Bill Text: NJ A2260 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Lengthens service life of certain school buses to 15 years.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-7)
Status: (Passed) 2011-09-16 - Approved P.L.2011, c.130. [A2260 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A2260-Chaptered.html
An Act concerning the service life of school buses and amending P.L.1983, c.206.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 1 of P.L.1983, c.206 (C.39:3B-5.1) is amended to read as follows:
1. School buses [, under the jurisdiction of the public schools and] manufactured prior to April 1, 1977, other than those of the transit type whose gross vehicle weight (G.V.W.) exceeds 25,000 pounds, shall not be used for pupil transportation purposes beyond the end of the tenth year from the date of manufacture, as noted on the 1[vehicle registration] 2[manufacturer's certification plate1] vehicle registration2, or at the end of the school year in which that date falls, whichever is later. [School] 1[Except as otherwise provided pursuant to this section, school] School1 buses manufactured on or after April 1, 1977 and before January 1, 2007, other than those of the transit type whose gross vehicle weight (G.V.W.) exceeds 25,000 pounds, shall not be used for pupil transportation purposes beyond the end of the twelfth year from the date of manufacture, as noted on the 1[vehicle registration] 2[manufacturer's certification plate1] vehicle registration2, or at the end of the school year in which that date falls, whichever is later. School buses manufactured on or after January 1, 2007 1[, and school buses manufactured prior to January 1, 2007 that comply with the federal Clean Air Act standards for school buses]1 2, and school buses manufactured prior to January 1, 2007 that have been installed with closed crankcase technology pursuant to the provisions of section 6 of P.L.2005, c.219 (C.26:2C-8.31) and any regulations promulgated thereunder2 , other than those of the transit type whose gross vehicle weight (G.V.W.) exceeds 25,000 pounds, shall not be used for pupil transportation purposes beyond the end of the fifteenth year from the date of manufacture, as noted on the 1[vehicle registration] 2[manufacturer's certification plate1] vehicle registration2 , or at the end of the school year in which that date falls, whichever is later.
1Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a "Type S" school bus as defined by N.J.A.C.13:20-51.2 shall not be used for pupil transportation purposes beyond the end of the twelfth year from the date of manufacture, as noted on the 2[manufacturer's certification plate] vehicle registration2 , or at the end of the school year in which that date falls, whichever is later.1
(cf: P.L.1983, c.206, s.1)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Lengthens service life of certain school buses to 15 years.
