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NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-44.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-44.17 - Manufacture, sale of certain reflective glass beads prohibited; violations, penalties.

27:7-44.17 Manufacture, sale of certain reflective glass beads prohibited; violations, penalties.  2. a. On or after July 1, 2012 no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes in this State reflective glass beads containing more than 100 parts per million inorganic arsenic, as determined by x-ray fluorescence, used to reflect light when applied to markings on roadways. b. Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each offense, to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.). The municipal court and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues constitutes an additional, separate, and distinct offense. L.2011, c.212, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-44.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-44.18 - Definitions.

27:7-44.18 Definitions.  1. As used in sections 1 through 3 of P.L.2013, c.130 (C.27:7-44.18 through C.27:7-44.20): "Acknowledgement sign" means a sign that is intended to inform the traveling public that a highway-related service, product, or monetary contribution has been sponsored by a person, firm, or entity and which meets all design and placement guidelines for acknowledgement signs as established pursuant to the provisions of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways and all sign design principles provided in the federal Standard Highway Signs and Markings Book. "Advertising sign" means a sign that is intended to promote commercial products or services through the use of slogans and information and informs the public on where to obtain the products or services. "Department" means the Department of Transportation. "Highway" means any street or roadway that is open to public travel and includes, but is not limited to, the street or roadway, shoulders, and sidewalks; the airspace above and below the street or roadway; areas for drainage, utilities, landscaping, berms, and fencing; and rest areas and service areas. "Sponsorship agreement" means an agreement or contract between the department and a person, firm, or entity to be acknowledged for a highway-related service, product, or monetary contribution provided.  "Sponsorship program" means a program administered by the department, that complies with pertinent federal laws, rules, regulations, and orders, and allows a person, firm, or entity to sponsor department operational activities or other highway-related services or programs through the provision of a highway-related service, product, or monetary contribution.  L.2013, c.130, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-44.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-44.19 - Establishment of sponsorship program.

27:7-44.19 Establishment of sponsorship program.  2. a. There is established in the department a sponsorship program to allow for private sponsorship of department operational activities or other highway-related services or programs. b. The department shall adopt a policy on sponsorship agreements that is applicable to all highways within the State as is required by pertinent federal laws, rules, regulations, or orders to administer the program established pursuant to this section. The policy shall: (1) include language requiring the department 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 department 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.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-44.20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-44.20 - Rules or regulations.

27:7-44.20 Rules or regulations.  3. The department shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules or regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 1 and 2 of P.L.2013, c.130 (C.27:7-44.18 and C.27:7-44.19). L.2013, c.130, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-44.21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-44.21 - Signs prohibiting motorists from texting while driving.

27:7-44.21 Signs prohibiting motorists from texting while driving.  1. The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall erect appropriate signage and use variable message signs in this State, informing motorists that the operator of a moving motor vehicle is prohibited, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2003, c.310 (C.39:4-97.3), from text messaging and sending electronic messages via a wireless telephone or electronic communication device. Signs erected pursuant to this section shall be consistent with applicable federal standards including those prescribed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, if applicable. L.2013, c.141, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-44.22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-44.22 - Public awareness program relative to lane change when approaching certain vehicles.

27:7-44.22 Public awareness program relative to lane change when approaching certain vehicles.  1. The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall develop public awareness programs and use variable message signs to inform motorists of their duty to change lanes when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, tow truck, highway maintenance or emergency service vehicle, or sanitation vehicle that is displaying flashing, blinking, or alternating lights or, in the alternative, to reduce the speed of their vehicles if it is impossible, prohibited by law, or unsafe to move over one lane, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2009, c.5 (C.39:4-92.2). L.2017, c.358, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-45 - Designation of bridges as state highway bridges

27:7-45. Designation of bridges as state highway bridges  The commissioner may designate any bridge which connects at each end with improved roads in the state highway system as a state highway bridge, whenever, in his judgment, the cost of operation or repair thereof is, in view of the traffic carried thereby, an inequitable charge on the board or boards of chosen freeholders charged or to be charged by law with such costs.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-46 - Petition for designation; cost of maintenance apportioned

27:7-46. Petition for designation; cost of maintenance apportioned  The board or boards of chosen freeholders severally or jointly charged with the operation or repair of the bridge may, by resolution, request such designation. The commissioner may thereupon designate the bridge as a state highway bridge. The designation shall prescribe the exact share of the costs of operation or repair to be assumed by the state.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-47 - Repairs; annual estimate; approval by commissioner

27:7-47. Repairs; annual estimate; approval by commissioner  Each board of chosen freeholders charged with the duty of operating and repairing a bridge designated as a state highway bridge shall annually, during the month of January, submit an itemized statement of probable repairs necessary during the year and an estimate of costs thereof to the commissioner who shall, as soon as possible, set aside from the fund available for maintenance of public roads such sum as in his judgment may be needed to meet the estimated costs, as corrected by him, and the costs of such emergency repairs as he may deem reasonable. The boards of chosen freeholders, or any freeholder in charge of the operation and repair of a state highway bridge, shall, whenever any emergency repairs become necessary, at once notify the commissioner. All salaries charged to the cost of operation and repair shall be approved by the commissioner. No bill in excess of one hundred dollars, except for emergency repairs, shall be incurred without such approval. The commissioner or his authorized agent shall be the sole judge of the necessity of emergency work.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-48 - Bills certified to commissioner; payment; limitation

27:7-48. Bills certified to commissioner; payment; limitation  The board of chosen freeholders shall file with the commissioner certified copies of all bills. Payment to the board shall be made of the state's share of the costs of operation and repair from the amount set aside as hereinbefore provided, on certificate of the commissioner attached to the copies of bills, setting forth the amount of the share and the fact that the work described therein has been properly done, but the share assumed by the state shall not exceed thirty-three and one-third per cent. Nothing herein contained shall authorize the payment as the state's share of the cost of operation and repair of an amount in excess of the sum set aside for that purpose.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-49 - Acquisition of property and rights

27:7-49. Acquisition of property and rights  The department may acquire for the state, by gift, devise, grant, purchase or condemnation for public use, land and water rights in any county of the sixth class, and place thereon structures and buildings and erect or purchase piers, wharves or docks for the landing of boats for the carrying and transportation of freights, vehicles and passengers.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-50 - Property to be part of highway system

27:7-50. Property to be part of highway system  The land or water rights and the piers, wharves or docks shall become a part of the state highway system and shall be under the supervision and control of the department, and when the piers, wharves or docks have been acquired or erected they shall be maintained by the state out of the funds appropriated, raised or collected for the use of the department.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-51 - Construction; law applicable

27:7-51. Construction; law applicable  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-52 - Wharfage charges; regulations; lease with option to buy

27:7-52. Wharfage charges; regulations; lease with option to buy  The department shall prescribe such charges for the use of the piers or wharves and make such rules and regulations governing them as to it may seem reasonable and necessary. The piers, wharves or docks may be rented or leased by the commissioner for a period not to exceed ten years, with the privilege of purchasing at actual cost at the expiration of the lease.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-53 - Roads and parking areas; supervision by commissioner

27:7-53. Roads and parking areas; supervision by commissioner  All roads, parking areas and driveways on land owned by the State shall be constructed under the supervision of the commissioner, and all improvements to roads, parking areas and driveways already constructed on land owned by the State shall be made under the supervision of the commissioner, who shall prepare all necessary plans and specifications and advertise for bids for the work. Amended by L.1968, c. 438, s. 1, eff. Feb. 19, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-54 - Cost of work; payment

27:7-54. Cost of work; payment  All payments for such roads, parking areas and driveways, and improvements to existing roads, parking areas and driveways on lands owned by the State, shall be paid out of appropriations made to the commissioner for that purpose. Nothing in this section or section 27:7-53 of this Title shall be construed to prevent the inmates and employees of any public institution from being employed on repairs and improvements of roads, parking areas and driveways used in connection with the institution. Amended by L.1968, c. 438, s. 2, eff. Feb. 19, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-55 - Improved roads for state institutions

27:7-55. Improved roads for state institutions  The body having charge of any state institution may construct or improve any portion of a public road lying between an improved road located on the lands of the state, occupied by the institution, and the improved public road nearest to such institution, if and when an appropriation shall be made therefor.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-56 - Jurisdiction of commissioner

27:7-56. Jurisdiction of commissioner  The plans and specifications for any such road shall be approved by the state highway commissioner and the road shall be constructed or improved under the direction and supervision of the commissioner as provided by law.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-57 - Use of highway funds for roads on state property

27:7-57. Use of highway funds for roads on state property  Any moneys appropriated to the state highway department for construction and maintenance of roads may be expended by it for roads on grounds under the control of the department of institutions and agencies or of the state board of education or for state parkways, or roads in state reservations, or at the state camp at Sea Girt.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-66 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-66 - Certified copy of map, plan or report indicating proposed highway; filing; contents; amendments

27:7-66. Certified copy of map, plan or report indicating proposed highway; filing; contents; amendments  Whenever the location of a proposed line of any new State highway shall have been approved by the commissioner, the commissioner may file a certified copy of a map, plan or report indicating such proposed line, the width whereof shall not exceed what is reasonably required in accordance with recognized standards of highway engineering practice, with the county clerk of each county within which the proposed line of said new highway is to be located and with the municipal clerk, planning board and building inspector of each municipality within which said line is located. The commissioner shall accompany such filing with his certification that residents of the municipality in which such filing is made have been afforded adequate opportunity to express any objections that they may have to the proposed location of such highway at a public hearing held at a convenient location for the purpose. Any map, plan or report filed pursuant to this section may be amended from time to time by filing certified copies of a map, plan or report indicating any changes to be made in the location of proposed lines with the officials and in the manner set forth herein. L.1968, c. 393, s. 9, eff. Jan. 2, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-68 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-68 - Agreements between commissioner and county or municipality; costs

27:7-68. Agreements between commissioner and county or municipality; costs  The commissioner may enter into agreements with any county or municipality or any authority or agency thereof, or with any authority, board, commission or other agency or instrumentality created by any 2 or more units of local government or by the State government or by any interstate compact or agreement to which this State is a party, for the installation, construction, maintenance, repair, renewal and removal of tracks, pipes, mains, conduits, cables, wires, towers, poles, and other equipment and appliances or utility facilities owned by such public bodies which are in, on, along, over or under any road over which the department has jurisdiction, where such agreement is required to carry out a transportation project of the department. The department may assume the entire cost incurred under the terms of such agreements. L.1968, c. 393, s. 11, eff. Jan. 2, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-72 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-72 - Short title

27:7-72. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Transportation Replacement Housing and Relocation Act. L.1972, c. 47, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-73 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-73 - Relocation assistance program

27:7-73. Relocation assistance program  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-75 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-75 - Payments to displaced persons

27:7-75. Payments to displaced persons  a. Whenever a program or project to be undertaken by an agency will result in the displacement of any person, the agency shall provide for the payment to the displaced person of:  (1) Actual reasonable expenses in moving himself, his family, business, farm operation, or other personal property;  (2) Actual direct losses of tangible personal property as a result of moving or discontinuing a business or farm operation, but not to exceed an amount equal to the reasonable expenses that would have been required to relocate such property, as determined by the agency;  (3) Actual reasonable expenses in searching for a replacement business or farm; and  (4) Actual reasonable expenses necessary to reestablish a displaced farm, nonprofit organization, or small business at its new site, in an amount to be determined according to criteria and limits as established by the commissioner in accordance with federal standards.  b. Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection a. of this section who is displaced from a dwelling and who elects to accept the payments authorized by this subsection in lieu of payments authorized by subsection a. of this section may receive an expense and dislocation allowance, which shall be determined according to a schedule established by the commissioner.  c. Any displaced person eligible for payments under subsection a. of this section who is displaced from his place of business or farm operation and who is eligible under criteria established by the commissioner may elect to accept a payment authorized by this subsection in lieu of the payment authorized by subsection a. of this section. Such payment shall consist of a fixed payment in an amount to be determined according to criteria and limits established by the commissioner. A person whose sole business at the displacement dwelling is the rental of such property to others shall not qualify for a payment under this subsection. All criteria and determinations made pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with applicable federal standards.  L. 1972, c. 47, s. 4; amended 1989,c.50,s.3.