Bill > A5780

Introduced Session

This bills allows municipalities to advertise for free on bridges and railway overpasses that are located within the municipality and are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation (department), the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA), the South Jersey Turnpike Authority (SJTA), or the New Jersey Transit Corporation (corporation), if approved by the department and the NJTA, SJTA, or corporation, as applicable. The advertisements would be required to follow perimeters set forth by other State and federal laws, including the State's "Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act." This bill also requires the department to establish an application process for municipalities to advertise on these bridges and railway overpasses. The department is required to transmit the applications to the NJTA, SJTA, or corporation if that entity has jurisdiction over the bridge or railway overpass on which the municipality seeks to advertise. This bill also amends current statutory law to exempt a municipality from needing to obtain a permit for these advertisements, in certain situation, pursuant to the "Roadside Sign Control and Outdoor Advertising Act."

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Michele Matsikoudis (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee (on 11/30/2023)

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