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-48
Files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property transferred to department of transportation
Status: in_force

All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Law and Public Safety relating to the functions, powers and duties which have been herein transferred to the Department of Transportation, shall upon the effective date of this act be transferred to the Department of Transportation. L.1969, c. 65, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 27:24A-8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 24A / Section 24A-8
Severability.
Status: in_force

8. If any provision of P.L.2025, c.300 (C.27:24A-1 et seq.) or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect any other provision or application of P.L.2025, c.300 (C.27:24A-1 et seq.) which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of P.L.2025, c.300 (C.27:24A-1 et seq.) are severable. L.2025, c.300, s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-62 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-62
Transfer of functions, powers and duties of board of public utility commissioners with respect to railroad grade crossings and bridges to commissioner and department of transportation
Status: in_force

The functions, powers and duties of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners with respect to elimination and regulation of railroad grade crossings and protective devices in connection therewith and the regulation of bridges or passages over or under any railroad or right-of-way pursuant to R.S. 48:2-28, R.S. 48:2-29, and articles 10, 11 and 12 of chapter 12 of Title 48 of the Revised Statutes are transferred to and shall be exercised and performed by the Commissioner and Department of Transportation. L.1972, c. 169, s. 1, eff. Nov. 3, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-35.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-35.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: "Person" means and includes any individual, copartnership, association, corporation or joint stock company, their lessees, trustees, assignees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever. "Official" and "officer" mean and include the designated officer or officers of the State Highway Department. L.1966, c. 185, s. 1, eff. June 30, 1966.
N.J. Stat. § 27:13-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13 / Section 13-3
Time for filing programs; hearings; co-ordination of programs
Status: in_force

The commissioner may fix a date on or before which counties and municipalities shall file their annual work program, but in case of emergencies which were not anticipated, amendments thereto may at any time be filed and approved. Prior to approving the programs and extending state aid to the projects set forth therein the commissioner may hold hearings with the governing bodies of the counties or municipalities concerned, with a view to recommending such additions to, removals from or changes in the work program as will best enable the counties and municipalities to develop the highways under their jurisdiction in co-operation and co-ordination with the state highway system and with each other. The commissioner may deny the extension of state aid to projects which in his judgment do not comply with this requirement.
N.J. Stat. § 27:12-6 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 12 / Section 12-6
Consummation of agreements made before December 4, 1933
Status: in_force

Any agreement made prior to December fourth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, between the commission and a municipality concerning the purchase, sale or exchange of lands may be consummated by the commissioner with the nominee of such municipality upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the commissioner and such municipality.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-36 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-36
Financial, management audits
Status: in_force

36. a. The authority shall cause a financial audit of its books and accounts to be made at least once each year by certified public accountants and a copy thereof shall be filed with the State Treasurer. b. Not less than once every five years the authority shall cause a management audit of its operational effectiveness and efficiency to be conducted by an independent consulting firm selected by the authority from a list of at least five such firms provided by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury. No firm which has performed a financial audit of the authority in the five years previous to an impending management audit shall be selected by the authority to perform that impending management audit. A copy of the management audit shall be filed in the same manner as the copy of the reports required to be submitted pursuant to section 35 of this act. In addition, the officials receiving a copy of the management audit also shall receive a copy of the recommendations or comments of the consultant concerning the management or operation of any of the authority's resources or programs. The first management audit to be conducted pursuant to this subsection shall commence within three years of the effective date of this act. The cost of the audits required by this section may be treated as a part of the cost of a project. L.1991,c.252,s.36.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-87 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-87
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the act in the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. L.1972, c. 47, s. 16, eff. July 1, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-42.6 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-42.6
Program established by county, municipality.
Status: in_force

5. A county or municipality may establish an integrated roadside vegetation management program, provided that the program established by the county or municipality is consistent with the program established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2017, c.44 (C.27:7-42.4). L.2017, c.44, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-82 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-82
Coordination with other programs
Status: in_force

The payments authorized in this act shall not be construed as creating in any condemnation proceeding brought under the power of eminent domain any element of damages not in existence on the effective date of this act and such payments are to be in addition to the just compensation established in the condemnation proceedings but only to the extent that they are not otherwise included within the condemnation award. No payment or assistance shall be required to be made to any person or included as a program or project cost under P.L. 1972, c. 47 (C. 27:7-72 et seq.) if the person receives a payment required by federal or State law, or local ordinance, which is determined to have substantially the same purpose and effect as the payments authorized under this act. L. 1972, c. 47, s. 11; amended 1989,c.50,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 27:17-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-3
Commissioners; nomination and election
Status: in_force

The commissioners elected and holding office in a county where a road has already been completed under the above entitled act are hereby continued for their respective terms. The commissioners first to be elected in a county in which a road shall hereafter be completed under the above entitled act shall be elected at the general election next following its completion. The proceedings touching the nomination and election of all such commissioners shall conform in all respects to the method of nominating and electing members of the general assembly. They shall be voted for on the same ticket, but in order to secure minority representation on the board, no voter shall at any election vote upon his ballot for more than two commissioners, and upon the canvass of the election the three persons receiving the highest number of votes for such position shall be declared elected, and the county clerk shall, on their qualification, give to each a certificate of his election and qualification. Until the first election and qualification of the commissioners, the board of chosen freeholders shall control, maintain and repair such roads as heretofore.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-42 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-42
Powers, rights, duties conferred as of transfer date.
Status: in_force

3. a. Until the Transfer Date, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (hereinafter the "authority") shall not exercise any powers, rights or duties conferred by this act or by any other law in any way which will interfere with the powers, rights and duties of the New Jersey Highway Authority (hereinafter the "Highway Authority"). The authority shall not before the Transfer Date exercise any powers of the Highway Authority. The authority and the Highway Authority are directed to cooperate with each other so that the Transfer Date shall occur as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this act, and both authorities shall make available information concerning their property and assets, outstanding bonds and other debts, obligations, liabilities and contracts, operations and finances as the authority may require to provide for the retirement of any outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations of either authority and the efficient exercise by the authority of all powers, rights and duties conferred upon it by this act. b. On the Transfer Date: (1) The authority shall assume all of the powers, rights, assets and duties of the Highway Authority to the extent provided by this act, and such powers shall then and thereafter be vested in and shall be exercised by the authority. (2) The terms of office of the members of the Highway Authority shall terminate, the officers having custody of the funds of the Highway Authority shall deliver those funds into the custody of the chief financial officer of the authority, the property and assets of the Highway Authority shall, without further act or deed, become the property and assets of the authority, and the Highway Authority shall cease to exist. (3) The officers and employees of the Highway Authority are transferred to the authority and shall become employees of the authority until determined otherwise by the authority. Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any officers or employees of the Highway Authority of their rights, privileges, obligations or status with respect to any pension or retirement system. The employees shall retain all of their rights and benefits under existing collective negotiation agreements or contracts until such time as new or revised agreements or contracts are agreed to. All existing employee representatives shall be retained to act on behalf of those employees until such time as the employees shall, pursuant to law, elect to change those representatives. Nothing in this act shall affect the civil service status, if any, of those officers or employees. (4) All debts, liabilities, obligations and contracts of the Highway Authority, except to the extent specifically provided or established to the contrary in this act, are imposed upon the authority, and all creditors of the Highway Authority and persons having claims against or contracts with the Highway Authority of any kind or character may enforce those debts, claims and contracts against the authority as successor to the Highway Authority in the same manner as they might have had against the Highway Authority, and the rights and remedies of those holders, creditors and persons having claims against or contracts with the Highway Authority shall not be limited or restricted in any manner by this act. (5) In continuing the functions, contracts, obligations and duties of the Highway Authority, the authority is authorized to act in its own name or in the name of the Highway Authority as may be convenient or advisable under the circumstances from time to time. (6) Any references to the Highway Authority in any other law or regulation shall be deemed to refer and apply to the authority. (7) All rules and regulations of the Highway Authority shall continue in effect as the rules and regulations of the authority until amended, supplemented or rescinded by the authority in accordance with law. Notwithstanding any requirements of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the authority may adopt regulations, after notice and an opportunity for public comment, amending, supplementing, modifying or repealing the regulations of both authorities or either of them. Such regulations shall be effective immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law and shall be effective for a period not to exceed 18 months from the Transfer Date and they may, thereafter, be amended, adopted or readopted in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act." Regulations of the Highway Authority inconsistent with the provisions of this act or of regulations of the authority shall be deemed void if so judged by the authority acting pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph. (8) All operations of the Highway Authority shall continue as operations of the authority until altered by the authority as may be permitted pursuant to this act. (9) The powers vested in the authority by this act shall be construed as being in addition to and not in diminution of the powers heretofore vested by law in the Highway Authority to the extent not otherwise altered or provided for in this act. c. As soon as practicable after the Transfer Date, the authority shall notify the Governor and the presiding officers of each house of the Legislature that the transfer has occurred, the date of the transfer and any other information concerning the transfer the authority deems appropriate. d. On and after the Transfer Date, no officer or employee of the authority shall be granted permanent tenure at the authority. L.2003,c.79,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:17-11 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-11
Annual report
Status: in_force

The commissioners shall annually on or before the first Monday in May file in the office of the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders, a report in writing containing a statement of the disbursements made by them during the fiscal year.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1D-9 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1D / Section 1D-9
Public partner may defend, indemnify
Status: in_force

9. a. The public partner may agree to defend and indemnify any person, who, pursuant to a written agreement with the public partner entered into in accordance with this act, designs, constructs, operates, maintains, leases or otherwise holds an interest in a demonstration project, against claims, causes of action, demands, costs or judgments against that person arising as a direct result of the design, construction, interest, operation, or maintenance of that demonstration project. The public partner is authorized to reach agreements to defend and indemnify a person upon the terms and limitations the public partner deems reasonable and appropriate. b. A determination by the public partner to defend and indemnify pursuant to this section does not bar, reduce, limit or affect any remedies which the public partner may have to enforce the agreement between the public partner and the developer to assert a claim for damages to which the public partner may be entitled arising out of the developer's failure to perform the agreement, or for the recovery of funds expended for the defense of the developer if the defense was undertaken in response to a claim or cause of action brought against the developer which is proven to have arisen from gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, intentional tort, bad faith or criminal conduct. c. No one other than the person operating, maintaining, leasing or otherwise holding an interest in the demonstration project pursuant to an agreement with the public partner has the right to enforce any agreement for defense or indemnification between that person and the public partner. L.1997,c.136,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-11 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-11
Exceptions for certain roadside signs.
Status: in_force

7. a. No permit shall be issued by the commissioner for roadside signs to be erected or maintained in any protected area visible from the main-traveled way of any Interstate or Primary System highway within the State, except as provided herein. (1) In protected areas, only the following signs shall be permitted, subject to the regulations of the commissioner: (a) Directional and other official signs and notices which are required or authorized by law, and which conform to national standards promulgated by the Secretary of Transportation of the United States. (b) Signs located in zoned and unzoned commercial and industrial areas within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way, any part of which was acquired on or before July 1, 1956. c. Signs advertising activities conducted on the property on which they are located. (2) In portions of protected areas on the Interstate System the following may also be permitted: (a) Signs located in commercial or industrial zones within the boundaries of incorporated municipalities as those boundaries existed on September 21, 1959, and all other areas where the land use as of September 21, 1959 was clearly established by State law as commercial or industrial within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way. (b) Signs located in zoned and unzoned commercial and industrial areas within 660 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way, any part of which was acquired on or before July 1, 1956. (3) In protected areas on the Primary System, the following signs may also be permitted: (a) Signs located in areas which are zoned industrial or commercial under the authority of State law. (b) Signs located in areas determined to be industrial or commercial pursuant to State law. b. No permit shall be issued by the commissioner for signs to be erected or maintained in any other area not covered by paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) above, except that permits for the following signs may also be permitted: (1) Signs located in areas which are zoned industrial or commercial under the authority of State law. (2) Signs located in areas determined to be industrial or commercial pursuant to State law. c. In those instances where the commissioner deems it is in the public interest, he may issue a permit for a sign on public property which would not otherwise be permitted under the provisions of this act, and impose conditions as he deems appropriate, provided, however, that the State House Commission shall have previously reviewed and approved the issuance of such a permit. L.1991,c.413,s.7; amended 2004, c.42, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-19 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-19
Fees, penalties for administration of act; fees in addition to other excises.
Status: in_force

15. a. Moneys received from fees and penalties collected pursuant to this act shall be deposited with the State Treasurer, and shall be disbursed to the department to defray the expenses of administering the provisions of this act. Moneys received pursuant to the schedule of fees adopted by the commissioner shall not exceed the cost of administering the provisions of this act. b. The fees prescribed by this act shall be in addition to all other governmental fees or excises for signs, or the carrying on of the business of outdoor advertising by means of signs. L.1991,c.413,s.15; amended 2003, c.124, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-11 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-11
Termination of employment of personnel holding office on effective date of act
Status: in_force

The persons in office as State Highway Engineer, assistant State Highway Engineers, Director of Planning, and Director of Administration on the effective date of this amendatory act shall continue to hold their respective offices under the new titles established by this amendatory act until their respective successors are appointed and have qualified. L.1966, c. 301, s. 11. Amended by L.1972, c. 164, s. 7.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-22.6 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-22.6
Acquisition of uneconomic remnants of lands along right-of-way
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers now vested in the Commissioner of Transportation for the acquisition of lands or rights therein by virtue of any statute, the commissioner may, in his discretion, acquire by gift, devise, purchase or condemnation, an entire lot, block or tract of land, if, by so doing, the interests of the public will be best served even though said entire lot, block or tract is not needed for the right-of-way proper but only if the portion outside the normal right-of-way is landlocked or is so situated that the cost of acquisition to the State will be practically equivalent to the total value of the whole parcel of land; provided, however, that the commissioner shall not have the power to acquire by the exercise of the right of eminent domain for any of the purposes of this act any property or property rights owned or used by any public utility as defined in section 48:2-13 of the Revised Statutes. L.1967, c. 55, s. 1, eff. May 18, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-3
Definitions.
Status: in_force

3. The following words or terms as used in this act shall have the following meaning unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: "Act" means this New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act of 1984 as amended and supplemented. "Authority" means the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority created by section 4 of this act. "Bonds" means bonds issued by the authority pursuant to the act and includes prior bonds and transportation program bonds. "Circle of Mobility" means an essential group of related transit projects that include (1) the New Jersey Urban Core Project, as defined in section 3031 of the "Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991," Pub.L.102-240, and consisting of the following elements: Secaucus Transfer, Kearny Connection, Waterfront Connection, Northeast Corridor Signal System, Hudson River Waterfront Transportation System, Newark-Newark International Airport-Elizabeth Transit Link, a rail connection between Penn Station Newark and Broad Street Station, Newark, New York Penn Station Concourse, and the equipment needed to operate revenue service associated with improvements made by the project, and (2) the modification and reconstruction of the West Shore Line in Bergen County connected to Allied Junction/Secaucus Transfer Meadowlands Rail Center; the construction of a rail station and associated components at the Meadowlands Sports Complex; the modification and reconstruction of the Susquehanna and Western Railway, as defined and provided in section 3035 (a) of the "Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991"; the modification and reconstruction of the Lackawanna Cutoff Commuter Rail Line connecting Morris, Sussex and Warren Counties to the North Jersey Transportation Rail Centers; and commuter rail service in the central New Jersey region terminating at the proposed Lakewood Transportation Center in Ocean County or other location, as determined by the Board of the New Jersey Transit Corporation, pursuant to a resolution of the board providing for the achievement of a consensus among the interested parties as to the direction of the proposed rail line; provided, however, that this 2000 amendatory act shall not be construed as affecting any priorities which may have been assigned to any other project in the Circle of Mobility. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation. "Department" means the Department of Transportation. "Federal aid highway" means any highway within the State in connection with which the State receives payment or reimbursement from the federal government under the terms of Title 23, United States Code or any amendment, successor, or replacement thereof, for the purposes contained in the act. "Federal government" means the United States of America, and any office, department, board, commission, bureau, division, corporation, agency, or instrumentality thereof. "New Jersey Highway Authority" means the public corporation created by section 4 of P.L.1952, c.16 (C.27:12B-4) or its successor. "New Jersey Turnpike Authority" means the public corporation created by section 3 of P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-3) or its successor. "Notes" means the notes issued by the authority pursuant to the act. "Permitted maintenance" means, in relation to public transportation projects and transportation projects, direct costs of work necessary for preserving or maintaining the useful life of public transportation projects and transportation projects, respectively, provided the work performed is associated with the acquisition, installation, and rehabilitation of components which are not included in the normal operating maintenance of equipment and facilities or replaced on a scheduled basis. The work shall ensure the useful life of the public transportation project or transportation project for not less than five years and shall not include routine maintenance or inspection of equipment and facilities that is conducted on a scheduled basis. This definition shall not apply to the term "maintenance" as used in the definition of "public highways." In relation to public highways, "permitted maintenance" means the direct costs of work necessary for preserving or maintaining the useful life of public highways, provided the work is not associated with the regular and routine maintenance of public highways and their components. The work shall ensure the useful life of the transportation project for not less than five years. "Prior bonds" means bonds issued pursuant to the authorization contained in P.L.1995, c.108 and P.L.2006, c.3 and any bonds issued to refund such prior bonds. "Public highways" means public roads, streets, expressways, freeways, parkways, motorways and boulevards, including bridges, tunnels, overpasses, underpasses, interchanges, rest areas, express bus roadways, bus pullouts and turnarounds, park-ride facilities, traffic circles, grade separations, traffic control devices, the elimination or improvement of crossings of railroads and highways, whether at grade or not at grade, bicycle and pedestrian pathways and pedestrian and bicycle bridges traversing public highways and any facilities, equipment, property, rights of way, easements and interests therein needed for the construction, improvement, and maintenance of highways. "Public transportation project" means, in connection with public transportation service, passenger stations, shelters and terminals, automobile parking facilities, ferries and ferry facilities, including capital projects for ferry terminals, approach roadways, pedestrian accommodations, parking, docks, and other necessary land-side improvements, ramps, track connections, signal systems, power systems, information and communication systems, roadbeds, transit lanes or rights of way, equipment storage, pedestrian walkways and bridges connecting to passenger stations and servicing facilities, bridges, grade crossings, rail cars, locomotives, motorbuses and other motor vehicles, maintenance and garage facilities, revenue handling equipment and any other equipment, facility, or property useful for or related to the provision of public transportation service. "South Jersey Transportation Authority" means the public corporation created by section 4 of P.L.1991, c.252 (C.27:25A-4) or its successor. "State agency" means any office, department, board, commission, bureau, division, agency, or instrumentality of the State. "Toll road authorities" means and includes the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, the New Jersey Highway Authority, or its successor, and the South Jersey Transportation Authority. "Transportation program bonds" means bonds issued pursuant to the authorization contained in P.L.2012, c.13, P.L.2016, c.56, P.L.2024, c.7 (C.39:3-8.5 et al.), and any bonds issued to refund such transportation program bonds. "Transportation project" means, in addition to public highways and public transportation projects, any equipment, facility or property useful or related to the provision of any ground, waterborne, or air transportation for the movement of people and goods including rail freight infrastructure, which equipment, facility, or property may be acquired by purchase or lease. "Transportation system" means public highways, public transportation projects, other transportation projects, and all other surface, airborne, and waterborne methods of transportation for the movement of people and goods. L.1984, c.73, s.3; amended 1991, c.40, s.2; 1992, c.10, s.1; 1995, c.84, s.2; 1995, c.108, s.1; 2000, c.59; 2000, c.73, s.15; 2012, c.13, s.1; 2016, c.56, s.1; 2024, c.7, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-15.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-15.1
New Jersey Transit Police Department; duties, appointments, training.
Status: in_force

2. a. There is established in the New Jersey Transit Corporation a New Jersey Transit Police Department, which shall be headed by a chief of police. This police department shall have police and security responsibilities over all locations and services owned, operated, or managed by the corporation and its subsidiaries. The executive director of the New Jersey Transit Corporation, through the chief of police of the New Jersey Transit Police Department, shall have the power and authority to appoint and employ such number of transit police officers as he deems necessary to act as transit police officers of the corporation and to administer to the transit police officers an oath or affirmation faithfully to perform the duties of their respective positions or offices. The transit police officers so appointed shall have general authority, without limitation, to exercise police powers and duties, as provided by law for police officers and law enforcement officers, in all criminal and traffic matters at all times throughout the State and, in addition, to enforce such rules and regulations as the corporation shall adopt and deem appropriate. Nothing herein shall confer upon the transit police officers so appointed or upon their collective negotiations representative, exclusive jurisdiction or claim over the exercise of police power or security work on behalf of the corporation or any of its subsidiaries. Nothing herein shall limit the executive director from continuing to call upon local police for police services. The members of the New Jersey Transit Police Department shall comply with all policies established by the Attorney General, including rules and regulations, directives, advisory opinions, and other guidelines, unless those policies are inconsistent with federal laws, regulations, directives, advisory opinions, or other guidelines relating to drug and alcohol testing, alcohol misuse, or prohibited drug use applicable to the New Jersey Transit Police Department. The executive director, through the chief of police of the New Jersey Transit Police Department, shall, in accordance with procedures established by the Superintendent of State Police, investigate and determine the character, competency, integrity and fitness of any person making application for appointment as a police officer. The New Jersey Transit Police Department is authorized to exchange fingerprint data and receive criminal history record information from the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division, for use in making this determination. b. Rail police officers of the New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Police Department who are employed by the corporation on the effective date of this 1991 amendatory and supplementary act shall continue in employment, and shall be appointed as transit police officers of the corporation. The corporation shall recognize any representative previously chosen by these police officers for the purposes of collective negotiations consistent with the bargaining units already established. The corporation shall also assume and observe any existing labor contracts covering these police officers for their remaining term; provided however, that the terms and conditions of these labor contracts are within the scope of negotiations as defined by the Public Employment Relations Commission under the "New Jersey Employer-Employee Relations Act," P.L.1941, c.100 (C.34:13A-1 et seq.). c. Transit police officers appointed pursuant to this section shall satisfy the training requirements established by the Police Training Commission as follows: (1) All officers appointed pursuant to this section after the effective date of this 1989 amendatory and supplementary act shall successfully complete, within one year of the date of their appointment, a training course approved by the Police Training Commission; (2) All officers appointed and in employment on the effective date of this 1989 amendatory and supplementary act may continue in employment if, within 18 months of the effective date of this 1991 amendatory and supplementary act, they have satisfied the training requirements of the Police Training Commission; (3) The executive director, through the chief of police of the New Jersey Transit Police Department, may request from the Police Training Commission an exemption from all or part of the training requirements of this subsection on behalf of a current or prospective officer who demonstrates successful completion of a police training course conducted by any federal, state or other public or private agency, the requirements of which are substantially equivalent to the requirements of the Police Training Commission. d. Transit police officers shall qualify for an exemption from the provisions of N.J.S.2C:39-5 if they satisfactorily complete a firearms training course approved by the Police Training Commission. L.1989, c.291, s.2; amended 1991, c.386, s.1; 2018, c.162, s.15.
N.J. Stat. § 27:2-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-1
Road contracts
Status: in_force

a. When the cost of constructing, reconstructing or resurfacing any State, county or municipal road, street or highway, or portion thereof, will exceed $7,500.00 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the specifications and their adoption and the award of the contract therefor shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. b. The Governor, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, or subsequent to 1985 the threshold amount resulting from any adjustment under this subsection or section 17 of P.L. 1985, c. 469, in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, notify every governing body in charge of approving contracts for work on public thoroughfares specified in subsection a. of this section of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. Amended by L. 1959, c. 110, p. 520, s. 1; L. 1985, c. 469, s. 3, eff. Jan. 16, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 27:20-8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-8
Widening roads; acquisition of property; cost borne by counties respectively
Status: in_force

The title to the lands required for such widening may be acquired by gift, devise, purchase or condemnation, and shall vest in the county or counties within the territorial limits of which they may lie, respectively, and the cost and expense of acquiring such lands shall be paid by the county within which they shall lie, but nothing in this section or section 27:20-7 of this title shall alter or affect the provisions of law under which such road, including the bridges thereof, is or shall be constructed, renewed, repaired or maintained.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-45 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-45
Designation of bridges as state highway bridges
Status: in_force

The commissioner may designate any bridge which connects at each end with improved roads in the state highway system as a state highway bridge, whenever, in his judgment, the cost of operation or repair thereof is, in view of the traffic carried thereby, an inequitable charge on the board or boards of chosen freeholders charged or to be charged by law with such costs.
N.J. Stat. § 27:17-7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-7
Annual requisition for funds; control of funds
Status: in_force

On or before January first, in each year, the commissioners shall make a requisition in writing on the board of chosen freeholders of the county, for the moneys necessary to enable the commissioners to carry out the purpose of this chapter. The board of chosen freeholders shall cause the amount to be raised and collected in the same manner as money for other county purposes and the moneys thus raised shall remain a fund in the hands of the county treasurer to be used for such purposes only, and to be drawn, on warrants signed by the president and secretary of the commission, and the board of chosen freeholders shall have no control over the fund.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-20 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-20
State, federal agreements
Status: in_force

16. The commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements with the Secretary of Transportation of the United States, as provided pursuant to Title 23 of the United States Code relating to the control of signs, and to take action in the name of the State to comply with the terms of agreements. The commissioner is authorized to receive and expend federal or State funds in furtherance of these agreements. L.1991,c.413,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-2
Acquisition of roads and real estate; procedure
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders may acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation, any public road, toll road, private road or byroad, or any portion thereof, or any real estate, or interest therein, for any of the purposes set forth in section 27:16-1 of this title. Action in respect thereto shall be by resolution designating the road, real estate, or interest therein, to be acquired, naming the municipality or municipalities in which it shall be situate or through which it shall extend. To the resolution shall be attached a map or maps showing the road, or real estate, to be acquired, and the lines, location, width and length thereof. A copy of the resolution, together with the map or maps attached, certified by the clerk of the board shall, within thirty days after the adoption of the resolution, be filed in the office of the county clerk for public inspection.
N.J. Stat. § 27:20-12 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-12
Maintenance of certain turnpikes purchased
Status: in_force

The portion of a turnpike road lying within the limits of a municipality, purchased or acquired for public use under the provisions of an act entitled "An act relating to the purchase and acquisition by any city, township, town, borough or other municipality of the portion of any turnpike road lying within the limits of any such city, township, town, borough or other municipality, and to provide the money necessary for the purchase thereof," approved March twenty-fourth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine (L.1899, c. 191, p. 501), shall be graded, regulated, worked, repaired, maintained and kept up at the expense of the municipality in which it lies.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.1
Annual funding maximums.
Status: in_force

8. a. Commencing with the reports of the commissioner, which shall include the Transportation Master Plan, Statewide Capital Investment Strategy, Annual Transportation Capital Program, Transportation Trust Fund Authority Financial Plan, and Five-Year Capital Plan, as may be amended, required to be submitted pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-22) on or before March 1, 2006 and on each succeeding March 1 thereafter through March 1, 2015, the annual amount so reported by the commissioner for proposed projects shall not exceed $1,600,000,000 exclusive of federal funds, and beginning with the reports due March 1, 2016, and on each succeeding March 1 thereafter through March 1, 2023, the amount so reported by the commissioner for proposed projects shall not exceed an aggregate $16,600,000,000 over that eight year period, and beginning with the reports due March 1, 2024, and on each succeeding March 1 thereafter through March 1, 2028, the amount so reported by the commissioner for proposed projects shall not exceed an aggregate $10,367,000,000 over that five-year period. b. For the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2006 and for each fiscal year thereafter through the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2011, the total annual amount authorized to be appropriated from the revenues and other nonfederal funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the projects listed in the appropriations act pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-21) shall not exceed $1,600,000,000, all amounts exclusive of federal funds. The total amount authorized to be appropriated from the revenues and other nonfederal funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the projects listed in the appropriations act pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-21) shall not exceed: $1,247,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2012; $1,224,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2013; $1,225,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2014; and $1,247,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2015. The total amount authorized to be appropriated from the revenues and other nonfederal funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the projects listed in the appropriations act pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-21) shall not exceed an aggregate $16,600,000,000 in total for the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2016 through the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2023. The total amount authorized to be appropriated from the revenues and other nonfederal funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the projects listed in the appropriations act pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-21) shall not exceed: (1) $2,000,000,000 for State Fiscal Year 2025; (2) $2,000,000,000 for State Fiscal Year 2026; (3) $2,060,000,000 for State Fiscal Year 2027, provided, however, in addition to any additional set-aside required under section 25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25) for this fiscal year, $60,000,000 of the amount authorized pursuant to this subsection shall be allocated as follows: 25 percent as State aid to counties for transportation projects pursuant to subsection e. of section 25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25); 25 percent as State aid to municipalities for transportation projects pursuant to subsection c. of section 25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25); 25 percent for projects of the Department of Transportation; and 25 percent for projects of the New Jersey Transit Corporation; (4) $2,122,000,000 for State Fiscal Year 2028, provided, however, in addition to any additional set-aside required under section 25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25) for this fiscal year, $122,000,000 of the amount authorized pursuant to this subsection shall be allocated as follows: 25 percent as State aid to counties for transportation projects pursuant to subsection e. of section 25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25); 25 percent as State aid to municipalities for transportation projects pursuant to subsection c. of section 25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25); 25 percent for projects of the Department of Transportation; and 25 percent for projects of the New Jersey Transit Corporation; and (5) $2,185,000,000 for State Fiscal Year 2029, provided, however, in addition to any additional set-aside required under section 25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25) for this fiscal year, $185,000,000 of the amount authorized pursuant to this subsection shall be allocated as follows: 25 percent as State aid to counties for transportation projects pursuant to subsection e. of section 25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25); 25 percent as State aid to municipalities for transportation projects pursuant to subsection c. of section 25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25); 25 percent for projects of the Department of Transportation; and 25 percent for projects of the New Jersey Transit Corporation. c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1991, c.40) d. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1992, c.10) e. The State Auditor shall provide for a unified annual audit of expenditures from the "Special Transportation Fund," established by section 21 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-21), in order to determine that these funds are expended for costs eligible for funding from the authority and in a manner consistent with appropriations made by the Legislature. The findings of such audits shall be transmitted to the presiding officer of each House of the Legislature, and to the Chair of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, the Senate Transportation Committee, the Assembly Appropriations Committee, and the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee or their successors. f. The State Auditor shall review bond issuances of the authority and report to the Joint Budget Oversight Committee and to the members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Assembly Appropriations Committee, or their successors, on the status of the bonds of the authority and projects financed from the proceeds of the bonds. The report shall include the investment status of all unexpended bond proceeds and provide a description of any bond issues expected during a fiscal year, including type of issue, estimated amount of bonds to be issued and the expected month of sale. L.1987, c.460, s.8; amended 1991, c.40, s.6; 1992, c.10, s.2; 1995, c.108, s.7; 2000, c.73, s.21; 2006, c.3, s.4; 2012, c.13, s.7; 2016, c.56, s.5; 2022, c.38; 2024, c.7, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5.18 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5.18
Use of wireless telephone, electronic communication devices by operator of public transportation service prohibited; exceptions.
Status: in_force

1. a. The use of a wireless telephone or electronic communication device by an operator of a moving vehicle involved in the provision of public transportation service, as defined under section 3 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-3), and including light rail service or any other operations for the purpose of carrying passengers in this State or between points in this State and points in other states, provided by the New Jersey Transit Corporation, any public or private entity under contract to the corporation, or any private entity operating under the authority of a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, is unlawful. "Use" of a wireless telephone or electronic communication device shall include, but not be limited to, talking or listening to another person on the telephone, text messaging, or sending an electronic message via the wireless telephone or electronic communication device. "Use" shall not include listening to or making an announcement on a public address system. b. The operator of a moving vehicle involved in the provision of public transportation service may use a wireless telephone or electronic communication device under the following circumstances: (1) in the event of an emergency; (2) when radio communication failure occurs; or (3) when the wireless telephone or electronic communication device is used hands-free while operating paratransit service and radio communication is not available. c. A violation of this section is a disorderly persons offense. L.2011, c.5, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-13 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-13
Regulations for bridges and viaducts; bridge tenders; police powers
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders shall make rules and regulations for the protection and use of the viaducts and bridges in the county under its care and control, and may place any viaduct or bridge in the special care or charge of such person as it may appoint for that purpose. Where there are one or more viaducts or bridges connecting two or more counties, the board of chosen freeholders of those counties or any joint committee having charge thereof, shall make rules and regulations for the protection and use thereof, and may place them in the special care or charge of such person or persons as they may appoint for that purpose. The person so appointed shall have the same powers as policemen in cities of the first class in respect to such viaduct, bridge or roads or its approaches for the enforcement of all laws, rules and regulations. Amended by L.1953, c. 289, p. 1793, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-20 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-20
"Transportation Trust Fund Account."
Status: in_force

20. There is hereby established in the General Fund an account entitled "Transportation Trust Fund Account," which shall consist of three subaccounts entitled: "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Debt Service for Prior Bonds," "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Debt Service for Transportation Program Bonds," and "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Capital Reserves." During the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1984 and during each succeeding fiscal year in which the authority has bonds, notes or other obligations outstanding, the treasurer shall credit to the "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Debt Service for Prior Bonds" a portion of the revenues derived from the following, as determined by the treasurer, and to the "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Debt Service for Transportation Program Bonds" and "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Capital Reserves" only revenues dedicated pursuant to the New Jersey Constitution, including Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 4, which are also derived under subsection a. of this section and from the petroleum products gross receipts and sales tax as set forth in subsection d. of this section, and to the "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Capital Reserves," the revenues derived from the additional annual fee for zero-emission vehicles, as set forth in subsection e. of this section: a. An amount equivalent to all revenue derived from the collection of the tax imposed on the sale of motor fuels pursuant to chapter 39 of Title 54 of the Revised Statutes, as provided in Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 4 of the State Constitution; b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2000, c.73). c. An amount equivalent to moneys received by the State in accordance with contracts entered into with toll road authorities or other State agencies, provided that effective with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1988 the amount so credited shall not be less than $24,500,000 in any fiscal year. The treasurer shall also credit to the "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Debt Service for Prior Bonds," in accordance with a contract between the treasurer and the authority, an amount equivalent to the sum of the revenues due from the increase of fees for motor vehicle registrations collected pursuant to the amendment to R.S.39:3-20 made by section 32 of P.L.1984, c.73 and from the increase in the tax on diesel fuels imposed pursuant to the amendment to R.S.54:39-27 made by section 35 of P.L.1984, c.73 and by P.L.1987, c.460, and as amended by section 18 of P.L.1992, c.23, and repealed by section 56 of P.L.2010, c.22 and now imposed pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2010, c.22 (C.54:39-103), provided that the total amount credited during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1984 shall not be less than $20,000,000 and that the total amount credited during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1985 and during every fiscal year thereafter shall not be less than $30,000,000. In addition to the amounts credited to the account by this section, commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995 and every fiscal year thereafter, there shall be appropriated from the General Fund such additional amounts as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and beginning July 1, 2000 the fees collected pursuant to subsection a. of section 68 of P.L.1990, c.8 (C.17:33B-63) shall be credited to the account for the purposes of this act, provided, however, the amount credited from such fees during any fiscal year shall not be less than $60,000,000. d. In addition to the amount credited in subsection a. of this section: beginning January 1 following approval by the voters an amount equivalent to the revenue derived from the tax imposed on the sale of petroleum products pursuant to P.L.1990, c.42 (C.54:15B-1 et seq.), provided, however, such amount shall not be less than $100,000,000 in the period January 1 through June 30 following approval by the voters and shall not be less than $200,000,000 in any fiscal year through the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015; and in the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2016, an amount equivalent to all revenue derived from the sale of petroleum products pursuant to P.L.1990, c.42 (C.54:15B-1 et seq.) and in each year thereafter; and for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2001 and for each fiscal year thereafter an amount equivalent to the revenue derived from the tax imposed under the "Sales and Use Tax Act," P.L.1966, c.30 (C.54:32B-1 et seq.) on the sale of new motor vehicles, provided, however, that such amount shall not be less than $200,000,000 for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2003 and for each fiscal year thereafter, as provided in Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 4 of the State Constitution. No later than the fifth business day of the month following the month in which a credit has been made, the treasurer shall pay to the authority, for its purposes as provided herein, the amounts then credited to the "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Debt Service for Prior Bonds," "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Debt Service for Transportation Program Bonds," and "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Capital Reserves," provided that the payments to the authority shall be subject to and dependent upon appropriations being made from time to time by the Legislature of the amounts thereof for the purposes of the act, and further provided that the revenues deposited into the "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Debt Service for Transportation Program Bonds" and "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Capital Reserves" shall consist solely of revenues which are dedicated pursuant to the New Jersey Constitution, including Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 4, and subsections a. and d. of this section. In the event that the amount of appropriations and other revenues made available to the authority are greater than the amount of appropriations and other revenues needed to meet the statutory purposes of the authority in a fiscal year, any of those additional amounts, which are dedicated pursuant to the New Jersey Constitution, including Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 4, and subsections a. and d. of this section, may be deposited into the "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Capital Reserves." Monies deposited in the "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Capital Reserves" shall be held in reserve as a means of ensuring the adequacy of funding to meet the future statutory needs of the authority, and may be transferred to the other subaccounts of the "Transportation Trust Fund Account" or to the "Special Transportation Fund" through appropriation by the Legislature for any statutory need of the authority. e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equivalent to the sum of all revenues derived from the imposition of an additional annual fee collected upon zero-emission vehicles pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2024, c.7 (C.39:3-8.5) shall be credited to the "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Capital Reserves" to be used for transportation projects. No portion of these revenues shall be appropriated to pay debt service on transportation system bonds, transportation program bonds, or any other bonds, notes, or other obligations, including subordinated obligations of the authority, provided, however, if such fee revenues are dedicated pursuant to the New Jersey Constitution, including Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 4, such fee revenues may then be deposited into the "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Debt Service for Transportation Program Bonds" and used to pay debt service on transportation program bonds and any agreements issued in connection with such transportation program bonds. L.1984, c.73, s.20; amended 1987, c.193, s.3; 1987, c.460, s.3; 1995, c.108, s.5; 2000, c.73, s.19; 2006, c.3, s.3; 2012, c.13, s.5; 2016, c.56, s.3; 2024, c.7, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:17-8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-8
Commissioners; use of county property; employees
Status: in_force

The commissioners shall be entitled to the use and possession of all property and plant of the county used for maintaining, lighting and repairing such road and may employ such agents, servants and employees as they may deem necessary for the proper performance of the work to be done under this chapter, and may fix their compensation which shall be paid out of the fund appropriated for the used of the commission as hereinbefore provided. During the first year in office of the commissioners, where the board of chosen freeholders shall have appropriated a sum for the maintenance, lighting and repair of such road, exclusive of salaries or compensation to employees, the board of chosen freeholders shall, if required so to do by the commissioners, pay such salaries and compensation for services, leaving to the commissioners the fund so appropriated by the board of chosen freeholders for the specific purpose of maintaining, repairing and lighting such road to be disbursed by the commissioners for those purposes.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-15 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-15
Moneys for preliminary expenses; annual charges; how raised
Status: in_force

All moneys necessary for the acquisition, construction, building, rebuilding, widening or extraordinary repair of a viaduct or bridge wholly in one county or joining two or more counties, and for the making of preliminary examinations, surveys, drawings, soundings and the securing of preliminary estimates of cost of construction of any viaduct or bridge and its approaches, or the removal or reconstruction of any viaduct or bridge required by the war department or any other department of the federal government having jurisdiction thereof, may be provided by the boards of chosen freeholders out of any funds of their respective counties not otherwise appropriated, or by the issue and sale of bonds. All moneys necessary for ordinary repairs, maintenance and operation of viaducts and bridges shall be raised annually by taxation.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-96 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-96
New subdivisions
Status: in_force

After adoption of the access code, as provided by section 3 of this amendatory and supplementary act, no property abutting a State highway shall be subdivided in a manner which would create additional lots abutting that highway unless all the abutting lots so created are in accord with the standards established in the access code. L. 1989, c. 32, s. 8.
N.J. Stat. § 27:11-14 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-14
State road tax not certified in certain cases
Status: in_force

The comptroller of the treasury need not certify the state road tax to the several counties in any year so long as the revenue derived from the tax levied pursuant to chapter 39 of the title Taxation (s. 54:39-1 et seq.) shall be sufficient to support the sinking fund requirements under the provisions of chapter two hundred and sixty-two of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two and chapter one hundred and eighty-one of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-39 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-39
Paratransit best practices pilot program.
Status: in_force

5. a. (1) The New Jersey Transit Corporation, in consultation with the Department of Human Services, shall develop and implement a paratransit best practices pilot program. (2) The corporation, in consultation with the department, shall select a qualified community organization to assist it in developing and implementing the pilot program. The qualified community organization shall meet the following criteria: (a) the organization shall operate a facility that provides services to persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities; (b) the organization shall directly provide paratransit services to persons with disabilities with those services paid, in whole or in part, by funds received from the Department of Human Services and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development;
(c) within the previous five years, the organization has received a Federal Transit Administration grant awarded by and administered through the New Jersey Transit Corporation for improvement to paratransit services; (d) during the previous five-year period, the organization has demonstrated improvement in key performance metrics, including average trip time, vehicle accidents, and cost per passenger mile for paratransit services; and (e) the organization provides transportation trips on a sufficient scale, including at least 250 daily trips under normal operating conditions. b. Phase one of the pilot program shall include the following: A training module for paratransit best practices shall be developed jointly by the qualified community organization and the New Jersey Transit Corporation in consultation with the department. The training module shall include: (1) an integrated paratransit software package that includes trip generation and scheduling, GPS directions for drivers, a mobile application for users that allows for trip requests, confirmation of trip requests, and trip status updates, and a trip accounting system; (2) a driver safety system that includes dashboard cameras, incident monitoring, and driver training; (3) assistance in hiring staff if necessary to fully implement the transportation system and train existing staff in the use of new technologies and business processes; (4) a curriculum that educates agencies about fleet management and specialized driver training for the needs of paratransit users; (5) personalized agency culture training; and (6) agency training on how to develop synergies between optimal transportation practices and the other programmatic needs of paratransit providers who provide transportation trips funded by the Department of Human Services. c. Phase two of the pilot program shall include the following: The corporation, in consultation with the department, shall establish an application process where up to five paratransit providers that provide transportation trips directly funded by the Department of Human Services or the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development are selected by the corporation, in consultation with the qualified community organization, to receive training in paratransit best practices from the qualified community organization. When selecting service providers to receive training, the corporation shall consider the cost for the paratransit provider to adopt these best practices, which may include but is not necessarily limited to the acquisition of new software, hiring of staff, and any necessary changes in vehicle fleet composition as well as potential savings that the paratransit provider will be likely to realize from reducing average trip time, vehicle accidents, and cost per passenger mile by adopting these best practices and the likelihood that those savings could self-fund the adoption of the best practices. Any paratransit providers selected to participate in the pilot program shall receive training from the qualified community organization. d. Phase three of the pilot program shall include the following: (1) If the efficiencies realized by the paratransit providers that received training in phase two are sufficient to justify widespread adoption, then the corporation, in consultation with the department and the qualified community organization, shall expand the training program by further developing the module into a best practices training package designed in a manner that allows a paratransit provider to independently adopt the best practices and software on its own, or in conjunction with assistance provided generally through the paratransit coordinating councils established in accordance with section 6 of P.L.2020, c.114 (C.27:25-40). It is intended that this phase three training module shall allow for the eventual integration of paratransit services throughout the State. Integration of paratransit services shall mean the widespread adoption of the software package developed pursuant to phase one of the pilot program, or similarly compatible software package, so that requested trips by customers may be fulfilled, if possible, by any applicable paratransit provider, and that paratransit providers shall meet the minimum operating standards established by the New Jersey Transit Corporation so that those paratransit providers may compete for regular and routine Access Link trips under the revised Access Link program as described in section 4 of P.L.2020, c.114 (C.27:25-38). If the efficiencies realized in phase two do not justify expansion of the training program further, then the corporation, in consultation with the department and the qualified community organization, shall determine an alternate method of integrating paratransit services throughout the State in a manner that allows paratransit providers that meet minimum operating standards to compete for regular and routine Access Link trips under the revised Access Link program as described in section 4 of P.L.2020, c.114 (C.27:25-38). (2) The regional paratransit coordinating councils shall be established in accordance with section 6 of P.L.2020, c.114 (C.27:25-40). e. The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall utilize the complete paratransit best practices training module, including the associated software package, when making changes to corporation paratransit service to comply with the requirements of section 4 of P.L.2020, c.114 (C.27:25-38). f. (1) The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall enter into a contract with the qualified community organization that compensates the qualified community organization for its costs in developing the paratransit best practices training module as required for phase one of the pilot program as established in subsection b. of this section, and providing the training module as a publicly available resource that can be utilized by other paratransit providers in the State and used by the corporation for its own paratransit services. If phases one and two of the pilot program are determined to be successful, the corporation shall also enter into a contract with the qualified community organization to further develop the training module into a self-administered best practices training package as required for phase three of the pilot program in subsection d. of this section. The self-administered best practices training package shall also be a publicly available resource that can be utilized by other paratransit providers in the State and by the corporation for its own paratransit services. (2) The corporation shall enter into a contract with the qualified community organization for the actual training of agencies under the pilot program, which shall include performance standards as the corporation shall deem appropriate to ensure that the agencies being trained are adequately prepared to implement safer, more efficient, user friendly, and customer-focusn ed transportation services. (3) To the extent possible, the corporation shall require paratransit providers being trained under the program to first utilize operating savings resulting from adoption of the paratransit best practices training pilot program to fund the costs of software, staff, and equipment that may be required under the program, and limiting the overall costs of the program.
L.2020, c.114, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-11 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-11
Pledge of revenues, moneys, funds or other property
Status: in_force

Any pledge of revenues, moneys, funds or other property made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; the revenues, moneys, funds or other property so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether the parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge of revenues, moneys or funds is created need be filed or recorded, except in the records of the authority. L.1984, c. 73, s. 11, eff. July 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-75 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-75
Payments to displaced persons
Status: in_force

a. Whenever a program or project to be undertaken by an agency will result in the displacement of any person, the agency shall provide for the payment to the displaced person of: (1) Actual reasonable expenses in moving himself, his family, business, farm operation, or other personal property; (2) Actual direct losses of tangible personal property as a result of moving or discontinuing a business or farm operation, but not to exceed an amount equal to the reasonable expenses that would have been required to relocate such property, as determined by the agency; (3) Actual reasonable expenses in searching for a replacement business or farm; and (4) Actual reasonable expenses necessary to reestablish a displaced farm, nonprofit organization, or small business at its new site, in an amount to be determined according to criteria and limits as established by the commissioner in accordance with federal standards. b. Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection a. of this section who is displaced from a dwelling and who elects to accept the payments authorized by this subsection in lieu of payments authorized by subsection a. of this section may receive an expense and dislocation allowance, which shall be determined according to a schedule established by the commissioner. c. Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection a. of this section who is displaced from his place of business or farm operation and who is eligible under criteria established by the commissioner may elect to accept a payment authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payment authorized by subsection a. of this section. Such payment shall consist of a fixed payment in an amount to be determined according to criteria and limits established by the commissioner. A person whose sole business at the displacement dwelling is the rental of such property to others shall not qualify for a payment under this subsection. All criteria and determinations made pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with applicable federal standards. L. 1972, c. 47, s. 4; amended 1989,c.50,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.4
Utilization of funds; allocation of costs
Status: in_force

11. The State amount appropriated from the revenues and other funds of the authority for any fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 1995 may be utilized for any cost incurred in direct or indirect support or advancement of transportation projects authorized by the annual appropriations act, except that indirect costs shall not include the cost of routine operation and routine maintenance of a transportation project, or costs associated with the non-capital programs of the department and the New Jersey Transit Corporation. Costs which directly or indirectly support or advance more than one transportation project may be allocated among those projects in a manner the commissioner finds reasonable, provided such costs are equitably and uniformly distributed among all work that was performed during the fiscal year or accounting period. The rate of indirect costs appropriated from the State amount in any fiscal year shall not exceed the indirect cost rate additive, as calculated pursuant to the United States Office of Management and Budget Circular A-87, "Cost Principles Applicable to Grants and Contracts with State and Local Governments," applicable to federal funds. L.1995,c.108,s.11.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-25 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-25
Authority to own, operate transportation, parking facilities
Status: in_force

25. The authority, as the successor to the Atlantic County Transportation Authority, shall be the owner and operator of all transportation and parking facilities and other properties of the Atlantic County Transportation Authority, and may continue to operate all facilities and services previously operated by the Atlantic County Transportation Authority. L.1991,c.252,s.25.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-22 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-22
Changing course of stream; acquisition of property
Status: in_force

When a board of chosen freeholders is about to construct a bridge over a stream which passes the location of the proposed bridge diagonally, and shall determine by resolution that it is advisable to change the course of the stream in so far as it may be necessary to cause it to pass under the location of the proposed bridge at right angles thereto, it may do so and may acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation any property or right of ways over which the stream shall pass by reason of the diversion of its course.
N.J. Stat. § 27:17-9 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 17 / Section 17-9
Transfer of funds to commissioners
Status: in_force

Upon the election and qualification of the first commissioners elected in any county the board of chosen freeholders shall transfer to the account of the commissioners, in the hands of the county treasurer, the moneys appropriated by the board for the maintenance and repair of such roads, or the unexpended balance thereof.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-21.2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-21.2
Toll collection monitoring system regulations.
Status: in_force

12. a. The authority may, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt toll collection monitoring system regulations. The regulations shall include a procedure for processing toll violations and for the treatment of inadvertent violations. A person who violates the regulations shall be liable to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 to be established by the authority. The penalty shall be enforced pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). b. Except as provided in subsection b. of section 13 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:25A-21.3), an owner of a vehicle shall be jointly and severally liable for the failure of an operator of the vehicle to comply with the toll collection monitoring system regulations. The owner of a vehicle shall be liable if such vehicle was used or operated by the operator with the express or implied permission of the owner when the violation of the toll collection monitoring system regulations was committed, and the evidence of the violation is obtained by a toll collection monitoring system. An owner of a vehicle shall not be liable if the operator of the vehicle has been identified and charged with a violation of section 21 of P.L.1991, c.252 (C.27:25A-21) for the same incident. c. A toll collection monitoring system acquired or operated by, or under contract to, the authority shall be so designed that it does not produce one or more photographs, microphotographs, a videotape or other recorded image or images of the face of the operator or any passenger in a motor vehicle. L.1997,c.59,s.12; amended 2003,c.79,s.47.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-54 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-54
Additional method of acquiring real estate
Status: in_force

In addition to the method prescribed by sections 27:16-42 to 27:16-53 of this Title the board of chosen freeholders may acquire real estate or any interest therein for road or highway purposes in the manner hereinafter in sections 27:16-55 to 27:16-68 of this Title provided. Amended by L.1947, c. 39, p. 114, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-19.3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-19.3
Municipal indebtedness to State for highway or road work or improvement as temporary offset against claim for emergency relief expenditures
Status: in_force

When any municipality of this State shall be indebted to the State, on contract, for highway or road work or improvement, including the cost of right-of-way and including cost of land acquired pursuant to chapter one hundred ninety-one of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and thirty, such indebtedness shall be treated as a temporary offset against any claim that the said municipality may have against the State arising out of emergency relief expenditures and the said municipality shall only be paid that sum which the said emergency relief expenditures exceeds the said indebtedness, pending liquidation, adjustment or settlement of the claim. In the event that in the future any adjustment shall be made by the State, or any of its departments, of the amount chargeable against any such municipality, the difference between the amount now alleged to be due and, as adjusted, shall be credited to the municipality. In order that the treasurer of this State may be apprised of the amount due from the municipalities of this State on account of road work or improvement, the State Highway Commissioner shall forthwith certify to the State Treasurer the amount due the State from each municipality for any such work or improvement. L.1939, c. 9, p. 21, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-52 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-52
Transfer of functions, powers and duties of division of taxation with respect to Outdoor Advertising Act to department of transportation
Status: in_force

All the functions, powers and duties of the Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury with respect to the administration of the "Outdoor Advertising Act," P.L.1959, c. 191 (C. 54:40-50, et seq.), are transferred to and shall be exercised and performed by the Department of Transportation through an appropriate organizational unit to be established by the Commissioner of Transportation. L.1972, c. 40, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5.17 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5.17
Rail passes not affected.
Status: in_force

12. The provisions of this act shall not affect certificates issued pursuant to R.S.48:12-109 through R.S.48:12-116, inclusive, or any certificate or pass issued by the corporation providing for transportation of current or retired employees, notwithstanding that payment for such certificate or pass may not have been tendered. L.1997,c.357,s.12.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1E-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-1
Definitions relative to smart growth in DOT and expedited permits.
Status: in_force

6. As used in section 7 of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.27:1E-2): "Applicant" means any person applying for a permit pursuant to section 7 or 10, as appropriate, of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.27:1E-2 or C.13:1D-146); "Ombudsman" or "Smart Growth Ombudsman" means the Smart Growth Ombudsman appointed by the Governor pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:27D-10.3); "Permit" means any permit or approval issued by the Department of Transportation pursuant to any law or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto; "Person" means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, owner or operator of a treatment works, political subdivision of this State, or State or interstate agency; and "Smart growth area" means an area designated pursuant to P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et seq.) as Planning Area 1 (Metropolitan), Planning Area 2 (Suburban), a designated center, or a designated growth center in an endorsed plan; a smart growth area and planning area designated in a master plan adopted by the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission pursuant to subsection (i) of section 6 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-6); a growth area designated in the comprehensive management plan prepared and adopted by the Pinelands Commission pursuant to section 7 of the "Pinelands Protection Act," P.L.1979, c.111 (C.13:18A-8); an urban enterprise zone designated pursuant to P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.) or P.L.2001, c.347 (C.52:27H-66.2 et al.); an area determined to be in need of redevelopment pursuant to sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1992, c.79 (C.40A:12A-5 and 40A:12A-6) and as approved by the Department of Community Affairs; or similar areas designated by the Department of Environmental Protection. L.2004,c.89,s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-44.16 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-44.16
Findings, declarations relative to road markings containing inorganic arsenic.
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature finds and declares that inorganic arsenic is a hazardous substance and is recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration as a human carcinogen; that release of this substance to the environment may lead to contamination of soil and water; that the ingestion or inhalation of soil, water, plant material, or animal tissues contaminated with inorganic arsenic may lead to lung cancer, damage to the nervous system, or, in extreme cases, death from systemic poisoning; that reflective glass beads are used to reflect light when applied to roadway markers; that glass beads which contain more than 100 parts per million inorganic arsenic may represent a danger to workers who handle and apply them and a contamination potential to soil and water surrounding roadways. The Legislature therefore determines that it is in the public interest to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or use of glass beads containing more than 100 parts per million inorganic arsenic used to reflect light when applied to markings on roadways. L.2011, c.212, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-34 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-34
Penalties; enforcement.
Status: in_force

10. Except as provided in sections eight and nine of this act, any violation of any of the provisions hereof, including but not limited to those regarding the payment of tolls, and any violation of any regulation adopted by the Authority under the provisions of this act shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Such a violation shall be tried in a summary way and shall be within the jurisdiction of and may be brought in the Superior Court or any municipal court where the offense was committed. The rules of the Supreme Court shall govern the practice and procedure in such proceedings. Proceedings under this section may be instituted on any day of the week, and the institution of the proceedings on a Sunday or a holiday shall be no bar to the successful prosecution thereof. Any process served on a Sunday or a holiday shall be as valid as if served on any other day of the week. When imposing any penalty under the provisions of this section the court having jurisdiction shall be guided by the appropriate provisions of any statute adopted at the current session of the Legislature, or hereafter, fixing uniform penalties for violation of certain provisions of the motor vehicle and traffic laws contained in Title 39 of the Revised Statutes. L.1951,c.264,s.10; amended 1991, c.91, s.306; 2003,c.79,s.35.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5E-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5E / Section 5E-3
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this act: (a) "Junk" shall mean old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material. (b) "Automobile graveyard" shall mean any establishment or place of business which is maintained, used, or operated, for storing, keeping, buying, or selling wrecked, scrapped, ruined, or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts. (c) "Junkyard" shall mean an establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying, or selling junk, or for the maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, and the term shall include garbage dumps and sanitary fills. (d) "Interstate system" means that portion of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways located within this State, as officially designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the Commissioner of Transportation, and approved by the Secretary of Transportation, pursuant to the provisions of Title 23 of the United States Code. (e) "Primary system" means that portion of connected main highways, as officially designated, or as may hereafter be so designated, by the Commissioner of Transportation, and approved by the Secretary of Transportation, pursuant to the provisions of Title 23 of the United States Code. L.1970, c. 152, s. 3, eff. July 24, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-8
Trust agreement.
Status: in_force

8. Trust agreement. In the discretion of the Authority any bonds issued under the provisions of this act may be secured by a trust agreement by and between the Authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the State. Such trust agreement or the resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds (subject to the provisions of section 7 of this act) may pledge or assign tolls or other revenues to which the Authority's right then exists or may thereafter come into existence, and the moneys derived therefrom, and the proceeds of such bonds, but shall not convey or mortgage any transportation project or any part thereof. Such trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the Authority in relation to the acquisition of property and the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, repair, operation and insurance of the transportation project or projects or any part thereof, the rates of tolls and revenues to be charged, the payment, security or redemption of bonds, and the custody, safeguarding and application of all moneys, and provisions for the employment of consulting engineers in connection with the acquisition, construction or operation of such transportation project or projects or any part thereof. It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of the State which may act as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenues to furnish such indemnifying bonds or to pledge such securities as may be required by the Authority. Any such trust agreement or resolution may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee, and may restrict the individual rights of action by bondholders. In addition to the foregoing, any such trust agreement or resolution may contain such other provisions as the Authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of such trust agreement may be treated as a part of the cost of the operation of the transportation project or projects. Any pledge of tolls or other revenues or other moneys made by the Authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made; the tolls or other revenues or other moneys so pledged and thereafter received by the Authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the Authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any trust agreement by which a pledge is created need be filed or recorded except in the records of the Authority. L.1948,c.454,s.8; amended 1991, c.183, s.14; 2003,c.79,s.21.
N.J. Stat. § 27:26A-17 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 26A / Section 26A-17
Violations, civil penalties.
Status: in_force

3. Any employer found to be in violation of the requirement provided in section 2 of P.L.2019, c.38 (C.27:26A-16) shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $100 and not more than $250 for a first violation. An employer shall have 90 days to offer a pre-tax transportation fringe benefit before the civil penalty is imposed. After 90 days, each additional 30-day period in which an employer fails to offer a pre-tax transportation fringe benefit shall constitute a subsequent violation and a civil penalty of $250 shall be imposed for each subsequent violation. A civil penalty shall not be imposed on any individual employer more than once in any 30-day period. Any penalty incurred under this section may be recovered with costs, and, if applicable, interest charges, in a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development shall ensure compliance with the requirement provided in section 2 of P.L.2019, c.38 (C.27:26A-16) and may issue citations for violations as provided for in this section. L.2019, c.38, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-18 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-18
Rights of company unaffected
Status: in_force

By executing such agreement the railway company shall not acquire any superior rights in the road or any further or other rights than it possessed at the time of the execution of the agreement or the board may by law have power to grant.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-39 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-39
Sale of surplus road materials; certificate posted
Status: in_force

A county maintaining a road material yard for the storing, handling and distribution of road materials, may sell any surplus materials in its possession to the state highway commissioner, to municipalities within the county, or to contractors performing work for the state highway commissioner, counties, or municipalities within the county. The sale shall be on the basis of cost, and the price therefor, quantity sold, and a statement that the materials were not needed by the county at the time of sale, certified by the supervisor of roads of the county, shall be posted immediately after a contract for sale shall be consummated, in the offices of the county treasurer and the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders for public inspection.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-20 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-20
Certain roads located in adjoining county; construction; consent required
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders of any county may maintain, construct and repair a road located in an adjoining county where it is a continuation of a county road and leads to an institution conducted and controlled by the first mentioned county, if the board of chosen freeholders of the county wherein the road is situated shall first consent thereto.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-1
Construction; maintenance and repair; joint county bridges
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders may construct, or acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation, and maintain and operate, and widen when necessary, viaducts and bridges, including drawbridges, in the county, when and where the public convenience requires, and keep all viaducts and bridges wholly within the county in repair and in safe condition for public travel. Boards of chosen freeholders of counties adjoining each other but separated in whole or in part by a ravine, marsh, river or stream, may jointly construct, or acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation, and maintain and operate, and widen when necessary, viaducts and bridges, including drawbridges, at their joint expense, over such ravine, marsh, river or stream, when and where the public convenience requires, and keep all such viaducts and bridges in repair and in safe condition for public travel.
N.J. Stat. § 27:27-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-3
Functions, powers, duties
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, the Commissioner of Transportation shall have the following functions, powers and duties: a. Approve or reject any proposed monorail project, including its route; b. Set fares for monorail systems; and c. Establish safety standards for the operation of monorail systems. L. 1985, c. 538, s. 8, eff. Jan. 21, 1986; per s.12, expired on January 21, 1991.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-17 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-17
Joint construction and operation of bridge in one county
Status: in_force

Any two or more counties may acquire, construct, maintain and operate a viaduct or bridge wholly within the territorial limits of one county in the same manner as is herein provided for the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of viaducts and bridges over any ravine, marsh, river or stream forming in whole or in part the boundary between counties. All provisions in this article contained referring to a joint viaduct or bridge between counties shall be applicable to any such viaduct or bridge wholly within the territorial limits of one county.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-6.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-6.1
Standing operating rules, procedures for entering into contracts by Turnpike Authority.
Status: in_force

1. a. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority, in the exercise of its authority to make and enter into contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers, shall adopt standing operating rules and procedures providing that, except as hereinafter provided, no contract on behalf of the authority shall be entered into for the doing of any work, or for the hiring of equipment or vehicles, where the sum to be expended exceeds the sum of $25,000 or, after the effective date of P.L.1999, c.440, the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section unless the authority shall first publicly advertise for bids therefor, and shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder; provided, however, that such advertising shall not be required where the contract to be entered into is one for the furnishing or performing services of a professional or consultative nature, or for the supplying of any product or the rendering of any service by a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities of this State and tariffs and schedules of the charges, made, charged, or exacted by the public utility for any such products to be supplied or services to be rendered are filed with the said board, or when the purchase is to be made through or by the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1959, c.40 (C.52:27B-56.1), or through a contract made by any of the following: the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority established under section 4 of P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-4); the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission established under section 5 of P.L.1968, c.404 (C.13:17-5); the New Jersey Water Supply Authority established under section 4 of P.L.1981, c.293 (C.58:1B-4); the South Jersey Transportation Authority established under section 4 of P.L.1991, c.252 (C.27:25A-4); the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey established under R.S.32:1-4; the Delaware River Port Authority established under R.S.32:3-2; the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority established under N.J.S.18A:71A-3. Any purchase, contract or agreement may be made, negotiated or awarded by the authority without public bid or advertising when the authority has advertised for bids on two occasions and has received no bids on both occasions in response to its advertisements, or received no responsive bids. Any purchase, contract or agreement may then be negotiated and may then be awarded to any contractor or supplier determined to be responsible except that the terms, conditions, restrictions and specifications set forth in the negotiated contract agreement shall not be substantially different from those which were the subject of competitive bidding. This subsection shall not prevent the authority from having any work done by its own employees, nor shall it apply to repairs, or to the furnishing of materials, supplies or labor, or the hiring of equipment or vehicles, when the safety or protection of its or other public property or the public convenience require, or the exigency of the authority's service will not admit of such advertisement. In such case the authority shall, by resolution, passed by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members, declare the exigency or emergency to exist, and set forth in the resolution the nature thereof and the approximate amount to be so expended. b. Commencing in the fifth year after the year in which P.L.1999, c.440 takes effect, and every five years thereafter, the Governor, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, shall adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, or after the effective date of P.L.1999, c.440, the threshold amount resulting from any adjustment under this subsection, in direct proportion to the rise and fall of the index rate as that term is defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-2), and shall round the adjustment to the nearest $1,000. The Governor shall, no later than June 1 of every fifth year, notify the authority of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of the year in which it is made. L.1968,c.461,s.18; amended 1984, c.128, s.5; 1999, c.440, s.86; 2003,c.79,s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-3.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-3.1
Definitions; Department of Transportation to establish, administer system for adjudicating, enforcing collection of motor vehicle tolls, include provisions for notice, hearing, appeal, suspension of motor vehicle registrations.
Status: in_force

4. a. As used in P.L.2023, c.339 (C.27:1A-3.1 et al.): "Chief administrator" means the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. "Commission" means the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation. "Department" means the Department of Transportation. "New Jersey tolling entity" shall include the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-3), the South Jersey Transportation Authority, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1991, c.252 (C.27:25A-4), any county commission, established pursuant to R.S.27:19-36, or any interstate tolling entity with which New Jersey is a member of the enabling compact and has entered into a reciprocity agreement with the department for the purposes of toll enforcement that authorizes the department to suspend or deny motor vehicle registration privileges for toll violators in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2023, c.339 (C.27:1A-3.1 et al.). b. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the department may establish and administer a system of adjudicating and enforcing the collection of motor vehicle tolls imposed by each New Jersey tolling entity that shall include provisions for notice, an opportunity to be heard and appeal, and the suspension of motor vehicle registrations. c. Upon receipt by the department of notification from a New Jersey tolling entity, the department may direct the commission to suspend the motor vehicle registration of the owner of a motor vehicle that has accumulated: unpaid tolls and fees collectively totaling $500 or more over the past three years; or six or more unpaid toll violations, with at least one violation having occurred after the effective date of P.L.2023, c.339 (C.27:1A-3.1 et al.). Upon notification from a New Jersey tolling entity that a motor vehicle registration meets the threshold for suspension, the department may direct the suspension even if the unpaid tolls and fees are thereafter reduced below $500 by a partial satisfaction of the outstanding toll amounts. The suspension shall remain in effect until the department is satisfied that the entirety of all outstanding tolls and fees are paid, dismissed, reversed on appeal or stayed, or that the violator has entered into a payment agreement with the department, provided, however, that the motor vehicle registration may be suspended subsequent to entering into a payment agreement for noncompliance with the repayment agreement. d. Prior to directing the suspension of a motor vehicle registration, the department shall provide the registered owner with written notice, by first class mail to the address of the owner, of the department's intent to seek suspension of the motor vehicle registration and shall afford the owner the opportunity to be heard by the department and appeal protections in a manner sufficient to address whether the suspension is based on a false, mistaken, or unjustified claim. If the registered owner fails to dispute or satisfy such unpaid tolls, fees, and costs or if, after being given the opportunity to be heard by the department, the owner has not demonstrated that the claim is false, mistaken, or unjustified, the department shall issue a final agency decision and direct suspension of the owner's motor vehicle registration. Upon receipt of the department's direction to suspend a registration and a copy of the final decision issued by the department, the commission shall issue an order denying or suspending the registration as provided in this section. The order denying or suspending the registration shall be sent by regular mail to the registered owner's address of record with the commission. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the registered owner shall not have the right to a hearing before the commission after the department has issued a final agency decision and directed the suspension of the registered owner's registration. e. The department may direct the commission to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle upon receiving notification from an out-of-state tolling entity, interstate tolling entity, or another state of unpaid toll violations, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a reciprocity agreement entered into between the department and the out-of-state tolling entity, interstate tolling entity, or other state. f. The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with out-of-state tolling entities, interstate tolling entities, or other states to implement a system of unpaid toll collections and enforcement, providing for the suspension of New Jersey motor vehicle registrations for the non-payment of tolls and fees assessed by an out-of-state or interstate tolling entity or another state and the allocation of administrative expenses. The reciprocal agreement shall include provisions confirming the following: (1) The out-of-state tolling entity, interstate tolling entity, or other state has its own reciprocal procedures for collecting tolls and fees due to New Jersey tolling entities by employing sanctions that include denial of a person's ability to obtain a registration certificate for a motor vehicle; (2) The penalties, exclusive of tolls, claimed by the out-of-state tolling entity, interstate tolling entity, or other state against the owner of a motor vehicle registered in this State does not exceed $100 for the first violation or $600 for each subsequent violation; (3) The out-of-state tolling entity, interstate tolling entity, or other state provides the opportunity to be heard and appeal protections to address whether a claim pursued against an owner of a motor vehicle registered in this State is false, mistaken, or unjustified; (4) An owner of a motor vehicle registered in this State may present evidence to the out-of-state tolling entity, interstate tolling entity, or other state by mail, telephone, or electronic means or in-person when being given the opportunity to be heard by the department, without having to appear personally in the jurisdiction where the violation is alleged to have occurred; and (5) The parties to the reciprocity agreement each may charge the other party a fee sufficient for each party to recoup the costs of collection services, including costs incurred by the department or the agency that registers motor vehicles in the other state. g. In any proceeding authorized by this section, documents obtained from a New Jersey tolling entity, the commission, the out-of-state tolling entity, the interstate tolling entity, or another state, or their agents, shall be admissible into evidence to support the unpaid toll violations and shall constitute documents of the department. The department's certification that it has obtained documents and information from a New Jersey tolling entity, the commission, the out-of-state tolling entity, the interstate tolling entity, or another state shall be prima facie proof of the facts contained in the documents. h. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this section to the contrary, no suspension may be imposed more than three years after the violation is committed. i. The department, in consultation with the New Jersey tolling entities, shall establish an amnesty program that permits the reduction of 25 percent of unpaid tolls of $500 or more if all outstanding tolls are otherwise paid in their entirety. The amnesty program shall be open to all violators with cumulative unpaid tolls of $500 or more incurred prior to the effective date of P.L.2023, c.339 (C.27:1A-3.1 et al.), except that the amnesty program shall end 180 days after the effective date of P.L.2023, c.339 (C.27:1A-3.1 et al.). j. The department may supplement the authority bestowed upon it under this section with any other existing statutory or administrative authority conferred on the department, the commission, and the New Jersey tolling entities, and these agencies shall have the power to enter into interagency agreements to implement the provisions of P.L.2023, c.339 (C.27:1A-3.1 et al.). k. Any tolls and fees collected shall be paid directly to the relevant New Jersey tolling entity, out-of-state tolling entity, interstate tolling entity, or other state, and no tolls and fees collected by the department, as an agent of the New Jersey tolling entities, pursuant to this section, or as an agent of the out-of-state tolling entity, interstate tolling entity, or other state, pursuant to a reciprocity agreement, shall be remitted to the General Fund. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit the ability of a New Jersey tolling entity to recoup unpaid tolls, fees, and costs by any means available under civil or criminal judicial process, or through debt collection activities, or any other available statutory, regulatory, or civil mechanisms. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this section to contrary, the department may negotiate interagency agreements with each New Jersey tolling entity and may include provisions in reciprocity agreements with out-of-state tolling entities, interstate tolling entities, or other states to fund the administrative expenses of the department in enforcing collection of tolls and fees under P.L.2023, c.339 (C.27:1A-3.1 et al.). The department may establish minimum fees related to the administration of P.L.2023, c.339 (C.27:1A-3.1 et al.), which may be increased at the discretion of the department and shall include: (1) A filing fee to appeal the unpaid tolls and fees that form the basis of the notice of pending registration suspension; and (2) A filing fee to appeal any suspension decision or order of the department. l. The department, each New Jersey tolling entity, and the commission, working cooperatively under the direction and coordination of the department, may, after providing 30 days' notice for the purpose of receiving public comment, to adopt, via an administrative order entered by the commissioner, the New Jersey tolling entity, or the chief administrator, respectively, administrative regulations providing standards and procedures implementing this act notwithstanding any provision of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). The administrative orders shall be effective for up to 18 months from the effective date of P.L.2023, c.339 (C.27:1A-3.1 et al.), unless the department, the New Jersey tolling entities, or the commission, respectively, adopt regulations pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), prior to that date. L.2023, c.339, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-6 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-6
Bridges and culverts; specifications, advertisements and contracts
Status: in_force

Bridge and culvert building may be included in the road contract or separately contracted for and advertised as provided in section 27:14-12 of this title. Each separate contract shall be approved by the commissioner. All advertisements shall be made as required by this article and all bids received shall give separately the price of each bridge or culvert when included in the road contract.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-58 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-58
Public telephone, free drinking water unnecessary for participation in service sign program along NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway.
Status: in_force

2. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, and consistent with federal law, a facility shall not be required to have a public telephone or free drinking water available in order to participate in any specific service sign program, as implemented by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. b. As used in this section, "specific service sign program" means a program that provides for the installation and maintenance of signs along the New Jersey Turnpike or Garden State Parkway that identify and provide directional information to motorists for gas, food, lodging, camping, and attraction facilities, including, but not limited to, a tourist-oriented directional sign program, a specific service logo sign program, or a highway sponsorship sign program. L.2015, c.139, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5E-5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5E / Section 5E-5
Screening of junkyard
Status: in_force

Any junkyard lawfully in existence on the effective date of this act which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled way of any highway on the interstate or primary systems, shall be screened, if feasible, by the Department of Transportation at locations on the highway right-of-way or in areas acquired for such purposes outside the right-of-way so as not to make such a junkyard visible from the main-traveled way of such highways. When the Commissioner of Transportation determines that it is in the best interest of the State he may acquire such lands, or interests in lands, as may be necessary to provide adequate screening of such junkyards. L.1970, c. 152, s. 5, eff. July 24, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-9 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-9
Control and supervision by commissioner
Status: in_force

All work undertaken by any county or municipality pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be performed in accordance with such standards for design, construction, reconstruction and improvement as shall be prescribed by the commissioner, and shall be subject to his control and supervision. L.1967, c. 86, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-36 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-36
Findings, declarations relative to paratransit services.
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature hereby finds and declares: The current system for paratransit services is fragmented and includes various providers from different levels of government as well as from private enterprise in different regions, counties, and service areas. The ultimate impact of the current system is poor service, including but not limited to long trip times, poor communication of trip status, and high costs. Access Link, which is a program administered by the New Jersey Transit Corporation that was established to enable the State to meet the minimum standards of the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990" (42 U.S.C. s.12101 et seq.), provides the majority of paratransit trips in the State. The Access Link Program, which uses contract providers with a very high per trip cost, should restructure the program so that contract providers serve as a safety net for paratransit within the State, not as the primary provider of paratransit services within the State as is currently the case. Community organizations that provide paratransit services for individuals with developmental disabilities have provided evidence to the Legislature that certain paratransit services may be provided in a way that is objectively safer, has shorter average trip times, and costs less per passenger mile. The average cost per trip for Access Link trips is, in many cases, triple the cost of similar paratransit services. Accordingly, it should be an objective of the State to direct service for regular and recurring paratransit trips away from Access Link contract providers, where possible, and toward other providers, including those funded through the Department of Human Services and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, to both improve the quality of service and reduce costs. In addition to Access Link, county transit providers provide paratransit services to senior citizens and individuals with disabilities. The level of service available varies widely from county to county and the source of State funding for these services, the Casino Revenue Fund, has experienced reduced revenues in recent years. Furthermore, organizations at the county level have been charged by the New Jersey Transit Corporation with developing local coordination transportation plans within each county but these organizations typically do not coordinate regionally and many organizations do not have common platforms or systems for requesting, sharing, and completing trips. Direct administrative connections and coordination between agencies and organizations that provide programs and services for disabled persons, generally, and transit agencies that provide transit trips for those individuals would assist the State in improving the quality of service and reducing State costs. Building these relationships will help the State, community organizations, and transit agencies develop best practices for providing paratransit services, which will lead to additional improvements in the quality of services and additional reductions in costs.
The current system is insufficient to meet the needs of persons with disabilities in the State, including the use of routing software that has proven to be wholly inadequate to serve the special needs of the disabled community. It is essential that the State improve coordination, share best practices, advance proven models, and improve the efficiency of the system. L.2020, c.114, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-68 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-68
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner is hereby authorized to make and issue such other rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) as he may deem necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1973, c. 126, s. 5, eff. May 10, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-3
Acquisition of roads; hearing and notice
Status: in_force

After the resolution and map or maps shall have been filed with the county clerk, the board shall give public notice in two or more newspapers printed and circulating in the county, one of which shall be in a newspaper circulating in the municipality or municipalities where the proposed road is to be located, of the filing of the resolution and map or maps for public inspection. The notice shall state the time and place, when and where, the board will meet to consider the proposed improvement. The notice shall be printed at least ten days prior to the time fixed for the meeting. At the time and place designated in the notice, the board shall meet for the purpose of hearing and considering any objection to the proposed improvement which may be presented by any person interested therein.