Bill > A830

Introduced Session

This bill requires the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the South Jersey Transportation Authority (authorities) to each create a toll relief program to provide a qualifying account that records 35 or more qualifying transactions per electronic toll collection system (E-ZPass) transponder for the calendar month with an account credit equal to 50 percent of the amount paid in that calendar month for the qualifying transactions per transponder. As defined in the bill, a qualifying account is a private prepaid E-ZPass account. The account credit is required to be posted to the qualifying account no later than one month after the credit is earned. The authorities are required to prepare and submit quarterly reports to the Governor and Legislature documenting reimbursements issued under the toll relief program. The bill appropriates $250 million to the NJTA and $250 million to the SJTA from the General Fund to support the provision of account credits issued under the toll relief programs. The authorities are prohibited from using appropriated funds for administration, contracted services, or expenses of the authority, or any contractor or vendor thereof. The bill expires one year following the date of enactment.

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Paul Kanitra (R)*,  Greg McGuckin (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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