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Rescinded
Executive Order Nos. 25, 218, and 220 (Kean).
WHEREAS, an
effective transportation system is critical to the well being of
the citizens of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, investment
in the State's transportation system has proven to be vital in fostering
a stable and healthy economy; and
WHEREAS, major
decisions concerning the operation of and capital investment in
our transportation system must be made in the context of a unified
State transportation network; and
WHEREAS, the
transportation system must be designed to support economic growth,
relieve congestion, improve air quality, revitalize urban areas
and provide coordination among the various modes of transportation;
and
WHEREAS, the
Commissioner of Transportation is statutorily empowered to coordinate
all transportation planning and program development in the State;
and
WHEREAS, the
coordination of transportation planning and program development
in the State by the Commissioner of Transportation should occur
in conjunction with the various agencies and authorities whose mission
is to provide transportation services to New Jersey's citizenry;
and
WHEREAS, all
transportation agencies must have clear business plans that clearly
state their missions, goals and objectives, financial projections,
capital programming criteria, and performance indicators;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES J. FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes of
this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. a. There
is hereby established the New Jersey Transportation Executive
Council which shall advise the Commissioner of Transportation
on transportation policies, priorities and progress. The Council
through its Chairperson shall make recommendations to the Governor
on overall transportation policy, capital and operating investments
and related fiscal matters.
b. The
Commissioner of Transportation shall serve as the Council's
Chairperson and shall also represent New Jersey Transit Corporation
on the Council. The Council shall also include the Chairpersons
of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, the New Jersey Highway
Authority, the New Jersey Expressway Authority, the Delaware
River Port Authority, the Port Authority of New York and New
Jersey, The Delaware River and Bay Authority, the Delaware River
Joint Toll Bridge Commission, the Palisades Interstate Park
Commission, the Atlantic County Transportation Authority, the
Cape May County Bridge Commission and the Burlington County
Bridge Commission, the Commissioners of Commerce and Economic
Development and Environmental Protection, the State Treasurer,
the Governor's Director of Policy, the Director of the Governor's
Authorities Unit and the Governor's Counsel for Legislation
and Policy.
c. The
Council shall be aided in its deliberations by a Technical Advisory
Group which shall have the Assistant Transportation Commissioner
for Policy and Planning as its Chairperson and shall include
the Executive Director of New Jersey Transit, the Director of
New Jersey Transit, Hudson River Waterfront Transportation Office,
and the Executive Directors of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority,the
New Jersey Highway Authority, the New Jersey Expressway Authority,
the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the Delaware
River Port Authority, the Delaware River and Bay Authority,
the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, the Palisades
Interstate Park Commission, the Atlantic County Transportation
Authority, the Cape May County Bridge Commission and the Burlington
County Bridge Commission.
d. The
Chairperson of the Council may establish such committees as
he deems necessary to carry out the functions of the Council
and shall name the members of the committees in his discretion.
2. The Commissioner
of Transportation shall ensure that the state's Transportation
Plan and an annual updated capital investment plan produced by
the Department of Transportation reflect a coordinated, Statewide
strategic plan for all modes of transportation in the State and
all of the services provided by the State, and its agencies and
authorities.
3. a. Each
of the following agencies and authorities shall be required to
complete a strategic business plan under the direction of and
according to a timetable specified by the Commissioner of Transportation:
1. The
Department of Transportation; 2. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority;
3. The New Jersey Highway Authority; 4. The New Jersey Expressway
Authority; 5. The New Jersey Transit Corporation; 6. The Cape
May County Bridge Commission; 7. The Burlington County Bridge
Commission; and 8. The Atlantic County Transportation Authority.
b. In
addition, each of the following agencies and authorities shall
be requested to complete a strategic business plan under the
direction of and according to a timetable specified by the Commissioner
of Transportation:
1. The
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; 2. The Delaware
River Port Authority; 3. The Delaware River and Bay Authority;
4. The Palisades Interstate Park Commission; and 5. The Delaware
River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
c. The
Commissioner of Transportation shall define the requirements
for each strategic business plan.
d. Each
strategic business plan shall be submitted to the Commissioner
of Transportation, who shall review each plan and return any
plan or portion thereof for revision if he determines the plan
to be incomplete or unsatisfactory.
e. The
Commissioner shall require an annual update of each strategic
plan.
4. The Commissioner
of Transportation shall periodically report to the Governor on
the activities and recommendations of the Transportation Executive
Council and on the results of the strategic planning process established
in paragraphs 2 and 3 above.
5. The Commissioner
of Transportation is authorized to call upon any department, office,
division or agency of this State to supply him with data, and
any other information, personnel or assistance he deems necessary
to discharge his duties under this Order. Each department, office,
division or agency of this State is hereby required, to the extent
not inconsistent with law, to cooperate with the Commissioner
of Transportation and to furnish him with such information, personnel
and assistance as is necessary to accomplish the purpose of this
Order.
6. Executive
Order Nos. 25, 218, and 220 (Governor Kean) are hereby rescinded.
7. This
Order shall take effect immediately and shall supersede any prior
Executive Orders with which it is inconsistent.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal
this 6th day of June in the Year of
Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and ninety, and of the Independence
of the United States, the two hundred
and fourteenth.
/s/
James J. Florio
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/ John A.
Sweeney
Counsel to the Governor
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