Revises definition of qualified assistance fund expenses under UEZ program to include costs of transportation infrastructure projects and related debt service.
This bill amends New Jersey's Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) program to allow qualifying municipalities to use funds from the Enterprise Zone Assistance Fund for transportation infrastructure projects. It revises the definition of "qualified assistance fund expenses" to explicitly include costs for constructing, repairing, upgrading, or maintaining roads, bridges, public transit facilities, and related debt service. Previously, such projects were limited to corridors within enterprise zones; this change broadens eligibility to all transportation infrastructure improvements statewide. The policy directly affects UEZ program municipalities seeking to fund transportation projects using state assistance funds.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 13, 2024
Last action Jun 28, 2024
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Committee
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Jun 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jun 26, 2024
Committee
Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Jun 13, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee
upper
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Vitale
DDemocratic
P
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Diegnan
DDemocratic
Co
Teresa Ruiz
DDemocratic
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