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NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.9 - Appropriation for operating expenses of New Jersey Transit Corporation

27:1B-21.9. Appropriation for operating expenses of New Jersey Transit Corporation  16. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in any fiscal year in which the amount allocated by the Federal Government to the New Jersey Transit Corporation for public transportation operating expenses is less than in the previous fiscal year, an amount equal to the diminution may be appropriated from the revenues and other funds of the authority, excluding bond proceeds, to the department for the operating expenses of the New Jersey Transit Corporation, subject to approval therefor provided in the annual appropriations act.  L.1995,c.108,s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.14 - Short title

27:1B-21.14. Short title  1. Sections 1 through 14 and 23 through 25 and section 27 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Congestion Relief and Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act." L.2000,c.73,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.15 - Findings, declarations regarding the State's transportation system

27:1B-21.15. Findings, declarations regarding the State's transportation system  2. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: a. A balanced and improved transit and goods movement and highway system is of key importance to our State's continued prosperity and to the quality of life of our citizens. b. The State's citizens and businesses require a transportation system which provides adequate mobility to all of its citizens utilizing all modes. c. The State should consider and utilize, where appropriate, transportation approaches and concepts to reduce congestion, enhance mobility, discourage sprawl, and assist in the redevelopment of our cities, enhance suburbs and town centers, and otherwise improve the quality of life of our citizens. d. Stable and adequate dedicated funding is a prerequisite to the sensible planning of transportation projects, most of which are conceived, planned, designed and built over a span of several years. e. Additional investment is needed to bring the public highway and bridge system into a state of good repair, to reduce the backlog of infrastructure repair jobs, to maximize rail freight capacity, to promote bicycle and pedestrian safety, and to promote cycling and walking trips by providing and financing appropriate infrastructure. f. Ferries and ferry facilities, including those providing interstate service to points in New Jersey, are an increasingly important component of the State's intermodal transportation system and should be eligible for transportation assistance from the State. g. The system of financing under the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority has provided a stable source of funds to keep our transportation system in good repair and to provide funding for important new projects which have enhanced that system. h. The renewal and improvement of the system of financing under the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority and a significant increase in the funding of that system are necessary to achieve the aforementioned goals and can be achieved without the necessity of increasing taxes. L.2000,c.73,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.16 - Program to improve traffic signal operation

27:1B-21.16. Program to improve traffic signal operation  3. The Commissioner of Transportation (hereinafter, "the commissioner") shall establish and implement a program to employ the best available technology to improve traffic signal operation throughout the State so as to avoid unnecessary delays, reduce air pollution, and allow traffic to move sequentially through signals on roads and highways throughout the State without stopping, to the greatest extent practicable without endangering or limiting pedestrian travel. L.2000,c.73,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.17 - Reduction of single occupancy trips, report to Legislature

27:1B-21.17. Reduction of single occupancy trips, report to Legislature  4. No later than March 31, 2001, the commissioner shall submit a report to the Legislature containing recommended incentives to businesses to encourage a reduction in single occupancy trips. L.2000,c.73,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.18 - Telecommuting, report to Legislature

27:1B-21.18. Telecommuting, report to Legislature  5. No later than January 1, 2001, the Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission, in consultation with the commissioner and the State Treasurer, shall submit a report to the Legislature containing a program to identify sectors of the economy, or specific occupations, which are appropriate for telecommuting to increase telecommuting in the State. L.2000,c.73,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.19 - Context sensitive design

27:1B-21.19. Context sensitive design  6. Many State highways run through fully developed cities and suburban towns. In addition, many small villages in rural areas have State highways which pass through built-up residential areas or village centers. The traffic on many of these State highways, particularly large truck and speeding traffic, prevents these residential areas, town centers and future town centers from functioning as intended. The commissioner shall study this issue and develop a departmental program which authorizes context sensitive design and examines the functional classifications of State highways running through developed cities and suburban towns. As used in this section, "context sensitive design" means a planning technique that embraces a collaborative, interdisciplinary process and recognizes the uniqueness of the community in planning transportation projects. L.2000,c.73,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.20 - Large trucks, report to Legislature

27:1B-21.20. Large trucks, report to Legislature  7. The commissioner shall report to the Legislature not later than January 1, 2001, on measures undertaken by the department and measures it recommends as necessary to improve the safety or to mitigate adverse impacts of large trucks which travel on New Jersey State and local roadways. L.2000,c.73,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.21 - LED lighting installation

27:1B-21.21. LED lighting installation  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.22 - Pavement Preservation and Preventive Maintenance Program

27:1B-21.22. Pavement Preservation and Preventive Maintenance Program  9. There is hereby established in the Department of Transportation, a Pavement Preservation and Preventive Maintenance Program. In furtherance of this program, the commissioner shall utilize cost-effective road materials, surface treatments and base rehabilitation methodology including, but not limited to, micro-surfacing, white topping and cold-in-place recycling. These cost- effective materials, surface treatments and methodologies shall be used in conjunction with standard road materials and surface treatments including, but not limited to, superpave, asphalt milling, asphalt overlays and crack sealing. The commissioner shall authorize the use of cost-effective materials, surface treatments and methodologies where deemed appropriate by the department, but they shall be utilized as a regular and integral part of the road preservation and maintenance program, and in a manner sufficient to provide for safe roads as provided for in this act. L.2000,c.73,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.23 - Evaluation of road pavements

27:1B-21.23. Evaluation of road pavements  10. The commissioner shall continue to evaluate roadway pavements on the State highway system and assign numerical ratings to roads for maintenance and repair similar to any nationally recognized method. L.2000,c.73,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.24 - Pavement maintenance, repair, report to Governor and Legislature

27:1B-21.24. Pavement maintenance, repair, report to Governor and Legislature  11. The commissioner shall issue a report to the Governor and the Legislature at the end of each fiscal year containing the numerical ranking of pavements for roads needing maintenance and repair in accordance with the method developed in section 10 of this act. The report shall also identify the repair and maintenance projects that were completed during the fiscal year, including an estimate of the cost impact to the department for each maintenance and repair project that utilized road surface material or treatment. L.2000,c.73,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.25 - Life cycle cost analysis of pavements, report to Governor and Legislature

27:1B-21.25. Life cycle cost analysis of pavements, report to Governor and Legislature  12. The commissioner shall conduct a life cycle cost analysis of pavement surfaces and report the findings of the analysis to the Governor and the Legislature no later than one year after the date of enactment of this act. The analysis shall compare equivalent designs and shall be based upon New Jersey's actual historic project maintenance, repair and resurfacing schedules and costs as recorded by the Department of Transportation, and shall include estimates of user costs throughout the entire life of the pavement. As used in this section, "life cycle cost" means the total cost of the initial project and all anticipated costs for subsequent maintenance, repair or resurfacing over the life of the pavement. L.2000,c.73,s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.26 - Congestion Buster Task Force

27:1B-21.26. Congestion Buster Task Force  13. a. There is created in the Department of Transportation a task force to be known as the "Congestion Buster Task Force" to study and make recommendations concerning the reduction of traffic congestion in the State. The members of the task force shall be appointed by the commissioner in such number as the commissioner shall designate from the Department of Transportation, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, business organizations, Transportation Management Associations, the counties, and members of the public. b. The task force shall organize as soon as may be practicable after the appointment of its members and shall select a chairperson from among the members. The members shall select a secretary, who need not be a member of the task force. The task force shall meet at the call of the chairperson. The task force shall be entitled to call to its assistance and avail itself of the services of the employees of any State department, board, bureau, commission or agency, as it may require and as may be available for its purposes, and to employ stenographic and clerical assistance and incur traveling and other miscellaneous expenses as may be necessary in order to perform its duties, within the limits of funds appropriated or otherwise made available to it for its purposes. c. The task force shall conduct a study of highway traffic congestion in the State and develop a commuter options plan that would result in peak hour vehicle trips being "capped" at 1999 levels. In developing the plan, the task force shall review relevant information and findings from other jurisdictions, both national and international. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, resources and incentives for public transportation, ridesharing, telecommuting and other travel reduction strategies. In making its recommendations for the plan, the task force shall include funding proposals, an implementation of the plan, and a method of evaluating progress toward the realization of the goal of the plan to cap peak hour vehicle trips at 1999 levels. The task force shall also be charged with identifying the top 10 projects which can be quickly implemented to relieve congestion or improve safety. d. The task force may meet and hold public hearings at such place or places as it shall designate and shall issue a final report containing its findings and recommendations, including any recommendations for legislation that it deems appropriate, no later than one year after the task force organizes, to the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the General Assembly, and the members of the Senate Transportation Committee and the Assembly Transportation Committee, or the successor committees. e. The task force shall dissolve one year following organization of the task force. L.2000,c.73,s.13.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.27 - Park-and-ride facility expansion, report to Governor and Legislature

27:1B-21.27. Park-and-ride facility expansion, report to Governor and Legislature  14. No later than July 1, 2001, the commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on steps which the commissioner recommends to provide for the establishment or expansion of park-and-ride facilities in areas of traffic congestion throughout the State and shall establish a goal of establishing or expanding at least two park-and-ride facilities in each of the successive 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 fiscal years. In the event that the department does not establish or expand at least two park-and-ride facilities in each of the preceding fiscal years, the commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature the reasons for the failure to establish or expand such facilities. L.2000,c.73,s.14.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.28 - Use of debt service savings

27:1B-21.28. Use of debt service savings  23. Any savings in the amount of debt service realized as a result of the sale of refunding bonds by the authority shall only be used to fund transportation projects. L.2000,c.73,s.23.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.29 - Additional funds

27:1B-21.29. Additional funds  24. In addition to those funds to be credited to the "Transportation Trust Fund Account" pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-20), the State Treasurer shall also credit to the account any and all additional funds which may now or hereafter be dedicated to transportation purposes by the State Constitution. L.2000,c.73,s.24.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.30 - Highway route construction, restriction

27:1B-21.30. Highway route construction, restriction  25. No new State highway route shall be constructed using the revenues and other funds of the authority unless specifically authorized by joint resolution. Nothing in this section shall impair the commissioner's authority to modify, extend or widen existing State highway routes. L.2000,c.73,s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.32 - Use of reclaimed asphalt pavement by DOT.

27:1B-21.32 Use of reclaimed asphalt pavement by DOT.  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.36 - New Jersey Transportation Research Center.

27:1B-21.36 New Jersey Transportation Research Center.  4. a. There is hereby established within the Department of Transportation, the New Jersey Transportation Research Center, hereinafter referred to as the center. b. The center shall be located within the Department of Transportation, and the center shall award research contracts to New Jersey public research institutions of higher education to conduct the research activities of the center. The award of those research contracts shall be subject to all relevant existing State and federally established public bidding regulations and processes. c. The center shall identify specific areas of transportation expertise for New Jersey public research institutions of higher education, where all research undertaken by the center in that area of expertise is to occur, and shall be subject to all relevant existing State and federally established public bidding regulations and processes. d. The Commissioner of Transportation shall appoint a director for the center. The duties of the director shall include but not be limited to: (1) Administering and operating the center; (2) Overseeing research undertaken by the center;  (3) Establishing and maintaining relationships with New Jersey public research institutions of higher education;  (4) Supporting New Jersey public research institutions of higher education in obtaining and maintaining University Transportation Center status under the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration's University Transportation Center Program; and (5) Authorizing competitive bidding for research contracts to include entities in addition to New Jersey public research institutions of higher education, notwithstanding the provisions of subsections b. and c. of this section to the contrary, after making a written determination that the department stands to benefit from additional competition in terms of quality of work product, timeliness of work product delivery, or availability of expertise in one or more specific transportation areas. e. For purposes of this section, "entities" means an entity that is organized as a non-profit organization. "Entities" shall not include a municipal planning organization or a municipal planning organization-related entity, regardless of whether it is organized as a non-profit organization.  L.2019, c.196, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.37 - Regulations.

27:1B-21.37 Regulations.  6. The Department of Transportation shall adopt regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the provisions of P.L.2019, c.196 (C.27:1B-21.33 et al.). L.2019, c.196, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:1B-21.38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:1B-21.38 - Program established to implement the use of unit concrete products that utilize carbon footprint-reducing technology.

27:1B-21.38 Program established to implement the use of unit concrete products that utilize carbon footprint-reducing technology.  8. a. The Department of Transportation shall establish and implement a program to use, to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Commissioner of Transportation, unit concrete products that utilize carbon footprint-reducing technology, which may include permeable pavement, in the design, construction, reconstruction, or repair of any public highway, parking lot, sidewalk, walkway, patio, or other public infrastructure project that requires the use of unit concrete products, or in the replacement of an impervious surface with permeable pavement, and that is funded in whole or in part from the "Special Transportation Fund" established pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-21).  b. As used in this section:  "Permeable pavement" means a concrete product that allows rainwater to penetrate the pavement and percolate into the supporting soils and includes, but is not limited to, pervious concrete, permeable interlocking concrete pavers, and concrete grid pavers. "Unit concrete product" means a concrete building product that is fabricated under controlled conditions separate and remote from the intended point of use and is produced in a wet cast or dry cast method in a factory setting and then transported to the location of intended use for installation, including, but not limited to, all concrete pavers, whether permeable or non-permeable, and concrete block. "Unit concrete product" shall not include ready mix concrete, sand, stone, gravel, or bituminous concrete or asphalt. "Unit concrete product that utilizes carbon footprint-reducing technology" means a unit concrete product that is certified by the Department of Environmental Protection, or any independent third party authorized by the department, pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2021, c.278 (C.52:27D-141.17), as generating at least 50 percent less carbon dioxide emissions in the production and utilization of the unit concrete product than conventional unit concrete products made with ordinary Portland cement. Such products shall also conform with the relevant requirements of the "State Uniform Construction Code Act," P.L.1975, c.217 (C.52:27D-119 et seq.) that incorporate by reference TMS 402/602 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures. L. 2021, c.278, s.8.