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A2447
ASSEMBLY, No. 2447
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman TENNILLE R. MCCOY
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
���� Amends and supplements State aviation appropriations
and language provisions in FY2022 annual State appropriations act.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
��
A
Supplement and Amendment
to the
Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations act, P.L.2021, c.133.
����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and the General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� In addition to the
amounts appropriated under P.L.2021, c.133, the annual appropriations act for
Fiscal Year 2022, there is appropriated the following sum for the purpose
specified:
78 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
60 Transportation Programs
61 State and Local Highway Facilities
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION
Notwithstanding
the provisions of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-1 et al.), or any law or regulation
to the contrary, there is appropriated the sum of
[
$1,240,000,000
]
$1,246,000,000
from the revenues and other funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund
Authority, and from the amounts on deposit in the Transportation Trust Fund
Subaccount for Capital Reserves, for capital purposes as follows:
Description
County
Amount
Airport Improvement Program
Various
[
($4,000,000)
]
]
($10,000,000)
���� 2.� In addition to the amounts
appropriated under P.L.2021, c.133, the annual appropriations act for Fiscal
Year 2022, there is appropriated the following sum for the purpose specified:
78 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
60 Transportation Programs
64 Regulation and General Management
DIRECT STATE SERVICES
05-6070� Multimodal Services� .............................................
[
$801,000
]
������������������ ...............................................................................
$986,000
99-6000� Administration and Support Services� ........................ $735,000
Total Direct State Services
Appropriation,��������������������������� Regulation and General Management
[
$1,536,000
]
$1,721,000
Direct State Services:
�������� Airport Safety Administration��.���.
[
($465,000)
]
($650,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, for any grants issued
through the Airport Improvement Program, grantees shall automatically be
granted two additional 12-month extensions to complete the terms of the grant
agreement if there are any permits pending at the local, county, or State level
which pose an impediment to completion of activities funded by a program
grant.� The Commissioner of Transportation may provide additional extensions
beyond 24 months if circumstances warrant and a permitting agency is the source
of the delay in completing the terms of a grant agreement.
���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill increases the
capital program appropriation for the Airport Improvement Program from $4
million to $10 million, increasing the total size of the FY2022 State
transportation capital program by an additional $6 million to $2.006 billion.
���� This bill also increases the
General Fund appropriation to the Airport Safety Administration within the
Department of Transportation by $185,000 from $465,000 to $650,000.
���� Finally, the bill provides
that grantees which receive grants through the Airport Improvement Program are
to be granted two 12-month extensions to complete the terms of a grant if there
are local, county, or State permits pending that pose an impediment to
completing the grant-funded activity.� The Commissioner of Transportation may
also provide additional extensions beyond those 24 months if circumstances
warrant and a permitting agency is the source of delay in completing the terms
of the grant agreement.