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NJ A991

NJ A991
"Highway Accident Property Tax Relief Act"; requires State to reimburse municipalities for costs of providing certain emergency services.

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Introduced
01/09/2024
In Committee
01/09/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/12/2026

Introduced Session

2024-2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill permits municipalities to recoup the costs of providing emergency services, including use of emergency firefighting, first aid and rescue organizations operating within the municipality, on State and federal highways. The bill establishes the Highway Accident Property Tax Relief Fund as a fund in the Department of Community Affairs. A municipality will send a bill to the fund for the actual costs of providing the emergency services, up to $1,500 per incident and up to $20,000 annually. The fund will be supported through an annual appropriation and through the subrogation of a municipality's right to reimbursement, from the parties or their insurance carriers, to the fund. Payments from the fund will be made in the State fiscal year following the fiscal year in which a claim is made so that the commissioner can accurately determine and recommend to the Legislature the amount of money that should be appropriated to the fund to satisfy the claims for that fiscal year. The bill requires the Commissioner of Community Affairs to promulgate rules and regulations governing the calculation of a municipality's actual cost of providing emergency services and to report to the Legislature the number of claims made each fiscal year.

AI Summary

This bill, the "Highway Accident Property Tax Relief Act," requires the State to reimburse municipalities for the costs of providing emergency services, including firefighting, first aid, and rescue operations, on State and federal highways. The bill establishes the Highway Accident Property Tax Relief Fund, which will be used to reimburse municipalities for their actual costs, up to $1,500 per incident and $20,000 annually, with the commissioner having the ability to waive the per-incident limit in extraordinary cases. Municipalities will submit claims to the fund, and the commissioner will have 180 days to review and approve or reject the claims. The commissioner will also report to the Legislature on the number of incidents and the reimbursement amounts requested. The reimbursed service fees will be treated as dedicated revenues, and the State will have the right to subrogation to collect the fees from the parties or their insurance carriers. The commissioner is required to promulgate rules and regulations, including a schedule for calculating the costs of providing emergency highway services, and to establish a formula for the pro-rata distribution of reimbursement funds to volunteer emergency services organizations.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee (on 01/09/2024)
(1 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A991
BillText https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A1000/991_I1.HTM
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