ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION AND INDEPENDENT AUTHORITIES COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
SENATE, No. 146
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JUNE 15, 2023
The Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 146.
As reported, this bill requires all transportation research contracts entered into by the New Jersey Transportation Research Bureau to include a provision that requires research conducted under the contract to consider the transportation and mobility needs of New Jersey residents with physical, sensory, intellectual, and developmental disabilities. The bill changes the name of the New Jersey Transportation Research Center to the New Jersey Transportation Research Bureau and requires the Commissioner of Transportation to appoint a manager, instead of a director, to oversee the bureau.
As reported, this bill is identical to Assembly Bill No. 3328, which was also reported by the committee on this date.