Bill Text: NJ S255 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits towing and transportation of boats during emergency evacuations.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-18 - Approved P.L.2011, c.103. [S255 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2010-S255-Introduced.html

SENATE, No. 255

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

214th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION

 


 

Sponsored by:

Senator  JEFF VAN DREW

District 1 (Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland)

Senator  CHRISTOPHER J. CONNORS

District 9 (Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Prohibits towing and transportation of boats during emergency evacuations.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

  


An Act concerning emergency management and supplementing chapter 9 of Appendix A.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.  The operator of a motor vehicle shall not tow any trailer, semitrailer, or any other type of drawn or towed trailer, including a trailer transporting a boat, on a public highway located in an area where an emergency or local disaster emergency as defined in section 3 of P.L.1953, c. 438 (C.App.A:9-33.1) has been declared and an evacuation plan is in effect.  This prohibition shall not apply to emergency vehicles.

 

     2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill would prohibit the towing of trailers, and transportation of boats on public highways, while an evacuation plan is effect during an emergency.

     This bill would implement Recommendation 4 of the Final Report of the Assembly Coastal New Jersey Evacuation Task Force which was submitted to the Speaker on May 23, 2008.  The task force found that the practice of towing in the presence of high winds further endangers motorists.

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