N.J. Stat. tit. 48, ch. 12A

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N.J. Stat. § 48:12A-17 Legislative findings and policy

The Legislature hereby finds and determines that it is necessary to authorize the Division of Railroad Transportation in the Department of Highways to undertake the improvements to capital facilities set forth in this act in order to protect the State's present and planned investment in the master plan for highway construction, to co-ordinate with interstate transportation improvements in connection with the Port of New York Authority program for the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, and to achieve greater efficiency in rail passenger operations by eliminating unnecessary duplications, consolidating facilities and coordinating rail passenger operations. L.1962, c. 191, s. 1, eff. Dec. 10, 1962.

N.J. Stat. § 48:12A-18 Contract for connecting passenger service

The commissioner is hereby authorized, subject to the provisions of this act, to contract with such carriers as shall be necessary to undertake improvements to capital facilities to provide connecting passenger service between the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey and service operated by or in connection with the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (formerly the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad) by rerouting the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey passenger trains to operate between the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Newark and terminal stations on the Central Railroad Company right of way by utilizing the Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks and the Pennsylvania Railroad System tracks easterly of Cranford Junction, and to consolidate the passenger service now operated by the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad over the right of way of the New York and Long Branch Railroad, by eliminating the service operated from Bayhead Junction by the Central Railroad Company and supplementing that operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and rerouting all passenger trains over the Pennsylvania Railroad right of way to the City of Newark or to the City of New York provided that the public share of the cost of these improvements does not exceed the total of $3,000,000.00. L.1962, c. 191, s. 2, eff. Dec. 10, 1962.

N.J. Stat. § 48:12A-19 Obligations of carrier; costs; obligation of State; contract for approved service

Any contract entered into by the commissioner with a carrier pursuant to the provisions of this act shall specify the obligations of the carrier and the State under such contract and shall require the carrier to take all necessary action to initiate, expedite and complete, within the period stated in the contract, the improvements to capital facilities required by the contract. Such contract shall provide the public share of the cost of the improvements to capital facilities included in said contract and shall specify the State's obligation to pay to the contracting carrier the amount agreed upon periodically in accordance with the provisions of the contract but any obligation to pay the carrier shall be subject to the condition that the work on such improvements to be performed by the carrier has been done in accordance with the contract. The commissioner may require, as a condition of the State entering into such a contract, that the contracting carrier also execute a contract to provide approved passenger service under the terms and conditions of the act to which this act is a supplement for such period of time as the commissioner shall determine shall be in the public interest. L.1962, c. 191, s. 3, eff. Dec. 10, 1962.

N.J. Stat. § 48:12A-20 Definitions

As used in this act, unless the context indicates another or different meaning or intent: (a) "Carrier" shall mean any individual, copartnership, association, corporation, joint stock company, receiver or trustee, operating any railroad in the State for public use; (b) "Commissioner" shall mean the State Highway Commissioner; (c) "Improvements to capital facilities" shall mean the construction, reconstruction, relocation, establishment, improvement (by way of betterments, additions or otherwise) or rehabilitation in connection with passenger service of passenger stations and terminals, automobile parking facilities for railroad patrons, track connections, signal systems, power systems, roadbeds, equipment storage and service facilities, and shall include the reconstruction or rehabilitation of railroad passenger cars, locomotives, self-propelled passenger carrying rail cars. L.1962, c. 191, s. 4, eff. Dec. 10, 1962.

N.J. Stat. § 48:12A-21 Elimination or relocation of grade crossings

(a) In connection with the improvement to capital facilities authorized by chapter 191, P.L.1962, to be undertaken by the Division of Railroad Transportation in the State Highway Department, the State Highway Department is hereby authorized to undertake, directly or by contract, the entire expense of eliminating or relocating such highway and railroad crossings at grade as shall be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of said chapter 191. (b) To carry out the purpose of this act, the State Highway Department may expend such funds as are appropriated herein or otherwise provided for this purpose by law which funds shall be in addition to any funds heretofore authorized and appropriated to meet the public share of the cost of the improvements to capital facilities by chapter 191, P.L.1962. L.1964, c. 89, s. 1, eff. Dec. 10, 1962.

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