SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 742
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JUNE 3, 2024
The Senate Transportation Committee reports favorably Senate
Bill No. 742.
As reported, this bill reappropriates unexpended funds from the
“New Jersey Bridge Rehabilitation and Improvement and Railroad
Right-of-way Preservation Bond Act of 1989” (act) to the
Department of Transportation (department). The funds were
originally appropriated for the purpose of the cost of rehabilitation
and improvement of bridges carrying State highways, the cost of
rehabilitation and improvement of bridges carrying county and
municipal roads, and for the cost of preservation and acquisition of
railroad rights-of-way.
The bill requires the funds appropriated to the department to be
administered by the department and reappropriated to offset any
cost permitted under the bond act. The bill permits the funds to be
appropriated for emergency repairs, in various locations, at the
discretion of the Commissioner of Transportation.
This bill was prefiled for introduction in the 2024-2025 session
pending technical review. As reported, the bill includes the changes
required by technical review, which has been performed.