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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-44 - Local funding for non-highway transportation projects.

27:23-44 Local funding for non-highway transportation projects.
41. For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the acquisition, construction, or operation of any non-highway transportation project of the authority, any county or municipality may, upon agreement with the authority and in the manner provided by law:
a. Appropriate moneys for the purposes of the authority and loan or donate the money to the authority in the installments and upon the terms as may be agreed upon by the authority;
b. Perform any act for the authority which it is empowered by law to perform;
c. Incur indebtedness, borrow money and issue bonds or notes for the purpose of financing a project pursuant to the provisions of the "Local Bond Law," (N.J.S.40A:2-1 et seq.); and
d. Unconditionally guarantee the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds or notes of the authority.
L.2003,c.79,s.41.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-45 - Acquisition of certain roadside areas adjoining highway projects.

27:23-45 Acquisition of certain roadside areas adjoining highway projects.
42. Subject to the terms of any agreement by the authority with the holders of bonds, the authority is authorized to acquire in cooperation with the Department of Environmental Protection limited roadside areas adjoining highway projects and transfer any or all such areas to the Department of Environmental Protection for maintenance as roadside parks.
L.2003,c.79,s.42.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-46 - Conveyance of certain park, recreational areas, facilities to DEP.

27:23-46 Conveyance of certain park, recreational areas, facilities to DEP.
43. Subject to the terms of any agreement by the authority with the holders of bonds, the authority shall have power to lend, lease, grant or convey to the Department of Environmental Protection at its request upon such terms and conditions and with such reservations as the authority shall deem reasonable and fair, any park or recreational areas or facilities owned by the authority, and after such loan, lease, grant or conveyance the park or recreational areas or facilities so loaned, leased, granted or conveyed shall no longer constitute part of a project.
L.2003,c.79,s.43.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-47 - Maintenance of Vietnam Veterans' Memorial.

27:23-47 Maintenance of Vietnam Veterans' Memorial.
44. The authority, as the successor to the Highway Authority, may provide for the perpetual maintenance of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in accordance with the agreement executed by the Highway Authority, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.70 (C.27:12B-5.4), repealed by this act, and the Legislature shall appropriate to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs for payment to the authority such funds from the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Fund, created under section 4 of P.L.1985, c.494 (C.52:18A-208), and any other source of available revenue, as may be necessary for the authority to carry out its responsibilities under this section.
L.2003,c.79,s.44.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-48 - New Jersey Turnpike Authority, sale of "Jersey Fresh," "Made With Jersey Fresh" products at certain service areas.

27:23-48 New Jersey Turnpike Authority, sale of "Jersey Fresh," "Made With Jersey Fresh" products at certain service areas.
1. a. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall adopt, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to provide for and encourage the sale of agricultural products labeled "Jersey Fresh", other agricultural or horticultural products grown and raised in the State, and "Made With Jersey Fresh" products that are baked or made with "Jersey Fresh" products, at service areas along the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. These rules and regulations shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions allowing for:
(1) the selection of appropriate service areas;
(2) the designation of locations for such sales at selected service areas;
(3) procedures for growers and sellers of agricultural or horticultural products, and bakers or producers of "Made With Jersey Fresh" products, to use these designated sales locations; and
(4) compliance with the rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Agriculture pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2008, c.40 (C.4:1-11.2).
b. To the extent necessary, appropriate, and practicable, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall initiate discussions with contracted vendors at service areas concerning the promotion and sale of agricultural products labeled "Jersey Fresh" and other agricultural or horticultural products, and "Made With Jersey Fresh" baked goods and other food products, at service areas and shall incorporate any necessary provisions in the contracts of the vendors to allow for the promotion and sale of these products at service areas along the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike.
L.2008, c.40, s.1; amended 2010, c.111, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-49 - Equipment provided by New Jersey Turnpike Authority.

27:23-49 Equipment provided by New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
3. Subject to the rights and security interests of the holders from time to time of bonds or notes heretofore or hereafter issued by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, the authority shall purchase, install, and maintain, or enter into contracts or agreements providing for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of, equipment and technology to be used to remove snow and ice from commercial motor vehicles, as the term is defined in R.S.39:1-1, at locations along the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway that are convenient and easily accessible to such commercial motor vehicles, including, but not limited to, service areas, weigh stations, and inspection facilities.
L.2009, c.138, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-50 - Certain roadway markings prohibited on roads under jurisdiction of NJ Turnpike Authority; rules, regulations.

27:23-50 Certain roadway markings prohibited on roads under jurisdiction of NJ Turnpike Authority; rules, regulations.
3. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-1 et seq.) or any rule or regulation to the contrary, no markings made with paint that has been mixed, in whole or in part, with reflective glass beads containing more than 100 parts per million inorganic arsenic, as determined by x-ray fluorescence, shall be placed on, or along, any New Jersey Turnpike Authority highway project, right-of-way, or other real property owned by or under the administration, jurisdiction, or control of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
b. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations that may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
L.2011, c.212, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-51 - Definitions relative to the Helmets to Hardhats pilot program.

27:23-51 Definitions relative to the Helmets to Hardhats pilot program.
1. As used in this act:
"Apprenticeable trade" means a trade or occupation eligible to participate in an apprenticeship program.
"Apprenticeship program" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in section 3 of P.L.1993, c.268 (C.34:15E-3).
"Authority" means the New Jersey Turnpike Authority established by section 3 of P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-3) or its successor.
"Custom fabrication" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in section 2 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.26).
"Helmets to Hardhats Program" means the program administered by the New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Council that connects National Guard, Reserve, and transitioning active-duty military personnel with jobs in the construction industry.
"Highway project" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in section 4 of P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-4).
"Labor hours" means work performed by a skilled or semi-skilled laborer, mechanic, apprentice, or helper employed by any contractor or subcontractor and engaged in the construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, custom fabrication, repair work, or maintenance work, including painting and decorating, done under contract and paid for in whole, or in part, out of the funds of a public body, except work performed under a rehabilitation program.
"Public body" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in section 2 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.26).
"Work performed under a rehabilitation program" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in section 2 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.26).
"Worker" shall have the meaning ascribed to that term in section 2 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.26).
L.2013, c.36, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-52 - Helmets to Hardhats pilot program.

27:23-52 Helmets to Hardhats pilot program.
2. a. The authority shall establish a pilot program to aid former military personnel in finding employment in the construction industry. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of P.L.1968, c.461 (C.27:23-6.1) or any other law to the contrary, pursuant to the pilot program the authority shall require that for each highway project constructed by the authority, contracts shall be awarded such that not less than five percent or more than 20 percent of the projected labor hours per project are awarded to contractors who employ workers from an apprenticeable trade participating in the Helmets to Hardhats Program as certified by the New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Council. The authority shall provide that workers shall be paid not less than the prevailing wage rate for the worker's craft or trade, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.).
b. The authority shall develop goals to increase employment opportunities for all veterans during the pilot program period, including, but not limited to, goals for labor hours both in the administrative and construction areas related to highway projects.
L.2013, c.36, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-54 - Evaluation of pilot program, report to Governor, Legislature.

27:23-54 Evaluation of pilot program, report to Governor, Legislature.
4. The authority shall evaluate the pilot program established pursuant to section 2 of this act to determine what impact, if any, the program had in connecting former military personnel with jobs in the construction industry and on the cost of highway projects constructed by the authority. The authority shall review its efforts to comply with the goals established pursuant to subsection b. of section 2 of this act and the impact of those goals on employment opportunities for veterans. The authority shall report the findings of that evaluation to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, within 24 months after the effective date of this act.
L.2013, c.36, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-55 - Definitions.

27:23-55 Definitions.
4. As used in sections 4 through 6 of P.L.2013, c.130 (C.27:23-55 through C.27:23-57):
"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.
"Authority" means the New Jersey Turnpike Authority established pursuant to P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-1 et seq.).
"Highway" means the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike; their shoulders and sidewalks; the airspace above and below the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike; areas for drainage, utilities, landscaping, berms, and fencing along the Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike; and any highway project as defined in section 4 of P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-4).
"Sponsorship agreement" means an agreement or contract between the authority 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 authority, that complies with pertinent federal laws, rules, regulations, and orders, and allows a person, firm, or entity to sponsor authority 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.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-56 - Establishment of sponsorship program.

27:23-56 Establishment of sponsorship program.
5. a. There is established in the authority a sponsorship program to allow for private sponsorship of authority operational activities or other highway-related services or programs.
b. The authority shall adopt a policy on sponsorship agreements consistent with pertinent federal laws, rules, regulations, and orders to administer the program established pursuant to this section. The policy shall:
(1) include language requiring the authority 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 authority 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.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-57 - Rules or regulations.

27:23-57 Rules or regulations.
6. The authority 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 4 and 5 of P.L.2013, c.130 (C.27:23-55 and C.27:23-56).
L.2013, c.130, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-58 - Public telephone, free drinking water unnecessary for participation in service sign program along NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway.

27:23-58 Public telephone, free drinking water unnecessary for participation in service sign program along NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway.
2. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, and consistent with federal law, a facility shall not be required to have a public telephone or free drinking water available in order to participate in any specific service sign program, as implemented by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
b. As used in this section, "specific service sign program" means a program that provides for the installation and maintenance of signs along the New Jersey Turnpike or Garden State Parkway that identify and provide directional information to motorists for gas, food, lodging, camping, and attraction facilities, including, but not limited to, a tourist-oriented directional sign program, a specific service logo sign program, or a highway sponsorship sign program.
L.2015, c.139, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-59 - Use of native vegetation by New Jersey Turnpike Authority.

27:23-59 Use of native vegetation by New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
2. a. (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary and except as provided otherwise pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, no later than the 180th day after the date of enactment of P.L.2017, c.41 (C.27:7-42.1 et al.), the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, when planting vegetation for purposes of landscaping, land management, reforestation, or habitat restoration, shall plant only vegetation identified by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to subsection b. of this section as being native to the State and that will thrive in the particular plant hardiness zone in which the vegetation is being planted.
(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection, upon application by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Environmental Protection in consultation with the Division of Plant Industry in the Department of Agriculture and representatives of appropriate plant industry organizations and environmental organizations selected by the Department of Environmental Protection, may authorize the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to use non-native vegetation for purposes of landscaping, land management, reforestation, or habitat restoration in prescribed circumstances where and when necessary if the use of native vegetation is not feasible, provided that the non-native vegetation is deemed to be non-invasive and not otherwise detrimental to the environment.
b. No later than the 90th day after the date of enactment of this section, the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Division of Plant Industry in the Department of Agriculture,shall identify, for each plant hardiness zone, all of the particular species of vegetation that are native to the State, and that thrive in each plant hardiness zone in the State.
c. As used in this section:
"Plant hardiness zone" means a zone identified as existing in New Jersey pursuant to the most recent edition of the Plant Hardiness Zone Map published by the United States Department of Agriculture.
L.2017, c.41, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:23-60 - Program established by New Jersey Turnpike Authority.

27:23-60 Program established by New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
6. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority may establish an integrated roadside vegetation management program, provided that the program established by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority is consistent with the program established pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2017, c.44 (C.27:7-42.4).
L.2017, c.44, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-2 - Legislative findings and declarations

27:25-2. Legislative findings and declarations
2. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:
a. The provision of efficient, coordinated, safe and responsive public transportation is an essential public purpose which promotes mobility, serves the needs of the transit dependent, fosters commerce, conserves limited energy resources, protects the environment and promotes sound land use and the revitalization of our urban centers.
b. As a matter of public policy, it is the responsibility of the State to establish and provide for the operation and improvement of a coherent public transportation system in the most efficient and effective manner.
c. In the development of public transportation policy and planning, participation by county and municipal governments, transit riders and concerned citizens should be encouraged.
d. In the provision of public transportation services, it is desirable to encourage to the maximum extent feasible the participation of private enterprise and to avoid destructive competition.
e. In furtherance of these findings and declarations, a public corporation shall be created with the necessary powers to accomplish the purposes and goals set forth in this section, including the power to acquire and operate public transportation assets.
L.1979, c. 150, s. 2, eff. July 17, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-3 - Definitions.

27:25-3 Definitions.
3. As used in this act:
a. "Corporation" means the New Jersey Transit Corporation.
b. "Motorbus regular route service" means and includes the operation of any motorbus or motorbuses on streets, public highways or other facilities, over a fixed route and between fixed termini on a regular schedule for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire or otherwise, in this State or between points in this State and points in other states.
c. "Capital equipment and facilities" means and includes, in connection with public transportation service, passenger stations, shelters and terminals, automobile parking facilities, ramps, track connections, signal systems, power systems, information and communication systems, roadbeds, transit lanes or rights of way, equipment storage and servicing facilities, bridges, grade crossings, rail cars, locomotives, ferries and ferry facilities, including capital projects for ferry terminals, approach roadways, pedestrian accommodations, parking, docks, ramps and other necessary land-side improvements, motorbus and other motor vehicles, maintenance and garage facilities, revenue handling equipment and any other equipment, facility or property useful for or related to the provision of public transportation service.
d. "Paratransit services" means and includes any service, other than motorbus regular route service and charter services, including, but not limited to, dial-a-ride, nonregular route, jitney or community minibus, and shared-ride services such as vanpools, limousines or taxicabs which are regularly available to the public. Paratransit services shall not include limousine or taxicab service reserved for the private and exclusive use of individual passengers.
e. "Public transportation or public transportation service" means rail passenger service, motorbus regular route service, paratransit service, motorbus charter service, and ferry passenger service.
f. "Motorbus charter service" means and includes subscription, tour, other special motorbus services or school bus services or charter services as set forth in section 7 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-7).
g. "Rail passenger service" means and includes the operations of a railroad, subway, street, traction or electric railway for the purpose of carrying passengers in this State or between points in this State and points in other states.
h. "Ferry passenger service" means any service which involves the carriage of persons for compensation or hire by waterborne craft in this State or between points in this State and points in other states.
L.1979,c.150,s.3; amended 2005, c.91.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-4.3 - NJT not to issue badge to board of directors which may be mistaken for law enforcement badge.

27:25-4.3 NJT not to issue badge to board of directors which may be mistaken for law enforcement badge.
1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the New Jersey Transit Corporation shall not issue a law enforcement badge or badge that may be mistaken as a law enforcement badge to any member of the corporation's board of directors.
L.2019, c.221, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5a - Collapsible bicycles permitted on NJT passenger trains

27:25-5a. Collapsible bicycles permitted on NJT passenger trains
1. The provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, the New Jersey Transit Corporation shall not, at any time, prohibit any person transporting a collapsible bicycle from passing or repassing upon any of the corporation's railroads operating rail passenger service. For the purposes of this act, "collapsible bicycle" means any two-wheeled vehicle having a rear drive wheel which is solely human-powered, and has a frame and other constituent parts that can be readily manipulated, folded or placed together into a more compact form.
L.1992,c.185.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5b - Regulations relative to guide or service dogs.

27:25-5b Regulations relative to guide or service dogs.
1. Any person with a disability accompanied by a guide or service dog or any guide or service dog trainer accompanied by a guide or service dog, when riding on any bus, train, or other form of transportation operated by or under contract to the New Jersey Transit Corporation, may keep such dog, appropriately controlled, in the person's immediate custody. The corporation shall not deny to any person use of, or entry to, any vehicle used for public transportation services or any vehicle used for providing transportation to persons with a disability or to guide or service dog trainers because the person is accompanied by a guide or service dog, provided that the guide or service dog is appropriately controlled. As used in this section, the terms "disability," "guide dog," "guide or service dog trainer," and "service dog" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 5 of P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-5).
L.2016, c.25, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5c - Access Link Customer Service Group.

27:25-5c Access Link Customer Service Group.
2. a. The corporation shall designate an Access Link Customer Service Group to receive and act upon complaints from passengers with disabilities regarding Access Link service. The corporation shall provide for the establishment of procedures and methods by which such complaints shall be received, processed, and acted upon and for their resolution and settlement. The Access Link Customer Service Group shall, within 21 business days of the receipt of a complaint, respond in writing as to the disposition or status of the complaint. Any person who has not received a written response to a complaint within 21 business days may petition the New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services for a hearing upon that complaint, under rules promulgated by the general manager for the hearing and disposition of such matters. As used in this section, "Access Link" means the paratransit service implemented by the corporation for purposes of complying with the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990," Pub.L.101-336 (42 U.S.C.s.12101 et seq.).
b. The corporation shall provide to each person using Access Link, at the time the person is determined to be qualified for Access Link service and at least once in each calendar year thereafter in which the person remains a user, information as to the procedure to be followed in making and pursuing complaints to the Access Link Customer Service Group or the New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services pursuant to this section. The direct telephone number for the Access Link Customer Service Group shall be prominently displayed in all Access Link vehicles.
c. The New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services shall report annually to the board, summarizing the Access Link Customer Service Group's activities for the preceding year, including the number of complaints received, the nature of the complaints, and the resolution of the complaints and setting forth any recommendations for changes which would improve transportation services for passengers with disabilities. The New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services shall make a copy of the report publicly available on the corporation's website.
L.2016, c.25, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5d - Operation of Access Link service under state of emergency.

27:25-5d Operation of Access Link service under state of emergency.
1. a. The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall operate, or cause to be operated, its Access Link service in an area of the State under a state of emergency if the New Jersey Transit General Manager of ADA Services determines, in consultation with the Director of the State Office of Emergency Management, that Access Link service in that area may be safely provided without undue risk of harm to drivers and persons using the service.
b. As used in this section:
"Access Link" shall have the same meaning as provided in section 2 of P.L.2016, c.25 (C.27:25-5c); and
"State of emergency" means a natural or man-made disaster or emergency for which a state of emergency has been declared by the Governor.
L.2020, c.62.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5e - Compensation, paratransit workers, commercial vehicle travel restrictions; definition.

27:25-5e Compensation, paratransit workers, commercial vehicle travel restrictions; definition.
1. For each hour of time worked during a commercial vehicle travel restriction for inclement weather issued by the Commissioner of Transportation, the New Jersey Transit Corporation shall ensure that eligible personnel are paid wages at a rate of not less than 150 percent of the individual's regular hourly wage. Eligible personnel shall only receive the enhanced compensation pursuant to this section for hours worked during the actual period of the commercial vehicle travel restriction, as determined by the Commissioner of Transportation.
For purposes of this section, "eligible personnel" means an operator of an Access Link paratransit vehicle who is actively engaged in operating an Access Link paratransit vehicle.
L.2023, c.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.1 - Railroad passes for retired employees

27:25-5.1. Railroad passes for retired employees
a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the governing board of the corporation shall allow a retired railroad employee, as defined in subsection b. of this section, to pass and repass, free of charge during offpeak times as defined in section 2 of P.L. 1973, c. 126 (C. 27:1A-65), in regular coach service operated by the corporation within the borders of this State.
b. As used in this act, "retired railroad employee" means a citizen and resident of this State who retired prior to January 1, 1983 after service of at least 15 years with either Conrail, the Penn Central Railroad, the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad or the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Line serving New Jersey.
L. 1986, c. 93, s. 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.2 - Certificates; rules

27:25-5.2. Certificates; rules
The governing board of the corporation shall issue a certificate in card form to those retired railroad employees determined to be eligible pursuant to section 1 of this act. The corporation shall promulgate rules concerning the distribution and use of the certificate.
L. 1986, c. 93, s. 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.3 - Restrictions

27:25-5.3. Restrictions
The certificate shall be produced and shown on request of the conductor or person in charge of the train on which the retired railroad employee is riding. The presentation shall entitle the retired employee to whom the certificate is issued to pass and repass without payment of fare during offpeak times in regular coach service on the corporation's railroads operating passenger service in this State, within the borders of this State; but no certificate shall be valid for passage on interstate trains which do not provide intrastate service, or on extra fare or special purpose trains.
L. 1986, c. 93, s. 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.4 - Illegal use

27:25-5.4. Illegal use
Any retired railroad employee who is issued a certificate under section 2 of this act and who loans his certificate, and any person using or attempting to use a certificate belonging to a retired railroad employee, shall be subject to a fine of $250.00 and costs, to be recovered in a civil action by a summary proceeding in the name of the State under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S. 2A:58-1 et seq.). The fine when recovered shall be paid into the General Fund. In addition to the jurisdiction conferred by N.J.S. 2A:58-2, the municipal court and the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings for the enforcement of the penalty provided by this section.
L. 1986, c. 93, s. 4, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.5 - Confiscation of certificate

27:25-5.5. Confiscation of certificate
The governing board of the corporation, through its agents, may take possession of any certificate presented by any person other than the retired railroad employee to whom it was issued.
L. 1986, c. 93, s. 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1986.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.6 - Definitions relative to rail passenger service.

27:25-5.6 Definitions relative to rail passenger service.
1. As used in this act:
"Authorized employee" means an employee of a provider of rail passenger service authorized by the provider of rail passenger service to request and inspect proof of payment of the prescribed fare from persons using rail passenger service.
"Fare enforcement officer" means an employee of the corporation, appointed pursuant to section 7 of this act, authorized to enforce the provisions of this act by requesting and inspecting proof of payment of the prescribed fare from persons using rail passenger services where proof of payment is required, and by signing and issuing a complaint and summons to any person for a violation of the provisions of this act or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, regardless of whether the rail passenger service is operated by the corporation or by a public or private entity under contract to the corporation. A fare enforcement officer shall include a transit or other police officer, or a conductor or trainman so authorized.
"Pre-paid fare area" means an area designated by a provider of rail passenger service where payment of the prescribed fare is required before entering the area.
"Proof of payment" means a ticket, pass, receipt or other article designated by a provider of rail passenger service to indicate that a passenger has paid for the use of rail passenger service.
"Provider of rail passenger service" means the corporation or a public or private entity under contract to the corporation to provide rail passenger service.
"Use of rail passenger service" means the boarding, occupying, riding in, or otherwise utilizing rail passenger service for conveyance.
L.1997,c.357,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.7 - Payment for service; proof of payment.

27:25-5.7 Payment for service; proof of payment.
2. The use of a rail passenger service by a person shall constitute an agreement by the person to pay the prescribed fare for the service. A person who has paid the prescribed fare for a rail passenger service and who has been issued proof of payment therefor shall retain that proof of payment while in a pre-paid fare area or on designated rail passenger facilities or vehicles.
L.1997,c.357,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.8 - Violation.

27:25-5.8 Violation.
3. It shall be a violation of this act for any person to use or attempt to use a rail passenger service or enter a pre-paid fare area and to: fail or refuse to pay the prescribed fare; evade or attempt to evade payment of the prescribed fare; or fail to display proof of fare payment immediately upon request of an authorized employee or fare enforcement officer.
L.1997,c.357,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.9 - Applicability to juveniles.

27:25-5.9 Applicability to juveniles.
4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation to the contrary, this act shall apply to users of rail passenger services who are juveniles as defined in subsection a. of section 3 of P.L.1982, c.77 (C.2A:4A-22a).
L.1997,c.357,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.10 - Cooperation of passengers, required; violation.

27:25-5.10 Cooperation of passengers, required; violation.
5. A person subject to the issuance of a complaint and summons under this act shall cooperate in the issuance of the complaint and summons by providing the person's name and address. It shall be a violation of this act for a person to fail to cooperate in the issuance of a summons including failure to provide the person's name and address, or by providing a false name or address and shall subject the person to all other provisions and remedies provided by law or regulation, in addition to the penalties provided in this act.
L.1997,c.357,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.11 - Form of complaint, summons.

27:25-5.11 Form of complaint, summons.
6. A complaint and summons issued for a violation of the provisions of this act or any of the rules or regulations adopted by the corporation shall be in a form prescribed and approved by the Administrative Director of the Courts and served pursuant to the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey.
L.1997,c.357,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.12 - Fare enforcement officers.

27:25-5.12 Fare enforcement officers.
7. a. The executive director of the corporation shall have the power and authority to appoint such number of fare enforcement officers as the director deems necessary and to administer to the fare enforcement officers an oath or affirmation faithfully to perform the duties of their offices.
b. Fare enforcement officers are authorized to request and inspect proof of payment of the prescribed fare from persons using rail passenger services where proof of payment is required, to sign and issue a complaint and summons to any person for a violation of the provisions of this act or the regulations adopted by the corporation pursuant to this act, regardless of whether the rail passenger service is operated by the corporation or by a public or private entity under contract to the corporation and to perform such other duties as the corporation may deem appropriate. A fare enforcement officer who has probable cause to believe that a person has willfully evaded paying the required fare, may, for the purpose of obtaining and verifying identification, issuing a summons and complaint or otherwise detaining an individual for further action by any law enforcement officer, take the individual into custody and detain that person in a reasonable manner for not more than a reasonable time. The taking into custody by a fare enforcement officer shall not render the fare enforcement officer criminally or civilly liable unless such action is unreasonable under all of the circumstances.
c. Fare enforcement officers appointed pursuant to this section shall complete a course of training approved by the executive director appropriate to the duties required by this act.
d. Fare enforcement officers shall work under the direction of the chief of the transit police, but shall not be police officers.
e. Nothing in this section shall be construed as derogating any of the powers provided by law or regulation for police officers, conductors, trainmen and other employees of a provider of rail passenger services but the provisions of this act shall be in addition to any such powers.
L.1997,c.357,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.13 - Immunity of fare enforcement officers.

27:25-5.13 Immunity of fare enforcement officers.
8. An authorized employee or fare enforcement officer carrying out his duties pursuant to this act shall not be criminally or civilly liable for false arrest, false imprisonment, slander or unlawful detention unless such action is unreasonable under all of the circumstances.
L.1997,c.357,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.14 - Rules, regulations.

27:25-5.14 Rules, regulations.
9. The corporation shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. In any prosecution for violating any rule or regulation adopted by the corporation, copies of that regulation when authenticated under the seal of the corporation by its secretary or assistant secretary shall be evidence in like manner and equal effect as the original.
L.1997,c.357,s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.15 - Complaint, proceedings; jurisdiction.

27:25-5.15 Complaint, proceedings; jurisdiction.
10. A complaint for a violation of any of the provisions of this act may be filed with a court having jurisdiction, at any time within one year after the commission of the violation. When a person has been charged with a violation of this act and summoned to appear, upon failure to appear, in addition to any other provisions of law or the Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey, a warrant for the arrest of the person may issue. All proceedings shall be brought before a municipal or central municipal court having jurisdiction in the municipality in which it is alleged that the violation occurred, but when a violation occurs on a moving conveyance operated by the corporation through two or more municipalities, then the proceeding may be brought before the court having jurisdiction in any one of the municipalities through which the conveyance has traversed.
L.1997,c.357,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.16 - Violation of act; penalty; distribution.

27:25-5.16 Violation of act; penalty; distribution.
11. A violation of the provisions of this act or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to this act by the corporation shall be punishable by a civil penalty not exceeding $100, in addition to court costs, enforced in a summary proceeding pursuant to "the penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58- 1 et seq. The Rules Governing the Courts of the State of New Jersey shall govern the practice and procedure in such proceedings. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the court shall remit 50% of any civil penalty imposed to the corporation for use in furtherance of any of the purposes of this act and 50% shall be forwarded to the proper financial officer of the local government entity in which the municipal or central municipal court has been established to be used for the local government entity to defray the cost of operating the court and for general government use.
L.1997,c.357,s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.17 - Rail passes not affected.

27:25-5.17 Rail passes not affected.
12. The provisions of this act shall not affect certificates issued pursuant to R.S.48:12-109 through R.S.48:12-116, inclusive, or any certificate or pass issued by the corporation providing for transportation of current or retired employees, notwithstanding that payment for such certificate or pass may not have been tendered.
L.1997,c.357,s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.18 - Use of wireless telephone, electronic communication devices by operator of public transportation service prohibited; exceptions.

27:25-5.18 Use of wireless telephone, electronic communication devices by operator of public transportation service prohibited; exceptions.
1. a. The use of a wireless telephone or electronic communication device by an operator of a moving vehicle involved in the provision of public transportation service, as defined under section 3 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-3), and including light rail service or any other operations for the purpose of carrying passengers in this State or between points in this State and points in other states, provided by the New Jersey Transit Corporation, any public or private entity under contract to the corporation, or any private entity operating under the authority of a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued under Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, is unlawful.
"Use" of a wireless telephone or electronic communication device shall include, but not be limited to, talking or listening to another person on the telephone, text messaging, or sending an electronic message via the wireless telephone or electronic communication device. "Use" shall not include listening to or making an announcement on a public address system.
b. The operator of a moving vehicle involved in the provision of public transportation service may use a wireless telephone or electronic communication device under the following circumstances:
(1) in the event of an emergency;
(2) when radio communication failure occurs; or
(3) when the wireless telephone or electronic communication device is used hands-free while operating paratransit service and radio communication is not available.
c. A violation of this section is a disorderly persons offense.
L.2011, c.5, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.19 - Provision of proof of travel for certain veterans.

27:25-5.19 Provision of proof of travel for certain veterans.
2. The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall cooperate with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs to provide receipts or other proof of travel to veterans in in-patient and out-patient treatment programs who have been qualified to use any motorbus or rail passenger service pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2015, c.211 (C.38A:3-49), so that they may be reimbursed for travel to attend medical counseling appointments for service-connected conditions within this State when they are not otherwise eligible for payment for travel or reimbursement through any other State or federal program.
L.2015, c.211, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.20 - Findings, declarations relative to operation of trains.

27:25-5.20 Findings, declarations relative to operation of trains.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. It is necessary to prohibit a person whose driver's license is suspended or revoked from operating a train in this State in order to eliminate or reduce an essentially local safety hazard;
b. This prohibition is not incompatible with a law, regulation, or order of the United States Government; and
c. The prohibition does not impose an unreasonable burden on interstate commerce.
L.2016, c.33, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 27 - Highways › Section 27:25-5.21 - Person with suspended driver's license prohibited from operating a train.

27:25-5.21 Person with suspended driver's license prohibited from operating a train.
2. A person whose driver's license is suspended or revoked for a violation of R.S.39:4-50, section 2 of P.L.1981, c.512 (C.39:4-50.4a), or a law of a substantially similar nature in another jurisdiction shall not operate, during the period of suspension or revocation, a locomotive or train provided by the New Jersey Transit Corporation, or any public or private entity under contract to the corporation.
L.2016, c.33, s.2.