Bill Text: NJ A2973 | 2026-2027 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires NJT to operate off-peak direct rail service to Manhattan on Raritan Valley Line.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-01-13 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee [A2973 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2026-A2973-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ERIK PETERSON
District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)
SYNOPSIS
Requires NJT to operate off-peak direct rail service to Manhattan on Raritan Valley Line.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning service on the Raritan Valley Line of the New Jersey Transit Corporation and supplementing Title 27 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, the New Jersey Transit Corporation shall operate direct rail service to Manhattan on the corporation's Raritan Valley Line at a level of service that is equal to or greater than the direct rail service to Manhattan that was provided on the corporation's Raritan Valley Line during fiscal year 2018.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) to operate direct rail service to Manhattan on the Raritan Valley Line (RVL) that is equal to or greater than the direct rail service to Manhattan that NJ Transit provided on the RVL during fiscal year 2018.
