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NJ S1224
NJ S1224Incorporates boardwalks into transportation local aid program and provides for Local Aid Infrastructure Fund grants to boardwalk projects.
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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
06/03/2024
06/03/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill amends the definition of public highway to include boardwalks. The bill also amends the State transportation local aid program formula for the distribution of county aid and municipal aid to include boardwalk mileage in addition to county and municipal road mileage respectively. This provides counties and municipalities with the same amount of annual local aid funding for each mile of boardwalk that they must maintain as they receive for each mile of road that they must maintain. The bill also requires the Commissioner of Transportation (commissioner) to provide no less than $4 million per year in grants from the Local Aid Infrastructure Fund for boardwalk projects in State Fiscal Years 2022 through 2031. The Local Aid Infrastructure Fund is a discretionary grant pool that the commissioner may award to projects not covered by the other local aid program categories.
AI Summary
This bill amends existing law to include boardwalks in the State's transportation local aid program, meaning that boardwalk mileage will now be counted alongside road mileage when calculating the funding that counties and municipalities receive for infrastructure maintenance. Specifically, the definition of "public highways" is expanded to include boardwalks, and the formulas used to distribute aid to counties and municipalities for road maintenance will now incorporate boardwalk mileage. Furthermore, the bill mandates that the Commissioner of Transportation must allocate at least $4 million annually from the Local Aid Infrastructure Fund, which is a pool of discretionary grants for projects not covered by other programs, to support boardwalk construction, reconstruction, or repair projects for ten years, from State Fiscal Year 2022 through 2031.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee (on 06/03/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S1224 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/S1500/1224_I1.HTM |
| Analysis - Technical Review Of Prefiled Bill | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1500/1224_T1.PDF |
| Analysis - Statement STR 6/3/24 | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1500/1224_S1.PDF |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/S1500/1224_I1.HTM |
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