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Bill Text

A2403 ACS 

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

ASSEMBLY, No. 2403

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

� ADOPTED 
JUNE 4, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman� WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR.

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

Assemblyman� CLINTON CALABRESE

District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen Bhalla and Macurdy

SYNOPSIS

���� Directs BPU to adopt rules and regulations 
incentivizing solar energy generation in roadside rights-of-way. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Substitute as adopted by the Assembly 
Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.

�� 

An Act concerning the use of roadside rights-of-way for 
solar energy generation and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� a.� As used in this 
section:� 

���� �Board� means the Board of 
Public Utilities.

���� �Electric public utility� 
means a public utility, as that term is defined in R.S.48:2-13, that transmits 
and distributes electricity to end users within the State.

���� �Owner� means the owner of a roadside 
right-of-way solar energy project or a representative duly authorized to act on 
the owner's behalf.

���� �Roadside right-of-way� means 
land on either side of a roadway, including the shoulder and surrounding 
vegetation, reserved for road maintenance, future expansion, stormwater 
drainage, and vehicle safety.� The roadside right-of-way shall be within a boundary 
between 30 and 100 feet from the road centerline, within the range of State 
control over land adjacent to the public road system, and within such an area 
that ensures that public safety, road maintenance, and future expansions are 
not impaired. 

���� �Roadside right-of-way solar 
energy project� or �project� means energy generation facilities, structures, 
and equipment used to produce electric power from solar photovoltaic panels 
located on roadside rights-of-way that allow for the continued simultaneous use 
of the roads below and adjacent to the panels.

���� b.��� No later than 180 days 
after the effective date of this section, the board shall adopt, pursuant to 
the �Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules 
and regulations to incorporate roadside right-of-way solar energy projects within 
its solar incentive programs.� The rules and regulations adopted pursuant to 
this section shall incentivize the construction, installation, and operation of 
projects that are:� 

���� (1)�� connected to the 
distribution or transmission system owned or operated by an electric public 
utility; and

���� (2)�� located on roadside 
rights-of-way owned by State or local government units.

���� c.���� In developing rules and 
regulations pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the board is authorized 
to consult with the Commissioner of Transportation and Commissioner of 
Environmental Protection.

���� d.��� To the extent possible, 
the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subsection b. of this section 
shall include:� 

���� (1)�� a 10 megawatt, as 
measured in direct current, capacity limit for each individual project, which 
amount the board may increase by no more than 50 megawatts, as measured in 
direct current, each 12-month period;

���� (2)�� annual capacity targets, 
such that the total capacity of all projects approved shall not exceed 200 
megawatts, as measured in direct current, which amount the board may increase 
by no more than 50 megawatts, as measured in direct current, each 12-month period;

���� (3)�� a prohibition on siting 
a project on private or federally-owned roadside rights-of-way, unless the 
board grants a waiver based on unique factors that make the project consistent 
with the character of the specific parcel;

���� (4)�� a requirement that the project 
does not impair traffic patterns and does not prohibit access to the road 
beyond the interstate lanes themselves;

���� (5)�� provisions to reduce or 
offset emissions from New Jersey�s road systems and provisions to protect 
driver safety;

���� (6)�� a requirement that the 
location of the project does not obstruct travel safety or an ongoing 
maintenance operation on the highway and does not otherwise compromise the 
functional integrity of the highway or create a hazard to the public;

���� (7)�� standards to limit the 
land use impact of a project as required in subsection r. of section 38 of 
P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-87), including standards for: �installation and 
decommissioning techniques that minimize negative impacts to traffic, which may 
include the posting of a performance bond for decommissioning; minimizing impervious 
coverage; and managing emissions and stormwater runoff;

���� (8)�� a requirement that the 
project complies with all applicable federal, State, or local laws, rules, 
regulations, or ordinances;

���� (9)�� siting criteria and 
restrictions, to the extent necessary to accomplish the purposes of the board�s 
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