A 5774 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Exempts certain nonprofit historic educational programs about steam locomotive railroads from regulation as amusement parks or rides.

This bill exempts nonprofit historic museums with 501(c)(3) tax status (or government entities) from being regulated as amusement parks when operating educational steam locomotive programs. To qualify, these programs must use properly trained staff following railroad safety standards, maintain equipment including state boiler inspections, and not charge admission for rides or sell timed tickets. The exemption specifically covers replica railroads focused on historical education, not public transportation or commercial rides. This allows museums to operate these educational exhibits without unnecessary amusement park regulatory burdens.
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Introduced Jun 12, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee
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Mike Torrissi
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