Transportation (Roads & Highways)

This bill amends New Jersey's vehicle definitions to restrict where motorized skateboards can be used by clarifying what constitutes a "highway" and related terms. It directly affects skateboard operators and local authorities by providing clearer legal boundaries for where these devices are permitted on public roads. The key mechanism involves updating statutory definitions to ensure consistent enforcement of traffic laws regarding motorized personal transportation devices. This change aims to improve road safety by establishing precise language for how motorized skateboards interact with existing traffic regulations.

This bill would prohibit the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the South Jersey Transportation Authority from charging or collecting tolls on highways they operate. It removes the legal authority for these agencies to set and collect toll fees, while allowing them to continue charging other types of fees like licenses and rents. The legislation also requires the authorities to update their rules and regulations to reflect the elimination of toll collection powers. Existing toll revenues collected before the bill takes effect may be used to support non-highway transportation projects on an interim basis.

New Jersey's Assembly Resolution AR 14 formally opposes New York City's congestion pricing plan, which would charge drivers $9 to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street starting January 5, 2025, with tolls rising to $12 by 2028 and $15 by 2031. The resolution states that New Jersey residents would be directly affected by these tolls without having any input or decision-making power over the plan. It expresses opposition to the policy and directs copies to New York officials, the Federal Highway Administration, and New Jersey lawmakers.

This bill amends "Antwan's Law" (P.L.2019, c.5) to change where fines for speeding violations in specific Burlington City zones on Route 130 go. Currently, fines for these violations are tripled but split between the municipality (for general use/municipal court) and the county (for road maintenance). The bill changes this so all fines collected for violating these speed limits must be paid directly into the local municipality's treasury for law enforcement purposes. It directly affects drivers who exceed the reduced speed limits in the designated areas of Burlington City.