N.J. Stat. tit. 27, ch. 13A

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-1 Short title

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "State Aid Road System Act of 1967." L.1967, c. 86, s. 1.

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-2 Availability of moneys to counties and municipalities

All moneys hereafter appropriated to the Department of Transportation to carry out the purposes of this act shall be made available by the Commissioner of Transportation to the several counties and municipalities in the State in the manner and to the extent provided by this act for the construction, reconstruction or improvement of county and municipal roads included in the State aid road system hereinafter established. L.1967, c. 86, s. 2.

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-3 Establishment of system; roads included

The Commissioner of Transportation shall establish a State aid road system consisting of county and municipal roads so situated as to form a comprehensive and integrated network of local roads designed to provide connections to and between major traffic arteries, residential, health, recreational, educational, cultural, agricultural, commercial and transportation centers, industrial areas and river and stream crossings. The county and municipal roads to be included in such system shall be selected by the commissioner in the manner hereinafter provided, and he may add or delete roads to or from the system from time to time as the best interests of the State shall require. L.1967, c. 86, s. 3.

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-4 Application for designation

The board of chosen freeholders of any county or the governing body of any municipality may apply to the commissioner for the designation of any road within the jurisdiction of said county or municipality as a State aid road. Every such application shall be made in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe, and shall include (a) a description of the road and a statement of how the interests of the State and of the applying county or municipality would be served by the inclusion of such road in the State aid road system; (b) a statement of all work proposed to be done on such road and the beginning and ending points of such work; (c) an estimate of the cost of such work and the amount which the county or municipality will be able to contribute thereto; and (d) such other information as the commissioner may require. L.1967, c. 86, s. 4.

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-5 Approval of applications

The commissioner shall determine which of such applications, if approved, would best serve the objective of establishing and maintaining a comprehensive and functionally integrated system of county and municipal roads, and may approve or disapprove any application accordingly. He may approve any application in whole or in part, and may determine an order of priority for the approval of various applications within the limitations of the moneys available. L.1967, c. 86, s. 5.

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-6 Notification of designation; agreement with county or municipality

Upon his approval of any application, the commissioner shall notify the board of chosen freeholders of the county or the governing body of the municipality, as the case may be, that the road described in the application has been designated as a State aid road and has been included in the State aid road system. Upon such notification, the commissioner shall enter into a written agreement with the county or municipality which shall specify the scope and responsibilities for the necessary planning, surveys and engineering and for the actual work and inspection thereof. Such agreement shall be limited to construction, reconstruction or improvement and activities incidental thereto, and shall not include the costs of maintenance, repair or any other activity not incidental to construction, reconstruction or improvement. L.1967, c. 86, s. 6.

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-7 Share of cost

The State's share of the cost of any project undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not exceed, in the case of county projects 50% and in the case of municipal projects 75% of the total cost thereof, including the cost of right-of-way acquisition, preliminary engineering, preparation of plans, specifications and estimates, construction supervision and inspection and the cost of construction, reconstruction or improvement as set forth in the agreement between the commissioner and the county or municipality. L.1967, c. 86, s. 7. Amended by L.1968, c. 69, s. 1, eff. June 21, 1968.

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-8 Disbursement of moneys; voucher

Disbursement of all or any part of the amount made available to any county or municipality for the construction, reconstruction or improvement of a State aid road shall be made on approval by the commissioner of a voucher submitted to him by such county or municipality. The voucher shall be in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe, and shall include a statement setting forth the work performed and the detailed cost thereof. Disbursement may be made, under such regulations as the commissioner shall prescribe, during the progress of such work, final payment to be made upon completion thereof, but such regulations shall not require the withholding of a larger percentage from the contractor pending and upon completion of the contract than is authorized in the case of State contracts pursuant to section 27:7-34 of the Revised Statutes. L.1967, c. 86, s. 8.

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-9 Control and supervision by commissioner

All work undertaken by any county or municipality pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be performed in accordance with such standards for design, construction, reconstruction and improvement as shall be prescribed by the commissioner, and shall be subject to his control and supervision. L.1967, c. 86, s. 9.

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-10 Surveillance of projects; records

The commissioner is authorized to provide continuing surveillance of any project undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this act. Every county or municipality undertaking such a project shall maintain full records of all work done and funds disbursed and shall make such records available, during business hours of the office in which they are kept, for inspection and copying by the commissioner or his duly authorized agents. L.1967, c. 86, s. 10.

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-11 Additional aid

Subsequent to the completion of the initial construction, reconstruction or improvement work on any State aid road as provided by this act, the board of chosen freeholders of the county, or the governing body of the municipality, having jurisdiction over such road from time to time may apply to the commissioner for State aid for such further construction, reconstruction or improvement work on such road as may be necessary or desirable to maintain such road as a functional part of the State aid road system. If any such application is approved by the commissioner, the work shall be performed and the State share shall be disbursed according to the terms and conditions governing the initial work. L.1967, c. 86, s. 11.

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-12 Rules and regulations

The commissioner is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt such rules and regulations as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.1967, c. 86, s. 12.

N.J. Stat. § 27:13A-13 Bridges and viaducts; improvement and reconstruction; inspection program; allocation of funds

County and municipal bridges and viaducts, without regard to location in the State, may be improved or reconstructed with funds available under the provisions of this act in the same manner as county and municipal roads on the State Aid Road System. Of the total funds available to counties and municipalities under the provisions of this act for the calendar year commencing January 1, 1969, the commissioner may allocate not more than 10% of such amount to defray the cost of carrying out a comprehensive bridge inspection program but to the extent possible the allocation of such funds shall be made in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as is provided for all other funds distributed under the provisions of this act. L.1968, c. 69, s. 2, eff. June 21, 1968, supplementing L.1967, c. 86.

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