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NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-76 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-76 - Additional payments to homeowners

27:7-76. Additional payments to homeowners  a. In addition to payments otherwise authorized by this act, the agency shall make an additional payment, within limits as established by regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards, to any displaced person who is displaced from a dwelling actually owned and occupied by such displaced person for a period as established by regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards. Such additional payment shall include the following elements:  (1) The amount, if any, which when added to the acquisition cost of the dwelling acquired by the agency, equals the reasonable cost of a comparable replacement dwelling. Determinations required to carry out this paragraph shall be made pursuant to regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards.  (2) The amount, if any, which will compensate such displaced person for any increased interest costs and other debt service costs which such person is required to pay for financing the acquisition of any such comparable replacement dwelling. Such amount shall be paid only if the dwelling acquired by the agency was encumbered by a bona fide mortgage which was a valid lien on such dwelling for a period as established by regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards.  (3) Reasonable expenses incurred by such displaced person for evidence of title, recording fees, and other closing costs incident to the purchase of the replacement dwelling, but not including prepaid expenses.  b. The additional payment authorized by this section shall be made only to such a displaced person who purchases and occupies a replacement dwelling which is decent, safe, and sanitary, within one year after the date on which the person receives final payment from the displacing agency for the acquired dwelling or the date on which the displacing agency's obligation under section 8 of P.L. 1972, c. 47 (C. 27:7-79) is met, whichever is later, except that the displacing agency may extend the period for good cause. If the period is extended, the payment under this section shall be based on the costs of relocating the person to a comparable replacement dwelling within one year of the extended date.  L. 1972, c. 47, s. 5; amended 1989,c.50,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-77 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-77 - Other displaced occupants

27:7-77. Other displaced occupants  a. In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by this act, an agency shall make a payment to or for any person displaced from any dwelling not eligible to receive a payment under section 5 of P.L. 1972, c. 47 (C. 27:7-76), which dwelling was actually lawfully occupied by such displaced person for a period of time and under such circumstances as prescribed by regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards. Such payment shall be consistent with the computation of amounts, periods of time, and accommodation of income as set forth in those regulations. At the discretion of the agency, a payment under this subsection may be made in periodic installments.  b. Any person eligible for a payment under subsection a. of this section may elect to apply the payment to a down payment on, and other incidental expenses pursuant to, the purchase of a decent, safe, and sanitary replacement dwelling. This person may, at the discretion of the agency, be eligible under this subsection for maximum amounts established, and under conditions specified, by regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards.  L. 1972, c. 47, s. 6; amended 1989,c.50,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-78 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-78 - Relocation assistance advisory program

27:7-78. Relocation assistance advisory program  a. Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or project undertaken by the agency will result in displacement, the agency shall provide a relocation assistance advisory program for displaced persons which shall offer the services prescribed herein. If the agency determines that any person occupying property immediately adjacent to the real property acquired is caused substantial economic injury because of the acquisition, it may offer such person relocation advisory services under such program.  b. Each relocation assistance program required by subsection a. shall include such measures, facilities, or services that are consistent with regulations of the commissioner, in accordance with federal standards.  c. The agency shall coordinate its relocation activities with other federal, State or local governmental actions in the community which could affect the efficient and effective delivery of relocation assistance and related services.  d. Notwithstanding subsection c. of section 3 of P.L. 1972, c. 47 (C. 27:7-74), in any case in which an agency acquires property for a program or project, any person who occupies the property on a rental basis for a short term or a period subject to termination when the property is needed for the program or project shall be eligible for advisory services to the extent determined by the agency.  L. 1972, c. 47, s. 7; amended 1989,c.50,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-79 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-79 - Comparable replacement dwelling assurance

27:7-79. Comparable replacement dwelling assurance  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-80 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-80 - Funding for replacement dwellings

27:7-80. Funding for replacement dwellings  a. If a project cannot proceed on a timely basis because comparable replacement dwellings are not available, and the agency determines that such dwellings cannot otherwise be made available, the agency may take such action as is necessary or appropriate to provide such housing by use of funds authorized for such project. This shall be done on a case-by-case basis for good cause as determined in accordance with such regulations as the commissioner may issue. The regulations shall be consistent with applicable federal program requirements.  b. No person shall be required to move from his dwelling on account of any program or project undertaken by any agency, unless the agency is satisfied that a comparable replacement dwelling is available to such person.  L. 1972, c. 47, s. 9; amended 1989,c.50,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-81 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-81 - Payment deemed not income, resources

27:7-81. Payment deemed not income, resources  No payment received by a displaced person under this act shall be considered as income or resources for the purpose of determining the eligibility or extent of eligibility of any person for assistance under any State law or for the purposes of the State's corporation tax law, State income tax or other tax laws. Such payment shall not be considered as income or resources of any recipient of public assistance and such payment shall not be deducted from the amount of aid to which the recipient would otherwise be entitled.  L. 1972, c. 47, s. 10; amended 1989,c.50,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-82 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-82 - Coordination with other programs

27:7-82. Coordination with other programs  The payments authorized in this act shall not be construed as creating in any condemnation proceeding brought under the power of eminent domain any element of damages not in existence on the effective date of this act and such payments are to be in addition to the just compensation established in the condemnation proceedings but only to the extent that they are not otherwise included within the condemnation award. No payment or assistance shall be required to be made to any person or included as a program or project cost under P.L. 1972, c. 47 (C. 27:7-72 et seq.) if the person receives a payment required by federal or State law, or local ordinance, which is determined to have substantially the same purpose and effect as the payments authorized under this act.  L. 1972, c. 47, s. 11; amended 1989,c.50,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-83 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-83 - Appeal procedure

27:7-83. Appeal procedure  Any person or business concern aggrieved by any relocation procedure or determination concerning eligibility for relocation payments authorized by this act may appeal such determination to the commissioner or his designated appointee but any such appeal must be filed within 1 year after the date of actual relocation. L.1972, c. 47, s. 12, eff. July 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-84 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-84 - Rules, regulations

27:7-84. Rules, regulations  a. To carry into effect the provisions of this act and to fully qualify the Department of Transportation for federal aid reimbursement under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions 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, the commissioner is authorized to make such rules and regulations as he may determine to be necessary to assure (1) that the payments and assistance authorized by this act shall be fair and reasonable and as uniform as practicable; (2) a displaced person who makes proper application for a payment authorized for such person by this act shall be paid promptly after a move or in hardship cases, be paid in advance; and (3) that any person aggrieved by a determination as to eligibility for a payment authorized by this act, or the amount of the payment, may have his application reviewed by the commissioner or his designated appointee.  b. The commissioner may make such other rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this act as he deems necessary or appropriate to carry out this act.  c. The commissioner, to achieve a uniform administration of related federal and State laws, may adopt all or any part of applicable federal law, rules and regulations.  d. Insofar as is consistent with other provisions of this act, the commissioner shall adopt the same standards, rules and regulations with regard to relocation assistance and relocation payments for all transportation projects whether or not such transportation projects are subject to standards, rules and regulations of relocation assistance and relocation payments required by the Federal Highway Administration or the United States Department of Transportation as a condition of receiving federal aid funds.  L. 1972, c. 47, s. 13; amended 1989,c.50,s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-85 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-85 - Federal aid assistance, additional action to qualify department

27:7-85. Federal aid assistance, additional action to qualify department  The commissioner is further authorized within the limits of funds and appropriations to take such additional action as may be required to fully qualify the department for any financial Federal aid assistance available for carrying out the purposes of this act. L.1972, c. 47, s. 14, eff. July 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-86 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-86 - Appropriations

27:7-86. Appropriations  There shall be made available from the funds appropriated to the Department of Transportation the sum of $100,000.00 for purposes of enabling the Right-of-Way Division to implement the provisions of this act. L.1972, c. 47, s. 15, eff. July 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-87 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-87 - Severability

27:7-87. Severability  If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the act in the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. L.1972, c. 47, s. 16, eff. July 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-88 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-88 - Repeals

27:7-88. Repeals  Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 and 16 of P.L.1968, c. 393 are repealed, and 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.1972, c. 47, s. 17, eff. July 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-89 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-89 - Short title

27:7-89. Short title  Sections 1 through 10, inclusive, and sections 27, 28, 30, 31 and 32 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "State Highway Access Management Act."  L. 1989, c. 32, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-90 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-90 - Findings, declarations

27:7-90. Findings, declarations  The Legislature finds and declares that:  a. The purpose of the State highway system is to serve as a network of principal arterial routes for the safe and efficient movement of people and goods in the major travel corridors of the State.  b. The existing State highways which comprise the State highway system were constructed at great public expense and constitute irreplaceable public assets.  c. The State has a public trust responsibility to manage and maintain effectively each highway within the State highway system to preserve its functional integrity and public purpose for the present and future generations.  d. Land development activities and unrestricted access to State highways can impair the purpose of the State highway system and damage the public investment in that system.  e. Every owner of property which abuts a public road has a right of reasonable access to the general system of streets and highways in the State, but not to a particular means of access. The right of access is subject to regulation for the purpose of protecting the public health, safety and welfare.  f. Governmental entities through regulation may not eliminate all access to the general system of streets and highways without providing just compensation.  g. The access rights of an owner of property abutting a State highway must be held subordinate to the public's right and interest in a safe and efficient highway.  h. It is desirable for the Department of Transportation to establish through regulation a system of access management which will protect the functional integrity of the State highway system and the public investment in that system.  i. Areas characterized by extensive commercial activity oriented toward and dependent upon a State highway should not be classified by reason of that level of activity as urban environments for access management purposes, and where an area is also characterized by excessive driveway openings, excessive traffic congestion, excessive accident rates, or undesirably low average rates of speed the Department of Transportation should manage the State highway within the area to mitigate these nuisances.  j. The Department of Transportation should, in implementing an access management program, avoid undue burdens on property owners and should, where feasible, incorporate mitigation measures into comprehensive highway improvement programs.  k. Improved access management is beneficial for streets and highways of every functional classification, and a statutory plan providing for improved management should enable counties and municipalities to take full advantage of its provisions.  L. 1989, c. 32, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-92 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-92 - Access permit

27:7-92. Access permit  a. Any person seeking to construct or open a driveway or public street or highway entering into a State highway shall first obtain an access permit from the commissioner.  b. Every access permit, including street opening permits, in effect on the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act shall remain valid and effective until revoked or replaced.  c. Every State highway intersection with a driveway or public street or highway in existence prior to January 1, 1970 shall be assumed to have been constructed in accordance with an access permit, even if no permit was issued. d. Access permits issued under this amendatory and supplementary act may contain whatever terms and conditions the commissioner finds necessary and convenient for effectuating the purposes of this amendatory and supplementary act, including but not limited to, the condition that a permit shall expire when the use of the property served by the access permit changes resulting in a significant increase in traffic or is expanded. Any increase in traffic that adds the greater of 100 movements during the peak hour, or 10 percent of the previously anticipated daily movements shall be considered significant. For projects for which a completed application has been made to the department for an access permit and which have received preliminary site plan approval or subdivision approval from the municipal approval authority pursuant to "The Municipal Land Use Law," P.L. 1975, c. 291 (C. 40:55D-1 et seq.), as of the date of the adoption of the access code, permit applications for that project shall be reviewed and approved according to the permit requirements in effect immediately prior to that date.  e. Any person constructing, maintaining or opening a driveway or public street or highway entering into a State highway, except as authorized by law, is subject to a civil penalty of $100. Each day in which an unauthorized driveway or public street or highway entering into a State highway is open, following written notice from the commissioner that the driveway or public street or highway is not authorized by law, is a separate violation. The commissioner may, in addition to or in conjunction with initiating a civil action for collection of this penalty, initiate an action in the Chancery Division of the Superior Court for injunctive relief.  L. 1989, c. 32, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-93 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-93 - Nonconforming lot access permit

27:7-93. Nonconforming lot access permit  The commissioner shall issue a nonconforming lot access permit for a property a. on his own motion or b. after finding that: (1) the property otherwise would not be eligible for an access permit under the access code because of insufficient frontage or other reason; (2) the lot on which the property is located was in existence prior to adoption of the access code; and (3) denial of an access permit would leave the property without reasonable access to the general system of streets and highways. Every nonconforming lot access permit shall specify limits on the maximum permissible vehicular use of any driveway constructed or operated under that permit.  L. 1989, c. 32, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-95 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-95 - Expansion, change in use

27:7-95. Expansion, change in use  a. Any property owner who expands or changes the use of property subject to an access permit issued before the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act shall be required to file an application for a new access permit if the expansion or change in the use will result in a significant increase in traffic. Any increase in traffic that adds the greater of 100 movements during the peak hour, or 10 percent of the previously anticipated daily movements shall be considered significant. Any such property owner who has not been granted such a new access permit shall be subject to enforcement in accordance with subsection e. of section 4 of this amendatory and supplementary act.  b. When the commissioner either denies an application for an access permit in accordance with section 4 or 5 of this amendatory and supplementary act because alternative access is available, or revokes an existing permit in accordance with section 6 of this amendatory and supplementary act because alternative access is available, the decision of the commissioner as to the appropriate location for an access driveway shall be final, the action of any municipal or county body to the contrary notwithstanding.  Any subsequent county or municipal review of the development which may be required shall abide by the commissioner's decision on this matter. The county or municipality may require additions or changes in the design of the development in accordance with any applicable provisions of its development review ordinances; provided that such additional requirements do not conflict with the commissioner's decision.  L. 1989, c. 32, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-96 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-96 - New subdivisions

27:7-96. New subdivisions  After adoption of the access code, as provided by section 3 of this amendatory and supplementary act, no property abutting a State highway shall be subdivided in a manner which would create additional lots abutting that highway unless all the abutting lots so created are in accord with the standards established in the access code.  L. 1989, c. 32, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-97 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-97 - Provision of alternative access

27:7-97. Provision of alternative access  The Commissioner of Transportation and every county and municipality may build new roads or acquire access easements to provide alternative access to existing developed lots which have no other means of access except to a State highway.  L. 1989, c. 32, s. 9.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7-98 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7-98 - Acquisition of right of access

27:7-98. Acquisition of right of access  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.
NJ Rev Stat § 27:7A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 27 - Highways|Section 27:7A-1 - Definitions

27:7A-1. Definitions  a. As used in this act: "Limited access highway" means a highway especially designed for through traffic over which abutters have no easement or right of light, air or direct access, by reason of the fact that their property abuts upon such way;  "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation. b. The definitions in this section shall not be construed as restricting the ability of the commissioner to provide for the design of any State highway or element thereof, according to design standards in conformity with accepted engineering practice as determined by the commissioner.  c. The term "freeway" or "parkway," as used in any law which went into effect before the effective date of P.L. 1989, c. 32 (C. 27:7-89 et seq.), which designates any State highway as a "freeway" or "parkway" shall be construed to mean a "limited access highway" as defined in subsection a. of this section.  L. 1945, c. 83, s. 1; amended 1948,c.461,s.2, 1989, c. 32, s. 14.