N.J.S. § 5:10A-71 Definitions Relative to the Transportation Planning District

• Library: New Jersey Permanent Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through L. 2023, c. 194.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.J.S. § 5:10A-71

As used in sections 69 through 81 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-69 through C.5:10A-81):

"Allowable administrative costs" means expenses incurred by the commission or the board in developing a district transportation plan, including a financial element, and in managing a transportation planning district.

"Board" means the Meadowlands Transportation Planning Board established by section 72 of P.L.2015, c.15 (C.5:10A-72).

"Chief fiscal officer" means the chief fiscal officer of the commission.

"Commission" means the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which may be referred to as the "Meadowlands Regional Commission," as established by section 6 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-6).

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Transportation.

"Department" means the Department of Transportation.

"Developer" means the legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or of any land proposed to be included in a proposed development, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase, or other person having an enforceable proprietary interest in that land.

"Development" means any project for which zoning approval is required pursuant to sections 1 through 68 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-1 through C.5:10A-68), or rules or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

"Development fee" means a fee assessed on a development pursuant to a resolution of the commission adopted under section 74 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-74).

"District transportation plan" or "plan" means the plan adopted pursuant to section 73 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-73).

"Hackensack Meadowlands District" or "Meadowlands District" means the area within the jurisdiction of the commission set forth in section 5 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-5).

"Project costs" means expenses incurred in the planning, design, engineering, and construction of any transportation project, and shall include debt service.

"Public highways" means public roads, streets, expressways, freeways, parkways, motorways, and boulevards including bridges, tunnels, overpasses, underpasses, interchanges, rest areas, express bus roadways, bus pullouts and turnarounds, park-ride facilities, traffic circles, grade separations, traffic control devices, the elimination or improvement of crossings of railroads and highways, whether at grade or not at grade, bicycle and pedestrian pathways, and pedestrian and bicycle bridges traversing public highways and any facilities, equipment, property, rights-of-way, easements, and interests therein needed for the construction, improvement, and maintenance of highways.