ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION AND INDEPENDENT AUTHORITIES COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 3765

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MARCH 4, 2024

      The Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 3765.

      As amended and reported, this bill amends N.J.S.A.40:52-1 and the "Parking Authority Law " to allow a municipality or parking authority to contract with an online parking payment service provider provided that the contract stipulate that the service provider is not to charge a parking fee to a user during a time period when parking is prohibited or is free at a parking project.

      The bill defines an "online parking payment service" to mean a public-facing Internet website, Internet web application, or computer or mobile application that allows a user to submit payment for parking a motor vehicle at a publicly available parking project.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

      The committee amendments provide that the bill applies to all contracts and agreements entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after the bill’s effective date.  In addition, the amendments specify that service providers are not to charge a parking fee during times when parking is free as well as when parking is prohibited.  The amendments also revise the bill to make technical corrections, including correcting a reference to “online parking payment service provider,” changing references to “board of chosen freeholders” to “board of county commissioners,” and correcting a citation.