Bill Text: NJ A6038 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with certain global positioning systems.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-11-15 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee [A6038 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2020-A6038-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOHN DIMAIO
District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)
SYNOPSIS
Requires commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with certain global positioning systems.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning commercial motor vehicle global positioning systems and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C. 39:3-10.11), operating upon the public highways of this State shall be equipped with a global positioning system navigation program that shall provide:
a. information about upcoming highway infrastructure with low vertical clearance and weight restrictions; and
b. dynamic route directions that account for commercial motor vehicle restrictions based upon the specific height and weight of the commercial motor vehicle when entered by the driver.
2. The Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.
3. This act shall take effect immediately but shall remain inoperative until 180 days after the date of enactment.
STATEMENT
This bill requires a commercial motor vehicle operating upon the public highways of this State to be equipped with a global positioning system navigation program that provides information about upcoming highway infrastructure with low vertical clearance and weight restrictions and dynamic route directions that account for commercial motor vehicle restrictions.
