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Weinberg Bill Focusing on Fixing NJ Transit Passes State Senate

Legislation deals with accountability, emergency response plans

Nathan Resso by Nathan Resso
December 8, 2021
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Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-37) has made railroads a top priority in her legislative efforts, and the Senate moved two of her bills forward in recent sessions.

The first bill would strengthen both accountability and transparency at NJ Transit in an effort to improve the quality of service for daily customers.

The second would require operators to draft emergency response plans for so-called “high-hazard trains.”

Targeting NJ TRANSIT

The New Jersey Transit Corporation would governed by a board of 13 members, with 11 voting members. They would include:

  • The Commissioner of Transportation, the State Treasurer, and an officer installed by the Governor;
  • Four members to be nominated by the governor with advice and consent of the Senate;
  • Four members with transportation or transportational capital construction experience, including one recommended by the President of the Senate, one recommended by the Speaker of the General Assembly and two appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate;
  • And two non-voting union representatives.

“NJ Transit is a critical and necessary institution whose service and mission stretch the breadth and length of our state…With this legislation we hope to begin to restore the reputation of what is a vital economic resource for our state, and a practical necessity of daily life for hundreds of thousands of New Jersey commuters,” she said.

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Weinberg noted that the laws to increase transparency and accountability at NJ Transit where not exactly what she was looking for, but provided a foothold for future efforts.

“Let us remember that this is just a start. A good start, but only a start nonetheless,” said Weinberg.

Kean Co-Sponsor

The bipartisan bill was co-sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr., who noted that in the most densely populated state in the nation, “the proficient operation of the mass transit system is crucial.”

Kean highlighted that the Legislature’s multi-year restructuring of NJ Transit is necessary to help deliver the level of service  commuters are demanding. He believes the legislation will insure that taxpayer money and commuter fares will be invested more responsibly.

“NJ Transit has an extensive record of inefficiency and incompetency, ranging from the inability to run the buses and trains on time, to questionable hiring and management practices, staffing and scheduling problems, and lengthy delays implementing mandated safety control systems on trains,” Kean continued. “This measure will help get things back on the right track.”

Action Plans Required

As for the other being being pushed by Weinberg, the retiring Bergen County lawmaker noted “high-hazard trains,” which often carried highly flammable Bakken crude oil, were increasingly traveling through New Jersey.

“We might not be able to curtail the number of trains carrying crude oil through our state, but this legislation will require operators of these trains to be responsible corporate citizens, and to put a plan in place to deal with any unintended discharge of these environmentally hazardous substances into our communities,” she said.

Under the law, a “high-hazard train” would be defined as a railroad locomotive propelling a railroad tank car or connection of railroad tank cars transporting 200,000 gallons or more of petroleum. Additionally, any of the same carrying 20,000 gallons or more of hazardous substances other than petroleum or petroleum products.

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