A3413

An Act requiring certain providers of transportation services to develop and publish route schedules, amending R.S.48:4-22 and R.S.48:8-2, and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes and Title 32 of the Revised Statutes.

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

1. R.S.48:4-22 is amended to read as follows:

48:4-22. [On or before May 7, 1934, every such] a. Every owner or operator shall file with the [Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles] Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission a report of schedule of operations setting forth the routes traveled, their termini, the number of miles traveled daily in this State, the names of municipalities to which monthly franchise tax is payable and the miles traveled therein [and], the registration numbers of autobusses operated, and [such] other information as the director may require.

Every [such] owner or operator shall give to the [director] chief administrator an immediate report in writing of any subsequent change in [such] schedule, [or] routes, [or] number of miles traveled daily, or autobusses, except that no notice need be given in case of the operation of an autobus which is temporarily used to supplement a fixed schedule of operation.

b. Every owner or operator shall develop a route schedule for each autobus providing fixed route service provided by the owner or operator.

The owner or operator shall publish the route schedule, developed pursuant to this subsection, on the website of the owner or operator and at each transportation facility, station, stop, or stand where the autobus provides fixed route service.

In the event that the route schedule, developed pursuant to this subsection, is changed by the owner or operator, the owner or operator shall update the owner or operator’s website to reflect the changes and post the new route schedule at each transportation facility, station, stop, or stand where the autobus provides fixed route service, within 30 days of the changes to the route schedule taking effect.

(cf: P.L.1962, c.198, s.72)

2. R.S.48:8-2 is amended to read as follows:

48:8-2. a. The owner or [keeper] operator of every ferry shall erect and maintain, where the ferry is kept, a post with a table of the rates and route schedule fixed by the board, printed, written or painted in large capitals, annexed thereto. The post and table shall be set up so that the table shall be visible to passengers entering the boat used for the ferry.

In addition to posting at the passenger entrance of the ferry, the owner or operator shall publish the table of rates and the route schedule on the website of the owner or operator.

b. In the event that the table of rates or route schedule, developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is changed by the owner or operator, the owner or operator shall update all postings required pursuant to subsection a. of this section to reflect the changes in the table of rates or route schedule within 30 days of the changes taking effect.

c. For every day that the owner or [keeper] operator of any ferry shall fail or refuse to maintain [a post and table of rates in the manner aforesaid, he] the postings required pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the owner or operator shall be liable to pay a penalty of one dollar.

(cf: R.S.48:8-2)

3. (New section) a. In addition to the powers and duties set forth under section 5 of P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-5 et seq.), the New Jersey Transit Corporation shall develop a route schedule for each motorbus regular route service route, rail passenger service route, and ferry passenger service route operated by the corporation.

b. The corporation shall publish the route schedule, developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, on the corporation’s website and at each transportation facility, station, stop, or stand providing service to the motorbus regular route service route, rail passenger service route, or ferry passenger service route.

c. In the event that the route schedule, developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is changed by the corporation, the corporation shall update its website to reflect the changes and post the new route schedule at each transportation facility, station, stop, or stand providing service to the motorbus regular route passenger service route, rail passenger service route, or ferry passenger service route, within 30 days of the changes to the route schedule taking effect.

4. (New section) The Governor is authorized to enter into a supplemental compact or agreement, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, with the State of New York amending the compact of April 30, 1921, between the states of New York and New Jersey, as amended and supplemented, creating the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as set forth in section 5 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the legislature as this bill).

5. (New section) a. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey shall develop a route schedule for each commuter railroad route operated by the port authority or by any subsidiary company owned by the port authority.

b. The port authority shall publish the route schedule, developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, on the port authority’s website and at each transportation facility, station, stop, or stand providing service to the commuter railroad route operated by the port authority or by any subsidiary company of the port authority.

c. In the event that the route schedule, developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is changed by the port authority, the port authority shall update its website to reflect the changes and post the new route schedule at each transportation facility, station, stop, or stand providing service to the commuter railroad route, within 30 days of the changes to the route schedule taking effect.

6. (New section) The Governor is authorized to apply, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, to the Congress of the United States for its consent and approval to the amendments to this compact or agreement provided in section 5 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), but in the absence of consent and approval, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey referred to in the supplemental compact or agreement shall have all of the powers which the State of New York and the State of New Jersey may confer upon it without the consent and approval of Congress.

7. (New section) The Governor is authorized to enter into a supplemental compact or agreement, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania supplementing the compact or agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey entitled “Agreement Between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey creating the Delaware River Joint Commission as a body corporate and politic and defining its powers and duties,” as set forth in section 8 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).

8. (New section) a. The Delaware River Port Authority shall develop a route schedule for each Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) route operated by the authority or by any subsidiary company owned by the authority.

b. The authority shall publish the route schedule, developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, on the port authority’s website and at each transportation facility, station, stop, or stand providing service to the PATCO route operated by the authority or by any subsidiary company of the authority.

c. In the event that the route schedule, developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section, is changed by the authority, the authority shall update its website to reflect the changes and post the new route schedule at each transportation facility, station, stop, or stand providing service to the PATCO route, within 30 days of the changes to the route schedule taking effect.

9. (New section) The Governor is authorized to apply, on behalf of the State of New Jersey, to the Congress of the United States for its consent and approval to the amendments to this compact or agreement provided in section 8 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), but in the absence of consent and approval, the Delaware River Port Authority shall have all of the powers which the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey may confer upon it without the consent and approval of Congress.

10. a. Sections 1 through 3 of this act shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month following enactment.

b. Sections 4 through 6 of this act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the State of New York of legislation having an identical effect as sections 4 through 6 of this act; but if the State of New York shall already have enacted such legislation, sections 4 through 6 of this act shall take effect immediately.

c. Sections 7 through 9 of this act shall take effect upon the enactment into law by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of legislation having an identical effect with sections 7 through 9 of this act; but if the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall already have enacted such legislation, sections 7 through 9 of this act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

This bill requires certain providers of transportation services to develop and publish route schedules.

Under the bill, every owner or operator of an autobus providing fixed route service is required to develop and publish a route schedule for each autobus providing fixed route service on the website of the owner or operator and at each transportation facility, station, stop, or stand providing service to the autobus providing fixed route service. The owner or operator of a ferry service is required to post a route schedule, along with the table of rates, that is visible to passengers entering the boat and on the website of the owner or operator of the ferry.

The bill also requires the New Jersey Transit Corporation, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the Delaware River Port Authority to post route schedules for each motorbus regular route service route, rail passenger service route, ferry passenger service route, commuter railroad route, or Port Authority Transit Corporation (PATCO) route operated by the respective agency at each transportation facility, station, stop, or stand providing service to the route or on the agency’s website.

This bill requires each owner or operator to post or publish any changes to the route schedules within 30 days of the changes taking effect and in the same manner as the original route schedules were posted.