Bill Text: NJ A834 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires DOT and Division of Highway Traffic Safety to conduct study on vehicle size and weight enforcement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-11 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee [A834 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2022-A834-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2022 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ANGELICA M. JIMENEZ
District 32 (Bergen and Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOT and Division of Highway Traffic Safety to conduct study on vehicle size and weight enforcement.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act requiring a study on vehicle size and weight enforcement.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Commissioner of Transportation, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall conduct a study on vehicle size and weight enforcement in this State and shall prepare and submit a written report, within one year of the effective date of this act, to the Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee and the Chair of the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee, or their successor committees, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) the need for and cost of additional permanent scales;
(2) the need for and cost of additional portable scales;
(3) the feasibility and potential effectiveness of locating additional permanent or portable scales near the borders of the State, including, but not limited to, an area near the George Washington Bridge;
(4) the feasibility and potential effectiveness of using permanent weigh-in-motion scales for the purposes of vehicle size and weight enforcement;
(5) results of enforcement efforts for the prior 12 months, including, but not limited to, the number of vehicles weighed, the number of citations issued categorized by the reason for the citation, and the amount of money to be paid by violators as a result of those citations;
(6) an analysis of whether the permit fee structure, including any penalties for overweight or oversized vehicles, is appropriate and effective; and
(7) an analysis of whether State law concerning vehicle size and weight limits is compatible with federal law.
b. In addition to the written report submitted pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the Commissioner of Transportation and the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, individually or jointly, may submit a proposal for legislation that, in the opinion of the commissioner or director, improves the laws of this State regarding vehicle sizes and weights.
2. This act shall take
effect immediately and shall expire upon the submission of the written report
to the Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee and the Chair of the
Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee, or their
successor committees, pursuant to section 1 of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Commissioner of Transportation (commissioner), in consultation with the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety (director), to conduct a study on vehicle size and weight enforcement in the State and to prepare and submit a written report to the Legislature. The written report is to include:
(1) the need for and cost of additional permanent scales;
(2) the need for and cost of additional portable scales;
(3) the feasibility and potential effectiveness of locating additional permanent or portable scales near the borders of the State, including, but not limited to, an area near the George Washington Bridge;
(4) the feasibility and potential effectiveness of using permanent weigh-in-motion scales for the purposes of vehicle size and weight enforcement;
(5) results of enforcement efforts, including, but not limited to, the number of vehicles weighed, the number of citations issued categorized by the reason for the citation, and the amount of money to be paid by violators as a result of those citations;
(6) an analysis of whether the permit fee structure, including any penalties for overweight or oversized vehicles, is appropriate and effective; and
(7) an analysis of whether State law concerning vehicle size and weight limits is compatible with federal law.
In addition to the written report, the commissioner and director, either individually or jointly, are authorized to submit a proposal for legislation that improves the laws of this State regarding vehicle sizes and weights.
