SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE, No. 2874

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

217th LEGISLATURE

ADOPTED MARCH 6, 2017

Sponsored by:

Senator  LINDA R. GREENSTEIN

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

Senator  SANDRA B. CUNNINGHAM

District 31 (Hudson)

Senator  PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.

District 18 (Middlesex)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senator Gordon

SYNOPSIS

     Authorizes use of certain electric school buses.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Substitute as adopted by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee.

An Act concerning school buses and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.

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

     1.    a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the maximum overall width of an electric school bus operated in this State shall not exceed 102 inches, excluding accessories.

     b.    As used in this section, “electric school bus” means a school bus, as defined in R.S.39:1-1, charged and powered solely by electricity.

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.