Section 27:25-28 - "The Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program"; purposesa. The board shall establish and administer a program to be known as "The Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program" for the following purposes:(1) To assist counties to develop and provide accessible feeder transportation service to accessible fixed-route transportation services where such services are available, and accessible local transit service to senior citizens and the disabled, which may include but not be limited to door-to-door service, fixed route service, local fare subsidy, and user-side subsidy, which may include but not be limited to private ride or taxi fare subsidy; and to coordinate the activities of the various participants in this program in providing the services to be rendered at the county level and between counties; and(2) To enable the corporation to develop, provide and maintain capital improvements that afford accessibility to fixed route and other transit services in order to make rail cars, rail stations, bus shelters and other bus equipment accessible to senior citizens and the disabled; to render technical information and assistance to counties eligible for assistance under this act; and to coordinate the program within and among counties.b. In the State fiscal year beginning July 1 following the effective date of P.L. 2009, c. 261 and in each fiscal year thereafter, there shall be appropriated to the corporation from the revenues deposited in the Casino Revenue Fund established pursuant to section 145 of P.L. 1977, c.110 (C.5:12-145) a sum equal to 8.5 percent of the revenues deposited in the fund during the preceding fiscal year, as determined by the State Treasurer, to effectuate the purposes and provisions of P.L. 1983, c.578 (C.27:25-25 et seq.). Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, for the State Fiscal Years 2022, 2023, and 2024, appropriations to the corporation from the revenues deposited in the Casino Revenue Fund or the Property Tax Relief Fund, as appropriate, shall be given priority to ensure that the corporation receives an amount equal to 8.5 percent of the sum of the revenues deposited in the Casino Revenue Fund during the preceding fiscal year, adding back any reductions in revenues during the preceding fiscal year that directly resulted from the temporary credit allowable under section 1 of P.L. 2021, c. 314 or the temporary deduction allowable under section 3 of the P.L. 2021, c. 314, as determined by the State Treasurer, to effectuate the purposes and provisions of P.L. 1983, c.578 (C.27:25-25 et seq.).
Amended by L. 2021, c. 314, s. 6, eff. 12/21/2021.Amended by L. 2009, c. 261,s. 1, eff. 1/17/2010.L.1983, c.578, s.4, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.