reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-1 - Preamble; agreement

32:8-1. Preamble; agreement
The governor is hereby authorized to enter into a compact or agreement on behalf of the state of New Jersey with the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in substantially the following form:
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
CREATING THE DELAWARE RIVER JOINT TOLL BRIDGE COMMISSION AS A BODY CORPORATE AND POLITIC AND DEFINING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES
Whereas, The commission on behalf of the state of New Jersey, existing by virtue of the provisions of the act approved the first day of April, one thousand nine hundred and twelve (chapter two hundred and ninety-seven), and its supplements and amendments thereto, and the commission on behalf of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, existing by virtue of the act approved the eighth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen (pamphlet laws one hundred forty-eight), and its supplements and amendments thereto, acting as a joint commission, have acquired various toll bridges over the Delaware river between the state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
Whereas, Additional bridge facilities between the two states will be required in the future for the accommodation of the public and the development of both states; and
Whereas, Such additional bridge facilities should be developed without the expenditure of large sums from the public revenues; and
Whereas, It is highly desirable that there be a single agency for both states empowered to further the transportation interests of these states with respect to that part of the Delaware river north of the stone arch bridge of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Trenton to Morrisville;
Now, Therefore, The state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania do hereby solemnly covenant and agree, each with the other, as follows:
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-3.1 - Supplemental compact to have force of statute upon its signature

32:8-3.1. Supplemental compact to have force of statute upon its signature
Upon its signature on behalf of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the supplemental compact or agreement hereinabove set forth shall become binding, and shall have the force and effect of a statute of the State of New Jersey, and the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission shall thereupon become vested with all the powers, rights, and privileges, and be subject to the duties and obligations contained therein, as though the same were specifically authorized and imposed by statute, and the State of New Jersey shall be bound by all of the obligations assumed by it under such supplemental compact or agreement, and the Governor shall transmit an original signed copy thereof to the Secretary of State for filing in his office.
L.1952, c. 333, p. 1070, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-3.2 - Consent and approval of Congress

32:8-3.2. Consent and approval of Congress
The Governor is hereby authorized to apply, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, to the Congress of the United States for its consent and approval to such supplemental compact or agreement.
L.1952, c. 333, p. 1071, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-3.3 - Partial invalidity

32:8-3.3. Partial invalidity
If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.
L.1952, c. 333, p. 1071, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-3.4 - Effective date

32:8-3.4. Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; but the Governor shall not enter into the supplemental compact or agreement hereinabove set forth on behalf of the State of New Jersey until passage by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of a substantially similar act, embodying the supplemental compact or agreement between the two States.
L.1952, c. 333, p. 1071, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-3.5 - Findings, declarations

32:8-3.5. Findings, declarations
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission was created by this State and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with the consent of Congress, to provide an efficient means of carrying out the planning, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of certain Delaware River crossings.
b. The State and the Commonwealth rely upon the commission to competently execute the duties and powers delegated to it as well as to carefully manage the not inconsiderable financial means available to the commission.
c. Notwithstanding the delegation of power to the commission, it is incumbent upon the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to ensure that the commission executes its powers in a manner which ensures fairness to prospective employees. In addition, it is appropriate for the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to include certain fundamental governmental policies, such as equal employment opportunity, in the commission's enabling laws.
d. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the public to supplement or limit the powers of the commission, as the case may be, to ensure that commission employment practices are in accordance with the public policies of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
L.1994,c.176,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-3.6 - Equal opportunity employment; awarding of contracts.

32:8-3.6 Equal opportunity employment; awarding of contracts.
2. a. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission shall formulate and abide by an affirmative action program of equal opportunity whereby it will provide equal employment opportunity to members of minority groups qualified in all employment categories, including persons with disabilities, in accordance with the provisions of the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1) and the "Pennsylvania Human Relations Act," number 222 of the laws of Pennsylvania of 1955, except in the case of the mentally disabled, if it can be clearly shown that such disability would prevent such person from performing a particular job.
b. Contracts and subcontracts to be awarded by the commission in connection with the construction, renovation or reconstruction of any structure or facility owned or used by the commission shall contain appropriate provisions by which contractors and subcontractors or their assignees agree to afford an equal employment opportunity to all prospective employees and to all actual employees to be employed by the contractor or subcontractor in accordance with an affirmative action program consonant with the provisions of the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1) and the "Pennsylvania Human Relations Act," number 222 of the laws of Pennsylvania of 1955.
L.1994,c.176,s.2; amended 2003, c.180, s.27.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-3.7 - Hiring practice policy

32:8-3.7. Hiring practice policy
3. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, in the exercise of its authority to appoint officers, agents and employees, shall adopt a policy of open and competitive hiring practices. The policy shall provide, at a minimum, that:
a. Job application forms shall be available at all commission facilities; and
b. All open positions shall be advertised in at least two newspapers published in New Jersey and two newspapers published in Pennsylvania.
L.1994,c.176,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-3.8 - Findings, declarations

32:8-3.8. Findings, declarations
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission was created by this State and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with the consent of Congress, to provide an efficient means of carrying out the planning, construction, maintenance and rehabilitation of certain Delaware River crossings .
b. The State and the Commonwealth rely upon the commission to competently execute the duties and powers delegated to it as well as carefully managing the not inconsiderable financial means available to the commission.
c. Notwithstanding the delegation of power to the commission, it is incumbent upon the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to ensure that the commission carries out its duties in a manner which ensures prudent use of toll payer monies.
d. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the public to supplement or limit the powers of the commission, as the case may be, to require the commission to competitively bid contracts in accordance with the public policies of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
L.1994,c.177,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-3.9 - Operating rules, procedures; competitive purchasing

32:8-3.9. Operating rules, procedures; competitive purchasing
2. a. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, in the exercise of its authority to make and enter into contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of its duties and the execution of its powers, shall adopt standing operating rules and procedures requiring that, except as hereinafter provided, no contract on behalf of the commission shall be entered into for the doing of any work, or for the hiring of equipment or vehicles, where the sum to be expended exceeds $10,000 unless the commission shall first publicly advertise for bids therefor, and requiring that the commission award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder; provided, however, that such advertising shall not be required where the contract to be entered into is one for the furnishing or performing services of a professional nature or for the supplying of any product or the rendering of any service by a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utility Commissioners of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the Board of Public Utilities of this State and tariffs and schedules of the charges, made, charged, or exacted by the public utility for any such products to be supplied or services to be rendered are filed with the appropriate boards.
This subsection shall not prevent the commission from having any work done by its own employees, nor shall it apply to repairs, or to the furnishing of materials, supplies or labor, or the hiring of equipment or vehicles, when the safety or protection of its or other public property or the public convenience require, or the exigency of the commission's service will not admit of such advertisement. In such case the commission shall, by resolution, passed by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members, declare the exigency or emergency to exist, and set forth in the resolution the nature thereof and the approximate amount to be so expended.
b. The commission may annually adjust the threshold amount in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the consumer price index for all urban consumers in the New York City and Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of Labor.
L.1994,c.177,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-5 - Pledging credit of states, counties or municipalities prohibited

32:8-5. Pledging credit of states, counties or municipalities prohibited
ARTICLE IV.
Notwithstanding any provision of this agreement, the commission shall have no power to pledge the credit of the state of New Jersey, or of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or of any county, city, borough, village, township and other municipality of said state or commonwealth, or to create any debt against said state or commonwealth or any such municipality.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-6 - Rules and regulations; tolls; pledging revenues

32:8-6. Rules and regulations; tolls; pledging revenues
ARTICLE V.
The commission is hereby authorized to make and enforce such rules and regulations, and to establish, levy and collect (or to authorize, by contract, franchise, liens or otherwise, the establishment, levying and collection of) such tolls, rates, rents and other charges, in connection with any such bridge across the Delaware river which it may hereafter construct and operate, as it may deem necessary, proper, desirable and reasonable, which tolls, rates, rents, and other charges shall be at least sufficient to meet interest and sinking fund charges on bonds and obligations issued by the commission, the maintenance of such bridge, and the administrative expenses of the commission properly chargeable to such bridge. The commission is hereby authorized and empowered to pledge such tolls, rates, rents, and other revenues, or any part thereof, as security for the repayment, with interest, of any moneys borrowed by it or advanced to it for any of its authorized purposes, and as security for the satisfaction of any other obligation assumed by it in connection with such loans or advances.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-7 - Powers of commission not to be impaired; restriction on additional bridge or tunnel

32:8-7. Powers of commission not to be impaired; restriction on additional bridge or tunnel
ARTICLE VI.
The state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby covenant and agree with each other and with the holders of any bonds or other obligations of the commission, for which tolls, rents, rates, or other revenues have been pledged, that, so long as any of said bonds or obligations remain outstanding and unpaid (unless adequate provision is otherwise made by law for the protection of those advancing moneys upon such bonds or obligations), the state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania will not diminish or impair the power of the commission to own, operate and control said properties and facilities, or to establish, levy and collect tolls, rents, rates, and other charges in connection with such properties and facilities.
The state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby covenant and agree with each other and with the holders of any bonds or obligations of the commission for which tolls, rents, rates or other revenues shall have been pledged, that the said state and commonwealth will not authorize or permit the construction, operation and maintenance of any additional bridge or tunnel for the transportation of passengers by vehicles over the Delaware river by any other person or body, than the commission, within a distance of ten miles in either direction from any such toll bridges, measured along the boundary line between the said state and the said commonwealth.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-8 - Bonds of commission as legal investments

32:8-8. Bonds of commission as legal investments
ARTICLE VII.
The bonds or obligations which may be issued by the commission for any of its authorized purposes, and as security for which tolls, rents, rates, and other revenues shall have been pledged, are hereby made securities in which all state and municipal officers and bodies of the state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, or insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all administrators, executors, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries, and all other persons whatsoever, who now or may hereafter be authorized to invest in bonds or other obligations of the state of New Jersey or of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, may properly and legally invest funds, including capital belonging to them or within their control; and said bonds or other obligations are hereby made securities which may properly and legally be deposited with and received by any state or municipal officer, or agency of the state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for any purpose for which the deposit of bonds or other obligations, either of the state or of the commonwealth, is now or may hereafter be authorized.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-9 - Property and securities of commission tax-exempt

32:8-9. Property and securities of commission tax-exempt
ARTICLE VIII.
The effectuation of its authorized purposes by the commission is and will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for the increase of their commerce and prosperity, and since the commission will be performing essential governmental functions in effectuating said purposes, the commission shall not be required to pay any taxes or assessments upon any property acquired or used by it for purposes authorized by this agreement; and the bonds or obligations issued by the commission, their transfer and the income therefrom, including any profits made on the sale thereof, shall, at all times, be free from taxation within the state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-10 - Annual reports, audits

32:8-10. Annual reports, audits
32:8-10. The commission shall make annual reports to the Governors and Legislatures of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey, setting forth in detail its operations and transactions, and may make such additional reports, from time to time, to the Governors and Legislatures as it may deem advisable.
The Auditor General of Pennsylvania and the State Auditor of New Jersey shall jointly conduct annual financial and management audits of expenditures and operations of the commission and shall submit a report of those audits to the Governors and Legislatures of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey.
Amended 1947,c.283,ss.1(1),2,3,5; 1994,c.173,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-11.1 - Effect of supplemental compact upon signature; filing of copy

32:8-11.1. Effect of supplemental compact upon signature; filing of copy
Upon its signature on behalf of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the supplemental compact or agreement hereinabove set forth shall become binding and shall have the force and effect of a statute of the State of New Jersey, and the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission shall thereupon become vested with all the powers, rights, and privileges, and be subject to the duties and obligations contained therein, as though the same were specifically authorized and imposed by statute, and the State of New Jersey shall be bound by all of the obligations assumed by it under such supplemental compact or agreement; and the Governor shall transmit an original signed copy thereof to the Secretary of State for filing in his office.
L.1951, c. 284, p. 1021, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-11.2 - Consent of Congress

32:8-11.2. Consent of Congress
The Governor is hereby authorized to apply, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, to the Congress of the United States for its consent and approval to such supplemental compact or agreement.
L.1951, c. 284, p. 1021, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-11.3 - State Highway Department defined

32:8-11.3. State Highway Department defined
As used herein the term "State Highway Department of the State of New Jersey" shall mean the State Highway Commissioner of the State of New Jersey.
L.1951, c. 284, p. 1022, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-11.4 - Act not repealed; compact pursuant thereto not affected

32:8-11.4. Act not repealed; compact pursuant thereto not affected
The provisions of this act shall not be construed to repeal any of the provisions of the act entitled "An act providing for joint action by Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the development of the ports on the lower Delaware river and the improvement of the facilities for transportation across the said river; authorizing the New Jersey Interstate Bridge Commission on behalf of the State of New Jersey for these purposes to enter into an agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania creating the Delaware River Joint Commission and specifying the powers and duties thereof, including the power to finance projects by the issuance of revenue bonds; transferring to the new commission all the powers of the Delaware River Bridge Joint Commission and making an appropriation," approved June thirtieth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one (P.L.1931, c. 391), its amendments or supplements, or apply to or affect in any manner any agreement made between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey pursuant to the provisions of said acts.
L.1951, c. 284, p. 1022, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-11.5 - Partial invalidity; severability

32:8-11.5. Partial invalidity; severability
If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.
L.1951, c. 284, p. 1022, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-11.6 - Effective date

32:8-11.6. Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; but the Governor shall not enter into the supplemental compact or agreement hereinabove set forth on behalf of the State of New Jersey until passage by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of a substantially similar act, embodying the supplemental compact or agreement between the two States.
L.1951, c. 284, p. 1022, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-12 - Compact to have force and effect of statute

32:8-12. Compact to have force and effect of statute
ARTICLE XI.
Upon its signature on behalf of the state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, this compact or agreement shall become binding and shall have the force and effect of a statute of the state of New Jersey, and the commission shall thereupon become vested with all the powers, rights, and privileges, and be subject to the duties and obligations contained therein, as though the same were specifically authorized and imposed by statute, and the state of New Jersey shall be bound by all of the obligations assumed by it under this compact or agreement; and the governor shall transmit an original signed copy thereof to the secretary of state for filing in his office.
The governor is hereby authorized to apply, on behalf of the state of New Jersey, to the congress of the United States for its consent and approval to this compact or agreement; but in the absence of such consent and approval, the commission shall have all of the powers which the state of New Jersey and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania may confer upon it without the consent and approval of congress.
L.1934, c. 215, s. 1, pp. 498 to 509.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-13 - Appropriation; return; disbursement

32:8-13. Appropriation; return; disbursement
ARTICLE XII.
The sum of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby specifically appropriated to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, to be used by it, together with a like appropriation made by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this compact, except the operation, maintenance, improvement or construction of any new toll bridge over the Delaware river. The appropriation herein made to be taken from the funds of the commission on elimination of toll bridges, and to be returned to that commission within five years after the completion of the first toll bridge constructed, with interest at the rate paid on the bonds issued for the construction of that particular bridge. The moneys herein appropriated shall be disbursed upon requisition of the chairman of the commission presented to the comptroller, and paid by the state treasurer in the usual manner.
L.1934, c. 215, s. 2, p. 509.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-14 - Concurrent legislation by Pennsylvania

32:8-14. Concurrent legislation by Pennsylvania
This act shall become effective immediately upon its signing by the governor and the passage by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania of a substantially similar act, embodying the agreement between the two states herein set forth, and making a like appropriation.
L.1934, c. 215, s. 3, p. 510.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-15 - Tolls on free bridges not authorized

32:8-15. Tolls on free bridges not authorized
It is the intention of the legislature of New Jersey that this act shall in nowise authorize tolls to be collected on bridges crossing the Delaware river now free bridges.
L.1934, c. 215, s. 4, p. 510.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-15.6 - Minutes delivery; actions taking effect

32:8-15.6. Minutes delivery; actions taking effect
1. a. The minutes of every meeting of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, established under R.S.32:8-1 et seq., shall, as soon as possible after the meeting, be delivered, by and under the certification of the secretary of the commission, to the Governor of the State of New Jersey, at the State House, in Trenton.
b. No action taken by a New Jersey commissioner at the meeting shall have force or effect for a period of 10 days, except Saturdays, Sundays and State public holidays, after the minutes have been delivered to the Governor under this section, unless the Governor approves the minutes, or any part thereof, in writing, by reciting the action approved, within this 10-day period. This veto power shall not be construed to affect the covenants contained in the bonds of the commission.
L.1994,c.174,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-15.7 - Return of minutes

32:8-15.7. Return of minutes
2. The Governor of New Jersey shall return the minutes to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge, not later than the 10-day period described in subsection b. of section 1 of this act, either with or without a veto of any action recited in the minutes to have been taken by a commissioner appointed from New Jersey. If the Governor does not return the minutes within this 10-day period, the action taken by the New Jersey commissioners shall have the force and effect as recited in the minutes, according to the wording thereof.
L.1994,c.174,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-15.8 - Governor's veto of minutes

32:8-15.8. Governor's veto of minutes
3. If the Governor of New Jersey, within the 10-day period described in subsection b. of section 1 of this act, returns the minutes to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission with a veto against the action of a commissioner from New Jersey, the action of that commissioner shall be null and void and of no effect.
L.1994,c.174,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-16 - Repeal of certain laws

32:8-16. Repeal of certain laws
Any provision of law heretofore enacted (except laws authorizing interstate compacts or agreements) which (a) restricts, prohibits, or limits the acquisition by, or any right or power of acquisition of, this State, acting alone or in conjunction with any other State or public body, of any bridge over the Delaware river, or the necessary approaches or appurtenances thereto, owned, operated or maintained by any county or municipality of this State, or any bridge commission, bridge authority, public officer, board, commission or agency or other public body created by or in this State or any county or municipality thereof; or (b) restricts, prohibits, or limits the construction or acquisition of any bridge or tunnel over or under the Delaware river within any distance from any bridge at any time authorized, owned, held, operated or maintained by any county or municipality of this State, or any bridge commission, bridge authority, public officer, board, commission or agency or other public body created by or in this State or any county or municipality thereof; is hereby repealed.
L.1951, c. 284, p. 1021, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-18 - Agreement binding

32:8-18. Agreement binding
Upon its signature on behalf of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the supplemental compact or agreement set forth in section 1 of this act shall become binding, and shall have the force and effect of a statute of the State of New Jersey and the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission shall thereupon become vested with all the powers, rights, and privileges, and be subject to the duties, obligations, conditions and limitations contained therein, as though the same were specifically authorized and imposed by statute, and the State of New Jersey shall be bound by all of the obligations assumed by it under such supplemental compact or agreement, and the Governor shall transmit an original signed copy thereof to the Secretary of State for filing in his office.
L. 1985, c. 342, s. 2, eff. Oct. 21, 1985, operative Oct. 21, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-19 - Congressional consent

32:8-19. Congressional consent
The Governor is authorized to apply, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, to the Congress of the United States for its consent and approval to such supplemental compact or agreement.
L. 1985, c. 342, s. 3, eff. Oct. 21, 1985, operative Oct. 21, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-20 - Easton - Phillipsburg bridge

32:8-20. Easton - Phillipsburg bridge
Notwithstanding the authority granted to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission in its compact to construct bridges across the Delaware river, the Commissioner of Transportation in cooperation with the Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States Department of Transportation is authorized to construct as part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways a bridge across the Delaware river in the vicinity of Easton, Pennsylvania and Phillipsburg, New Jersey within 10 miles of the existing toll bridge owned and operated by the commission.
The Commissioner of Transportation is further authorized to enter into an agreement with the Department of Transportation of Pennsylvania, the United States Department of Transportation and the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission providing for the operation and maintenance or the construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed Easton-Phillipsburg bridge by the commission. The provisions of the commission's compact, and all amendments and supplements thereto, shall be applicable to the construction, operation and maintenance of the bridge facility, except as otherwise provided for by federal law or in the agreement between the parties.
L. 1985, c. 342, s. 4, eff. Oct. 21, 1985, operative Oct. 21, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-21 - Financial assistance

32:8-21. Financial assistance
The states, at their discretion, shall have authority to provide funds to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission for major capital improvements to or the replacement of the commission's non-toll bridges or for such other financial assistance as may be requested.
L. 1985, c. 342, s. 5, eff. Oct. 21, 1985, operative Oct. 21, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-22 - Powers of commission

32:8-22. Powers of commission
For the purposes of the location, construction, management, operation, maintenance, betterment or replacement of any bridges now existing or to be constructed within its jurisdiction and control, the commission is granted the power and authority to enter upon, use, overpass, occupy, enlarge, construct, improve or close any easement, street, road or highway located within the limits of, or to use, occupy or take property, now or hereafter vested in or held by any county or municipality.
L. 1985, c. 342, s. 6, eff. Oct. 21, 1985, operative Oct. 21, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-23 - Toll authorization required

32:8-23. Toll authorization required
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, with regard to any existing bridge within the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission's jurisdiction and control on which tolls were not charged or collected in 1984 and which was financed in part with federal funds, the commission may in the same manner and to the same extent that it can do so for all toll bridges under its jurisdiction and control fix, charge and collect fees, rentals, tolls or any other charges on such existing bridge only if authorized to do so by substantially similar laws enacted by the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
L. 1985, c. 343, s. 1, eff. Oct. 21, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-24 - Findings, declarations

32:8-24. Findings, declarations
1. a. The Legislature hereby finds that the public's awareness of and participation in governmental actions is essential to maintaining a free society; that the more open a government is with its citizens, the greater the understanding and participation of the public in government; that the public's fundamental right to know the process of governmental decision-making and to review the reasons for those decisions is thwarted when the public's access to governmental meetings is blocked; and that government and the agencies created thereby must insure that their actions remain fully accountable to the public.
b. The Legislature declares that for these public policy reasons the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission shall develop rules and regulations concerning the right of the public and members of the news media to be present at meetings of the commission as herein provided.
L.1994,c.178,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-25 - Definitions

32:8-25. Definitions
2. As used in this act:
"Board" means the Board of Commissioners of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission;
"Commission" means the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission;
"Meeting" means any gathering, whether corporeal or by means of communications equipment, which is attended by, or open to, the board, held with the intent, on the part of the board members present, to discuss or act as a unit upon the specific public business of the commission. "Meeting" does not mean a gathering: (1) attended by less than an effective majority of the commissioners; or (2) attended by or open to all the members of three or more similar public bodies at a convention or similar gathering;
"News media" means major wire services, television news services, radio news services and newspapers, whether located in this State or in any other state, and personnel representing any such service.
"Public business" means matters which relate in any way, directly or indirectly, to the performance of the functions of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission or the conduct of its business.
L.1994,c.178,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-26 - Public meetings; notice

32:8-26. Public meetings; notice
3. a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of any general or special law, all meetings of the commission are declared to be public meetings and shall be open to the public and members of the news media, individually and collectively, for the purpose of observing the full details of all phases of the deliberation, policy-making and decision-making of the board to the extent that meetings and deliberations are open to the public under the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.) and the "Sunshine Act," number 84 of the laws of Pennsylvania of 1986.
b. The board shall adopt, within six months of the effective date of this act, appropriate rules and regulations concerning proper notice to the public and the news media of its meetings and the right of the public and the news media to be present at its meetings. The rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall provide for the same notice and right of the public and news media to be present as well as any other rights and duties provided in the "Open Public Meetings Act," P.L.1975, c.231 (C.10:4-6 et seq.) and the "Sunshine Act," number 84 of the laws of Pennsylvania of 1986. To the extent that these laws conflict, the commission shall incorporate into the rules and regulations the provisions of that law which provides for the greatest rights to the public and the news media.
L.1994,c.178,s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-27 - Minutes; public meeting information officer, appointed

32:8-27. Minutes; public meeting information officer, appointed
4. a. It shall be the duty of the board to insure that true and accurate minutes are kept of board meetings and that such minutes are promptly made available to the members of the public and the news media.
b. The board shall appoint a public meeting information officer who shall be responsible for responding to requests from the public and the news media for information concerning the scheduling, attendance and minutes of board meetings.
L.1994,c.178,s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-28 - Rules, regulations in minutes

32:8-28. Rules, regulations in minutes
5. Any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to section 3 of this act shall become a part of the minutes of the commission and shall be subject to the approval of the Governor of New Jersey and the Governor of Pennsylvania if the approval of the minutes shall be provided for by the law of either state.
L.1994,c.178,s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-29 - Appeals

32:8-29. Appeals
6. Any person denied any right granted by sections 3 or 4 of this act may appeal the denial to the Superior Court of New Jersey, the Court of Common Pleas of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or any court of competent jurisdiction within one year of the date that the cause of action arises.
L.1994,c.178,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:8-30 - Violations; removal from office

32:8-30. Violations; removal from office
7. Any official or employee of the commission who willfully engages in a continuous and repetitive pattern of violating the provisions of this act shall be subject to removal from office or employment.
L.1994,c.178,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:9-1 - Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey membership; appointment, terms

32:9-1. Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, New Jersey membership; appointment, terms
32:9-1. The commission of the State of New Jersey, created by the act entitled "An act authorizing the acquisition and maintaining by the State of New Jersey, in conjunction with the State of Pennsylvania, of toll bridges across the Delaware river, and providing for free travel across the same," approved April 1, 1912 (L.1912, c.297, p.527), as amended and supplemented, is continued.
The commission shall consist of seven members as follows: the Commissioner of Transportation and the State Treasurer, who shall serve ex officio, and five public members none of whom shall serve concurrently in an elected state or federal office and who shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for terms of three years. The terms of the public members shall terminate as follows:
a. Two in 1938, and every 3 years thereafter.
b. One in 1939, and every 3 years thereafter.
c. Two in 1940, and every 3 years thereafter.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no member of the commission shall be deemed to have forfeited nor shall forfeit the member's office or employment or any benefits or emolument thereof by reason of the member's service as an ex officio member of the commission.
Amended 1969,c.198; 1994,c.175.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:9-2 - Acquisition of toll bridges by joint commission; division of cost

32:9-2. Acquisition of toll bridges by joint commission; division of cost
The commission of the state of New Jersey, acting in conjunction with a similar board or commission of the state of Pennsylvania as a joint commission, may acquire the toll bridges crossing the Delaware river and the rights, franchises and property including the immediate approaches thereto, of the several bridge companies, corporations, stock companies, partnerships or persons owning and operating such bridges between this state and the state of Pennsylvania, except such as are owned by steam or electric railways or railroads and used exclusively for railway or railroad purposes, such acquisition to be either by purchase or to be had and effected by the state of New Jersey under and by virtue of its rights of eminent domain as set forth in this chapter.
One-half of the cost of the properties so acquired and of the cost of acquiring the same shall be paid by this state and one-half of such cost shall be paid by the state of Pennsylvania, including the allowance for the then present value of the franchise or right to operate any such bridge.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:9-4 - Determination of cost of property to be acquired including franchises

32:9-4. Determination of cost of property to be acquired including franchises
The joint commission shall sit as may be deemed expedient in order to determine the cost of the properties to be acquired, including the franchise incident thereto, situated in this state and the state of Pennsylvania, and also to determine any compensation to be allowed, as of the time of entry upon and taking possession of the property, for the value of the property, franchises, easements or rights in the two states. The franchise shall be estimated on its present value as incident to the property and not upon estimated future receipts from toll charge.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:9-5 - Right of entry

32:9-5. Right of entry
If the compensation to be paid for such properties shall not be agreed upon, the joint commission, having given at least sixty days' notice to the owners of the lands and parties in interest of its intention so to do, shall enter upon and take possession of the lands in the name of this state. Such entry and possession shall entitle the joint commission to the exclusive use and right of possession of the property for the purposes set forth in this chapter.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:9-6 - Meeting to view property; notice

32:9-6. Meeting to view property; notice
The joint commission shall appoint a time, not less than twenty nor more than thirty days therefrom, when they shall meet upon the property and view the same and the premises affected thereby.
It shall give at least ten days' personal notice of the time and place of the first meeting to the attorney general of this state, and to the president, secretary or director of any corporation or stock company or to any partnership or person affected, if a resident of this state, and if not, by advertisement for two consecutive weeks in two newspapers published in the county in which the bridge is located and by handbills posted upon the premises.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:9-7 - Hearing and estimate of damages

32:9-7. Hearing and estimate of damages
The joint commission, having viewed the premises or examined the property, shall hear all parties interested and their witnesses, and shall estimate the value of the property taken, including any easements, rights or franchises incident thereto as well as the damages for property taken, injured or destroyed, and shall state to whom the damages are payable.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:9-8 - Filing of report; notice

32:9-8. Filing of report; notice
Within ten days thereafter the joint commission shall file in the office of the clerk of the county in which the land or other property so taken is situated, to remain of record therein, a written report thereof under the hands of the joint commission or a majority of them, together with a plan showing the location of the bridge or bridges so taken and the names of the corporation, stock company, partnership or persons to whom the compensation or damages are payable.
Within ten days after the filing of the report, personal notice thereof shall be given to the owners and parties in interest, if resident in this state, and if not, by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the bridge is located.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:9-9 - Proceeding to have compensation and damages fixed; costs and expenses

32:9-9. Proceeding to have compensation and damages fixed; costs and expenses
At any time within thirty days after the filing of the report by the joint commission, any party aggrieved may apply to the Superior Court in a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ to have the amount of the compensation and damages fixed and paid. The costs, fees and expenses of the proceeding shall be paid as the court shall direct.
Amended by L.1953, c. 31, p. 564, s. 9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Interstate and Port Authorities and Commissions › Section 32:9-10 - Title in fee to property acquired to vest in state

32:9-10. Title in fee to property acquired to vest in state
The final compensation awarded or adjudged shall be deemed to include all amounts payable for the acquisition of the property and all rights, franchises and easements incident thereto, and when paid to the proper parties in interest, or paid into the Superior Court, shall vest the title in fee to the property so taken in the State of New Jersey.
Amended by L.1953, c. 31, p. 564, s. 10.