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NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-35 - Awarding of contracts, agreements.

27:19-35 Awarding of contracts, agreements.  27:19-35. Every contract or agreement for the construction, reconstruction, repair, enlargement, extension, renewal, replacement or equipment of bridges or projects, shall be made and awarded pursuant to the provisions of the "Local Public Contracts Law," P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.). Amended 1985, c.469, s.5, eff. Jan. 16, 1986; 2001, c.301, s.7, eff Jan. 2, 2002.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-36.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-36.1 - Payments to municipality in lieu of taxes.

27:19-36.1 Payments to municipality in lieu of taxes.  1. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the article to which this act is a supplement, any county bridge commission created pursuant to said article may contract with any municipality within which any part of property acquired by such commission for bridge or project purposes is located, for the payment by such commission to such municipality, and may make payments to such municipality, of a fixed annual sum or sums of money in lieu of, or in reimbursement for, the loss of taxes upon such property; provided, however, that such annual sum or sums shall not be in excess of the amount of the municipal taxes upon such property for the year when last assessed prior to the time of its acquisition by the commission. Any municipality wherein any such bridge property is located is authorized and empowered to enter into such contract with any such commission to accept the payment or payments which the commission is herein authorized and empowered to make. L.1952,c.338,s.1; amended 2001, c.301, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-36.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-36.2 - Lease or conveyance of real property to county bridge commission

27:19-36.2. Lease or conveyance of real property to county bridge commission  Any public department, agency or commission of the State of New Jersey, notwithstanding any other law, is hereby authorized and empowered to lease, lend, grant or convey to a county bridge commission at its request, with the approval of the State House Commission and upon such terms and conditions as the State House Commission may deem reasonable and fair, and without the necessity for any advertisement, order of court or other action or formality, other than the regular and formal action of the authorities concerned, any real property which may be necessary or convenient to the effectuation of the authorized purposes of such county bridge commission, including public roads and other real property already devoted to public use; to the extent, however, that such real property may, in the judgment of the authorities concerned, and subject to the approval of the State House Commission, be required by the county bridge commission for the erection of toll booths. L.1953, c. 399, p. 2037, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-36.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-36.3 - Appointment of bridge police; authority; procedure on arrest

27:19-36.3. Appointment of bridge police; authority; procedure on arrest  Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the article of which this act is a supplement, any county bridge commission created pursuant to said article may appoint policemen and all policemen so appointed are hereby authorized and empowered to make arrests on view and without warrant on Sunday or any other day for crimes, misdemeanors and offenses of any character, or for disorder or breach of the peace or violations of any rules and regulations adopted by such county bridge commissions, committed within the jurisdiction of this State on any bridge owned by or under the control of such county bridge commission, or at the approaches thereof, or on any other property owned by or under the control of such commission. In addition, such policemen shall have all the powers conferred by law on police officers or constables in the enforcement of laws in this State and the apprehension of violators. Any person so arrested shall be conducted by the officer to a municipal magistrate of the political subdivision in which the arrest is made or, if there is no such available magistrate, to the nearest available magistrate in any other political subdivision. Any policeman may, instead of arresting an offender as herein provided, serve upon him a summons. L.1960, c. 168, p. 709, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-36.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-36.4 - Rules and regulations by county bridge commission

27:19-36.4. Rules and regulations by county bridge commission  Any county bridge commission may adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient for the proper government of the bridge or bridges and for the preservation of good order, safe traffic and proper conduct thereon and on the approaches thereto. L.1960, c. 168, p. 710, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-36.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-36.5 - Penalties for violations

27:19-36.5. Penalties for violations  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-37 - Records, semiannual statements, examination.

27:19-37 Records, semiannual statements, examination.  27:19-37. The commission shall keep accurate records of all acts, the property intrusted to it, the cost of the bridge or bridges, project or projects, and incidents thereto, the expenditures for maintaining, repairing and operating the same, and the daily tolls or facility charges collected, which records shall be public records and the property of the county. A semiannual statement of the daily tolls shall be published on each bond interest date in the official newspaper of the county. The governing body of the county shall have power to examine the accounts at any time, to call for any reports at any time in its discretion, and to require the commission and its employees to appear before it to report or testify at any time. Amended 2001, c.301, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-37.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-37.1 - Surplus capital funds; determination; disposition

27:19-37.1. Surplus capital funds; determination; disposition  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-37.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-37.2 - Use of surplus capital funds

27:19-37.2. Use of surplus capital funds  Said surplus funds may be used by the county only for capital purposes in the acquisition, construction, improvement or enlargement of county facilities, buildings and roads, or any one or more of them, pursuant to resolution adopted by the board of chosen freeholders of the county. L.1963, c. 3, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-39 - Dissolution of commission; assumption of duties

27:19-39. Dissolution of commission; assumption of duties  Any commission provided for in this article may be dissolved by the governing body of the county or counties creating it at any time after the construction, purchase and equipment of the complete bridge or bridges within its care have been completed and all the costs thereof and all 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, have been paid. Thereupon the governing body of the county or counties shall assume the further duties in connection with such bridges, including the operation, maintenance and repair thereof, and upon any such dissolution, title to all real estate or any other property or structures of such commission shall thereafter be vested in the county or counties creating the commission. Amended by L.1946, c. 318, p. 1041, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-40 - Bridges extending within limits of other states not to be acquired or constructed

27:19-40. Bridges extending within limits of other states not to be acquired or constructed  No county bridge commission created pursuant to the article to which this act is a supplement shall hereafter acquire or construct any bridge extending within the limits of any State other than the State of New Jersey. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 453, p. 2445, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-41 - Sale by commission of bridges extending within limits of other states

27:19-41. Sale by commission of bridges extending within limits of other states  Every such county bridge commission owning or controlling any bridge or bridges extending within the limits of any State other than the State of New Jersey is hereby authorized to sell, grant or convey any such bridge or any other of its property, real or personal to any body corporate and politic and public corporate instrumentality of the State of New Jersey and such other State created or continued by any compact or agreement between the State of New Jersey and such other State heretofore or hereafter executed on behalf of the State of New Jersey and such other State and consented to by the Congress of the United States, or to the State of New Jersey. Such sale, grant or conveyance may include any and all lands or waters, or rights therein, and structures, real estate, riparian rights and other property, real or personal, located within or without the State of New Jersey, acquired by the commission, either in its own name or in the name of any county which created the commission, and shall be authorized by resolution of the commission without the consent, approval or concurrence of the board of chosen freeholders of any such county or of any other body, officer, agency or commission, and shall be made at such price or prices and on such terms and conditions as may be fixed by such resolution and approved by the body corporate and politic and public corporate instrumentality accepting such sale, grant or conveyance. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 453, p. 2446, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-42 - Disposition of proceeds of sale of bridges extending within limits of other states

27:19-42. Disposition of proceeds of sale of bridges extending within limits of other states  The proceeds received by any such county bridge commission upon any sale, grant or conveyance made pursuant to section two hereof shall forthwith upon their receipt be paid into a fund for the payment of the principal, redemption price and interest of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (hereinafter in this section called "bonds" ) issued by the commission, and, so long as any such bonds are outstanding, shall be held for and applied solely to the payment of such principal, redemption price and interest. The commission shall at the earliest time permitted by law and the provisions of such bonds and the availability to it of such proceeds and any other funds, pay and retire, or call for redemption and redeem and retire, all of such bonds. The remainder of such proceeds of such sale, after the retirement of all such bonds but before the commission shall be dissolved, shall be paid over to the county which created the commission; provided, that if the commission shall have entered into a contract for the payment to any municipality of annual sums of money in lieu of, or in reimbursement for, the loss of taxes on the bridge or other property sold, there shall be paid by the commission out of such remainder of such proceeds of such sale to each such municipality in full satisfaction of all obligations of the commission under such contract, an amount which bears the same proportion to such remainder of such proceeds of sale as the total assessed valuations of property in such municipality bear to the total assessed valuations of property in such county. In computing the amount so to be paid to any such municipality the assessed valuations for the most recent tax year for which such valuations are available shall be used. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 453, p. 2446, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-43 - Disposition of proceeds of condemnation award for bridge

27:19-43. Disposition of proceeds of condemnation award for bridge  In the event that any such county bridge is acquired in any condemnation proceeding by any such body corporate and politic and public corporate instrumentality of the State of New Jersey and any such other State, the proceeds of any award of damages or other award made to the commission shall be applied, used and distributed in the manner provided in section three hereof with respect to proceeds of a sale. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 453, p. 2447, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-44 - Dissolution of county bridge commission

27:19-44. Dissolution of county bridge commission  Any county bridge commission may be dissolved by the governing body of the county or counties creating it at any time after the bridge or bridges within its care have been sold, granted or conveyed to, or have been acquired by condemnation by, any body corporate and politic authorized to acquire such bridge or bridges and all the costs of such bridge or bridges and all 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 have been paid. Thereupon the governing body of the county shall assume the further duties, if any, of such commission and upon any such dissolution title to all real estate or any other property of such commission shall thereupon be vested in the county or counties creating the commission. L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 453, p. 2447, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:19-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:19-45 - Replacement or reconstruction of bridges or approaches; powers of commission

27:19-45. Replacement or reconstruction of bridges or approaches; powers of commission  Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the article of which this act is a supplement, any county bridge commission created pursuant to said article shall, upon obtaining the consent of its board of chosen freeholders, have the power and be authorized to: a. Replace or reconstruct in whole or in part any bridge or bridges and approaches thereto owned or operated by said commission on the effective date of this act, or thereafter acquired, including any such bridge or bridges and approaches thereto extending within the limits of any state other than the State of New Jersey; and b. In connection with the replacement or reconstruction of any bridge or bridges and approaches thereto, pursuant to section a. of this act, to demolish or dispose of any such bridge or bridges and approaches owned or operated by said commission on the effective date of this act, or thereafter acquired, including any such bridge or bridges and approaches thereto extending within the limits of any state other than the State of New Jersey; and c. In connection with the replacement or reconstruction of any bridge or bridges and approaches thereto pursuant to subsection a. of this section, to issue bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness payable only from toll revenues and other income from whatever sources derived and other assets of said commission; provided that use of such toll revenues, income and assets of said commission will not in any manner impair, alter or abrogate any rights and remedies of holders of other bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued by said commission. L.1975, c. 266, s. 1, eff. Dec. 22, 1975.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:20-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:20-1 - Acquisition of plank roads; bridges; maintenance by counties and municipalities

27:20-1. Acquisition of plank roads; bridges; maintenance by counties and municipalities  When the franchise of an incorporated plank road company has expired or may expire, the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which any bridge owned or claimed to be owned by such company or any part of such bridge may be, shall acquire it by purchase or condemnation, in case there be any ownership therein by such company, and take possession of such bridge or so much thereof as may be within the limits of the county, and maintain and operate it for public use. Each municipality in or through which the plank road or any part thereof runs, shall maintain the portion lying within such municipality, and acquire by purchase or condemnation any right therein remaining in the company, but if the portion of the plank road which runs in or through a municipality is not connected with any other road or highway of the municipality the duty of maintaining and acquiring such portion shall be upon the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which such portion lies.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:20-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:20-5 - Use of unappropriated funds; taxation

27:20-5. Use of unappropriated funds; taxation  For the purpose of furnishing the moneys necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 27:20-1 to 27:20-4 of this title and for defraying any expense thereby incurred, the boards of chosen freeholders may use any moneys of their respective counties not otherwise appropriated and raise money from time to time by taxation.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:20-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:20-6 - Changed conditions to alter apportionment; action

27:20-6. Changed conditions to alter apportionment; action  At any time after the entry of a judgment of apportionment of expense as provided in sections 27:20-4 and 27:20-5 of this Title, the boards of chosen freeholders or either of them, alleging changes in the conditions upon which the original judgment of apportionment had been based, may institute another action in the Superior Court. The court may also proceed in this action in a summary manner or otherwise and apportion and determine the portion of the expense to be thereafter paid by each of the counties respectively. Amended by L.1953, c. 27, p. 502, s. 28.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:20-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:20-7 - Widening plank roads acquired by county

27:20-7. Widening plank roads acquired by county  After a plank road shall have been acquired and taken possession of by a board or boards of chosen freeholders it may be widened to any width not exceeding one hundred feet, provided the board or boards of chosen freeholders of the county or counties in which such road may be situate shall adopt a resolution determining that such widening is of public importance and setting forth the width proposed, the location of the widening, and the points between which such widening is to be made. If the road lies in two or more counties the resolution shall receive the approval of each county before it becomes operative.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:20-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:20-8 - Widening roads; acquisition of property; cost borne by counties respectively

27:20-8. Widening roads; acquisition of property; cost borne by counties respectively  The title to the lands required for such widening may be acquired by gift, devise, purchase or condemnation, and shall vest in the county or counties within the territorial limits of which they may lie, respectively, and the cost and expense of acquiring such lands shall be paid by the county within which they shall lie, but nothing in this section or section 27:20-7 of this title shall alter or affect the provisions of law under which such road, including the bridges thereof, is or shall be constructed, renewed, repaired or maintained.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:20-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:20-9 - Bond issue

27:20-9. Bond issue  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:20-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:20-10 - Joint operation by freeholders abandoned; boards to act separately

27:20-10. Joint operation by freeholders abandoned; boards to act separately  When the road and bridge or bridges of a plank road company, included within the terms of section 27:20-1 of this title, have been acquired, maintained and operated at the joint expense of the boards of chosen freeholders of the counties in which such road and bridge or bridges are located, under the provisions of sections 27:20-4 and 27:20-5 of this title, and such road and bridge or bridges have been taken over by the state highway commissioner as a part of the state highway system all rights, powers and duties of the boards of chosen freeholders relating to the road and bridge or bridges shall devolve upon the boards of chosen freeholders separately, within the territorial limits of their respective counties, and no such board shall expend moneys in connection with a road and bridge or bridges outside of the territorial limits of its county.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:20-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:20-11 - Police and employees assigned to their own county

27:20-11. Police and employees assigned to their own county  Thereafter the police and employees theretofore jointly employed shall become the police and employees of their respective counties in which they were resident at the time of their respective appointments.