Bill Text: NJ S934 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes private persons to display American flag on bridges and overpasses that travel over property of NJTA and SJTA; prohibits NJTA and SJTA from removing American flag under certain circumstances.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Transportation Committee [S934 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-S934-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator KRISTIN M. CORRADO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes private persons to display American flag on bridges and overpasses that travel over property of NJTA and SJTA; prohibits NJTA and SJTA from removing American flag under certain circumstances.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning the display of the American flag on bridges or overpasses that travel over property of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and South Jersey Transportation Authority and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a person may display an American flag on a bridge or overpass that travels over property of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, provided that the person receives permission from the authority through a permit process established by the authority and the flag is properly maintained by the person and displayed in a manner consistent with the rules and customs deemed the proper manner to display the flag, such as the federal flag code, 4 U.S.C. s.1 et seq., or any other applicable law or guideline. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall not remove any American flag that is displayed in accordance with this section.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a person may display an American flag on a bridge or overpass that travels over property of the South Jersey Transportation Authority, provided that the person receives permission from the authority through a permit process established by the authority and the flag is properly maintained by the person and displayed in a manner consistent with the rules and customs deemed the proper manner to display the flag, such as the federal flag code, 4 U.S.C. s.1 et seq., or any other applicable law or guideline. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the South Jersey Transportation Authority shall not remove any American flag that is displayed in accordance with this section.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill authorizes private persons to display the American flag on a bridge or overpass that travels over property of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) and South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA), provided that the person receives permission from the authority through a permit process established by the authority and the flag is properly maintained by the person and displayed in a manner consistent with the rules and customs deemed the proper manner to display the flag. The NJTA and SJTA are prohibited from removing any American flag displayed in accordance with the bill.
