New Jersey A 2341: Designates portion of New Jersey Route No. 34 in Wall Township as the "Duncan Thecker Memorial Highway."

Bill Text

A2341 

ASSEMBLY, No. 2341 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR.

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DOT to compensate local government entities 
for contractual delay damages resulting from shutdown of transportation 
projects funded by Transportation Trust Fund; authorizes local government 
entities to use certain funds for transportation projects.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning local transportation aid, delay damages for construction contracts, and continuance or completion of certain 
transportation projects.

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

���� 1.��� The Department of 
Transportation shall make payment on behalf of a local government entity, or 
provide full reimbursement to a local government entity, for any delay damages 
resulting from the issuance of Executive Order No. 210 of 2016 on any 
construction contract between a local government entity and a contractor 
funded, in whole or in part, from aid provided by the department, through 
grants or otherwise, pursuant to the aid programs established in section 25 of 
P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-25).

���� 2.��� Notwithstanding the 
provisions of any law, rule, regulation, or executive order to the contrary, a 
local government entity may use its own funds in order to continue or complete 
a transportation project halted as a result of the issuance of Executive Order 
No. 210 of 2016.� The Department of Transportation, and any other executive 
branch agency, shall not withhold, revoke, or otherwise cancel local aid 
provided by the department pursuant to the aid programs established in section 
25 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27B:1-25), authorized as of the effective date of this 
act or authorized at some future date, due to the local government entity�s 
decision to use its funds according to the provisions of this act.

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

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires the 
Department of Transportation (DOT) to compensate municipalities, counties, or 
other local government entities for delay damages on transportation projects 
supported through the local aid program, if those delay damages resulted from 
the shutdown of Transportation Trust Fund projects pursuant to Executive Order 
No. 210 of 2016 (executive order). 

���� The bill also permits a local 
government entity to use its own funds to continue or complete a transportation 
project that was halted as a result of the executive order. The bill prohibits 
DOT or any other executive branch agency from withholding, revoking, or 
otherwise canceling certain local aid due to the local government entity�s 
decision to use its funds to continue or complete the transportation project.�