New Jersey A 5074: Requires DOT to confirm availability and prioritize establishment of park-and-ride options near major warehouse facilities.

Bill Text

A5074 

ASSEMBLY, No. 5074 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED MAY 14, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� CAROL A. MURPHY

District 7 (Burlington)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DOT to confirm availability and prioritize 
establishment of park-and-ride options near major warehouse facilities. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act concerning the availability of park-and-ride 
options near major warehouse facilities and supplementing Title 27 of the 
Revised Statutes.

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

����� 1.�� a.� 
As used in P.L. , c. (C. ) 
(pending before the Legislature as this bill):� 

����� �Major 
warehouse facility� means any building, room, structure, or facility of at 
least 100,000 square feet used primarily for the storage of goods intended for 
sale.

����� �Park-and-ride� 
means a parking lot with public or private transit connections that allows 
commuters to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system, or 
carpool for the remainder of the journey.

����� b.�� Pursuant 
to section 1 of P.L.1993, c.231 (C.27:1A-5.13), the Commissioner of 
Transportation shall ensure the availability of park-and-ride lots and 
facilities near major warehouse facilities within the State by undertaking a 
review of existing park-and-ride lots and facilities and major warehouse 
facilities.� If, after such review, it is determined that no park-and-ride lot 
or facility exists, which could relieve commuter traffic on local roads 
connecting the nearest interstate or major transit hubs to a major warehouse 
facility, the commissioner shall prioritize the establishment of one or more.�� 

����� c.�� No 
later than two years after the effective date of P.L. , 
c. (C. ) 
(pending before the Legislature as this bill), and every two years thereafter, 
the Commissioner of Transportation shall prepare and submit a report to the 
Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 
(C.52:14-19.1), that contains the number and location of park-and-ride lots and 
facilities that are available near each major warehouse facility in the State 
and information on the establishment of any new park-and-ride lots and 
facilities near a major warehouse facility during the preceding two years.

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

����� This bill requires the Commissioner of Transportation 
(commissioner) to prioritize the establishment of more park-and-ride lots and 
facilities near major warehouse facilities.� Under the bill, the commissioner 
is required to ensure the availability of park-and-ride lots and facilities 
near major warehouse facilities within the State by undertaking a review of 
existing park-and-ride lots and facilities and major warehouse facilities.� If, 
after such review, it is determined that no park-and-ride lot or facility 
exists which could relieve commuter traffic on local roads connecting the 
nearest interstate or major transit hubs to a major warehouse facility, the 
commissioner is required to prioritize the establishment of one or more.� 
Additionally, the commissioner is required to periodically prepare and submit a 
report to the Governor and the Legislature that contains the number and 
location of park-and-ride lots and facilities available near major warehouse 
facilities and the establishment of new park-and-ride lots and facilities near 
major warehouse facilities.

����� �Major warehouse facility� is defined in the bill as 
any building, room, structure, or facility of at least 100,000 square feet used 
primarily for the storage of goods intended for sale.