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A1450
ASSEMBLY, No. 1450
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
�
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ERIK K. SIMONSEN
District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)
Assemblyman ANTWAN L. MCCLELLAN
District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Flynn, Assemblymen Myhre, Guardian and
Scharfenberger
SYNOPSIS
���� Revises formula for State aid to municipalities and
counties for public highway projects.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
��
An Act
concerning State aid to municipalities and
counties for public highway projects and amending P.L.1984, c.73.�
����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� Section 25 of P.L.1984,
c.73 (C.27:1B-25) is amended to read as follows:�
���� 25.� a.� Notwithstanding the
provisions of subtitle 4 of Title 27 of the Revised Statutes and P.L.1946,
c.301 (C.27:15A-1 et seq.), the commissioner may, pursuant to appropriations or
authorizations being made from time to time by the Legislature according to
law, allocate to counties and municipalities funds for the planning,
acquisition, engineering, construction, reconstruction, repair, resurfacing
,
and rehabilitation of public highways and the planning, acquisition,
engineering, construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance
,
and
rehabilitation of public transportation projects and of other transportation
projects
[
which
]
that
a
county or municipality may be authorized by law to undertake.�
���� b.��� The commissioner shall,
pursuant to appropriations or authorizations being made from time to time by
the Legislature according to law, allocate at
[
his
]
the
commissioner�s
discretion State aid to counties and municipalities for
transportation projects
[
,
except that
]
.� However,
the amount to be appropriated for this program shall be
seven percent of the total amount appropriated pursuant to subsection d. of
this section.� This State aid shall be set aside prior to any formula
allocations provided for in subsections c., d., e., f., and g. of this section
[
,
]
and shall be
known as the "Local Aid Infrastructure Fund."� In the fiscal year
commencing July 1, 2016, any amount appropriated to the
�
Local Aid
Infrastructure Fund
�
above $7,500,000 shall be deposited into the State
Transportation Infrastructure Bank Fund, established pursuant to section 34 of
P.L.2016, c.56 (C.58:11B-10.4).�
���� c.���� The commissioner shall,
pursuant to appropriations or authorizations being made from time to time by
the Legislature according to law and pursuant to the provisions of subsections
b. and d. of this section, allocate State aid to municipalities for public
highways under their jurisdiction.� The amount to be appropriated shall be
allocated on the basis of the following distribution factor:�
�����������������������������������������������
[
Pc����������������� Cm
����������� DF =� ������������������������ ____������
+���� ____�������
����������� ����������������������������������
Ps���������������� Sm
���� where, DF equals the
distribution factor
���� Pc equals county population
���� Ps equals State population
���� Cm equals municipal road
mileage within the county
���� Sm equals municipal road
mileage within the State
]
�����������������������
Municipal
DN
����
DF =
����������
_____________________
�����������������������
Sum of
all municipal DNs
����
where, DF equals the
distribution factor; and
����
DN equals the distribution
number.�
����
The Distribution Number
(DN) for each municipality shall be calculated as follows:�
�����������������������
Wcp
Mm
Merm
Mfpm
�����������
DN =
_____
+
_____
+
______
+
_____
�����������
Sp
Smm
Smerm
Smfpm
����
where, Wcp equals the
weighted county population;
����
Sp equals the State
population;
����
Mm equals the municipal road
mileage within the municipality;
����
Smm equals the total municipal
road mileage within the State;
����
Merm equals the total municipal
evacuation route mileage within the municipality;
����
Smerm equals the total municipal
evacuation route mileage within the State;
����
Mfpm equals the municipal
road mileage situated within a 100-year flood plain within the municipality;
and
����
Smfpm equals the total
municipal road mileage situated within a 100-year flood plain within the State
.
�
���� After the amount of aid has
been allocated based on the above formula, the commissioner shall determine
priority for the funding of municipal projects within each county, based upon
criteria relating to volume of traffic, safety considerations, growth potential,
readiness to obligate funds, and local taxing capacity.� In addition to the
above criteria used in determining priority of funding of municipal projects in
each county, the commissioner shall consider whether a project is intended to
remedy hazardous conditions as identified for the purposes of providing
transportation pursuant to N.J.S.18A:39-1.2 for school pupils or to improve
pedestrian safety.�
���� For the purposes of this
subsection
[
,
(1) "population" means the official population count as reported by
the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development; and (2)
"municipal road mileage" means that road mileage under the
jurisdiction of municipalities, as determined by the department
]
:
����
�100-year flood plain�
means an area of land in which the likelihood of a flood event is equal to one
percent each year, as flood event is defined for any given land area by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.�
����
�Municipal evacuation route
mileage� means the number of miles within a municipality that are designated as
evacuation routes by the State Office of Emergency Management in coordination
with other local and State entities.�
����
�Municipal road mileage�
means that road mileage under the jurisdiction of municipalities, as determined
by the Department of Transportation.�
����
�State population� means
the official population count for the State, as reported by the Department of
Labor and Workforce Development.�
����
�Weighted county
population� means the average population in the county during each month in the
immediately preceding year, as measured by the number of permanent residents
and seasonal occupants within the county during each month
.�
���� d.��� There shall be
appropriated at least $175,000,000 for each fiscal year commencing July 1, 2006
through the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015, and $400,000,000 for each
fiscal year commencing July 1, 2016 and for each fiscal year thereafter, for
the purposes provided herein and in subsections b., c., e., f., and g. of this
section.�
���� (1)�� Of that appropriation,
the commissioner shall allocate 37.5 percent of the total appropriation as
State aid for municipalities pursuant to the provisions of subsection c. of
this section, provided that $5,000,000 for each fiscal year commencing July 1,
2006 through the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2015, and $10,000,000 for each
fiscal year commencing July 1, 2016 and for each fiscal year thereafter of the
amount allocated as State aid for municipalities shall be set aside and
sub-allocated as State aid to any municipality qualifying for aid pursuant to
the provisions of P.L.1978, c.14 (C.52:27D-178 et seq.).� The commissioner
shall allocate the aid to each municipality in the same proportion that the
municipality receives aid under P.L.1978, c.14 (C.52:27D-178 et seq.).�
���� (2)�� The commissioner shall
allocate 37.5 percent of the total appropriation pursuant to the provisions of
subsection e. of this section for the Local County Aid Program.�
���� (3)�� The commissioner shall
allocate seven percent of the total appropriation pursuant to the provisions of
subsection b. of this section for the "Local Aid Infrastructure
Fund."�
���� (4)�� The commissioner shall
allocate seven percent of the appropriation pursuant to the provisions of
subsection f. of this section for the "Local Freight Impact Fund."�
���� (5)�� The remaining 11 percent
of the appropriation shall be allocated pursuant to the provisions of
subsection g. of this section for the "Local Bridges Fund."�
���� The amount of funds allocated
as State aid for counties and municipalities, pursuant to paragraphs (3), (4),
and (5) of subsection b. of section 8 of P.L.1987, c.460 (C.27:1B-21.1), shall
be in addition to the amount of any appropriation required pursuant to this
subsection and shall not be subject to any formula allocation provided for in
this subsection, and which amounts shall be allocated as follows:�
����
[
Of
]
of
the amounts allocated
pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection b. of section 8 of P.L.1987, c.460
(C.27:1B-21.1) for State Fiscal Year 2027, $15,000,000 shall be allocated as
State aid to counties for transportation projects pursuant to subsection e. of this
section, and $15,000,000 shall be allocated as State aid to municipalities for
transportation projects pursuant to subsection c. of this section;
����
[
Of
]
of
the amounts allocated
pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection b. of section 8 of P.L.1987, c.460
(C.27:1B-21.1) for State Fiscal Year 2028, $30,500,000 shall be allocated as
State aid to counties for transportation projects pursuant to subsection e. of this
section, and $30,500,000 shall be allocated as State aid to municipalities for
transportation projects pursuant to subsection c. of this section; and
����
[
Of
]
of
the amounts allocated
pursuant to paragraph (5) of subsection b. of section 8 of P.L.1987, c.460
(C.27:1B-21.1) for State Fiscal Year 2029, $46,250,000 shall be allocated as
State aid to counties for transportation projects pursuant to subsection e. of this
section, and $46,250,000 shall be allocated as State aid to municipalities for
transportation projects pursuant to subsection c. of this section.�
���� e.���� The commissioner may,
pursuant to appropriations or authorizations being made from time to time by
the Legislature according to law, allocate additional funding to the Local
County Aid Program for public highway projects
[
, in accordance with a formula
similar to that provided for in subsection c. of this section, except that Cm
equals road mileage under county jurisdiction and Sm equals total county road
mileage within the State
]
.� The amount to be appropriated shall be allocated on the basis of the
following distribution factor:�
�����������������������
County
DN
����
DF =
����������
___________________
�����������������������
Sum of
all county DNs
����
where, DF equals the
distribution factor; and
����
DN equals the distribution
number.�
����
The Distribution Number
(DN) for each county shall be calculated as follows:�
�����������������������
Wcp
Cm
Cerm
Cfpm
�����������
DN =
_____
+
_____
+
______
+
_____
�����������
Sp
Scm
Scerm
Scfpm
����
where, Wcp equals the
weighted county population;
����
Sp equals the State
population;
����
Cm equals the county road
mileage within the county;
����
Scm equals the total county
road mileage within the State;
����
Cerm equals the total county
evacuation route mileage within the county;
����
Scerm equals the total county
evacuation route mileage within the State;
����
Cfpm equals the county road
mileage situated within a 100-year flood plain within the county; and
����
Scfpm equals the total
county road mileage situated within a 100-year flood plain within the State.�
����
For the purposes of this
subsection:�
����
�100-year flood plain�
means an area of land in which the likelihood of a flood event is equal to one
percent each year, as flood event is defined for any given land area by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.�
����
�County evacuation route
mileage� means the number of miles within a county that are designated as
evacuation routes by the State Office of Emergency Management in coordination
with other local and State entities.�
����
�County road mileage� means
that road mileage under the jurisdiction of counties, as determined by the
Department of Transportation.�
����
�State population� means
the official population count for the State, as reported by the Department of
Labor and Workforce Development.�
����
�Weighted county
population� means the average population in the county during each month in the
immediately preceding year, as measured by the number of permanent residents
and seasonal occupants within the county during each month
.
���� f.���� The commissioner shall,
pursuant to appropriations or authorizations being made from time to time by
the Legislature according to law, allocate at the commissioner's discretion,
State aid to counties and municipalities for transportation projects that address
the impacts of freight travel in local communities and on local transportation
infrastructure
[
,
except that
]
.� However,
the amount to be appropriated for this program shall be
seven percent of the total amount appropriated pursuant to subsection d. of
this section.� This State aid shall be set aside prior to any formula
allocations provided for in subsections c., d., e., and g. of this section
[
,
]
and shall be
known as the "Local Freight Impact Fund."�
���� g.��� The commissioner shall,
pursuant to appropriations or authorizations being made from time to time by
the Legislature according to law, allocate at the commissioner's discretion,
State aid to counties and municipalities for transportation projects that address
the condition of bridges under the jurisdiction of counties with an emphasis on
repair and reconstruction of those with the greatest structural deficiencies
[
, except that
]
.�
However,
the amount to be appropriated for this program shall be 11 percent
of the total amount appropriated pursuant to subsection d. of this section.�
This State aid shall be set aside prior to any formula allocations provided for
in subsections c., d., e., and f. of this section
[
,
]
and shall be known as the
"Local Bridges Fund."�
(cf:� P.L.2024, c.7, s.6)
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.�
STATEMENT
���� This bill revises the current
formula for State aid to municipalities and counties for public highway
projects.�
���� Under current law, the amount
of State aid allocated to municipalities and counties is based on a
distribution factor formula that considers:� (1) State population; (2) county
population; and (3) the number of municipal road miles within a county and municipal
road miles within the State, or the number of county road miles within a county
and county road miles within the State, as applicable.� This bill revises the formula
to allocate State aid to municipalities and counties based on weighted county
population data, State population data, and certain criteria based on municipal
road mileage or county road mileage, as applicable, including, but not limited
to, evacuation route mileage and the number of miles within 100-year flood
plains.�
���� The bill defines �weighted
county population� as the average population in a county during each month in
the immediately preceding year, as measured by the number of permanent
residents and seasonal occupants within the county during each month; and
�100-year flood plain� as an area of land in which the likelihood of a flood
event is equal to one percent each year, as flood event is defined for any
given land area by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.�
���� The current formula for State
aide to municipalities and counties for public highway projects uses two
criteria of evaluation:� permanent population and road mileage.� With the
proposed formula, the sponsor intends to more accurately and equitably reflect
the unique characteristics of municipalities and counties, such as design and
construction challenges, and the added costs to municipalities and counties of
such characteristics.