N.J. Stat. § 27:7-91 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-91
Access code
Status: in_force

a. The Commissioner of Transportation shall, within one year of the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, adopt as a regulation under the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), a State highway access management code (hereinafter, "access code") providing for the regulation of access to State highways. The commissioner shall hold at least five public hearings in various locations throughout the State to receive public comment on the proposed access code, and shall give notice of these hearings at least 15 days in advance thereof in newspapers having general circulation in the localities in which the hearings are to be held. At one of these hearings the members of the Senate Transportation and Communications Committee, or its successor, and at another hearing the members of the Assembly Transportation and Communications Committee, or its successor, shall be invited to sit with the commissioner and participate in the public hearing. In each case the commissioner shall preside at the hearing and it shall be the commissioner's duty to give reasonable notice to the members of the appropriate committee of the time and place of the holding of the hearing. Prior to the holding of the public hearings the commissioner shall submit the draft access code to the advisory committee established pursuant to subsection i. of this section for its comments and recommendations. The advisory committee shall also be afforded the opportunity to provide additional comments and recommendations following the completion of these hearings and before the access code is proposed for adoption under the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act." The Senate Transportation and Communications Committee, or its successor, and the Assembly Transportation and Communications Committee, or its successor, shall also be notified by the commissioner of the provisions of the access code at the time it is proposed for adoption under the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act." In addition, following the adoption of the access code, the commissioner shall notify the Senate Transportation and Communications Committee, or its successor, and the Assembly Transportation and Communications Committee, or its successor, of any proposed revisions to the access code at the time these revisions are proposed for adoption under the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act." b. The access code shall establish a general classification system for the State highway system. The classification system shall be based upon the following criteria: (1) the function that segments of State highway serve and are planned to serve within the State highway system and within the general system of streets and highways, (2) the environment within which highways are located, including but not limited to urban and rural environments, (3) the appropriate and desirable balance between facilitating safe and convenient movement of through traffic and providing direct access to abutting property, and (4) the desirable rate of speed and the degree to which through traffic should be protected from major variations in speed. Each State highway segment shall have its classification identified in the access code. c. For each highway classification identified, the access code shall establish standards for: (1) The geometric design of driveways and of intersections and interchanges with other streets and highways, (2) the desirability of constructing driveways and interchanges with grade separations, and (3) minimum and desirable spacing of driveways and intersections and interchanges. The access code also shall set forth alternative design standards for each highway classification which, combined with limits on vehicular use, can be applied to lots which were in existence prior to the adoption of the access code and which cannot meet the standards of the access code. d. The access code shall set forth administrative procedures for the issuance of access permits. The code shall include a provision providing for a period of time for the renewal, issuance, modification or denial of these permits, not to exceed 200 days from the date of receipt of the completed application for a major access permit and not to exceed 45 days from the date of receipt of the completed application for a minor access permit. e. The access code shall contain standards suitable for adoption by counties and municipalities for the management of access to streets and highways under their jurisdiction. f. The commissioner may adopt, as supplements to the access code, site-specific access plans for individual segments of a State highway. Any access plan adopted in accordance with this subsection shall be developed jointly by the Department of Transportation and the municipality in which the highway segment is located and, where a county road intersects the State highway, by the county in which the State highway segment is located. Prior to incorporating a site-specific access plan into the access code, the commissioner shall determine: (1) that the access plan conditions have been incorporated into the master plan and development ordinances of the municipality, (2) that the access plan complies with or exceeds the standards established in the access code, and (3) that an appropriate means of access has been identified for every lot currently having frontage on the highway segment. g. The access code shall include provision under which any person may submit to the commissioner, in writing, a request for a change in the classification of a specified segment of State highway. This provision shall also require the commissioner to notify affected counties and municipalities of such a request, require the commissioner to respond in writing to the request within a specified time, specify what data, evidence, information, comments, or arguments the commissioner is to consider in evaluating the request, and affirm that any request made by any person is in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other administrative or other remedy that person may have under the "Administrative Procedure Act" or any other law. h. The access code may require financial contributions toward the cost of constructing public improvements of streets and highways but no permit applicant shall be required to contribute an amount that exceeds his fair share of the costs of off-site improvements that have a rational nexus with the proposed development on the property for which the permit is requested. The "fair share" shall be based upon the added traffic growth attributable to the development. i. There is established in the Department of Transportation an Access Code Advisory Committee which shall consist of 11 members, three of whom shall be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the President of the Senate, no more than two of whom shall be of the same political party; three of whom shall be appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly, no more than two of whom shall be of the same political party; and five of whom shall be appointed by the Governor from among the following: one shall be a traffic engineer, one shall be a developer engaged substantially in residential construction, one shall be a developer engaged substantially in commercial, industrial or office building construction, one shall represent the State Chamber of Commerce, and one shall represent the New Jersey Business and Industry Association. Of the 11 members no more than two shall be developers or represent the interests of developers. The chairman of the committee shall be appointed by the Governor from among the members of the committee. It shall be the duty of the committee to make comments and recommendations on the access code as provided in subsection a. of this section, which shall include analysis of methods and procedures to assure the timely and equitable consideration and processing by the department of access permit requests, and to otherwise consult with and advise the commissioner on the code. The members of the committee shall not receive compensation for their services as members of the committee. Each member shall be reimbursed by the department for his actual expenses necessarily incurred in attending meetings of the committee. The committee shall be dissolved on the 30th day following the adoption of the access code. L. 1989, c. 32, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-73 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-73
Relocation assistance program
Status: in_force

The purpose of this act is to establish a uniform program for the fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced by the acquisition of real property by the Department of Transportation and by local governmental units utilizing funds of the Department of Transportation, State of New Jersey. This program shall comply with the rules and regulations of the Federal Highway Administration and the United States Department of Transportation relating to relocation assistance so as to fully qualify the New Jersey Department of Transportation for federal aid reimbursement under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, including the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, Pub.L. 100-17 (23 U.S.C. s.101 et al.), and any successor or supplementary federal law. This program shall be uniform as to (a) relocation payments, (b) advisory assistance, (c) assurance of availability of standard housing and (d) State reimbursement for local relocation payments under State assisted and local programs. L. 1972, c. 47, s. 2; amended 1989,c.50,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-30 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-30
Improvement of county roads by boroughs; payment of cost
Status: in_force

When a county road or section thereof lies within the corporate limits of a borough, the borough may improve the road or section thereof in the same manner, as nearly as may be, as it could be improved by the board of chosen freeholders under the provision of this article. The cost of the improvement shall in the first instance be paid by the borough, but the state and county shall, when the road is completed, reimburse and pay the borough such proportionate share of the cost thereof as they would have respectively paid if the road had been improved by the county under this article. The cost shall include interest charges incurred by the borough on temporary loans provided for in section 27:14-31 of this title. The road when improved shall remain a county road.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-24.2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-24.2
Tenure in office for certain county road supervisors.
Status: in_force

1. The board of chosen freeholders of any county of the first class may, by resolution, provide that the county road supervisor of the county shall continue to be the county road supervisor of the county during good behavior, and that he shall not be removed as the county road supervisor except for cause on notice and after a hearing before the board of chosen freeholders; provided that the county road supervisor holds a valid public works manager certificate issued pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1991, c.258 (C.40A:9-154.6a et seq.) and has previously acquired tenure as a municipal superintendent of public works under the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1981, c.383 (C.40A:9-154.6). L.1975, c.214, s.1; amended 2007, c.291.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-35.9 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-35.9
False, deceptive or fraudulent statement; misdemeanor
Status: in_force

Any person who makes, or causes to be made, a false, deceptive or fraudulent statement in the questionnaire required to be submitted, or in the course of any hearing under this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,000.00; or, in the case of an individual or the officer or employee charged with the duty of making such questionnaire for a person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation, to pay such fine or undergo imprisonment, not exceeding 6 months, or both. All such persons and any copartnership, association, corporation or joint stock company of which any such person is a partner or officer or director, and any corporation of which he owns more than 25% of the stock, shall for 5 years from the date of such conviction be disqualified from bidding on all public work in this State. L.1966, c. 185, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-21.8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-21.8
Eradication of rats, other harmful rodents from public highways.
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner of Transportation is directed to devise and put into effect such programs as shall be necessary to provide for the eradication of rats and other harmful rodents from the public highways, giving special attention to highways, or sections thereof, adjacent to residential areas; and to enter into an agreement with, or otherwise secure the co-operation of, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the South Jersey Transportation Authority, in the formulation and implementation of programs designed to accomplish such purposes. L.1968, c.457, s.1; amended 2013, c.253, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-7
Bonds.
Status: in_force

7. The authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution, at one time or from time to time, for the issuance of bonds of the authority for any of its corporate purposes, including the refunding of its bonds. The principal of and the interest on any issue of such bonds shall be payable solely from and may be secured by a pledge of tolls and other revenues of all or any part of the transportation projects. The proceeds of any such bonds may be used or pledged for the payment or security of the principal of or interest on bonds and for the establishment of any or all reserves for such payment or security or for other corporate purposes as the authority may authorize in the resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or in the trust agreement securing the same. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their date or dates, as may be determined by the authority, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the authority, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the authority prior to the issuance of the bonds. The authority shall determine the form of the bonds including any interest coupons to be attached thereto, and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and the place or places of payment of principal and interest, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without the State. The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the authority or shall bear his facsimile signature and the official seal of the authority or a facsimile thereof shall be impressed, imprinted, engraved or otherwise reproduced thereon. The official seal or facsimile thereof shall be attested by the secretary and treasurer of the authority, or by such other officer or agent as the authority shall appoint and authorize and any coupons attached to such bonds shall bear the facsimile signature of the chairman of the authority. In case any officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature shall appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature or such facsimile shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until such delivery. All bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall have and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the negotiable instruments law of the State. The bonds may be issued in coupon or in registered form, or both, as the authority may determine, and provision may be made for the registration of any coupon bonds as to principal alone and also as to both principal and interest, and for the reconversion into coupon bonds of any bonds registered as to both principal and interest. The authority may sell such bonds in such manner and for such price, as it may determine to be for the best interests of the authority. Neither the members of the authority nor any person executing the bonds shall be personally liable on the bonds or be accountable by reason of the issuance thereof in accordance with the provisions of this act. The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be disbursed in such manner and under such restrictions, if any, as the authority may provide in the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in the trust agreement hereinafter mentioned securing the same. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the authority may, under like restrictions, issue interim receipts or temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when such bonds shall have been executed and are available for delivery. The authority may also provide for the replacement of any bonds which shall become mutilated or shall be destroyed or lost. Bonds may be issued under the provisions of this act without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau or agency of the State, and without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions or things which are specifically required by this act. The State of New Jersey does pledge to and agree with the holders of the bonds issued pursuant to authority contained in this act, that the State will not limit or restrict the rights hereby vested in the authority to acquire, maintain, construct, improve, manage, repair, reconstruct, and operate any projects as defined in this act, or to establish and collect such charges and tolls as may be convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenue to meet the expenses of maintenance and operation thereof and to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of bonds authorized by this act or in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of such bonds until, the bonds, together with interest thereon, are fully paid and discharged. L.1948,c.454,s.7; amended 1950, c.1, s.6; 1966, c.8, s.2; 1991, c.183, s.13; 2003,c.79,s.19.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-6 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-6
Powers of authority
Status: in_force

6. In addition to all other powers granted to the authority in the act, the authority shall have power: a. To sue and be sued; b. To have an official seal and alter the same at its pleasure; c. To make and alter bylaws for its organization and internal management and rules and regulations for the conduct of its affairs and business; d. To maintain an office at a place or places within the State as it may determine; e. To acquire, hold, use and dispose of its income, revenues, funds and moneys; f. To acquire, own, lease as lessee or lessor, hold, use, sell, transfer, and dispose of real or personal property for its purposes; g. To borrow money and to issue its bonds, notes or other obligations and to secure the same by its revenues or other funds and otherwise to provide for and secure the payment thereof and to provide for the rights of the holders thereof and to provide for the refunding thereof, all as provided in the act; h. To issue subordinated indebtedness and to enter into any revolving credit agreement, agreement establishing a line of credit or letter of credit, reimbursement agreement, interest rate exchange agreement, insurance contract, surety bond, commitment to purchase or sell bonds, purchase or sale agreement, or commitments or other contracts or agreements, and other security agreements as approved by the authority in connection with the issuance of bonds or notes; i. In its own name, in the name of the New Jersey Transit Corporation or in the name of the State, to apply for and receive and accept appropriations or grants of property, money, services or reimbursements for money previously spent and other assistance offered or made available to it by or from any person, government agency, public authority or any public and private entity whatever for any lawful corporate purpose of the authority, including, without limitation, grants, appropriations or reimbursements from the State or federal government with respect to their respective shares under federal aid highway laws of the costs of planning, acquisition, engineering, construction, reconstruction, repair, resurfacing and rehabilitation of public highways or the costs of planning, acquisition, engineering, construction, reconstruction, repair, permitted maintenance and rehabilitation of public transportation projects and other transportation projects in the State and the authority's operating expenses and to apply and negotiate for the same upon such terms and conditions as may be required by any person, government agency, authority or entity or as the authority may determine to be necessary, convenient or desirable; j. Subject to any agreement with the holders of bonds, notes or other obligations, to invest moneys of the authority not required for immediate use, including proceeds from the sale of any bonds, notes or other obligations, in obligations, securities and other investments as the authority shall deem prudent; k. Subject to any agreements with holders of bonds, notes or other obligations, to purchase bonds, notes or other obligations of the authority out of any funds or moneys of the authority available therefor, and to hold, cancel or resell the bonds, notes or other obligations; l. For its sole purpose as established in section 5 of this act, to appoint and employ an executive director and such additional officers, who need not be members of the authority and such other personnel and staff as it may require, at an annual expense not to exceed $100,000.00, all without regard to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes; m. To do and perform any acts and things authorized by the act under, through, or by means of its officers, agents or employees or by contract with any person, firm or corporation or any public body; n. To procure insurance against any losses in connection with its property, operations, assets or obligations in amounts and from insurers as it deems desirable; o. To make and enter into any and all contracts and agreements which the authority determines are necessary, incidental, convenient or desirable to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under the act; and p. To do any and all things necessary, convenient or desirable to carry out its purposes and exercise the powers given and granted in the act. L.1984,c.73,s.6; amended 1991, c.40, s.4; 1995, c.108, s.3; 2000, c.73, s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-36.5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-36.5
Penalties for violations
Status: in_force

For any violation of this chapter or of any rule or regulation of any county bridge commission, the offender shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $10.00 nor more than $25.00, together with costs, and on default of payment of the penalty, to imprisonment of not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days in the county jail. Upon conviction of any subsequent offense, the offender shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00, together with costs, or to imprisonment of not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days, or both. L.1960, c. 168, p. 710, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:9-5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-5
Paving state highways by counties; consent; reimbursement
Status: in_force

When a road laid out as part of the state highway system has or shall have been taken over by the commissioner as a state highway but has not yet been paved, the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which the road is situate may by resolution request the permission of the commissioner to pave it. If the commissioner concurs in the resolution the county may provide and pay for the work in the manner provided by sections 27:9-1 to 27:9-3 of this title for the improvement by counties of parts of state highway routes that have not been taken over by the commissioner. Counties proceeding under this section shall finance such improvements in the manner provided by said sections 27:9-1 to 27:9-3. The commissioner may designate a year in which the county shall be reimbursed for such work.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-39 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-39
Actions or proceedings pending on effective date of act
Status: in_force

This act shall not affect actions or proceedings, civil or criminal, brought by or against any department, commission, council, board, authority, officer or other agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Transportation or to any officer, authority or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and pending on the effective date of this act, but such actions or proceedings may be prosecuted or defended in the same manner and to the same effect by the department, officer, authority or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect; nor shall any of the foregoing provisions affect any order or recommendation made by, or other matters or proceedings before, any department, commission, council, board, officer, authority or agency, the functions, powers and duties of which have been herein assigned or transferred to the Department of Transportation or to any officer, authority or agency designated, continued or constituted hereunder, and all such matters or proceedings pending before such department, commission, council, board, officer, authority or other agency on the effective date of this act shall be continued by the department, officer, authority or agency to which such assignment or transfer has been made hereunder, as if the foregoing provisions had not taken effect. L.1966, c. 301, s. 39.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-79 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-79
Comparable replacement dwelling assurance
Status: in_force

Whenever the acquisition of a dwelling for a program or project undertaken by an agency will result in the displacement of any person on or after the effective date of this section, the agency shall assure that, within a reasonable amount of time, prior to displacement there will be available a comparable replacement dwelling, except that the commissioner may prescribe by regulation situations where such assurances may be waived. L. 1972, c. 47, s. 8; amended 1989,c.50,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5A-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5A / Section 5A-1
Military reservations, roads in; supervision
Status: in_force

Whenever any public road or highway is located wholly or in part within the limits of a United States military reservation, the United States military authorities shall have the power, within the limits of such reservations, to police such roads and highways, to regulate traffic thereon, and to exercise such supervisory powers over such roads and highways as they may deem necessary to protect life and property on such military reservations. L.1941, c. 312, p. 847, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-14 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-14
Pledge of state to not alter or limit rights or powers vested in authority
Status: in_force

The State does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations issued or incurred pursuant to the authorization of the act that the State will not limit or alter the rights or powers hereby vested in the authority in any way that would jeopardize the interest of the holders or inhibit or prevent performance or fulfillment by the authority of the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds, notes or other obligations, or prevent the authority from obtaining sufficient revenues which, together with other available funds, shall be sufficient to meet all expenses of the authority and fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of the bonds, notes or other obligations, together with interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of the holders, or from receiving payment of funds of the toll road authorities or other State agencies, as provided in any agreement provided for in the act, until the bonds, notes or other obligations, together with interest thereon, are fully met and discharged or provided for. The standards required to be followed by the State in complying with the foregoing covenant shall be no more or less restrictive than the standards required to be followed by the State under its covenants with the toll road authorities in section 7 of P.L.1948, c. 454 (C. 27:23-7), section 11 of P.L.1952, c. 16 (C. 27:12B-11) and section 41 of P.L.1962, c. 10 (C. 27:12C-41). The failure of the State to appropriate moneys for any purpose of the act shall not be deemed or construed to be a violation of this section. L.1984, c. 73, s. 14, eff. July 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-28 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-28
Disclosure statement required for outdoor advertising businesses.
Status: in_force

2. Any person who is the holder of any license to engage in the business of outdoor advertising or of any outdoor advertising permit issued pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1991, c. 413 (C.27:5-5 et seq.) which is in effect on or after the effective date of P.L.2004, c.42 (C.27:5-27 et al.) shall be subject to revocation of that license or permit unless that person files a disclosure statement with the Department of Transportation which shall include: a. The full name and business address of the person who is the holder of the outdoor advertising license or permit, as the case may be, and of any officers, directors, or partners thereof and all persons holding any equity in or debt liability of that corporation, association, firm, partnership, sole proprietorship, trust or any other form of commercial organization, or, if the holder is a publicly traded corporation, all persons having more than 10% of the equity in or the debt liability of that corporation, association, firm, partnership, sole proprietorship, trust or any other form of commercial organization, except that where the debt liability is held by a chartered lending institution, the person need only supply the name and business address of the lending institution; and b. The full name and business address of all officers, directors, or partners of any corporation, association, firm, partnership, sole proprietorship, trust or any other form of commercial organization disclosed in the disclosure statement and the names and addresses of all persons holding any equity in or the debt liability of any corporation, association, firm, partnership, sole proprietorship, trust or any other form of commercial organization so disclosed, or, if the corporation, association, firm, partnership, sole proprietorship, trust or any other form of commercial organization is a publicly traded corporation, all persons holding more than 10% of the equity in or the debt liability of that corporation, association, firm, partnership, sole proprietorship, trust or any other form of commercial organization, except that where the debt liability is held by a chartered lending institution, the person need only supply the name and business address of the lending institution. The disclosure statement shall be filed within 60 days of the effective date of P.L.2004, c.42 (C.27:5-27 et al.), except for licenses or permits issued on or after the effective date of P.L.2004, c.42 (C.27:5-27 et al.), in which case the disclosure statement shall be filed within 60 days of the issuance of the license or permit. L.2004,c.42,s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:15-1.5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-1.5
Width of road, state aid regardless of
Status: in_force

In any case where any such State aid is to be expended for the construction of any municipal road between curbs and gutters, where such curbs and gutters have heretofore been laid at the cost of the municipality and are in existence at the time the schedule referred to in section two hereof is filed, the State shall participate, within the limits of such State aid herein prescribed, in the entire cost of the construction of the road between the gutters regardless of the width thereof. L.1947, c. 62, p. 206, s. 6.
N.J. Stat. § 27:15-1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-1
Amount available; use of funds; notice; budget, inclusion in; standards
Status: in_force

A. There shall be set aside annually on October first or as soon thereafter as available from the net receipts of the motor vehicle revenues in the General State Fund the sum of three million, nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($3,950,000.00) and such additional amounts as may be necessary to meet the requirements of subsection E of this section. Such sums shall be used to meet the State's share of the cost of the work as in this chapter prescribed. Payments from these amounts shall be made in the same way as other payments from the motor vehicle revenues. B. As used in this chapter. "Municipality" means any city, town, township, borough or village in this State; "Municipal roads" means the public roads or streets of any municipality as hereinabove defined. C. The sums set aside as hereinabove provided shall be made available by the State Highway Commissioner to the several municipalities in the State in the manner, to the extent and in the proportion herein provided, for the construction, reconstruction, grading, drainage, maintenance, lighting or repair of municipal roads, or any other purpose permitted by this chapter. D. On or before December tenth of each year the State Highway Commissioner shall notify the governing body of each municipality of the amount of State aid available for such municipality for the purposes hereinabove provided, and applicable to the ensuing calendar year. Except as provided in subsection E of this section: the amount of such State aid to any municipality shall be such as shall result from the application of the average of the following two percentages, namely: (1) The percentage of population in such municipality to the total population of the State based upon the latest official Federal census; and (2) The percentage of municipal road mileage in such municipality to the total municipal road mileage in the State; to the sum of three million, nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($3,950,000.00) set aside in accordance with the provisions of this section; provided, however, that the amount of such State aid available hereunder to any municipality in any year shall in no event be less than the average annual amount of State aid allotted to such municipality under the provisions of this chapter during the ten-year period commencing with the calendar year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six; nor more than either such average annual amount or thirty-eight per centum (38%) of the average annual expenditures of such municipality, exclusive of State aid, as shown in the annual budgets of such municipality, for the purposes hereinabove provided, during the five-year period commencing with the calendar year one thousand nine hundred and forty-one, whichever is the greater. E. The total amount of such State aid available to all municipalities in any county of the State, for the purposes hereinabove provided, shall not, in any year be less than the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00). If, in any year, the total amount of such State aid available to all municipalities in any county of the State shall, as determined by the method prescribed in subsection D of this section, be less than the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00), then the amount which shall be available to each municipality in such county, as determined by the method prescribed in subsection D of this section, shall be increased proportionately so that the aggregate amount of such State aid available to all of the municipalities in such county shall total one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00). F. It shall be lawful for each municipality to include the amount of such State aid made available for it in its budget. All such amount shall be available to the State Highway Commissioner for allotment to said municipalities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Commitments may be made, subject to the provisions of this chapter, against said amounts by said municipalities, immediately after the beginning of the calendar year next ensuing the date of notification by the State Highway Commissioner as required by the provisions of subsection D of this section. G. All roads, works and improvements constructed or reconstructed in any municipality with State aid under this chapter shall be maintained by such municipality in accordance with such standards as the State Highway Commissioner shall prescribe. Amended by L.1938, c. 427, p. 1239, s. 1; L.1944, c. 110, p. 283, s. 1; L.1947, c. 62, p. 202, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-8
Existing contracts unaffected
Status: in_force

If at the time when it is proposed to take over a highway, a contract for work thereon shall have been awarded but the work thereunder not completed, the further operation of this chapter with respect to the highway or part thereof shall be suspended until the completion of the work.
N.J. Stat. § 27:24A-5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 24A / Section 24A-5
Wayside detector system program, dangerous hazardous trains, compliance.
Status: in_force

5. a. Within one year following the enactment of P.L.2025, c.300 (C.27:24A-1 et seq.), the department shall establish a wayside detector system program in which the department shall work with each railroad company that operates a dangerous hazardous train in the State to: (1) determine the appropriate type of wayside detector system for a section of track under the control or ownership of the railroad company or along railroad tracks on which the railroad company operates and ensure that wayside detector systems are installed by the railroad company; and (2) ensure that each wayside detector system installed pursuant to this section shall consider all relevant factors, including, but not limited to: the natural terrain surrounding the railroad track on which the railroad company operates; the safety of the trains; rolling stock; on-track equipment; operators and passengers; the clarity and accuracy of radio communications; the length of the train; the frequency of the trains; and persons and property in the vicinity of the railroad track so that if defects are detected, operators have sufficient time to: (a) respond to the alerts projected by the wayside detector system; (b) stop the train, rolling stock, or on-track equipment, if necessary; and (c) make all necessary repairs or, if repair is impossible at the location, to remove the component parts or equipment that are defective. b. The department shall determine the standards and requirements for the inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement of wayside detector systems installed pursuant to this section. c. The department may require each railroad company that operates a dangerous hazardous train in the State to participate in the wayside detector system program. d. Each railroad company required by the department to participate in the program shall submit to the department in the time, form, and manner prescribed by the department, the written standards and training for the railroad company’s employees pertaining to wayside detector systems, which written standards shall include, but not be limited to: defect alerts and the course of action that employees are required to take to respond to an alert, appropriate monitoring and responses by the railroad company if employees fail to take the required course of action, and any other requirements imposed by the department. e. (1) The railroad company participating in the program shall: (a) inspect, maintain, and repair the wayside detector systems in a manner consistent with the standards set by the department pursuant to subsection b. of this section; (b) ensure that each wayside detector system installed by the railroad company is operational and complies with the latest guidelines issued by the United States Department of Transportation, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the Association of American Railroads; (c) ensure that any expired, non-working, or outdated wayside detector systems or component parts of a system are removed and replaced with new parts or entirely new systems that reflect the current best practices and standards of the industry; and (d) submit a written report to the department, in the time, form, and manner prescribed by the department and in accordance with any applicable requirements of the program. (2) When more than one railroad company or entity share responsibility for the inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement of wayside detector systems installed pursuant to this section, the department shall provide written notice to each railroad company or entity, as applicable, which notice shall indicate the railroad company or entity that shall be responsible for the submission of the written report required under subparagraph (d) of paragraph (1) of this subsection for the wayside detector system. f. If a railroad company unreasonably refuses to work or otherwise cooperate with the department in good faith in accordance with this section, the department shall investigate the railroad company’s safety practices and standards. The department shall determine whether the railroad company appears to comply with federal railroad safety standards, as defined in 49 C.F.R. Part 209. g. If the department determines that a railroad company does not appear to comply with the applicable federal standards pursuant to subsection f. of this section, the department shall: (1) make a report to the Federal Railroad Administration within 60 days of making the determination pursuant to subsection f. of this section. The report shall detail the results of the investigation and recommend that the Federal Railroad Administration take enforcement action against the railroad company, in accordance with the Federal Railroad Administration’s authority, for the safety violations discovered through the investigation; and (2) send a copy of the report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature. h. The department shall develop and administer a funding assistance program for railroad companies operating within the State to support compliance with the installation and maintenance requirements set forth in subsection a. of this section. At a minimum, the funding assistance program shall: (1) prioritize assistance based on a risk assessment that considers: (a) the volume and frequency of dangerous hazardous train traffic on a given route; (b) the railroad’s proximity to densely populated communities or environmentally sensitive areas, as determined by the department, in consultation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; (c) the railroad’s accident or derailment history; (d) existing gaps in detection coverage; (e) the financial capacity of the railroad company; and (f) whether the railroad is classified as a short line; (2) provide grants, reimbursements, or technical assistance to cover eligible costs related to the acquisition, installation, modernization, and maintenance of wayside detector systems; (3) establish clear application procedures, deadlines, and documentation requirements; (4) require that the funding assistance program recipients submit annual reports to the department detailing expenditures, system performance, and maintenance activities; and (5) be subject to audit by the State Auditor or other appropriate oversight body to ensure compliance and fiscal integrity. L.2025, c.300, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-14 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-14
Licenses or permits; renewals
Status: in_force

10. a. Renewal of any license or permit issued after the effective date of this act may be refused for any ground sufficient for the revocation of a license or permit. b. Licenses and permits for signs erected and maintained with a valid license or permit issued before the effective date of this act shall be renewed unless the commissioner finds that a statement made in the license or permit application is materially false or the sign has been erected or maintained contrary to the terms of the issued license or permit, in the event of which the commissioner may take any appropriate action under the authority of this act. L.1991,c.413,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5F-23 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5F / Section 5F-23
Qualification for federal funds.
Status: in_force

6. A political subdivision or nonprofit organization shall qualify for receipt of federal funds upon application to the Governor, provided that: a. The political subdivision or nonprofit organization submits to the Governor a local highway traffic safety program in accordance with and meeting the standards established and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this act. b. The political subdivision or nonprofit organization submits to the Governor any other information as may be required to carry out the purposes of this act. L.1987,c.284,s.6; amended 2007, c.84, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:15-8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-8
Acquisition of lands; width of right of way
Status: in_force

Any municipality may acquire any land necessary for straightening or relocating any road on which work is to be done under this chapter by gift, grant, demise, purchase, or by condemnation in the manner provided by law. All roads on which work may be done under this chapter shall have a right of way not less than thirty-three feet wide.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-32.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-32.1
Covenant of State with bondholders.
Status: in_force

11. The State of New Jersey does hereby covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued by any bridge commission that it will not in any manner limit or alter the power and obligation vested by this article in the commission to fix, establish and collect such tolls or facility charges and revise the same from time to time whenever necessary, as will be sufficient to always comply fully with and fulfill the terms of all agreements and covenants made with the holders of such bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, and will not in any manner impair, alter or abrogate any other power or obligation vested by this article in the commission or the rights and remedies of holders of such bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness until all such bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, together with interest thereon and all costs and expenses in connection with any actions or proceedings by or on behalf of the holders thereof, are fully paid and discharged or adequate provision made for the payment or discharge thereof. L.1946,c.318,s.11; amended 2001, c.301, s.6.
N.J. Stat. § 27:3A-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 3A / Section 3A-3
Emergency closing; notice
Status: in_force

Should the governing body or agency closing the highway or road determine that an emergency condition exists requiring the immediate closing of a State, county or municipal highway or road for a period of 48 hours or longer, the notice requirements of this act need not be given within the prescribed time periods, but every effort shall be made to notify the public as soon as possible of the closing. L.1983, c. 84, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-34.5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-34.5
Power of authority over tolls unchanged
Status: in_force

10. Nothing in sections 6 through 10 of P.L.1997, c.59 (C.27:23-34.1 through C.27:23-34.5) shall be construed as extending or diminishing the power of the authority to establish and assess tolls on turnpike projects of the authority. L.1997,c.59,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-44.7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-44.7
Funds which may be expended to relocate structures
Status: in_force

For the purpose of acquiring lands pursuant to this act, and for defraying any and all costs and expenses for removing and relocating structures, and for making said structure or structures suitable for use as intended by this act, the commissioner is authorized to expend funds heretofore or hereafter appropriated to the State Highway Department for highway construction purposes; and all proceeds from the sale or rental of the property shall be credited to the fund available for highway construction purposes. L.1950, c. 250, p. 864, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-67 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-67
Effect of filing upon municipal approving authority; recommendation of commissioner
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever a map, plan or report indicating a proposed line of a new State highway, or any amendment thereto, has been filed by the department pursuant to this act, any municipal approving authority, before issuing a building permit or approving a subdivision plat with respect to any lot, tract, or parcel of land which abuts or is located wholly or partially within the proposed line of a new highway shall refer the site plan, application for building permit or subdivision plat to the commissioner for review and recommendation as to the effect of the proposed development or improvement upon the safety, efficiency, utility or natural beauty of the proposed new highway. A municipal approving authority shall not issue any building permit or approve any subdivision plat without the recommendation of the commissioner until 45 days after such reference shall have elapsed without such recommendation. Within said 45-day period, the commissioner may: (1) Give notice to the municipal approving authority and to the owner of such lot, tract or parcel of land of probable intention to acquire the whole or any part thereof, and thereupon no further action shall be taken by such approving authority for a further period of 120 days following the receipt of said notice; if within such further 120-day period, the department has not acquired, agreed to acquire, or commenced an action to condemn said property, the municipal approving authority shall be free to act upon the pending application in such manner as may be provided by law. (2) Give notice to the municipal approving authority and to the owner of such lot, tract or parcel of land of his recommendation that the permit or approval for which application has been made be granted subject to certain modifications specified in said notice. Within 20 days of receiving such notice the municipal approving authority may, with the consent of the applicant, grant such permit or approval in such manner as to incorporate the commissioner's recommended modifications. If no such modified permit or approval is granted within said 20 days, then for a further period of 20 days, commencing either from the expiration of the aforesaid 20-day period or from any earlier date upon which either the municipal approving authority or the applicant shall have notified the commissioner that his recommended modifications will not be accepted, no further action shall be taken upon such application, unless the commissioner shall earlier notify the municipal approving authority and the applicant that he does not intend to initiate any steps toward the acquisition of such lot, tract or parcel of land or any part thereof. But if before the expiration of said second 20-day period the commissioner gives notice to the municipal approving authority and to the owner of such lot, tract or parcel of land of probable intention to acquire the whole or any part thereof, no further action on such application shall be taken by such approving authority for a further period of 120 days following receipt of said notice. If within such further 120-day period the department has not acquired, agreed to acquire or commenced an action to condemn said property, the municipal approving authority shall be free to act upon the pending application in such manner as may be provided by law. (3) Give notice to the municipal approving authority and to the owner of such lot, tract or parcel of land that he finds no objection to the granting of such permit or approval in the form in which it has been applied for. Upon receipt of such notice the municipal approving authority shall be free to act upon the pending application in such manner as may be provided by law. (b) Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit or limit the authority of any municipal board, body or agency from incorporating a proposed line of any new State highway in the master plan or official map of said municipality and from taking any action with respect thereto as may be authorized by law. (c) No application for a building permit or subdivision approval shall be subject to the provisions of this subparagraph with respect to any proposed highway location or amendment thereto filed by the commissioner subsequent to the date on which such application was submitted to the municipal approving authority. L.1968, c. 393, s. 10, eff. Jan. 2, 1969.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.32 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.32
Use of reclaimed asphalt pavement by DOT.
Status: in_force

1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of Transportation shall permit for public highways under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement that constitutes a maximum of 25 percent by weight of the total pavement mixture for base and intermediate pavement courses and a maximum of 15 percent by weight of the total pavement mixture for surface pavement courses. b. The commissioner shall permit for public highways under the jurisdiction of the department the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement that constitutes from 25 to 50 percent by weight of the total pavement mixture for base and intermediate pavement courses, after an evaluation of the material properties of the reclaimed asphalt pavement in a "closed system" project. A "closed system" project is defined as a project on which the asphalt millings from the project are recycled back into the hot mix asphalt on that same project. c. reclaimed asphalt pavement shall not be used for open-graded and modified open-graded friction courses, or any other special purpose or premium asphalt mix required in specific projects to increase pavement skid resistance. L.2002,c.114,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-19 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-19
Bond issue
Status: in_force

If the board of chosen freeholders has not sufficient funds on hand available for the purpose it may issue bonds to pay the cost of the improvement or its share thereof. Such bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of the title Municipalities and Counties (s. 40:1-1 et seq.).
N.J. Stat. § 27:27-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-2
Transportation responsibility
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation shall have exclusive responsibility for assisting in the development of monorail systems except where otherwise provided by law. The Commissioner of Transportation, in cooperation with State departments, commissions, authorities, and other State agencies and with interested private individuals and organizations, shall be the exclusive coordinator of plans and policies for the utilization of monorail systems under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation. L. 1985, c. 538, s. 7, eff. Jan. 21, 1986; per s.12, expired on January 21, 1991.
N.J. Stat. § 27:21-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-2
Approval of plans by municipality before advertising for bids
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders shall not advertise for bids or proceed with the work of erecting or widening a bridge as provided in section 27:21-1 of this title, until the plans and specifications therefor shall have been submitted to and approved by the board or body in the municipality having charge of street improvements therein.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-26.3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-26.3
Empowerment to enter into lease, agreement.
Status: in_force

10. Any governmental unit or person is hereby empowered to enter into and perform any lease or other agreement with the commission for the lease to or use by such governmental unit or person of all or any part of any project. Any such lease or other agreement may provide for the payment to the commission by such governmental unit or persons annually or otherwise of such sum or sums of money, computed at fixed amounts or by any formula or in any other manner, as may be fixed in or pursuant thereto. Any such lease or other agreement may be made and entered into for a term beginning currently or at some future or contingent date and with or without consideration and for a specified or unlimited time and on any terms and conditions which may be approved by such governmental unit or person and which may be agreed to by the commission in conformity with its contracts with the holders of any bonds, and shall be valid and binding on such governmental unit or person whether or not an appropriation is made thereby prior to authorization or execution of such lease or other agreement. Every such governmental unit or person is hereby authorized and directed to do and perform any and all acts and things necessary, convenient or desirable to carry out and perform any such lease or other agreement entered into by it and to provide for the payment of discharge of any obligation thereunder in the same manner as other obligations of such governmental unit or person. L.2001,c.301,s.10.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25A-18 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25A / Section 25A-18
Authority may purchase bonds, notes out of available funds
Status: in_force

18. The authority shall have power to purchase bonds or notes of the authority out of any funds available therefor. The authority may hold, cancel or resell the bonds or notes subject to and in accordance with agreements with holders of its bonds or notes. L.1991,c.252,s.18.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-41 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-41
Repealer
Status: in_force

All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are, to the extent of such inconsistency, hereby repealed. L.1966, c. 301, s. 41.
N.J. Stat. § 27:9-11 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-11
Maturity of bonds arranged
Status: in_force

In fixing the time or times of maturity of the principal of any such bonds, the board of chosen freeholders shall consider the amounts to be received each year by way of reimbursement and shall endeavor to arrange the times of maturity of the principal so that the levy of a tax will not be necessary in order to pay either the principal or interest of the bonds.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-23 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-23
Water pipes, sewers, and house connections in roads; pavement restored
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders, or any county board or commission, owning or having control of a road, parkway or other highway, may grant permission to any municipality to lay water mains, sewers and proper house connections in such road, parkway or other highway, upon application being made to such board or body for that purpose by any municipality in which such road, parkway or other highway is situate. Permission shall not be granted until the municipality applying therefor shall enter into a written agreement with such board or body regarding inspection and the restoration of the surface of the road, parkway, or other highway to the same condition in which it was before being opened for such purpose. The agreement shall provide that on failure of the municipality so to restore the surface for a period of ninety days after notice from the board or body requiring such restoration, such board or body may itself undertake the work and recover the expense of restoration from the municipality by an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-26.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-26.1
Definitions relative to county bridge commission projects, certain.
Status: in_force

1. As used in this article: "Facility charges" mean tolls, rents, rates, fares, fees or other charges in connection with, or for the use or services of, or otherwise relating to, any project owned, leased or controlled by the commission. "Governmental unit" means the United States of America or the State of New Jersey or any county or municipality or any subdivision, department, agency or instrumentality heretofore or hereafter created, designated or established by or for the United States of America or the State of New Jersey or any county or municipality. "Person" means any person, partnership, association, corporation, or entity other than a governmental unit. "Project" means any project authorized by section 2 of P.L.2001, c.301 (C.27:19-26.2). L.2001,c.301,s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1E-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1E / Section 1E-2
Division of Smart Growth established in DOT.
Status: in_force

7. a. There is established in the Department of Transportation a Division of Smart Growth under the direction of a director, who shall be appointed by the Governor and report to the Commissioner of Transportation. The director shall review and take action on permits for which the applicant has requested expedited review pursuant to this section. b. The director shall coordinate and expedite the review of permits issued by the division with the Smart Growth Ombudsman appointed pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:27D-10.3). c. (1) An applicant may request an expedited permit application review for a proposed project in a smart growth area. In order to qualify for expedited permit application review pursuant to this section, an applicant shall include with a permit application all necessary documentation, a request for expedited permit application review, and the permit fee established in accordance with subsection d. of this section. The permit application shall be signed by the applicant and by a professional qualified and registered in accordance with subsection e. of this section, certifying that a permit application is complete and that the statutory and regulatory requirements for the permit have been met by the applicant. A copy of the application and the request shall also be submitted to the ombudsman and to the clerk of the municipality and the clerk of the county in which the proposed project is located. A permit application that qualifies for expedited permit application review pursuant to this section shall be subject to the following time frames: (a) the division shall notify an applicant within 20 days after the filing date if the permit application lacks a submission identified on a checklist therefor, or a submission has not been completed. If an application, including the permit fee and all necessary documentation, is determined to be complete, or if a notice of incompleteness is not provided within 20 days after the filing of the application, the application shall be deemed complete for purposes of commencing a technical review; (b) the division shall notify an applicant if the permit application is technically complete or issue a notice of deficiency within 45 days after the filing of the application. If an application is determined to be technically complete or if a notice of deficiency is not issued within 45 days after the filing of the application, the application shall be deemed technically complete. A notice of deficiency shall itemize all deficiencies that must be addressed in order for the application to be determined technically complete. A notice of deficiency shall be deemed exclusive and further review for technical completeness shall be limited to the items so identified; (c) the division shall take action on a technically complete permit application within 45 days, except that this time period may be extended for a 30-day period by the mutual consent of the applicant and the department. In the event that the department fails to take action on an application for a permit within the 45-day period specified herein, then the application shall be deemed to have been approved; and (d) if more than one notice of deficiency is issued by the division, the applicant may request an expedited hearing in accordance with section 14 of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:14F-17) to determine whether the application is technically complete. (2) Nothing in this subsection shall supersede shorter periods for department action provided by applicable law. d. The direct and indirect costs of personnel, equipment, operating expenses, and activities of the division shall be funded solely through permit fees for permits issued in the smart growth areas. The department shall, in consultation with the ombudsman, establish permit fees necessary for the department to administer and enforce the program. The fee schedule established pursuant to this subsection shall include the department's pro rata share of the budget of the Smart Growth Ombudsman. Within 30 days after the date of enactment of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:27D-10.2 et al.), the department, in consultation with the ombudsman, shall publish a schedule of permit fees in the New Jersey Register and may amend the fee schedule as necessary. The fee schedule may provide for increased fees for complex projects. e. (1) The Director of the Division of Smart Growth shall, within 120 days after the date of enactment of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:27D-10.2 et al.), develop a program for the qualification and registration of professionals who shall certify that a permit application is complete and that the statutory and regulatory requirements for the permit have been met by the applicant. The requirements for qualification and registration may include, but shall not be limited to, professional licensure relevant to the subject matter of the permit, a review of projects undertaken by the professional applying for qualification and registration, and a review of the nature of the professional's services provided on each project. (2) The director shall include in the program for the qualification and registration of professionals any standards or requirements necessary for proper administration and enforcement of the provisions of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:27D-10.2 et al.), and shall provide for the suspension or revocation of the qualification and registration of professionals as provided in this subsection. (3) Any person who negligently violates any requirement of the program established by the department for the qualification and registration of professionals may lose professional licensure for one year, may be barred from qualification and registration for a period of three years, and the firm with which that individual is associated may be barred from seeking qualification and registration for a period of three years. (4) If a person willfully or recklessly violates any requirement of the program established by the department for the qualification and registration of professionals, that individual shall lose professional licensure for one year, shall be permanently barred from qualification and registration, and the firm with which that individual is associated shall be permanently barred from seeking qualification and registration. (5) Prior to any suspension, revocation, or failure to renew a person's qualification and registration, the department shall afford the person or firm an opportunity for a hearing in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), except that, if the department has reason to believe that a condition exists which poses an imminent threat to the public health, safety or welfare, it may order the immediate suspension of qualification and registration pending the outcome of the hearing. f. The director, after consultation with the Smart Growth Ombudsman, may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as appropriate to implement the requirements of this section and to encourage development in the smart growth areas. g. Nothing in this section shall be construed or implemented in such a way as to modify any requirement of law that is necessary to retain federal delegation to, or assumption by, the State of the authority to implement a federal law or program. h. Applications for an expedited permit application review pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall not be accepted until 120 days following the date of enactment of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:27D-10.2 et al.). Applications pending on the date of enactment of P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:27D-10.2 et al.) shall, upon request of the applicant, be processed in the expedited permit application review program when it becomes effective. A permit application that is the subject of a request under this provision shall be transferred to the Division of Smart Growth for processing in accordance with P.L.2004, c.89 (C.52:27D-10.2 et al.). L.2004,c.89,s.7.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-4
New Jersey Transit Corporation established; board; powers.
Status: in_force

4. a. There is hereby established in the Executive Branch of the State Government the New Jersey Transit Corporation, a body corporate and politic with corporate succession. For the purpose of complying with the provisions of Article V, Section IV, paragraph 1 of the New Jersey Constitution, the corporation is hereby allocated within the Department of Transportation, but, notwithstanding that allocation, the corporation shall be independent of any supervision or control by the department or by any body or officer thereof. The corporation is hereby constituted as an instrumentality of the State exercising public and essential governmental functions, and the exercise by the corporation of the powers conferred by this act shall be deemed and held to be an essential governmental function of the State. b. The corporation shall be governed by a board which shall consist of 13 members. 11 of the members shall be voting members and shall consist of: the Commissioner of Transportation and the State Treasurer, who shall be members ex officio, another member of the Executive Branch to be selected by the Governor who shall also serve ex officio, and eight public members who shall be appointed by the Governor as follows: two members, with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall each have experience as either a regular corporation motorbus regular route service rider or regular corporation rail passenger service or light rail service rider or 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, real estate investment or development, human resources management, or transportation capital finance, one upon the recommendation of the New Jersey members of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and one upon the recommendation of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority; two members, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one who shall have experience as a regular corporation motorbus regular route service rider and one who shall have experience as a regular corporation rail passenger service or light rail service rider; and four members, who shall each 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, real estate investment or development, human resources management, communication, or transportation capital finance, one appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate, one appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the General Assembly, and two appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. All public members, except for those appointed upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly, shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, and all public members shall serve for four year staggered terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified. No more than three of the six public members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate shall be members of the same political party. Each public member may be removed from office by the Governor for cause. A vacancy in the membership of the board occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment, but for the unexpired term only. The board shall annually designate a vice chairperson and secretary. The secretary need not be a member. There shall be two non-voting members of the board, who shall not be considered in determining a quorum. The non-voting members shall be appointed as follows: one appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the labor organization representing the plurality of the employees of the corporation involved in rail operations and one appointed by the Governor upon the recommendation of the labor organization representing the plurality of the employees of the corporation involved in motorbus operations. Each non-voting member appointed upon recommendation of a labor organization shall be appointed for a term of four years, provided, however, that if at any time during the term of appointment the non-voting member ceases to be affiliated with the labor organization representing the plurality of the relevant segment of employees of the corporation, then such labor organization may, thereupon or at any time thereafter during such term, recommend a new member to the Governor for appointment to serve the remainder of the term. If the local bargaining unit decertifies its existing union affiliation and certifies a new union, the union which represents the plurality of the relevant segment of employees may recommend a new member to the Governor for appointment to serve the remainder of the term. The chairman of the board may, at the chairman's discretion, exclude such non-voting member from attending any portion of a board meeting or any other meeting held for the purpose of discussing negotiations with labor organizations, pending litigation involving the labor organization, the investigation, evaluation, or discipline of an employee of the corporation, or matters concerning private entities engaged in the provision of motorbus regular route service, paratransit service, or motorbus charter service that would otherwise not be considered public information. Each non-voting member appointed upon recommendation of a labor organization may be removed by the Governor for cause. For the purposes of this subsection: "experience as a regular corporation motorbus regular route service rider" includes any rider who is a regular corporation motorbus regular route service rider at the time of the member's appointment or reappointment and any rider who has been a regular corporation motorbus regular route service rider in three of the five years preceding the member's appointment or reappointment. "experience as a regular corporation rail passenger service or light rail service rider" includes any rider who is a regular corporation rail passenger service or light rail service rider at the time of the member's appointment or reappointment and any rider who has been a regular corporation rail passenger service or light rail service rider in three of the five years preceding the member's appointment or reappointment. c. Board members other than those serving ex officio shall serve without compensation, but members shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. d. The Commissioner of Transportation shall serve as chairperson of the board, shall chair board meetings, and shall have responsibility for the scheduling and convening of all meetings of the board. In the absence of the chairperson, the vice chairperson shall chair the board meeting. Each ex officio member of the board may designate two employees of the ex officio member's department or agency, one of whom may represent the ex officio member at meetings of the board. A designee may lawfully vote and otherwise act on behalf of the member for whom the person constitutes the designee. Any such designation shall be in writing delivered to the board and shall continue in effect until revoked or amended by writing delivered to the board. e. The powers of the corporation shall be vested in the voting members of the board thereof and a majority of the appointed members of the board who are authorized to vote shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof. Actions may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the board at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed members who are authorized to vote. No vacancy in the membership of the board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the board. f. A true copy of the minutes of every meeting of the board shall be delivered forthwith, by and under the certification of the secretary thereof, to the Governor. No action taken at such meeting by the board shall have force or effect until approved by the Governor or until 10 days after such copy of the minutes shall have been delivered. If, in said 10-day period, the Governor returns such copy of the minutes with veto of any action taken by the board or any member thereof at such meeting, such action shall be null and of no effect. The Governor may approve all or part of the action taken at such meeting prior to the expiration of the said 10-day period. g. (1) The board meetings shall be subject to the provisions of the "Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.), except that any agenda related to a meeting of the corporation's board of directors shall be provided to the public at least five calendar days prior to the meeting and except that one-half of the total number of meetings of the board shall be held in the evening after 6:00 p.m. Agendas may be revised up to 48 hours prior to the meeting in the case of emergencies requiring immediate action. Each notice of a board meeting and each agenda for a board meeting shall be published on the corporation's website. Board meetings shall be viewable on the corporation's website in real time and shall be archived and made available to the public for subsequent viewing on the corporation's website. Meeting minutes shall be archived and published on the corporation's website. (2) The board shall hold a minimum of 10 public board meetings per year. Public hearings held pursuant to subsection d. of section 8 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-8) shall not be considered public board meetings for the purposes of this subsection. L.1979, c.150, s.4; amended 1992, c.214; 2009, c.179; 2018, c.162, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1D-8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1D / Section 1D-8
Immunities, defenses applicable to demonstration projects
Status: in_force

8. All absolute and qualified immunities and defenses provided to public entities and public employees by the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., the "New Jersey Contractual Liability Act," N.J.S.59:13-1 et seq., and any other law shall apply to all interests held and activities performed by the department, the corporation and other State agencies in connection with the demonstration projects selected pursuant to this act. L.1997,c.136,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-32 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-32
Bonds of bridge commission.
Status: in_force

27:19-32. The bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (hereinafter in this section called "bonds") issued by such bridge commissions shall bear interest at such rate or rates per annum which may be fixed or may change, at such time or times and according to such formula or method of determination, payable at such times, and may be sold at either private or public sale, to any person or governmental unit, as the commissions shall determine. Such commissions shall provide the form of such bonds and shall fix the denominations, place or places of payment of principal and interest, the terms and conditions and do all other things that may be necessary for the proper execution and delivery of said bonds. The proceeds from the sale of any such bonds of a commission shall be deposited and used as provided in any contract or agreement of the commission relative thereto or in the resolution authorizing such bonds, or if not so provided, then as the commission shall direct and solely for the purposes for which such bonds were issued, to be drawn over the signatures of the chairman or vice-chairman, the secretary and the treasurer of the commission, with the surplus, if any, to be paid into the fund hereinafter provided for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds. The rates of tolls to be charged for the use of any bridge or bridges operated by a bridge commission under the provisions of this article shall be so fixed and adjusted as to comply with any contract or agreement of the commission relative thereto and, in any event, to provide a fund sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of all bonds issued under this article by the commission, refunding or other and whether or not issued to finance such bridge or bridges, provide funds to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing and operating the bridge or bridges operated by the commission, and maintain such reserves for the foregoing or other expenses as the commission may deem necessary. This article authorizes any commission, subject to the terms of any contract or agreement of the commission, to charge tolls for the use of any one or more of the bridges operated by it or of less than all of such bridges, to charge any such tolls in order to make or secure the payment of any bonds issued by it whether or not the bridge or bridges financed by the issuance of such bonds are subject to tolls imposed by the commission or are still operated by the commission, and to charge any such tolls in order to accumulate reserves for application in future to payment of principal of or interest on bonds issued by it or of costs of undertaking or accomplishing any of the purposes or powers provided in this article. The facility charges fixed, charged and collected by the commission with respect to any project shall comply with the terms of any lease or other agreement of the commission with regard to such project, and the facility charges fixed, charged and collected by the commission may be so adjusted that the revenues of the commission will at all times be adequate to pay all expenses of the commission, including the expense of operation and maintenance of any project or other property owned or controlled by the commission, including insurance, improvements, replacements, reconstruction and any other required payments, and to pay the principal of and interest on any bonds, and to maintain such reserves or sinking funds for any of the foregoing purposes as may be required by the terms of any lease or other agreement of the commission or as may be deemed necessary or convenient and desirable by the commission. All bonds of a bridge commission shall be authorized by resolution of the commission. Any such resolution may contain provisions, and the commission, in order to secure the payment of such bonds and in addition to its other powers, shall have power to agree by provision in such resolution with the several holders of such bonds, and to make, enter into and perform covenants and agreements, as to a. the custody, security, use, expenditure or application of the proceeds of any bonds; b. the construction and completion, or improvement or replacement, of all or any part of any bridge or bridges or approaches thereto or any project authorized by this article; c. the use, regulation, operation, maintenance, insurance or disposition of all or any part of any bridge or bridges or approaches thereto or any project authorized by this article, or restrictions on the exercise of the powers of the commission to dispose, or to limit or regulate the use, of all or any part of the same; d. payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds, and the sources and methods thereof, the rank or priority of any bonds as to any lien or security, or the acceleration of the maturity of any bonds; e. the use and disposition of any moneys of the commission, including revenues (hereinafter in this section sometimes called "bridge revenues") derived or to be derived from the operation of all or any part of any bridge or bridges or approaches thereto or revenues (hereinafter in this section sometimes called "facility revenues") derived or to be derived from the operation of any project authorized by this article, including any parts thereof theretofore constructed or acquired and any parts, extensions, replacements or improvements thereof thereafter constructed or acquired; f. pledging, setting aside, depositing or trusteeing all or any part of any bridge revenues, facility revenues or other moneys of the commission and mortgaging, pledging, or otherwise encumbering all or any part of the commission's real or personal property, then owned or acquired, to secure the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds, or the payment of expenses of operation or maintenance of any bridge or bridges or approaches thereto or any project authorized by this article; g. the setting aside out of any bridge revenues, facility revenues or other moneys of the commission of reserves and sinking funds, and the source, custody, security, regulation, application and disposition thereof; h. determination or definition of the bridge revenues, facility revenues, or of the expenses of operation and maintenance of any bridge or bridges or approaches thereto or any project authorized by this article; i. the rates, tolls, rents, fares, fees, facility charges or other charges in connection with, for the use or services of, or for passage over or through or the use of, or otherwise relating thereto, any bridge or bridges or approaches thereto or any project authorized by this article, including any parts thereof theretofore constructed or acquired and any parts, extensions, replacements or improvements thereof thereafter constructed or acquired, and the fixing, establishment, collection and enforcement of the same, the amount or amounts of bridge revenues or facility revenues to be produced thereby, and the disposition and application of the amounts charged or collected; j. the assumption or payment or discharge of any indebtedness, liens or other claims relating to any part of any bridge or bridges or approaches thereto or any project authorized by this article or any obligations constituting or which may constitute a lien on any part of the bridge revenues or facility revenues; k. limitations on the issuance of additional bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness or on the incurrence of indebtedness of the commission; l. limitations on the powers of the commission to construct, acquire or operate, or permit the construction, acquisition or operation of, any structures, facilities or properties which may compete or tend to compete with any bridge or bridges or approaches thereto or any project authorized by this article; m. payment of costs or expenses incident to the enforcement of any bonds or of the provisions of such resolution or of any covenant or agreement with the holders of any bonds; n. the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any covenant or agreement with, or duty to, the holders of bonds may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent thereto, and the manner in which such consent may be given or evidenced; or o. any other matter or course of conduct which, by recital in such resolution, is declared to further secure the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds. All such provisions of said resolution and all such covenants and agreements shall constitute valid and legally binding contracts between the commission and the several holders of the bonds, regardless of the time of issuance of such bonds, and shall be enforceable by any such holder or holders by appropriate action or proceeding, including a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ, in any court of competent jurisdiction. Amended 1946, c.318, s.5; 1953, c.27, s.25; 1963, c.101, s.4; 2001, c.301, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-14.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-14.1
Use of reclaimed asphalt pavement by New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Status: in_force

3. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall permit for a turnpike project under the jurisdiction of the authority the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement that constitutes a maximum of 25 percent by weight of the total pavement mixture for base and intermediate pavement courses and a maximum of 15 percent by weight of the total pavement mixture for surface pavement courses. b. The authority shall permit for turnpike projects under its jurisdiction the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement that constitutes from 25 to 50 percent by weight of the total pavement mixture for base and intermediate pavement courses, after an evaluation of the material properties of the reclaimed asphalt pavement in a "closed system" project. A "closed system" project is defined as a project on which the asphalt millings from the project are recycled back into the hot mix asphalt on that same project. c. Reclaimed asphalt pavement shall not be used for bridge decking and elevated approaches, open-graded and modified open-graded friction courses, or any other special purpose or premium asphalt mix required in specific projects to increase pavement skid resistance. L.2002,c.114,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5E-7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5E / Section 5E-7
Relocation, removal or disposal of junkyards
Status: in_force

When the Commissioner of Transportation determines that the topography of the land adjoining the highway will not permit adequate screening of such junkyards or determines that the screening of such junkyards would not be economically feasible, the Commissioner of Transportation shall have the authority to acquire by gift, purchase, exchange, or condemnation, such interests in lands as may be necessary to secure the relocation, removal, or disposal of the junkyards; and to pay for the costs of relocation, removal, or disposal, thereof. L.1970, c. 152, s. 7, eff. July 24, 1970.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-7.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-7.1
Notes
Status: in_force

The authority is hereby authorized from time to time to issue its notes for any of its corporate purposes and renew from time to time any notes by the issuance of new notes, whether the notes to be renewed have or have not matured. The authority may issue notes partly to renew notes or to discharge other obligations then outstanding and partly for any other purpose and may issue bonds to redeem or pay the principal of and interest on notes. The notes may be authorized, sold, executed and delivered in the same manner as bonds and shall be exempt from taxation and eligible for investment and negotiable in the same manner as bonds under the provisions of this act. Subject to agreements with bondholders and noteholders, the authority may pledge tolls and other revenues for the payment of the notes and may in addition secure the notes in the same manner and with the same effect as herein provided for bonds. Any resolution or resolutions authorizing notes of the authority or any issue thereof may contain any provisions which the authority is authorized to include in any resolution or trust agreement authorizing or securing bonds of the authority or any issue thereof, and the authority may include in any notes any terms, covenants or conditions which it is authorized to include in any bonds. In case of default on its notes, or violation of any of the obligations of the authority to the noteholders, the noteholders shall have all the remedies provided herein for the bondholders. L.1967, c. 150, s. 2, eff. July 10, 1967.
N.J. Stat. § 27:24A-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 24A / Section 24A-3
Applicability.
Status: in_force

3. The provisions of P.L.2025, c.300 (C.27:24A-1 et seq.) shall not apply to a railroad company that is a Class III carrier, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Part 1201 1-1, that operates within a single municipality on not more than 25 total track miles and is engaged in switching or terminal railroad services. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to exempt a major facility from the provisions of the “Spill Compensation and Control Act,” P.L.1976, c.141 (C.58:10-23.11 et seq.). L.2025, c.300, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-9 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-9
Reimbursement of counties for work done on roads taken over
Status: in_force

If, when a highway is taken over by the state under this chapter, a county shall have improved, reconstructed or made any extraordinary repairs upon it or any part thereof, under a contract awarded after March first, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, the commissioner shall first set aside from the funds under his control a sum of money sufficient to reimburse the county for all money expended by it on such work whether raised by the issuance of bonds or otherwise, exclusive, however, of all moneys which may have been received by the county in the form of state aid, and expended as part of the cost of such extraordinary repairs or reconstruction. No such repayment shall be made, by virtue of any award of contract made after March thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, unless some proceeding concerning the contract had been theretofore begun or the contract shall have been theretofore approved by the commissioner. For the purpose of determining the amount of money expended by the county, the county engineer shall prepare and file with the commissioner a detailed certificate of the moneys so expended which shall be accepted as fixing the amount expended by the county provided the work shall be equal to that required by the provisions of this chapter.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-24 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-24
Bond issue; maturity
Status: in_force

In order to provide the money for the purposes of section 27:19-23 of this title the respective boards of chosen freeholders may issue bonds payable in not more than five years from the date of issue.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-36 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-36
Partial invalidity
Status: in_force

If any term or provision of this act shall be declared unconstitutional or ineffective in whole or in part by a court of competent jurisdiction, then to the extent that it is not unconstitutional or ineffective such term or provision shall be enforced, nor shall such determination be deemed to invalidate the remaining terms or provisions of this act. L.1951, c. 264, p. 919, s. 12.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5.4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5.4
Illegal use
Status: in_force

Any retired railroad employee who is issued a certificate under section 2 of this act and who loans his certificate, and any person using or attempting to use a certificate belonging to a retired railroad employee, shall be subject to a fine of $250.00 and costs, to be recovered in a civil action by a summary proceeding in the name of the State under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). The fine when recovered shall be paid into the General Fund. In addition to the jurisdiction conferred by N.J.S. 2A:58-2, the municipal court and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section. L. 1986, c. 93, s. 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 27:8-5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-5
Moneys kept separate
Status: in_force

Moneys received in accordance with the provision of a contract under this chapter shall be kept as a separate fund to be used only for the purpose for which it was received.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-56 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-56
Transfer of files, books, property, etc.
Status: in_force

All files, books, papers, records, equipment and other property of the Division of Taxation pertaining to the administration of the "Outdoor Advertising Act" the functions, powers, and duties of 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.1972, c. 40, s. 5, eff. July 1, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-21.4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-21.4
Leasing property acquired for transportation purposes; provision for termination of lease
Status: in_force

1. Any real or personal property heretofore or hereafter acquired by the Department of Transportation for a transportation or transportation related program or project may be leased by the Commissioner of Transportation to any person or public body or agency on a temporary basis. The commissioner shall include a provision in the lease which would allow the termination of the lease upon written notice thereof to the lessee prior to the conclusion of the term of the lease in accordance with a minimum period of time for that notice, such provision having been the subject of negotiation between the commissioner and the prospective lessee, so as to ensure that the occupancy of the property does not in any manner interfere with or delay the transportation program or project for which the property is needed. No person, public body or agency shall remain in possession of premises beyond the conclusion of the term of the lease or, in the case of a notice of termination, the date fixed by the commissioner in the notice. If the lessee remains past conclusion of the term of the lease or beyond the date fixed in the notice of termination, the department may institute a summary proceeding in the Superior Court, for an order to show cause as to why the department should not be granted immediate possession of the leased property and the property be vacated of its occupants. L.1967,c.268,s.1; amended 1993,c.231,s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-35.10 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-35.10
Liquidated damages
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall cause the forfeiture as liquidated damages to the State of any certified check or certificate of deposit deposited by any person who makes or causes to be made any false, deceptive or fraudulent statement in the questionnaire or bid information required to be submitted, or in the course of any hearing under this act. L.1966, c. 185, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-18 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-18
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

14. a. The commissioner may adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the purposes of this act provided that a public hearing on the proposed rule or regulation shall be held with appropriate notice as provided in that act. These regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to: licensing and permitting fees; duration of licenses and permits; spacing, size, specifications and lighting of signs; procedures for referral of contested cases to the Office of Administrative Law; and other requirements pertaining to the issuance or denial of licenses and permits or for the erection or maintenance of signs, and other matters necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. The commissioner also may adopt regulations governing new or innovative forms of signs so that they may be made to conform with the intent and purposes of this act. b. In adopting regulations pursuant to this act, the commissioner shall give due consideration to: (1) The safety, convenience and enjoyment of travel on the highways and to the public investment in those highways; (2) The type of information needed by the traveling public when using those highways; (3) Outdoor advertising industry standards, practices and technological advances; (4) Promotion of safety and aesthetics through modernization, technological improvements and innovative construction, design and maintenance; (5) The economic benefit of outdoor advertising to the commerce of this State; and (6) The needs of the citizens of and travelers within the State to have access to commercial and non-commercial messages and ideas displayed by roadside signs. L.1991,c.413,s.14.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-62 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-62
Report of commission; copies filed
Status: in_force

When an award is made under the provision of sections 27:16-54 to 27:16-68 of this title the commission shall make its report in writing to the board of chosen freeholders. It shall contain a description of every separate tract of real estate taken and the commission shall file a copy thereof in the office of the county clerk or register of deeds, as the case may be, within ten days after the signing thereof, there to be recorded in the record of deeds of the county, together with the proofs of the notices. A copy of the map accompanying the resolution of the board of chosen freeholders shall also be filed in the office where the record of deeds is kept.
N.J. Stat. § 27:9-3 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-3
Road taken over as state highway; county reimbursed
Status: in_force

When the commissioner has or shall have approved a contract made in accordance with section 27:9-1 of this title and the payments thereunder, he shall within six years after the date of such approval, if funds be on hand available for the purpose, take over the highway so constructed by a county in accordance with the terms of sections 27:9-1 to 27:9-5 of this title and pay to the county the actual cost of the construction thereof. The sum so paid, or such part thereof as may be necessary, shall be used for the purpose of retiring any bonds or other obligations issued for the purpose of raising funds for the construction of the road. No road constructed by a county under said sections 27:9-1 to 27:9-5 shall be taken over and paid for by the commissioner unless the state highway engineer shall certify to the commissioner that the road has been constructed in all respects in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the commissioner, but the commissioner may, if funds be available and have been set aside for the purpose of reimbursing a county for the construction and improvement of a highway made by a county under said sections, pay to the county the amount already expended if the state highway engineer shall certify to the commissioner that the work has been done in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the commissioner to the value of the amount requested.
N.J. Stat. § 27:26-5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 26 / Section 26-5
Compensation of employee for travel time
Status: in_force

An employee who participates in a ridesharing arrangement between his or her place of residence and place of employment, or termini near such places, shall not be entitled to compensation by his or her employer for such travel time, and the wage provisions in Title 34 shall not apply during this travel period, unless the employee is required to participate in the ridesharing arrangement as a condition of his or her employment. L.1981, c. 413, s. 5, eff. Jan. 7, 1982.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-33 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-33
Violation resulting in injury or death or property damage over $5000 a high misdemeanor
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of section eight hereof, if the violation within the State of the provisions of section seven hereof shall result in injury or death to a person or persons or damage to property in excess of the value of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), such violation shall constitute a high misdemeanor. L.1951, c. 264, p. 918, s. 9.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1C-16 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-16
Limitations
Status: in_force

a. Except as provided by this act, no county or municipality may establish or operate a district within the boundaries delineated by the commissioner for a transportation development district under section 4 of this act if the district is for the purpose of consolidating the required contributions for transportation improvements of applicants for development within the district. b. Approval of a development application by any State, county or municipal body shall not be withheld or delayed because the proposed development is within a proposed or pending transportation development district. The development application shall be considered in accordance with the applicable law, rule, regulation, ordinance or resolution in effect at the time of application. c. The provisions of this act shall not be construed as affecting municipal reviews and approvals of proposed developments under the provisions of the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.). L.1989,c.100,s.16.
N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-11 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 13A / Section 13A-11
Additional aid
Status: in_force

Subsequent to the completion of the initial construction, reconstruction or improvement work on any State aid road as provided by this act, the board of chosen freeholders of the county, or the governing body of the municipality, having jurisdiction over such road from time to time may apply to the commissioner for State aid for such further construction, reconstruction or improvement work on such road as may be necessary or desirable to maintain such road as a functional part of the State aid road system. If any such application is approved by the commissioner, the work shall be performed and the State share shall be disbursed according to the terms and conditions governing the initial work. L.1967, c. 86, s. 11.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-12 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-12
Immunity from personal liability of members of authority and persons executing bonds
Status: in_force

Neither the members of the authority nor any person executing bonds or notes or other obligations issued pursuant to this act shall be liable personally on the bonds, notes or other obligations by reason of the issuance thereof. L.1984, c. 73, s. 12, eff. July 10, 1984.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-20 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-20
Severability
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable. L.1948, c. 454, p. 1873, s. 20.
N.J. Stat. § 27:15-17 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-17
"Unimproved road" defined
Status: in_force

Whenever the words "unimproved road" are used in chapter fifteen, Title 27 of the Revised Statutes they shall mean any road, which in the opinion of the State highway engineer, is unsuitable for present day traffic. L.1938, c. 362, p. 917, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-5.6 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-5.6
Department authorized to acquire lands, improvements for airport purposes
Status: in_force

43. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation and the commissioner thereof are authorized to acquire lands and improvements for airport purposes, in Egg Harbor, Hamilton and Galloway Townships, county of Atlantic, and to convey the same to the South Jersey Transportation Authority for a nominal or other consideration and under other terms and conditions as the commissioner deems appropriate. b. The department and the commissioner thereof are authorized to expend funds specifically appropriated by P.L.1991, c.185 from the revenues and other funds of the Transportation Trust Fund Authority for the acquisition authorized under subsection a. of this section and also for the planning, engineering, construction, reconstruction, repair and rehabilitation of the transportation project known as the Atlantic City International Airport and related facilities and activities, or a portion thereof, as authorized by section 24 of this act. L.1991,c.252,s.43.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-69 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-69
Utilization of personnel, facilities and resources of other agencies of state
Status: in_force

The commissioner may utilize the personnel, facilities and resources of any other department or agency of the State or any political subdivision thereof, in carrying out his powers and duties under this act, in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the commissioner and such department or agency. L.1973, c. 126, s. 6, eff. May 10, 1973.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-44 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-44
Injurious substances on highway forbidden; protection of property; penalties
Status: in_force

No person shall place or allow to fall upon a state highway any broken glass, pottery or sharp object, or any substance injurious to the surface of the road or to the person, health or property of those using the highway or residing along the line thereof nor shall any person interfere with or injure any tree, handrail, wall, bridge, culvert or other public property within the lines of a state highway. A person who violates any of the provisions of this section or who willfully damages, injures or destroys any such highway or its appurtenances shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty dollars for each offense together with the costs of prosecution, to be recovered by the department in the name of the state in an action at law in any court of competent jurisdiction. The fines collected shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the funds available for the construction, maintenance and repair of roads.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5.1
Railroad passes for retired employees
Status: in_force

a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the governing board of the corporation shall allow a retired railroad employee, as defined in subsection b. of this section, to pass and repass, free of charge during offpeak times as defined in section 2 of P.L. 1973, c. 126 (C. 27:1A-65), in regular coach service operated by the corporation within the borders of this State. b. As used in this act, "retired railroad employee" means a citizen and resident of this State who retired prior to January 1, 1983 after service of at least 15 years with either Conrail, the Penn Central Railroad, the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad or the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Line serving New Jersey. L. 1986, c. 93, s. 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5.14 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5.14
Rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

9. The corporation shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. In any prosecution for violating any rule or regulation adopted by the corporation, copies of that regulation when authenticated under the seal of the corporation by its secretary or assistant secretary shall be evidence in like manner and equal effect as the original. L.1997,c.357,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-5
General grant of powers.
Status: in_force

5. General grant of powers. The authority shall be a body corporate and politic and shall have perpetual succession and shall have the following powers: (a) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (b) To adopt an official seal and alter the same at pleasure; (c) To maintain an office at such place or places within the State as it may designate and to organize itself into such sub-departments, operating divisions or units as it deems appropriate; (d) To sue and be sued in its own name; (e) To acquire, improve, construct, maintain, repair, manage, and operate transportation projects or any part thereof at such locations as shall be established by law or by the authority; (f) To borrow money and issue negotiable bonds for any of its corporate purposes, and to secure the same through the pledging of tolls and other revenues and proceeds of such bonds, or other available sources, and to refund its bonds, and to enter into any credit agreement, all as provided in this act; (g) In the exercise of any of its powers, by resolution to fix and revise from time to time and charge and collect tolls, fees, licenses, rents, concession charges and other charges for each transportation project or any part thereof constructed or acquired by it. No toll revenues derived from the New Jersey Turnpike or the Garden State Parkway shall be used or available for any transportation project other than a highway project and all transportation projects other than highway projects shall be self-sustaining; provided however that such toll revenues may be used to finance or support the costs of non-highway transportation projects on an interim basis according to such terms, with or without interest, as the authority shall establish; (h) To establish rules and regulations for the use of any project including restrictions on the type, weight and size of vehicles utilizing transportation projects, and also including the power to exclude from any part of a highway project any traffic other than passenger automobiles if the authority finds that such part is not suitable or sufficient as a highway to carry mixed traffic; (i) To acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this act; (j) To acquire in the name of the authority by purchase or otherwise, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain, except as against the State of New Jersey, any land and other property, which it may determine is reasonably necessary for any transportation project or feeder road or for the relocation or reconstruction of any highway by the authority under the provisions of this act and any and all rights, title and interest in such land and other property, including public lands, parks, playgrounds, reservations, highways or parkways, owned by or in which the State of New Jersey or any county, city, borough, town, township, village, or other political subdivision of the State of New Jersey has any right, title or interest, or parts thereof or rights therein and any fee simple absolute or any lesser interest in private property, and any fee simple absolute in, easements upon, or the benefit of restrictions upon, abutting property to preserve and protect transportation projects. Upon the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the compensation to be paid thereunder shall be ascertained and paid in the manner provided in the "Eminent Domain Act of 1971," P.L.1971, c.361 (C.20:3-1 et seq.), insofar as the provisions thereof are applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions contained in this act. The authority may join in separate subdivisions in one petition or complaint the descriptions of any number of tracts or parcels of land or property to be condemned and the names of any number of owners and other parties who may have an interest therein and all such land or property included in said petition or complaint may be condemned in a single proceeding; provided, however, that separate awards be made for each tract or parcel of land or property; and provided, further, that each of said tracts or parcels of land or property lies wholly in or has a substantial part of its value lying wholly within the same county. Upon the filing of such petition or complaint or at any time thereafter the authority may file with the clerk of the county in which such property is located and also with the Clerk of the Superior Court a declaration of taking, signed by the authority, declaring that possession of one or more of the tracts or parcels of land or property described in the petition or complaint is thereby being taken by and for the use of the authority. The said declaration of taking shall be sufficient if it sets forth: (1) a description of each tract or parcel of land or property to be so taken sufficient for the identification thereof, to which there may or may not be attached a plan or map thereof; (2) a statement of the estate or interest in the said land or property being taken; and (3) a statement of the sum of money estimated by the authority by resolution to be just compensation for the taking of the estate or interest in each tract or parcel of land or property described in said declaration. Upon the filing of the said declaration, the authority shall deposit with the Clerk of the Superior Court the amount of the estimated compensation stated in said declaration. Upon the filing of the said declaration as aforesaid and depositing with the Clerk of the Superior Court the amount of the estimated compensation stated in said declaration, the authority, without other process or proceedings, shall be entitled to the exclusive possession and use of each tract of land or property described in said declaration and may forthwith enter into and take possession of said land or property, it being the intent of this provision that the proceedings for compensation or any other proceedings relating to the taking of said land or interest therein or other property shall not delay the taking of possession thereof and the use thereof by the authority for the purpose or purposes for which the authority is authorized by law to acquire or condemn such land or other property or interest therein. The authority shall cause notice of the filing of said declaration and the making of said deposit to be served upon each party in interest named in the petition residing in this State, either personally or by leaving a copy thereof at his residence, if known, and upon each party in interest residing out of the State, by mailing a copy thereof to him at his residence, if known. In the event that the residence of any such party or the name of such party is unknown, such notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper published or circulating in the county or counties in which the land is located. Upon the application of any party in interest and after notice to other parties in interest, including the authority, any judge of the Superior Court assigned to sit for said county may order that the money deposited with the Clerk of the Superior Court or any part thereof be paid forthwith to the person or persons entitled thereto for or on account of the just compensation to be awarded in said proceeding; provided, that each such person shall have filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court a consent in writing that, in the event the award in the condemnation proceeding shall be less than the amount deposited, the court, after notice as herein provided and hearing, may determine his liability, if any, for the return of such difference or any part thereof and enter judgment therefor. If the amount of the award as finally determined shall exceed the amount so deposited, the person or persons to whom the award is payable shall be entitled to recover from the authority the difference between the amount of the deposit and the amount of the award, with interest at the rate of six per centum (6%) per annum thereon from the date of making the deposit. If the amount of the award shall be less than the amount so deposited, the Clerk of the Superior Court shall return the difference between the amount of the award and the deposit to the authority, unless the amount of the deposit or any part thereof shall have theretofore been distributed, in which event the court, on petition of the authority and notice to all persons interested in the award and affording them an opportunity to be heard, shall enter judgment in favor of the authority for such difference against the party or parties liable for the return thereof. The authority shall cause notice of the date fixed for such hearing to be served upon each party thereto residing in this State, either personally or by leaving a copy thereof at his residence, if known, and upon each party residing out of the State, by mailing a copy to him at his residence, if known. In the event that the residence of any party or the name of such party is unknown, such notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper published or circulating in the county or counties in which the land is located. Such service, mailing or publication shall be made at least 10 days before the date fixed for such hearing. Whenever under the "Eminent Domain Act of 1971" the amount of the award may be paid into court, payment may be made into the Superior Court and may be distributed according to law; (k) To designate the locations, and establish, limit and control such points of ingress to and egress from each highway or transportation project as may be necessary or desirable in the judgment of the authority to insure the proper operation and maintenance of such project, and to prohibit entrance to such project from any point or points not so designated; (l) To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers under this act and to enter into contracts with federal, State and local governments and private entities for the financing, administration, operation, management and construction of transportation projects; (m) To appoint such additional officers, who need not be members of the authority, as the authority deems advisable, and to employ consulting engineers, attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts, superintendents, managers, and such other similarly situated employees and agents as may be necessary in its judgment; to fix their compensation; and to promote and discharge such officers, employees and agents, all without regard to the provisions of Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes; (n) To receive and accept from any federal agency, subject to the approval of the Governor, grants for or in aid of the acquisition or construction of any transportation project or any part thereof, and to receive and accept aid or contributions, from any source, of either money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied only for the purposes for which such grants and contributions may be made; (o) To do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly or impliedly granted in this act; (p) Subject to any agreement with the bondholders, to invest moneys of the authority not required for immediate use, including proceeds from the sale of any bonds, in such obligations, securities and other investments as the authority shall deem prudent; (q) To apply for, receive and accept from any federal agency, any bistate agency, or the State and any subdivision thereof, grants for or in aid of the planning, acquisition, management, maintenance, operation or construction of any project, and to receive and accept aid or contributions from any other public or private source, of either money, property, labor or other things of value, to be held, used and applied only for the purposes for which those grants and contributions may be made; (r) To procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance and to indemnify against loss or damage to property from any cause, including the loss of use and occupancy and business interruption, death or injury of any person, employee liability, any act of any member, officer, employee or servant of the authority, whether part-time, compensated or uncompensated, in the performance of the duties of office or employment or any other insurable risk or any other losses in connection with property, operations, assets or obligations in any amounts and from any insurers as are deemed desirable. In addition, the authority may carry its own liability insurance; (s) To adopt regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to provide open and competitive procedures for awarding contracts for towing and storage services. Towing and storage services on a highway project may be provided on a rotating basis, provided that the authority determines that there would be no additional cost to the authority, excepting administrative costs, as a result of those services being provided on a rotating basis. The regulations shall fix maximum towing and storage fees, and establish objective criteria to be considered in awarding a contract for towing and storage services which shall include, but shall not be limited to, reliability, experience, response time, acceptance of credit cards and prepaid towing contracts, adequate equipment to safely handle a sufficient volume of common vehicle types under a variety of traffic and weather conditions, location of storage and repair facilities, security of vehicles towed or stored, financial return to the authority, maintenance of adequate liability insurance and appropriate safeguards to protect the personal safety of customers, including considerations related to the criminal background of employees. The Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall provide, at the authority's request, a report to the authority on any prospective contractor for which the division has information relevant to the prospective contractor's service record, subject to the provisions of the New Jersey consumer fraud act, P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.). The Division of Insurance Fraud Prevention in the Department of Banking and Insurance also shall provide, at the authority's request, a report to the authority on any prospective contractor for which the division has information relevant to the prospective contractor's service record, subject to the "New Jersey Insurance Fraud Prevention Act," P.L.1983, c.320 (C.17:33A-1 et seq.); (t) To adopt, prior to the Transfer Date and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, notes or other obligations on such terms as otherwise provided for in this act for the retirement by defeasance, redemption, secondary market purchase, tender payment at maturity or otherwise, of all of the New Jersey Highway Authority's outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations, as if the Transfer Date transferring to the authority the rights, duties and obligations to operate, maintain and manage the Garden State Parkway had already occurred; and (u) To transfer, sell, dispose of, or otherwise relinquish all right, title, or interest in the Garden State Arts Center, and any related or auxiliary facilities, to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, established by P.L.1971, c.137 (C.5:10-1 et seq.), or to any other entity, according to such terms and process as the authority may establish in its discretion. L.1948,c.454,s.5; amended 1950, c.1, s.5; 1984, c.73, s.41; 1991, c.183, s.6; 2003,c.79,s.9.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-11 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-11
Toll bridges and viaducts; acquisition; maintenance as free bridges
Status: in_force

When a toll bridge or toll viaduct has been constructed and now exists, forming a part of a free public road, or connecting free public roads, the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which the toll bridge or toll viaduct and road or roads are situate, may acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation such toll bridge or toll viaduct, with all the franchises, privileges and rights of the owner thereof. When the bridge or viaduct shall have been so acquired it shall be forever thereafter free for public travel, and shall be maintained, widened, repaired or rebuilt the same as other bridges and viaducts in the county. If the toll bridge or toll viaduct connects two or more counties, the boards of freeholders of such counties may jointly acquire by gift, purchase or condemnation such bridge or viaduct, with all the franchises, privileges and rights of the owner thereof, and it shall be maintained, widened, repaired or rebuilt the same as other viaducts or bridges connecting two or more counties.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5F-31 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5F / Section 5F-31
Advisory council
Status: in_force

The Governor shall establish a Highway Traffic Safety Policy Advisory Council. The council shall consist of the following 21 members appointed by the Governor: The Director of the Office of Highway Traffic Safety, who shall serve as chairperson of the council; one representative of the Department of Education; one representative of the Department of Health; one representative of the Department of Transportation; one representative each of the Division of Motor Vehicles, the Division of State Police, and the Police Training Commission in the Department of Law and Public Safety; one representative of the Administrative Office of the Courts; two representatives of county or municipal law enforcement agencies; two representatives of county or local governments; two members of the Governor's Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services; one representative of the New Jersey State First Aid Council; three private sector corporate representatives; and three members of the general public. The Highway Traffic Safety Policy Advisory Council shall make recommendations to the Governor to assist him in preparing the New Jersey Highway Traffic Safety Program and the rules and regulations and standards, guidelines and other programs provided for by this act. L. 1987, c. 284, s. 14.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5
Powers and duties of corporation.
Status: in_force

5. In addition to the powers and duties conferred upon it elsewhere in this act, the corporation may do all acts necessary and reasonably incident to carrying out the objectives of this act, including but not in limitation thereof the following: a. Sue and be sued; b. Have an official seal and alter the same at pleasure; c. Make and alter bylaws for its organization and internal management and for the conduct of its affairs and business; d. Maintain an office at such place or places within the State as it may determine; e. Adopt, amend and repeal such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act, which shall have the force and effect of law; it shall publish the same and file them in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) with the Director of the Office of Administrative Law; f. Call to its assistance and avail itself of the service of such employees of any federal, State, county or municipal department or agency as it may require and as may be available to it for said purpose; g. Apply for, accept and expend money from any federal, State, county or municipal agency or instrumentality and from any private source as gifts, grants, or loans; comply with federal statutes, rules and regulations, and qualify for and receive all forms of financial assistance available under federal law to assure the continuance of, or for the support or improvement of public transportation and as may be necessary for that purpose to enter into agreements, including federally required labor protective agreements; h. Plan, design, construct, equip, operate, improve, maintain, and, through the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, finance either directly or by contract with any public or private entity, public transportation services, capital equipment and facilities or any parts or functions thereof, and other transportation projects, or any parts or functions thereof, which may be funded under section 3 of the federal Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, Pub.L.88-365 (49 U.S.C. s.1602), or any successor or additional federal act having substantially the same or similar purposes or functions; the operation of the facilities of the corporation, by the corporation or any public or private entity, may include appropriate and reasonable limitations on competition in order that maximum service may be provided most efficiently to the public; i. Apply for and accept, from appropriate regulatory bodies, authority to operate public transportation services where necessary; j. Purchase, lease as lessee, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use and otherwise deal in and with real or personal property, or any interest therein, from any public or private entity, wherever situated; k. Lease as lessor, sell or otherwise dispose of on terms which the corporation may prescribe, 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 its powers and the performance of its duties under this act. In order to provide or encourage adequate and efficient public transportation service, the corporation may lease or otherwise permit the use or occupancy of property without cost or at a nominal rental; l. Restrict the rights of persons to enter upon or construct any works in or upon any property owned or leased by the corporation, except under such terms as the corporation may prescribe; perform or contract for the performance of all acts necessary for the management, maintenance and repair of real or personal property leased or otherwise used or occupied pursuant to this act; and prohibit from using transportation services provided by the corporation any person who assaults an employee of motorbus service, including but not limited to an operator of a motorbus or the operator's supervisor or any employee of a rail passenger service, including light rail service, while clearly identifiable as being engaged in the performance of the person's duties or because of the status as an employee of a motorbus service or as an employee of a rail passenger service, for a term to be determined by the corporation not to exceed one calendar year, unless the person used a deadly weapon during the commission of the assault in which case the person may be prohibited from accessing transportation services for life, provided that the person has the right to appeal any determination made pursuant to this subsection in a manner and process established by the corporation; m. Establish one or more operating divisions as deemed necessary; n. Set and collect fares and determine levels of service for service provided by the corporation either directly or by contract including, but not limited to, such reduced fare programs as deemed appropriate by the corporation; revenues derived from such service may be collected by the corporation and shall be available to the corporation for use in furtherance of any of the purposes of this act; o. Set and collect rentals, fees, charges or other payments from the lease, use, occupancy or disposition of properties owned or leased by the corporation; such revenues shall be available to the corporation for use in furtherance of any of the purposes of this act; p. Deposit corporate revenues in interest bearing accounts or in the State of New Jersey Cash Management Fund established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1977, c.281 (C.52:18A-90.4); q. Delegate to subordinate officers of the corporation such powers and duties as the corporation shall deem necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this act; r. (1) Procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance and indemnify against loss or damage to property from any cause, including loss of use and occupancy, against death or injury of any person, against employees' liability, against any act of any member, officer, employee or servant of the corporation, whether part-time, full-time, compensated or noncompensated, in the performance of the duties of his office or employment or any other insurable risk. In addition, the corporation may carry its own liability insurance and may also establish and utilize a wholly-owned insurance subsidiary or captive provided the subsidiary or captive is domiciled in the United States in a state which is accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and which licenses and regulates wholly-owned insurance subsidiaries or captives; and (2) Pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection, the corporation's chief of procurement is authorized to reach an agreement to defend and indemnify a person against claims, causes of action, demands, costs or judgments against that person arising as a direct result of that person's contract with the corporation, upon the terms and limitations the chief deems reasonable and appropriate. An agreement to defend and indemnify pursuant to this subsection shall not bar, reduce, limit or affect any remedies which the corporation may have to enforce the corporation's agreement or to assert a claim for damages to which the corporation may be entitled arising out of the person's failure to perform the agreement, or for the recovery of funds expended for the defense of a person if the defense was undertaken in response to a claim or cause of action brought against the person which is proven to have arisen from gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, intentional tort, bad faith, or criminal conduct. No one other than the person who is party to the agreement with the corporation may enforce any agreement for defense or indemnification between that person and the corporation; s. Promote the use of public transportation services, coordinate ticket sales and passenger information and sell, lease or otherwise contract for advertising in or on the equipment or facilities of the corporation; t. Adopt and maintain employee benefit programs for employees of the corporation including, but not limited to, pension, deferred compensation, medical disability, and death benefits, and which programs may utilize insurance contracts, trust funds, and any other appropriate means of providing the stipulated benefits, and may involve new plans or the continuation of plans previously established by entities acquired by the corporation; u. Own, control, vote, and exercise any and all other rights incidental to the ownership of any equity, membership interest, or any shares of the capital stock of any incorporated entity acquired, formed, incorporated, or established by law by the corporation pursuant to the powers granted by this act. Any such corporate entity may be utilized in order to enable the corporation to participate with other private or public entities in any transaction, memorandum of understanding, undertaking, or arrangement that the corporation would have the power to conduct by itself, whether or not such participation involves sharing or delegation of control with or to other public or private entities regarding the ownership, operation, control, and management of services, equipment, or facilities. For purposes of this subsection, "corporate entity" means any business entity, including but not limited to, any corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, limited partnership, general partnership, association of any kind, or collaborative arrangement that may be jointly owned by the corporation and any other public or private entities that provide public transportation services; v. Enter into any and all agreements or contracts, execute any and all instruments, and do and perform any and all acts or things necessary, convenient or desirable for the purposes of the corporation, or to carry out any power expressly or implicitly given in this act; w. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-17) or any other law to the contrary, (1) issue operating grant anticipation notes which shall be secured and retired from operating assistance grants authorized under section 9 of the federal Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, Pub.L.88-365 (49 U.S.C. s.1602), or any successor or additional federal act having substantially the same or similar purposes or functions and (2) issue capital grant anticipation notes which shall be secured and retired from capital assistance grants authorized under section 3 or section 9 of the federal Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, Pub.L.88-365 (49 U.S.C. s.1602), or any successor or additional federal act having substantially the same or similar purposes or functions. As used in this subsection, "operating grant anticipation notes" or "capital grant anticipation notes" (hereinafter referred to as "notes") means credit obligations issued in anticipation of these grants. All grant anticipation notes shall be authorized by a resolution or resolutions of the corporation, and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear the date, or dates, bear interest at the rate or rates of interest per annum, be in the denomination or denominations, be in the form, carry the conversion or registration privileges, have the rank or priority, be executed in such manner as the resolution or resolutions require. The notes may be sold at public or private sale at the price or prices and in the manner that the corporation determines. The notes of the corporation, the sale or transfer thereof, and the income derived therefrom by the purchasers of the notes, shall, at all times, be free from taxation for State or local purposes, under any law of the State or any political subdivision thereof. Notes may be issued under the provisions of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.) without obtaining the consent of any department, division, commission, board, bureau or agency of the State, and without any other proceedings, conditions, or things which are specifically required by P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.). The notes issued pursuant to P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.) shall not in any way create or constitute any indebtedness, liability or obligation of the State or of any political subdivision thereof or of the corporation, except as provided herein. The grant anticipation notes shall be payable solely from (1) note proceeds, to the extent not disbursed to the corporation, (2) grant payments if, as, and when received from the federal government, and (3) investment earnings on note proceeds, to the extent not disbursed to the corporation. Each note shall contain on its face a statement to the effect that the corporation is obligated to pay the principal thereof or the interest thereon only from these grants to the corporation and from the proceeds of the notes and investment earnings on the proceeds of the notes, to the extent not disbursed to the corporation, and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State or of any political subdivision thereof or of the corporation is pledged to the payment of the principal and interest on these notes. Neither the members of the corporation's board nor any person executing the transactions are personally liable on those notes nor are they otherwise liable for their actions. Subject to any agreement with the debtholders, the corporation may invest moneys of the corporation not required for immediate use, including proceeds from the sale of any notes, in such obligations, securities and other investments as the corporation shall deem prudent; x. Enter into agreements with a public or private entity or consortia thereof to provide for the development of demonstration projects through the use of public-private partnerships pursuant to sections 1 through 9 of P.L.1997, c.136 (C.27:1D-1 through C.27:1D-9); y. Enter into agreements with a public or private entity or consortia thereof to provide for the development of projects through the use of public-private partnerships. All building construction projects under a public-private partnership agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection shall contain a project labor agreement, unless the federal government or a court of competent jurisdiction determines that requiring such an agreement would violate federal law or regulation, or including such an agreement would preclude the corporation from receiving federal funding for the project. Project labor agreements shall be subject to the provisions of P.L.2002, c.44 (C.52:38-1 et seq.); and z. To employ and retain legal counsel at the corporation's discretion, including choosing representation by the Attorney General. L.1979, c.150, s.5; amended 1984, c.108; 1989, c.130; 1997, c.136, s.12; 2004, c.1, s.1; 2018, c.162, s.4; 2021, c.352, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-15.1c — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-15.1c
Applicability of "45-day" rule for violation of internal rules to NJ Transit police officers.
Status: in_force

3. A person shall not be removed from employment or a position as a police officer of the New Jersey Transit Police Department pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1989, c.291 (C.27:25-15.1), or suspended, fined or reduced in rank for a violation of the internal rules and regulations established for the conduct of employees of the New Jersey Transit Police Department, unless a complaint charging a violation of those rules and regulations is filed no later than the 45th day after the date on which the person filing the complaint obtained sufficient information to file the matter upon which the complaint is based. A failure to comply with this section shall require a dismissal of the complaint. The 45-day time limit shall not apply if an investigation of a police officer for a violation of the internal rules and regulations of the New Jersey Transit Police Department is included directly or indirectly within a concurrent investigation of that officer for a violation of the criminal laws of this State; the 45-day limit shall begin on the day after the disposition of the criminal investigation. The 45-day requirement in this section for the filing of a complaint against a police officer of the New Jersey Transit Police Department shall not apply to a filing of a complaint by a private individual. L.2006, c.54, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:15-1.4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-1.4
Schedule; engineering and planning work by municipality
Status: in_force

In any case where any such State aid is to be expended for construction or reconstruction work, the schedule referred to in section two hereof shall provide for any necessary engineering and planning work to be performed by the municipality. L.1947, c. 62, p. 205, s. 5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-51 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-51
Construction; law applicable
Status: in_force

The erection and construction of the piers, wharves, or docks, as situate within the territorial jurisdiction of New Jersey, shall be subject to the laws of New Jersey, as such laws apply to the construction of public highways in this state, when state money is used in the construction of the whole or a part of such highway.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-4.2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-4.2
Passenger Advisory Committees.
Status: in_force

3. a. (1) There is hereby established the North Jersey Passenger Advisory Committee within the New Jersey Transit Corporation for the purpose of providing advice, input, and guidance to the corporation and the corporation's board of directors from customers of the corporation who reside in North Jersey. The committee shall: provide advice, input, and guidance to the New Jersey Transit Corporation and its board of directors on issues affecting the corporation and customers of the corporation, particularly those issues that affect services provided in the northern part of the State; review proposals to be considered before the corporation's board of directors concerning fare increases, curtailment of services, and expansion of services; and review items listed on the agenda for meetings of the corporation's board of directors that would increase fares, curtail services, or expand services and provide written feedback to the board prior to the board meeting concerning those agenda items. (2) A member of the committee shall be required to: reside in one of the following counties: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, or Warren; and either be a regular corporation motorbus regular route service rider or a regular corporation rail passenger service or light rail service rider; and primarily use corporation motorbus regular route service, rail passenger service, or light rail service in the northern part of the State, or have substantial public transportation experience. (3) The committee shall consist of 15 voting members, who shall serve a term of four years and without compensation, to be appointed as follows: three members to be appointed by the board of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority; six members to be appointed by the Governor; one member to be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly; one member to be appointed by the President of the Senate; one member to be appointed by the Minority Leader of the General Assembly; one member to be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; one member to be appointed by a nonprofit entity, which shall be selected jointly by the Speaker of the General Assembly and the President of the Senate, with a history of rider advocacy, encouraging smart growth, and advocating for investment in public transportation and transit-oriented development initiatives; and one member to be appointed by a nonprofit entity, which shall be selected jointly by the Speaker of the General Assembly and the President of the Senate, that serves as a consumer rail passenger organization in the State. (4) The powers of the committee shall be vested in the members of the committee and a majority of the appointed members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof. Actions may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the committee at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed members. The seat of any member who fails to maintain the requirements established in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be deemed vacant. A vacancy in the membership of the committee shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the committee. Any vacancy in the membership of the committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and for the remainder of the unexpired term. (5) The committee shall elect from among its members a chairperson and vice chairperson. The chairperson shall preside over meetings of the committee. In the absence of the chairperson, the vice chairperson shall preside over meetings of the committee. The chairperson shall have the responsibility of scheduling and convening all meetings of the committee. The committee shall designate an individual to serve as secretary to the committee who need not be a member of the committee. b. (1) There is hereby established the South Jersey Passenger Advisory Committee within the New Jersey Transit Corporation for the purpose of providing advice, input, and guidance to the corporation and the corporation's board of directors from customers of the corporation who reside in South Jersey. The committee shall: provide advice, input, and guidance to the New Jersey Transit Corporation and its board of directors on issues affecting the corporation and customers of the corporation, particularly those issues that affect services provided in the southern part of the State; review proposals to be considered before the corporation's board of directors concerning fare increases, curtailment of services, and expansion of services; and review items listed on the agenda for meetings of the corporation's board of directors that would increase fares, curtail services, or expand services and provide written feedback to the board prior to the board meeting concerning those agenda items. (2) A member of the committee shall be required to: reside in one of the following counties: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean, or Salem; and either be a regular corporation motorbus regular route service rider or a regular corporation rail passenger service or light rail service rider; and primarily use corporation motorbus regular route service, rail passenger service, or light rail service in the southern part of the State, or have substantial public transportation experience. (3) The committee shall consist of 15 voting members, who shall serve a term of four years and without compensation, to be appointed as follows: two members to be appointed by the board members of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission from New Jersey; six members to be appointed by the Governor; one member to be appointed by the Speaker of the General Assembly; one member to be appointed by the President of the Senate; one member to be appointed by the Minority Leader of the General Assembly; one member to be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; one member to be appointed by the board of the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization; one member to be appointed by a nonprofit transportation management association, which shall be selected jointly by the Speaker of the General Assembly and the President of the Senate, that provides transportation-related services in the southern portion of the State; and one member to be appointed by a nonprofit entity, which shall be selected jointly by the Speaker of the General Assembly and the President of the Senate, that serves as a consumer rail passenger organization in the State. (4) The powers of the committee shall be vested in the members of the committee and a majority of the appointed members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof. Actions may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the committee at any meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed members. The seat of any member who fails to maintain the requirements established in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be deemed vacant. A vacancy in the membership of the committee shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the committee. Any vacancy in the membership of the committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and for the remainder of the unexpired term. (5) The committee shall elect from among its members a chairperson and vice chairperson. The chairperson shall preside over meetings of the committee. In the absence of the chairperson, the vice chairperson shall preside over meetings of the committee. The chairperson shall have the responsibility of scheduling and convening all meetings of the committee. The committee shall designate an individual to serve as secretary to the committee who need not be a member of the committee. c. A person serving as a member of the South Jersey Passenger Advisory Committee shall not be eligible to simultaneously serve as a member of the North Jersey Passenger Advisory Committee. A person serving as a member of the North Jersey Passenger Advisory Committee shall not be eligible to simultaneously serve as a member of the South Jersey Passenger Advisory Committee. d. One public member from the corporation's board of directors shall serve as a liaison to each advisory committee. L.2018, c.162, s.3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-16 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-16
Contracts to have work done by state or county
Status: in_force

In lieu of making the improvement in the manner provided in section 27:7-15 of this title, the municipality, upon the approval of such proceedings by the commissioner may contract with the commissioner for the making of the improvement and the payment to the state of the cost thereof as fixed by the contract, or if the improvement of the state highway shall be undertaken by the county pursuant to sections 27:9-1 to 27:9-5 of this title, the municipality may contract with the county for the making of the improvement and the payment to the county of the cost thereof as fixed by the contract.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-35.4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-35.4
Classification; notice
Status: in_force

The officials shall classify all such prospective bidders as to the character and amount of work on which they shall be qualified to submit bids. The classification shall be made and an immediate notice thereof shall be sent to the prospective bidder by first-class mail within a period of 15 days after the date of receipt of the statement in response to the questionnaire; provided, however, that if the official shall require additional information from the prospective bidder, the classification shall be made and the notice sent within 15 days after receipt of such additional information. L.1966, c. 185, s. 4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-5d — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5d
Operation of Access Link service under state of emergency.
Status: in_force

1. a. The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall operate, or cause to be operated, its Access Link service in an area of the State under a state of emergency if the New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services determines, in consultation with the Director of the State Office of Emergency Management, that Access Link service in that area may be safely provided without undue risk of harm to drivers and persons using the service. b. As used in this section: "Access Link" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2 of P.L.2016, c.25 (C.27:25-5c); and "State of emergency" means a natural or man-made disaster or emergency for which a state of emergency has been declared by the Governor. L.2020, c.62.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-46 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-46
Maintenance and repair of roads leading to state institutions
Status: in_force

The commissioner may improve and keep in repair any road, or section thereof, leading up to any institution, park or reservation maintained wholly by the state, and cause plans and specifications therefor to be made. Any such improvement shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this article and the payment of the cost of the improvement and the repair of such road after improvement shall be paid out of any appropriation made for the improvement and maintenance of roads authorized to be improved or maintained under this article, or for the repair of said roads, out of any moneys derived by the commissioner pursuant to any law. All such payments shall be made out of the state treasury, on the warrant of the comptroller, on bills duly approved by the commissioner. Nothing in this article shall prevent the improvement or maintenance by the commissioner of any city street which leads up to any such institution, park or reservation.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-22 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-22
Widening roads; state aid; procedure
Status: in_force

The board of chosen freeholders may widen any existing road originally constructed or improved under this article, and the commissioner may contribute the state's money toward such widening in the same proportion as in cases of construction or improvement of roads under the provisions of this article. The same procedure required by this article for the original construction or improvement of roads shall be followed in the widening thereof. The term "widen" as used in this section means reconstruction of the road of a greater width in order to accommodate the public travel over the existing right of way or right of way to be first obtained by the board of chosen freeholders.
N.J. Stat. § 27:23-56 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 23 / Section 23-56
Establishment of sponsorship program.
Status: in_force

5. a. There is established in the authority a sponsorship program to allow for private sponsorship of authority operational activities or other highway-related services or programs. b. The authority shall adopt a policy on sponsorship agreements consistent with pertinent federal laws, rules, regulations, and orders to administer the program established pursuant to this section. The policy shall: (1) include language requiring the authority to terminate a sponsorship agreement if it determines the sponsorship agreement or acknowledgement sign present a safety concern, interferes with the free and safe flow of traffic, or is not in the public interest; (2) describe the sponsors and sponsorship agreements that are acceptable and consistent with applicable State and federal laws; (3) require that any monetary contribution received through the program be used solely for highway purposes; (4) include a requirement that a person, firm, or entity shall comply with the State's "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.) to be eligible to participate in the program; and (5) be approved by the Federal Highway Administration's New Jersey Division Office. c. Under the sponsorship program established pursuant to this section, the authority may enter into a sponsorship agreement with a person, firm, or entity to receive a highway-related service, product, or monetary contribution in exchange for acknowledging the person, firm, or entity on an acknowledgement sign. A sponsorship agreement concerning any portion of the interstate highway system shall be subject to approval by the Federal Highway Administration. d. Nothing in this section shall permit the use of or erection of any advertising sign as part of a sponsorship program authorized pursuant to P.L.2013, c.130 (C.27:7-44.18 et al.). L.2013, c.130, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-41 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-41
Other state aid laws unaffected; contracts; law applicable
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall repeal any law providing for the improvement of roads by counties with state aid, or any law providing for a state highway commissioner, or a state highway system, but where a county, with or without state aid, is charged with the drafting of specifications and the letting of such contract, the provisions of chapter 25 of the title Municipalities and Counties (s. 40:25-1 et seq.) shall govern.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-37.1 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-37.1
Surplus capital funds; determination; disposition
Status: in_force

Whenever any county bridge commission, created pursuant to article 2 of chapter 19 of Title 27 of the Revised Statutes or any supplement thereto has or shall have paid the principal and interest on all its outstanding indebtedness and has or shall have on hand capital funds, derived from sources other than toll revenues in excess of the amount determined by such commission to be required for maintenance, repair, operation, reconstruction, replacement and modernization and improvement of the bridge or bridges under its control, and the approaches thereto, together with all other necessary expenditures of said commission, the commission may, by resolution, determine that such capital funds are surplus and provide for the payment of all or any part thereof to the county treasurer of the county for the use of the county. L.1963, c. 3, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-12 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-12
Acquisition of joint bridges; agreements; contents; cost apportioned
Status: in_force

When two or more counties contemplate the joint acquisition by gift, purchase or condemnation, or the building and construction of any viaduct or bridge over any ravine, marsh, river or stream forming in whole or in part the boundary between them, a proposed agreement shall be prepared setting forth the viaduct or bridge to be acquired, or the work to be undertaken, the plans and specifications therefor, the estimated cost thereof, and the estimated cost of maintenance and operation after acquisition or completion, the proportion of the original cost and the cost of maintenance and operation thereof to be borne by each county, and any other provision deemed necessary to be inserted therein. If for any reason no proposed agreement shall have been prepared, and no agreement shall have been entered into between them, all costs and charges for acquisition, construction, maintenance, repair, rebuilding and operation shall be borne equally by each county.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-98 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-98
Acquisition of right of access
Status: in_force

In addition to any powers granted to him under this amendatory and supplementary act or any other provision of law, the commissioner may acquire, by purchase or condemnation, any right of access to any highway upon a determination that the public health, safety and welfare require it. L. 1989, c. 32, s. 10.
N.J. Stat. § 27:7-44.12 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 7 / Section 7-44.12
New entry or exit ramp, construction within 1,000 feet of school; prohibited; exceptions.
Status: in_force

4. a. A new entry or exit ramp shall not be constructed as part of a highway project if a school is located or is being constructed within 1,000 feet of the proposed location of the entry or exit ramp, unless, during the planning and design of the project, the department determines that the construction is required and that there is no feasible or prudent alternative. b. Prior to making the determination required pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the department shall, as part of its community outreach efforts to identify a preferred alternative design for the highway project, notify the local board of education in whose district the school is located or being constructed, and in the case of a school being constructed by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the authority, or in the case of a nonpublic school, the board thereof, the Department of Education and the members of the Legislature representing the district in which the school is located or being constructed, that the department is considering the construction of an entry or exit ramp within 1,000 feet of the school. The preferred alternative design for the highway project shall not be selected until the members of the Legislature notified pursuant to this subsection have been afforded the opportunity to submit comments to the department. If the department subsequently determines that the construction of the entry or exit ramp is required and that there is no feasible or prudent alternative, pedestrian safety issues shall be included as part of the environmental review undertaken by the department pursuant to State and federal laws, rules and regulations. When the public forum is held as part of the environmental review of the proposed highway project, the department shall present its plan for any entry or exit ramp and the safety measures, consistent with the recommendations of the study required pursuant to section 7 of this act, that are to be included in the highway project. c. An entry or exit ramp for a highway shall not be reconstructed if a school is located or being constructed within 1,000 feet of the location of the ramp unless the department shall take steps to minimize the public safety hazards of the reconstructed ramp, consistent with the recommendations contained in the study required pursuant to section 7 of this act. L.2007, c.308, s.4.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21.21 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21.21
LED lighting installation
Status: in_force

8. The commissioner shall install light emitting diodes lighting ("LED lighting"), or lighting similar in energy and life cycle savings, in traffic signals on the State highway system from the amounts appropriated from the revenues and other funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority. It is anticipated that this lighting will result in operational energy savings for State, county and municipal governments and provide congestion relief because the diodes have a 10-year life cycle as compared to the one year replacement cycle for regular light bulbs. The State shall develop a program to assist local governments to install LED lighting or lighting similar in energy and life cycle savings, in approved local traffic signals throughout the State. The commissioner may consult with the State's public utility companies for assistance where appropriate to implement this program. L.2000,c.73,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5F-43 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5F / Section 5F-43
Recommendations with respect to rules, regulations.
Status: in_force

10. a. The Director of the Office of Highway Traffic Safety shall make recommendations to the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission with respect to rules and regulations promulgated under P.L.1998, c.108 including, but not limited to, the development of uniform curriculum guidelines for approved classroom and behind-the-wheel driver education. b. The course of instruction for behind-the-wheel driver education shall be designed to develop the skills necessary for the safe and lawful operation of a motor vehicle. Defensive driving, highway courtesy, appropriate driving behavior and attitudes, accident avoidance, safe passing and lane changing, and a general understanding of and respect for the State's motor vehicle laws shall be emphasized. L.1998, c.108, s.10; amended 2001, c.420, s.2; 2010, c.87, s.22.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1C-17 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1C / Section 1C-17
Pre-existing districts
Status: in_force

a. If a county has, before the effective date of this act, established a district or districts for the purpose of consolidating the required contributions of applicants for development and implementing a coordinated program of transportation improvements in an area based on these contributions, the governing body of the county may, by ordinance or resolution, as appropriate, apply to the commissioner for the designation and delineation of a transportation development district incorporating the district or districts so established. The application shall include, in addition to the information required under subsection a. of section 4 of this act, a full description and account of the operations of the district or districts so established and any recommendations for alterations to the regulations and procedures of the district or districts the governing body finds necessary or appropriate to conform with the purposes of this act. b. If a municipality has established a district or districts prior to the effective date of this act, the governing body of the municipality may request the governing body of the county to apply to the commissioner for designation and delineation of a transportation development district to incorporate that district or districts. If the county rejects a request by a municipality to make application to the commissioner for approval of a pre-existing district, or fails to respond to a request within 90 days of receipt of the request, the municipality may apply directly to the commissioner for approval of the district and any transportation improvement and financial plan then in existence pursuant to the procedures set forth in subsection b. of section 4 of this act and subsection b. of section 6 of this act. c. The operation and financing of any pre-existing districts may continue pending action by the commissioner. In addition, the provisions of section 9 of this act shall not be applicable to projects in pre-existing districts which were the subject of agreements or funding commitments made prior to the effective date of this act. Furthermore, any such project, or any such agreement, shall not be construed to exempt any party from compliance with departmental rules, regulations, or orders. d. The commissioner shall, within 90 days of receipt of a completed application and upon review of the application as to sufficiency and conformity with the purposes of this act, (1) by order designate a district and delineate its boundaries in conformance with the application, or (2) disapprove the application and inform the governing body of the county in writing of the reasons for the disapproval. The governing body may, in the case of a disapproval of its application, resubmit an application incorporating whatever revisions it deems appropriate, taking into consideration the commissioner's reasons for disapproval. e. The commissioner may, in an order made under subsection d. of this section designating a district and delineating its boundaries, provide for the waiver or consolidation of any requirements of sections 5 and 6 of this act where, in the commissioner's judgment, that waiver or consolidation is justified by the public interest and by the purposes of this act. The commissioner may also include in the order any other provisions which the commissioner believes to be necessary and desirable for effecting an orderly transition from the operation of a district or districts previously established to the operation of a transportation development district under this act. L.1989,c.100,s.17.
N.J. Stat. § 27:11-8 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 11 / Section 11-8
Act of 1927
Status: in_force

L.1927, c. 181, p. 344, entitled "An act for the construction, improvement, reconstruction and rebuilding of the state highway system, including bridges, tunnels, viaducts and rights of way as parts thereof; providing for the defraying of the cost of the same by the taxation of real and personal property in this state, and by the creation of a debt of the state in an amount not exceeding thirty million dollars by the issuance of bonds therefor, and for the submission of this act to the people at a general election," approved March twenty-eighth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven, saved from repeal. [This act provides for the raising of money for highway purposes and the issuance of bonds of the state therefor in an amount not exceeding thirty million dollars. It prescribes the time and manner in which the bonds shall be issued and provides for the establishment of a sinking fund and the investment of the moneys thereof, and the levying of a general property tax to pay the principal and interest of such bonds. The act was submitted to the voters of the state at the general election held in November 1927, and was officially declared adopted on December 6, 1927.]
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-82 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-82
Dredged material processing; "Maritime Industry Fund."
Status: in_force

8. a. The commissioner, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of the Treasury, may operate, lease, license or contract the design, construction, use, management or operation of any State dredged material processing facility in such manner as to produce revenue in support of the maritime industry. b. There is established in the General Fund a separate, non-lapsing, dedicated account to be known as the "Maritime Industry Fund," hereinafter referred to as "the fund." Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary and except as otherwise provided in this act, the Maritime Industry Fund shall be utilized to provide for projects that support New Jersey's maritime industry. c. Each fiscal year, the State Treasurer shall credit all revenues from any State dredged material processing facility to the fund. d. Each fiscal year, the State Treasurer shall credit all earnings received from the investment or deposit of revenue in the fund, to the fund. e. All revenues and earnings deposited in the fund shall be appropriated in the same fiscal year to the department exclusively in furtherance of the purposes set forth in this act. L.2001,c.429,s.8.
N.J. Stat. § 27:14-25 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 14 / Section 14-25
Engineer and road supervisor; removal; procedure; successor
Status: in_force

The engineer or supervisor may be dismissed at any time by the board of chosen freeholders after a proper hearing upon proof sustaining, to its satisfaction, charges preferred by it or the commissioner, for incompetency, neglect, disability or other cause. In the event of such dismissal, the board shall immediately appoint a new engineer or supervisor to hold for the full term of five years from the date of appointment.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-4
Petition for bridge or viaduct in adjoining counties; referendum or resolution
Status: in_force

If twenty per cent of the legal voters in each of any adjoining counties believe that the public convenience requires that a viaduct or bridge be constructed and maintained over any ravine, marsh, river or stream separating such counties, or part thereof, and the boards of chosen freeholders have failed and neglected to construct such viaduct or bridge, they may present to the board of chosen freeholders of their respective counties their petition in writing, setting forth the necessity for the viaduct or bridge, the location thereof, and other particulars in regard thereto. Upon the filing of such petitions with the clerks of the respective boards, duly signed by such voters with their residences set forth opposite their signatures, and requesting a referendum vote on the question of the construction of such viaduct or bridge, the boards of chosen freeholders shall forthwith adopt resolutions that a vote is required upon the question, or may proceed at once with the construction of the viaduct or bridge, or cause it to be constructed, after adopting resolutions providing therefor. If the boards of chosen freeholders adopt resolutions that a vote is required upon the question, a certified copy of the resolutions shall be forthwith filed with the clerk of each of the counties, who shall, in the manner and form provided by law, place the question upon all the ballots used at the next general election in his county in substantially the following form: "To vote upon the public question printed below, if in favor thereof mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word YES, and if opposed thereto mark a cross (X) or plus (+) in the square at the left of the word NO. "Shall the board of chosen freeholders of [ ] YES ......... county, and the board of chosen freeholders of county construct and maintain a viaduct (or [ ] NO bridge, as the case may be), at ................... (set forth location and particulars)?" If a majority of the legal voters of each county voting at such election, shall vote in favor of the proposition, the boards of chosen freeholders shall forthwith proceed to construct such viaduct or bridge, or cause it to be constructed and thereafter maintain and operate it.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1D-10 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1D / Section 1D-10
Definitions.
Status: in_force

1. As used in P.L.2023, c.184 (C.27:1D-10 et seq.): "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation. "Department" means the Department of Transportation. "Local government unit" means a county, municipality, or joint meeting, including any commission, authority, board, agency, or any other similar entity thereof. "Program" means the Mobility and Transportation Innovation Pilot Program established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2023, c.184 (C.27:1D-11). "Public transportation project" means the same as that term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-3). "Transit agency" means any organization or entity, including for-profit businesses, non-profit organizations and independent authorities, that provides public transportation service. L.2023, c.184, s.1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:16-11 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 16 / Section 16-11
Matters affecting several parts of road included as single proceeding
Status: in_force

When proceedings are taken for the laying out, opening, alteration or vacation of any road, and such road shall consist of several parts or pieces which although not directly connecting have the same general direction, or a general bearing or relation to each other, or when the road shall consist of several parts or branches which do connect, all of the parts, pieces or branches may be laid out, opened, altered or vacated in the same set of papers or proceedings.
N.J. Stat. § 27:19-27 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-27
Entry upon and condemnation of lands
Status: in_force

The commission, its agents, officers, engineers or others in its employ, may enter at all times upon all lands or waters for the purpose of exploring, surveying, leveling and laying out the route or routes of any such bridge, with the proper approaches, and locating the same, and locate all necessary buildings, appurtenances and conveniences, doing no unnecessary injury to private or other property. When the commission shall have determined upon the construction or acquisition of any particular bridge or approach, the commission may proceed to condemn and take the land or waters, or rights therein, and structures, necessary therefor in accordance with chapter one of the Title Eminent Domain (section 20:1-1 et seq.), and, to that end, may invoke and exercise in the manner or mode of procedure prescribed in said chapter, either in its own name or in the name of any county which created such commission or consented to the acquisition or construction of such bridge or approach, all of the powers of such county to acquire property for public uses, and may also proceed to acquire, purchase, take and hold such voluntary grants of real estate, riparian rights, and other property, above or under water, as may be necessary for the construction, operation, maintenance and accommodation of its bridge or bridges and approaches thereto. Amended by L.1946, c. 318, p. 1032, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:20-9 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 20 / Section 20-9
Bond issue
Status: in_force

If in the opinion of any of the boards of chosen freeholders, to place in the tax levy for any fiscal year the moneys necessary to pay for the acquisition of the lands necessary for such widening would be too burdensome on the taxpayers of such county, it may by resolution authorize the issuance of bonds therefor.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1B-21 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1B / Section 1B-21
"Special Transportation Fund."
Status: in_force

21. a. There is hereby established a separate fund entitled "Special Transportation Fund." This fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer and may be held in depositories as may be selected by the treasurer and invested and reinvested as other funds in the custody of the treasurer, in the manner provided by law. The commissioner may from time to time (but not more frequently than monthly) certify to the authority an amount necessary to fund payments made, or anticipated to be made by or on behalf of the department, from appropriations established for or made to the department from revenues or other funds of the authority. The commissioner's certification shall be deemed conclusive for purposes of the act. The authority shall, within 15 days of receipt of the certificate, transfer from available funds of the authority to the treasurer for deposit in the Special Transportation Fund the amount certified by the commissioner, provided that all funds transferred shall only be expended by the department by project pursuant to appropriations made from time to time by the Legislature for the purposes of the act. b. The department shall not expend any money except as appropriated by law. Commencing with appropriations for the fiscal years beginning on July 1, 1988, the department shall not expend any funds, other than for permitted maintenance, except as are appropriated by specific projects identified by a description of the projects, the county or counties within which they are located, and amounts to be expended on each project, in the annual appropriations act. Funds expended for permitted maintenance may be appropriated as one item of appropriation and subject to allocation at the commissioner's discretion. c. No funds appropriated, authorized, or expended pursuant to this act shall be used to finance the resurfacing of highways by department personnel, where that resurfacing would require the use of more than 100,000 tons of bituminous concrete for that purpose in any calendar year, except that the commissioner may waive this provision when the commissioner determines the existence of emergency conditions requiring the use of department personnel for the resurfacing of highways, after the department has effectively reached the 100,000 ton limit. d. In order to provide the department with flexibility in administering the specific appropriations by project identified in the annual appropriations act, the commissioner may transfer a part of any item to any other item subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting and of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor. Upon approval of the director and the committee, the transfer shall take effect. e. Any federal funds which become available to the State for transportation projects which have not been appropriated to the department in the annual appropriations act, shall be deemed appropriated to the department and may, subject to approval by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee and the State Treasurer, be expended for any purpose for which such funds are qualified. f. There shall be no appropriations from the revenues and other funds of the authority for regular and routine maintenance of public highways and components thereof, or operational activities of the department unrelated to the implementation of, and indirect costs associated with, the capital program. The commissioner shall include in his annual budget request sufficient funding to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2000, c.73 (C.27:1B-21.14 et al.). g. To the extent that salaries or overhead of the department or the New Jersey Transit Corporation are charged to transportation projects, each agency shall keep adequate and truthful personnel records, and time charts to adequately justify each such charge, and shall make those records available to the external auditor to the authority. h. The commissioner shall annually, on or before January 1 of each fiscal year, report to the Governor and the Legislature how much money was expended in the previous fiscal year for salaries and overhead of the department and the New Jersey Transit Corporation. However, the amount expended from the revenues and other funds of the authority for salaries and overhead of the department and the New Jersey Transit Corporation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006 through the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 shall not exceed 13 percent of the total funds appropriated from the revenues and other nonfederal funds of the authority for those fiscal years, and shall not exceed $208,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 and each fiscal year thereafter. i. No revenues or other funds of the authority shall be expended for emergency response operations, the review of applications for access permits under the State highway access management code and membership fees or other fees connected with membership in TRANSCOM, the Transportation Operations Coordinating Committee. j. Every project in which revenues or other funds of the authority are expended shall be included on a website created by the authority whose exclusive purpose shall be reporting on the status of State and federal projects and serving as a singular location for State and federal public documentation concerning those projects. The website shall document the status of each project, presented in tabular form outlining the budgeted amount, the amount spent and committed, and the amount necessary to complete each project. The website shall include a chart which compares the planned and actual quarterly and cumulative expenditures for each project. The website shall chronicle actions which have a bearing on the progress of projects, including, but not limited to, awards for legal, insurance, and engineering services, environmental review, public involvement and outreach, property acquisitions, and construction contracts. The website shall also include a description of any action by an external regulatory agency such as the Department of Environmental Protection, or any other party, which occurred during the reporting period that affected the cost or timely completion of any project in any manner. Information concerning each project shall be included and updated, at minimum, once per month. k. There shall be a minimum appropriation from the revenues and other funds of the authority of $25,000,000 each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 for the design, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, land acquisition, and environmental mitigation of freight rail projects that include the following factors: are significant to port commerce connectivity; eliminate rail freight missing links to port facilities; upgrade freight rail trackage to a 286,000 pound load carrying capacity; or support a safe, efficient, and effective rail freight system consistent with the commissioner's rail freight authority pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1986, c.56 (C.27:1A-5.1). The amount appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall be inclusive of all amounts annually appropriated for the New Jersey Rail Freight Assistance Program. L.1984, c.73, s.21; amended 1987, c.460, s.4; 1995, c.108, s.6; 2000, c.73, s.20; 2006, c.3, s.2; 2012, c.13, s.6; 2016, c.56, s.4; 2019, c.196, s.5.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-4 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-4
Commissioner; appointment; term; salary
Status: in_force

The administrator and head of the department shall be a commissioner, who shall be known as the Commissioner of Transportation, and who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to perform the duties of his office. The commissioner shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor during the Governor's term of office and until the appointment and qualification of the commissioner's successor. The commissioner shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law. The person in office as the Commissioner of Transportation on the effective date of this act shall hold the office of Commissioner of Transportation until his successor is appointed and has qualified. L.1966, c. 301, s. 4. Amended by L.1972, c. 164, s. 2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-55 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-55
Employment rights; effect of act
Status: in_force

Nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person of any tenure rights or of any rights or protection provided him by Title 11 of the Revised Statutes, Civil Service, or under any pension law or retirement system. L.1972, c. 40, s. 4, eff. July 1, 1972.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5-30 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5 / Section 5-30
Installation of sign.
Status: in_force

2. a. Within 90 days of reaching an agreement, pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2015, c.227 (C.27:5-31), for payment of the costs to have installed a memorial sign honoring a fallen police officer, sheriff's officer, EMS worker, or firefighter, the department shall install a sign, designed and fabricated by the department, which sign shall be consistent with applicable federal regulations and installed in the department-maintained, State-owned right-of-way, at cost to the applicant, at the location agreed upon by the department and the applicant and facing the oncoming traffic, without obstructing the visibility of an existing traffic sign. b. Signs installed pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall not be placed on on-ramps or off-ramps, in close proximity to highway exits, in any other location where installation would, in the department's determination, be hazardous or a distraction to motorists, or in a location that conflicts with applicable federal or State laws. c. The department shall retain the authority to remove any signs where removal is necessary to ensure traffic safety and safety of department personnel, notwithstanding that the signs were installed with department approval. d. The department shall administer the program in compliance with all applicable federal laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, any restrictions related to the State's receipt of transportation funding under any federally administered program. L.2015, c.227, s.2.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5G-19 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5G / Section 5G-19
Transfer of jurisdiction
Status: in_force

Jurisdiction over a railroad overhead bridge assigned under this act may be transferred to another party by voluntary agreement between the parties, provided that the commissioner approves the agreement by written order. L. 1988, c. 171, s. 15.
N.J. Stat. § 27:21-7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-7
Municipal bonds; limitation
Status: in_force

In order to enable the municipalities to raise the moneys wherewith to pay any damages with which they may be charged by reason of the construction or widening of such bridge, each municipality may issue and sell its bonds in an amount not exceeding the damages assessed or charged against it.
N.J. Stat. § 27:15-7 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 15 / Section 15-7
Method of raising money; taxation and bond issue
Status: in_force

The governing bodies of the municipalities may raise the funds necessary for the work contemplated by this chapter by taxation, by assessment in the manner provided for assessing local improvements under chapter 56 of the Title Municipalities and Counties (Par. 40:56-1 et seq.) or by temporary loans. The amount of the temporary loans and the interest thereon until the time of payment shall be included in the tax levy of the year following that in which the indebtedness is incurred. Any municipality may accept contributions from any person toward meeting its share of the cost of this work. The financial officer of the municipality shall receive such contributions and properly credit them. When the cost of the work exceeds the sum of ten thousand dollars the municipality may issue bonds therefor in the manner provided by Article 1 of chapter 1 of the Title Municipalities and Counties (Par. 40:1-1 et seq.). Amended by L.1938, c. 403, p. 1191, s. 1.
N.J. Stat. § 27:27-5 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 27 / Section 27-5
Rules, regulations
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Transportation shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) to effectuate the purposes of sections 7 through 9 of this act. L. 1985, c. 538, s. 10, eff. Jan. 21, 1986; per s.12, expired on January 21, 1991.
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-2 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2
Legislative findings and declarations
Status: in_force

2. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: a. The provision of efficient, coordinated, safe and responsive public transportation is an essential public purpose which promotes mobility, serves the needs of the transit dependent, fosters commerce, conserves limited energy resources, protects the environment and promotes sound land use and the revitalization of our urban centers. b. As a matter of public policy, it is the responsibility of the State to establish and provide for the operation and improvement of a coherent public transportation system in the most efficient and effective manner. c. In the development of public transportation policy and planning, participation by county and municipal governments, transit riders and concerned citizens should be encouraged. d. In the provision of public transportation services, it is desirable to encourage to the maximum extent feasible the participation of private enterprise and to avoid destructive competition. e. In furtherance of these findings and declarations, a public corporation shall be created with the necessary powers to accomplish the purposes and goals set forth in this section, including the power to acquire and operate public transportation assets. L.1979, c. 150, s. 2, eff. July 17, 1979.
N.J. Stat. § 27:1A-45 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 1A / Section 1A-45
Appropriations and other moneys transferred from division of motor vehicles to department of transportation
Status: in_force

All appropriations and other moneys available and to become available to the Division of Motor Vehicles from the functions, powers and duties which have been herein transferred to the Department of Transportation, are hereby transferred to the Department of Transportation and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which appropriated, subject to any terms, restrictions, limitations or other requirements imposed by State or Federal law. L.1969, c. 65, s. 3.
N.J. Stat. § 27:5E-11 — NJ Code / Title 27 / Chapter 5E / Section 5E-11
Severability
Status: in_force

If any section, subsection or other provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this act and the application of such section, or other provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. L.1970, c. 152, s. 11, eff. July 24, 1970.