Title 27, Title 27: HIGHWAYS

27:1B-13. Reserves, funds or accounts The authority may establish reserves, funds or accounts as may be, in its discretion, necessary or desirable to further the accomplishment of the purposes of the authority or to comply with the provisions of any agreement made by or any resol…

27:1B-14. Pledge of state to not alter or limit rights or powers vested in authority The State does hereby pledge to and covenant and agree with the holders of any bonds, notes or other obligations issued or incurred pursuant to the authorization of the act that the State will no…

27:1B-15. Bonds or notes as legal investments The State and all public officers, governmental units and agencies thereof, all banks, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other per…

27:1B-16. Tax exemption; property of authority; bonds, notes or other obligations All property of the authority is declared to be public property devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the…

27:1B-17. Annual report On or before the first day of September in each year the authority shall make an annual report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year to the Governor and to the Legislature, in addition to responding to other requests made by the Legislature from …

27:1B-18. Services to authority by other governmental units; payment of costs All officers, departments, boards, agencies, divisions and commissions of the State are hereby authorized and empowered to render any and all services to the authority as may be within the area of their…

27:1B-19. Rules and regulations The commissioner is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), as he deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of the act. L.1984, c. 73, s. 19, ef…

27:1B-2. Findings, declarations 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. A sound, balanced transportation system is vital to the future of the State and is a key factor in its continued economic development. b. The transportation infrastructure of the State is among the mos…

27:1B-20 "Transportation Trust Fund Account." 20. There is hereby established in the General Fund an account entitled "Transportation Trust Fund Account," which shall consist of three subaccounts entitled: "Transportation Trust Fund Account - Subaccount for Debt Service for Prior…

27:1B-21 "Special Transportation Fund." 21. a. There is hereby established a separate fund entitled "Special Transportation Fund." This fund shall be maintained by the State Treasurer and may be held in depositories as may be selected by the treasurer and invested and reinvested …

27:1B-21.1 Annual funding maximums. 8. a. Commencing with the reports of the commissioner, which shall include the Transportation Master Plan, Statewide Capital Investment Strategy, Annual Transportation Capital Program, Transportation Trust Fund Authority Financial Plan, and Fiv…

27:1B-21.14. Short title 1. Sections 1 through 14 and 23 through 25 and section 27 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Congestion Relief and Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act." L.2000,c.73,s.1.

27:1B-21.15. Findings, declarations regarding the State's transportation system 2. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: a. A balanced and improved transit and goods movement and highway system is of key importance to our State's continued prosperity and to the quality …

27:1B-21.16. Program to improve traffic signal operation 3. The Commissioner of Transportation (hereinafter, "the commissioner") shall establish and implement a program to employ the best available technology to improve traffic signal operation throughout the State so as to avoid…

27:1B-21.17. Reduction of single occupancy trips, report to Legislature 4. No later than March 31, 2001, the commissioner shall submit a report to the Legislature containing recommended incentives to businesses to encourage a reduction in single occupancy trips. L.2000,c.73,s.4.

27:1B-21.18. Telecommuting, report to Legislature 5. No later than January 1, 2001, the Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the New Jersey Commerce and Economic Growth Commission, in consultation with the commissioner and the State Treasurer, shall submit a report to the Leg…

27:1B-21.19. Context sensitive design 6. Many State highways run through fully developed cities and suburban towns. In addition, many small villages in rural areas have State highways which pass through built-up residential areas or village centers. The traffic on many of these S…

27:1B-21.20. Large trucks, report to Legislature 7. The commissioner shall report to the Legislature not later than January 1, 2001, on measures undertaken by the department and measures it recommends as necessary to improve the safety or to mitigate adverse impacts of large truc…

27:1B-21.21. LED lighting installation 8. The commissioner shall install light emitting diodes lighting ("LED lighting"), or lighting similar in energy and life cycle savings, in traffic signals on the State highway system from the amounts appropriated from the revenues and other…

27:1B-21.22. Pavement Preservation and Preventive Maintenance Program 9. There is hereby established in the Department of Transportation, a Pavement Preservation and Preventive Maintenance Program. In furtherance of this program, the commissioner shall utilize cost-effective road…

27:1B-21.23. Evaluation of road pavements 10. The commissioner shall continue to evaluate roadway pavements on the State highway system and assign numerical ratings to roads for maintenance and repair similar to any nationally recognized method. L.2000,c.73,s.10.

27:1B-21.24. Pavement maintenance, repair, report to Governor and Legislature 11. The commissioner shall issue a report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature at the end of each fiscal year containing the numerical ranking…

27:1B-21.25. Life cycle cost analysis of pavements, report to Governor and Legislature 12. The commissioner shall conduct a life cycle cost analysis of pavement surfaces and report the findings of the analysis to the Governor and the Legislature no later than one year after the d…

27:1B-21.26. Congestion Buster Task Force 13. a. There is created in the Department of Transportation a task force to be known as the "Congestion Buster Task Force" to study and make recommendations concerning the reduction of traffic congestion in the State. The members of the t…

27:1B-21.27. Park-and-ride facility expansion, report to Governor and Legislature 14. No later than July 1, 2001, the commissioner shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on steps which the commissioner recommends to provide for the establishment or expansion of park-and…

27:1B-21.28. Use of debt service savings 23. Any savings in the amount of debt service realized as a result of the sale of refunding bonds by the authority shall only be used to fund transportation projects. L.2000,c.73,s.23.

27:1B-21.29. Additional funds 24. In addition to those funds to be credited to the "Transportation Trust Fund Account" pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-20), the State Treasurer shall also credit to the account any and all additional funds which may now or hereaft…

27:1B-21.30. Highway route construction, restriction 25. No new State highway route shall be constructed using the revenues and other funds of the authority unless specifically authorized by joint resolution. Nothing in this section shall impair the commissioner's authority to mo…

27:1B-21.32 Use of reclaimed asphalt pavement by DOT. 1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of Transportation shall permit for public highways under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation the use of reclaimed asphalt pav…

27:1B-21.33 Preparation of estimated project schedules. 1. a. For each capital project funded by the authority, including transportation projects and public transportation projects, the authority, in conjunction with the department and the New Jersey Transit Corporation, may cont…

27:1B-21.34 Coordination of expedited project delivery. 2. a. In order to ensure the expeditious completion of public highway projects, the department shall coordinate with municipalities, the South Jersey Transportation Authority, and counties to expedite project delivery. b. Th…

27:1B-21.35 Definitions relative to Transportation Trust Fund projects; program established; requirements. 3. a. As used in this section: "Project bundle" means any group of transportation projects that are combined into a single design contract under the design bundling program.…

27:1B-21.36 New Jersey Transportation Research Center. 4. a. The New Jersey Transportation Research Bureau within the Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as the bureau, shall serve as a transportation research center for the State. b. The bureau shall award rese…

27:1B-21.37 Regulations. 6. The Department of Transportation shall adopt regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to effectuate the provisions of P.L.2019, c.196 (C.27:1B-21.33 et al.). L.2019, c.196, s.6.

27:1B-21.38 Program established to implement the use of unit concrete products that utilize carbon footprint-reducing technology. 8. a. The Department of Transportation shall establish and implement a program to use, to the greatest extent practicable as determined by the Commiss…

27:1B-21.39 Complete streets policy, Department of Transportation, public highways, transportation projects. 1. a. The Department of Transportation shall implement a complete streets policy to plan, design, construct, maintain, and operate new and rehabilitated public highways an…

27:1B-21.4. Utilization of funds; allocation of costs 11. The State amount appropriated from the revenues and other funds of the authority for any fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 1995 may be utilized for any cost incurred in direct or indirect support or advancement of…

27:1B-21.5. Duties of commissioner, loans, conditions; reports 12. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements with public or private entities or consortia thereof for the loan of federal funds approp…

27:1B-21.6. Funding agreements for transportation projects 13. The commissioner or the board of the New Jersey Transit Corporation with the approval of the commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements for a period of years for the advancement of a transportation project to…

27:1B-21.7. Closing accounts, expenditure of remaining funds 14. a. After the commissioner has determined that a project financed through the authority has been completed, the commissioner may direct that any account established for such project be closed, provided that the funds…

27:1B-21.8 Credits to Airport Safety Fund. 15. Each year a nonlapsing sum of money shall be appropriated from funds held in the Special Transportation Fund, established pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-21), and credited to the Airport Safety Fund, established in …

27:1B-21.9. Appropriation for operating expenses of New Jersey Transit Corporation 16. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in any fiscal year in which the amount allocated by the Federal Government to the New Jersey Transit Corporation for public transport…

27:1B-22 Preparation, submission of reports. 22. The commissioner shall prepare and submit the following reports to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Transportation Policy Review Board, established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2006, c.3 (C.27:1B-22.2) under the terms set for…

27:1B-22.1. Circle of Mobility projects; inclusion on list, annual funding; completion 3. a. The Commissioner of Transportation shall annually include in the list of proposed projects submitted to the Legislature pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-22) annual fundin…

27:1B-22.2 Transportation Policy Review Board. 6. There is hereby created in the Executive Branch of the State Government, a body corporate and politic, with corporate succession, to be known as the Transportation Policy Review Board. For the purpose of complying with the provisi…

27:1B-22.3 Report to Governor, Legislature. 9. The Department of Transportation shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on September 1, 2008 and on September 1, 2010 on the amount of revenues and other funds of the authority which have been expended on permitted maintena…