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A2130 TR
ASSEMBLY, No. 2130
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman LINDA S. CARTER
District 22 (Somerset and Union)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblyman CLINTON CALABRESE
District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Sampson and Karabinchak
SYNOPSIS
���� Creates certain public meeting requirements for
passenger advisory committees.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As reported by the Assembly Transportation and
Independent Authorities Committee with technical review.
��
An Act
creating certain public meeting requirements for
passenger advisory committees and amending P.L.2018, c.162.
����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� Section 3 of P.L.2018,
c.162 (C.27:25-4.2) is amended to read as follows:
���� 3.��� a.� (1) There is hereby
established the North Jersey Passenger Advisory Committee within the New Jersey
Transit Corporation for the purpose of providing advice, input, and guidance to
the corporation and the corporation's board of directors from customers of the
corporation who reside in North Jersey.� The committee shall: provide advice,
input, and guidance to the New Jersey Transit Corporation and its board of
directors on issues affecting the corporation and customers of the corporation,
particularly those issues that affect services provided in the northern part of
the State; review proposals to be considered before the corporation's board of
directors concerning fare increases, curtailment of services, and expansion of
services; and review items listed on the agenda for meetings of the
corporation's board of directors that would increase fares, curtail services,
or expand services and provide written feedback to the board prior to the board
meeting concerning those agenda items.
���� (2)�� A member of the
committee shall be required to: reside in one of the following counties:
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean,
Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, or Warren; and either be a regular
corporation motorbus regular route service rider or a regular corporation rail
passenger service or light rail service rider; and primarily use corporation
motorbus regular route service, rail passenger service, or light rail service
in the northern part of the State, or have substantial public transportation
experience.
���� (3)�� The committee shall
consist of 15 voting members, who shall serve a term of four years and without
compensation, to be appointed as follows:
���� three members to be appointed
by the board of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority;
���� six members to be appointed by
the Governor;
���� one member to be appointed by
the Speaker of the General Assembly;
���� one member to be appointed by
the President of the Senate;
���� one member to be appointed by
the Minority Leader of the General Assembly;
���� one member to be appointed by
the Minority Leader of the Senate;
���� one member to be appointed by
a nonprofit entity, which shall be selected jointly by the Speaker of the
General Assembly and the President of the Senate, with a history of rider
advocacy, encouraging smart growth, and advocating for investment in public transportation
and transit-oriented development initiatives; and
���� one member to be appointed by
a nonprofit entity, which shall be selected jointly by the Speaker of the
General Assembly and the President of the Senate, that serves as a consumer
rail passenger organization in the State.
���� (4)�� The powers of the
committee shall be vested in the members of the committee and a majority of the
appointed members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof.� Actions
may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the committee at any meeting
thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed members.� The
seat of any member who fails to maintain the requirements established in
paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be deemed vacant.� A vacancy in the
membership of the committee shall not impair the right of a quorum to exercise
all rights and perform all duties of the committee.� Any vacancy in the
membership of the committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment and for the remainder of the unexpired term.
���� (5)�� The committee shall
elect from among its members a chairperson and vice chairperson.� The
chairperson shall preside over meetings of the committee.� In the absence of
the chairperson, the vice chairperson shall preside over meetings of the
committee.� The chairperson shall have the responsibility of scheduling and
convening all meetings of the committee.� The committee shall designate an
individual to serve as secretary to the committee who need not be a member of
the committee.
���� b. (1) There is hereby
established the South Jersey Passenger Advisory Committee within the New Jersey
Transit Corporation for the purpose of providing advice, input, and guidance to
the corporation and the corporation's board of directors from customers of the
corporation who reside in South Jersey.� The committee shall: provide advice,
input, and guidance to the New Jersey Transit Corporation and its board of
directors on issues affecting the corporation and customers of the corporation,
particularly those issues that affect services provided in the southern part of
the State; review proposals to be considered before the corporation's board of
directors concerning fare increases, curtailment of services, and expansion of
services; and review items listed on the agenda for meetings of the
corporation's board of directors that would increase fares, curtail services,
or expand services and provide written feedback to the board prior to the board
meeting concerning those agenda items.
���� (2)�� A member of the
committee shall be required to: reside in one of the following counties:
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean,
or Salem; and either be a regular corporation motorbus regular route service
rider or a regular corporation rail passenger service or light rail service
rider; and primarily use corporation motorbus regular route service, rail
passenger service, or light rail service in the southern part of the State, or
have substantial public transportation experience.
���� (3)�� The committee shall
consist of 15 voting members, who shall serve a term of four years and without
compensation, to be appointed as follows:
���� two members to be appointed by
the board members of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission from New
Jersey;
���� six members to be appointed by
the Governor;
���� one member to be appointed by
the Speaker of the General Assembly;
���� one member to be appointed by
the President of the Senate;
���� one member to be appointed by
the Minority Leader of the General Assembly;
���� one member to be appointed by
the Minority Leader of the Senate;
���� one member to be appointed by
the board of the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization;
���� one member to be appointed by
a nonprofit transportation management association, which shall be selected
jointly by the Speaker of the General Assembly and the President of the Senate,
that provides transportation-related services in the southern portion of the
State; and
���� one member to be appointed by
a nonprofit entity, which shall be selected jointly by the Speaker of the
General Assembly and the President of the Senate, that serves as a consumer
rail passenger organization in the State.
���� (4)�� The powers of the
committee shall be vested in the members of the committee and a majority of the
appointed members shall constitute a quorum at any meeting thereof.� Actions
may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the committee at any
meeting thereof by the affirmative vote of a majority of the appointed
members.� The seat of any member who fails to maintain the requirements
established in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be deemed vacant.� A
vacancy in the membership of the committee shall not impair the right of a
quorum to exercise all rights and perform all duties of the committee.� Any
vacancy in the membership of the committee shall be filled in the same manner
as the original appointment and for the remainder of the unexpired term.
���� (5)�� The committee shall
elect from among its members a chairperson and vice chairperson.� The
chairperson shall preside over meetings of the committee.� In the absence of
the chairperson, the vice chairperson shall preside over meetings of the
committee.� The chairperson shall have the responsibility of scheduling and
convening all meetings of the committee.� The committee shall designate an
individual to serve as secretary to the committee who need not be a member of
the committee.
���� c.���� A person serving as a
member of the South Jersey Passenger Advisory Committee shall not be eligible
to simultaneously serve as a member of the North Jersey Passenger Advisory
Committee.� A person serving as a member of the North Jersey Passenger Advisory
Committee shall not be eligible to simultaneously serve as a member of the
South Jersey Passenger Advisory Committee.
���� d.��� One public member from
the corporation's board of directors shall serve as a liaison to each advisory
committee.
����
e.���� The North Jersey
Passenger Advisory Committee and the South Jersey Passenger Advisory Committee
shall each hold four public meetings a year to receive testimony from customers
of the corporation.� The committees shall provide public notice of the time and
location of each meeting no later than seven calendar days prior to the
meeting.� The committees shall provide public notice of each meeting on the New
Jersey Transit Corporation�s Internet website.�
(cf: P.L.2018, c.162, s.3)
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.