Sponsored by:
Assemblyman DANIEL R. BENSON
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Amends and supplements State aviation appropriations and language provisions in FY 2022 annual State appropriations act.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act To Amend And Supplement the Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations act, P.L.2021, c. (pending before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. 2022 and Assembly Bill No. 5870).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2021, c. (pending before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. 2022 and Assembly Bill No. 5870), the annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2022, there is appropriated the following sum for the purpose specified:
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78 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 60 Transportation Programs 61 State and Local Highway Facilities CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION |
Notwithstanding the provisions of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-1 et al.), or any law or regulation to the contrary, there is appropriated the sum of [$1,240,000,000] $1,246,000,000 from the revenues and other funds of the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, and from the amounts on deposit in the Transportation Trust Fund Subaccount for Capital Reserves, for capital purposes as follows:
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Description |
County |
Amount |
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Airport Improvement Program |
Various |
[(4,000,000)] (1(10,000,000) |
2. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2021, c. (pending before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. 2022 and Assembly Bill No. 5870), the annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2022, there is appropriated the following sum for the purpose specified:
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78 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 60 Transportation Programs 64 Regulation and General Management DIRECT STATE SERVICES |
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05-6070 |
Multimodal Services ........................................................ |
[$801,000] $986,000 |
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99-6000 |
Administration and Support Services ................................. |
735,000 |
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Total Direct State Services Appropriation, Regulation and General Management |
[$1,536,000] $1,721,000 |
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Direct State Services: |
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Airport Safety Administration......................... |
[($465,000)] ($650,000) |
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Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, for any grants issued through the Airport Improvement Program, grantees shall automatically be granted two additional 12-month extensions to complete the terms of the grant agreement if there are any permits pending at the local, county, or State level which pose an impediment to completion of activities funded by a program grant. The Commissioner of Transportation may provide additional extensions beyond 24 months if circumstances warrant and a permitting agency is the source of the delay in completing the terms of a grant agreement.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill increases the capital program appropriation for the Airport Improvement Program from $4 million to $10 million, increasing the total size of the FY 2022 State transportation capital program by an additional $6 million to $2.006 billion.
This bill also increases the General Fund appropriation to the Airport Safety Administration within the Department of Transportation by $185,000 from $465,000 to $650,000.
Finally, the bill provides that grantees which receive grants through the Airport Improvement Program are to be granted two 12-month extensions to complete the terms of a grant if there are local, county, or State permits pending that pose an impediment to completing the grant-funded activity. The Commissioner of Transportation may also provide additional extensions beyond those 24 months if circumstances warrant and a permitting agency is the source of delay in completing the terms of the grant agreement.