[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 4797

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED OCTOBER 20, 2022

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK

District 18 (Middlesex)

Assemblyman  DANIEL R. BENSON

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

Assemblyman  ANTHONY S. VERRELLI

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen Wimberly, McGuckin, DePhillips, Kennedy, Spearman, Torrissi, Assemblywomen Lopez, Speight, Assemblymen Wirths, Space, Assemblywomen Eulner, Piperno, Swain and Assemblyman Clifton

SYNOPSIS

     Increases percentage of reclaimed asphalt pavement that can be used for local road projects.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee on January 19, 2023, with amendments.

An Act concerning the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement for local road projects, amending P.L.2002, ¹[c.114] c.113¹, and supplementing Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes.

Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

      1. (New section) a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, when entering into a contract for a local road project, the local contracting unit, as defined in and subject to the provisions of the “Local Public Contracts Law,” P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-1 et seq.), shall, at a minimum, authorize the contracted party to use ¹[recycled] reclaimed¹ asphalt pavement constituting a maximum of 50 percent, by weight, of the total pavement mixture for base and intermediate pavement courses, and a maximum of 35 percent, by weight, of the total pavement mixture for surface pavement courses.

      b. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit a local contracting unit from electing, in its discretion, to allow a party contracted for the purposes of a local road project to use ¹[recycled] reclaimed¹ asphalt pavement, for the purposes of the project, at higher maximum percentage rates than the rates established pursuant to this section.

¹c. All reclaimed asphalt pavement used pursuant to this section shall consist of only materials, mixtures, binders, and aggregates that have been approved under current New Jersey Department of Transportation standard specifications.¹

¹[c.] d.¹ As used in this section, “local road project” means a transportation infrastructure project that is authorized by a county or municipality and involves the construction, repair, renovation, restoration, replacement, or extension of a highway, as defined by R.S.39:1-1, which is owned, controlled, or maintained by the county or municipality.

      2.   Section 1 of P.L.2002, c.113 (C.27:1B-25.2) is amended to read as follows:

      1.   Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, counties and municipalities receiving State funds for transportation projects shall permit, for public highways under their jurisdiction, the use of reclaimed asphalt pavement that constitutes a maximum of [25] 50 percent, by weight, of the total pavement mixture for base and intermediate pavement courses and a maximum of [15] 35 percent, by weight, of the total pavement mixture for surface pavement courses. ¹All reclaimed asphalt pavement used pursuant to this section shall
consist of only materials, mixtures, binders, and aggregates that have been approved under current New Jersey Department of Transportation standard specifications.¹

(cf: P.L.2002, c.113, s.1)

      3.   This act shall take effect ¹[immediately] on the first day of the sixth month after enactment¹.