5:10A-72 Establishment of transportation planning district.

72. a. There is hereby established a transportation planning district which shall consist of those lands which comprise the Meadowlands District. The Meadowlands Transportation Planning Board, created pursuant to subsection b. of this section, shall be the managing authority to administer and manage the transportation planning district and to carry out such additional functions as provided in sections 69 through 81 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-69 et seq.).

b. There is established in, but not of, the Department of State, the Meadowlands Transportation Planning Board. The board shall consist of: the Commissioner of Community Affairs or the commissioner's designee; the Commissioner of Transportation or the commissioner's designee; a representative from the ridesharing organization EZ Ride or its successor organization; a representative of the Hackensack Meadowlands Municipal Committee; a representative of the Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce; and four public members appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The executive director of the commission shall serve as the secretary of the board. The board shall be staffed by the employees of the commission.

c. In furtherance of the development of a coherent and sustainable transportation system for the district, the board shall initiate a joint planning process with participation by: State departments and agencies, corporations, commissions, boards, and authorities; those bi-state authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, and counties and municipalities with jurisdiction in the district; and private representatives. The board shall oversee the development and updating of a comprehensive, future-oriented district transportation plan in accordance with the provisions of section 73 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-73).

The provisions of sections 69 through 81 of P.L.2015, c.19 (C.5:10A-69 et seq.) shall be retroactive to January 1, 2014.

L.2015, c.19, s.72; amended 2015, c.72, s.24.