STOP NJ CONGESTION Act

To amend title 23, United States Code, to provide sanctions for States using certain congestion pricing systems, to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to require consent of affected States in carrying out value pricing pilot projects, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Taxation of Overburdened People from New Jersey by Correcting Obnoxious New Gimmick and Ensuring the Stability of Transportation Infrastructure from Obstinate Neighbors Act STOP NJ CONGESTION Act 2. Sanctions for States using certain congestion pricing systems (a) In general Chapter 1 section 159 160. Sanctions for States using certain congestion pricing systems (a) In general On October 1, 2023, and each October 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall withhold the amounts described in subsection (b) from the amount required to be apportioned to the State under section 104(b) for that fiscal year from each State that implements a congestion pricing system described in, or similar to, the program described in the environmental assessment titled Final Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Central Business District (CBD) Tolling Program, Manhattan, New York (b) Amounts described The amounts referred to in subsection (a) are— (1) for amounts required to be apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(1), 50 percent; and (2) for amounts required to be apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(2), 50 percent. (c) Effect of withholding No funds withheld under this section from apportionment to a State shall be available to that State. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 1 section 159 160. Sanction for States using certain congestion pricing systems. . 3. Value pricing pilot program Section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ( 23 U.S.C. 149 Public Law 102–240 (1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: (8) Consent of affected States Before implementing a value pricing pilot program under this subsection, the project sponsor shall meaningfully engage with, and receive consent from, each State reasonably affected by the value pricing pilot program, including any State with a geographic area included in a regional or local study area included in an environmental review prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. .

Summary: Stop Taxation of Overburdened People from New Jersey by Correcting Obnoxious New Gimmick and Ensuring the Stability of Transportation Infrastructure from Obstinate Neighbors Act or the STOP NJ CONGESTION Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to withhold 50% of National Highway Performance Program funds and Surface Transportation Block Grant program funds from each state that implements a congestion pricing system similar to that described in the environmental assessment titled Final Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Central Business District (CBD) Tolling Program, Manhattan, New York. The bill also prohibits the implementation of projects under a DOT value pricing pilot program unless the project sponsor receives the consent of each affected state. Value pricing (also called congestion pricing) involves charging drivers on congested roadways during peak periods.