| Recommendations of the Governor's 1997
| |
| | counties, and State agencies as a means
|
| Property Tax Commission that through
| |
| | of holding down property taxes.(No law,
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| August 2, 2001 have been enacted by law
| |
| | regulation or bill has been forthcoming),
|
| or by regulation and those which have had
| |
| | but DCA indicates it supports the State
|
| just bills introduced.Governor Whitman
| |
| | Plan's use by municipalities, counties,
|
| asked the Property Tax Commission she
| |
| | and State agencies as a means of holding
|
| created in 1997 to study the property tax
| |
| | down property taxes.4.6 Amend Council on
|
| problem in New Jersey and offer
| |
| | Affordable Housing (COAH) regulations to
|
| recommendations that would help county,
| |
| | ensure that practices do not initiate a
|
| school, and municipal officials ease the
| |
| | development cycle or a ratables chase.
|
| burden of property taxes on New Jersey
| |
| | For the next allocation cycle, develop
|
| residents.The 60 specific recommendations
| |
| | COAH formula consistent with the State
|
| of the Commission are listed in summary
| |
| | Plan.(No law, regulation or bill has been
|
| form below. Following the specific
| |
| | forthcoming).4.7 Support state funding
|
| recommendation is a citation to the law,
| |
| | for transportation, including mass
|
| regulation or bill that followed or a
| |
| | transit, that meets local and regional
|
| statement that (No law, regulation or
| |
| | needs.A. Bills Introduced1998-1999
|
| bill has been forthcoming).It appears
| |
| | session:A 2330 Motor fuels tax, increase
|
| that after the 60 recommendations of the
| |
| | for transportation purposes
|
| Governor's Property Tax Commission were
| |
| | A 2404 Petroleum gross receipt tax -
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| issued in September of 1998, 11
| |
| | Transportation Trust Fund
|
| recommendations had one or more bills
| |
| | ACR96 Motor vehicle fuels tax - dedicate
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| introduced to implement them, 6
| |
| | for transportation funding
|
| recommendations were implemented by
| |
| | ACR124 Transportation funding - dedicate
|
| Executive Order No. 88, and one
| |
| | 1/2 cent sales tax
|
| recommendation was implemented by a
| |
| | S1255 Motor fuels tax, increase for
|
| constitutional amendment.Chapter I1.1
| |
| | transportation purposes
|
| Enact legislation that would allow
| |
| | SCR64 Motor vehicle fuels tax - dedicate
|
| municipal governments in urban
| |
| | for transportation funding
|
| aid-qualified communities to levy a
| |
| | SCR65 Motor fuels tax- repair State
|
| parking, entertainment, or hotel room tax
| |
| | transportation system
|
| for the purpose of providing direct tax
| |
| | SCR67 Motor vehicle fuels tax - dedicate
|
| relief to property taxpayers.(No law,
| |
| | for transportation funding
|
| regulation or bill has been
| |
| | A2984 County road project - eliminate
|
| forthcoming).Chapter II2.1 Establish a
| |
| | State permit fee
|
| State program of financial assistance and
| |
| | A3628 State transportation system,
|
| incentives to encourage local governments
| |
| | improve local bridges
|
| and school districts to consolidate,
| |
| | S1610 Statewide Transportation and
|
| regionalize, and implement new joint
| |
| | Local Bridge Bond Act
|
| services.P.L.1999, c.60, Regional
| |
| | S1745 County road project - eliminate
|
| Efficiency Aid Program (REDI). This
| |
| | State permit fee
|
| program assists local governments and
| |
| | S1848 Traffic control signals - DOT
|
| school districts with the study and
| |
| | bear cost
|
| implementation of shared service
| |
| | S2295 State transportation system,
|
| agreements and consolidation efforts.2.2
| |
| | improve local bridges
|
| Link any program of incentives and
| |
| | A95 Expand definition of Circle of
|
| financial assistance for consolidation,
| |
| | Mobility
|
| regionalization, and shared services
| |
| | S161 Expand definition of Circle of
|
| directly to providing property tax relief
| |
| | Mobility
|
| for the communities' residents.P.L.1999,
| |
| | S194 NJT Corp., DOT property in lieu of
|
| c.61, Regional Efficiency Aid Program
| |
| | tax payment
|
| (REAP). This program provides property
| |
| | A2343 Transportation Trust Fund
|
| tax credits directly to residents in
| |
| | Authority - increase spending cap
|
| those taxing districts that have
| |
| | A3567 Creates Local Bond Authority
|
| implemented regionalization and other
| |
| | S1609 Transportation Trust Fund
|
| cost saving measures.2.3 Continue funding
| |
| | Authority - increase spending
|
| for the Joint Service Incentive Grant
| |
| | cap2000-2001 session:A1673 Statewide
|
| Program, which provides "seed money" to
| |
| | Transportation; local bridge funds; $205
|
| study or implement consolidation, and
| |
| | million
|
| regional and shared service programs.The
| |
| | A2348 Transportation Trust Fund
|
| last time the "Joint Services Incentive
| |
| | projects - concerns revenues
|
| Aid" grant program was funded in the
| |
| | A2541 21st Century Transportation Trust
|
| State Budget was for $500,000 in FY
| |
| | Fund Extension
|
| 2000.2.4 Amend current statutes to
| |
| | A2586 Congestions Relief/Transportation
|
| provide, at local option, that in
| |
| | Trust Fund Act
|
| instances of shared or merged services
| |
| | A2715 Transportation Trust Fund
|
| involving police, firefighters, and
| |
| | Authority - concerns fund use
|
| teachers, all contractual matters shall
| |
| | A3010 Amends definition of Circle of
|
| be subject to renegotiation with the
| |
| | Mobility
|
| shared/merged service provider.(No law,
| |
| | A3188 Transportation Project Capital
|
| regulation or bill has been
| |
| | Fund - establish
|
| forthcoming).2.5 Permit locally funded
| |
| | A3350 Transportation district -
|
| early retirement incentives or added
| |
| | concerns congestion relief
|
| pension credit programs for newly
| |
| | ACR18 Petroleum gross receipts tax -
|
| consolidated municipalities or new
| |
| | fund transportation
|
| interlocal service programs.P.L.1999,
| |
| | ACR40 Transportation funding - dedicate
|
| c.59, Permits local units to offer
| |
| | 1/2 cent of sales tax
|
| retirement or termination incentives to
| |
| | ACR115 Petroleum product tax - dedicate
|
| certain employees affected by
| |
| | to transportation
|
| regionalization of services.2.6 Permit
| |
| | S26 Motor fuels tax, increase for
|
| local units to "opt out" of Civil Service
| |
| | transportation purposes
|
| for purposes of interlocal and shared
| |
| | S705 Traffic control signals - DOT bear
|
| service programs.A-258 of 00-01, Permits
| |
| | cost
|
| counties and municipalities to withdraw
| |
| | S1488 Expand definition of Circle of
|
| from civil service for purposes of
| |
| | Mobility
|
| interlocal and shared service
| |
| | SCR7 Motor vehicle fuels tax - dedicate
|
| programs.2.7 Direct all State agencies to
| |
| | for transportation funding
|
| conduct a review of their rules and
| |
| | SCR35 Motor vehicle fuels tax - repair
|
| program requirements to identify those
| |
| | State transportation system
|
| that restrict local shared efforts or
| |
| | A444 Create Highway Corridor
|
| cooperative activity.Executive Order
| |
| | Redevelopment Zone Comm.
|
| 88.2.8 Administratively provide that
| |
| | A785 County road project - eliminate
|
| appointment of a joint municipal court
| |
| | State permit fee
|
| judge shall be by the Governor based upon
| |
| | A2587 1999 Statewide Transportation
|
| nominations made by the municipalities
| |
| | Local Bridge Fund; $150 million
|
| operating the joint municipal court.(No
| |
| | A3181 Road repair grants - State,
|
| law, regulation or bill has been
| |
| | county, mun.; $45 million
|
| forthcoming).2.9 Enact legislation to
| |
| | A3286 Statewide Transportation, local
|
| permit county governments and approved
| |
| | bridge fund; $145 million
|
| local cooperative pricing systems to
| |
| | A3496 Local Bridge Bond Act of 2001
|
| establish programs similar to the State's
| |
| | S813 State transportation system,
|
| open-ended contracts.(No law, regulation
| |
| | improve local bridges
|
| or bill has been forthcoming).2.10
| |
| | S1528 1999 Statewide Transportation
|
| Provide clear statutory authority for
| |
| | Local Bridge Fund; $150 million
|
| counties to serve as facilitators of
| |
| | S2106 Road maintenance, repairs -
|
| intermunicipal joint service efforts.
| |
| | county, mun. $20 million
|
| Along with legislative authority, provide
| |
| | A3502 Concerns South New Jersey Light
|
| limited financial assistance to help
| |
| | Rail Transit system
|
| counties establish offices of shared
| |
| | AR147 Local participation in RR
|
| service facilitation.(No law, regulation
| |
| | Operations Act
|
| or bill has been forthcoming).2.11
| |
| | AR157 Mass transit - DOT alleviate
|
| Statutorily require regular (at least
| |
| | congestion
|
| annual) meetings between the governing
| |
| | S239 Expands definition of Circle of
|
| bodies of adjoining municipalities, and
| |
| | Mobility
|
| between municipal officials and those of
| |
| | A1189 Creates Local Bond Authority
|
| local school districts, authorities, and
| |
| | A3010 Amends definition of Circle of
|
| fire districts to discuss cost- saving
| |
| | MobilityB. Laws EnactedP.L. 1999,
|
| efforts and possible shared
| |
| | c.181 Bridge Rehabilitation and
|
| services.A-544 of 2000, Provides for
| |
| | Improvement Bond Act
|
| annual meetings between school boards and
| |
| | P.L. 1999, c.147 Increase spending cap
|
| municipal governing bodies to discuss
| |
| | for the Transportation Trust Fund
|
| finances.2.12 Direct State agencies,
| |
| | Authority
|
| including the Local Government Budget
| |
| | P.L. 2000, c. 11 Appropriates $205
|
| Review Program, to make personnel
| |
| | million from 1999 Statewide
|
| available upon request to assist local
| |
| | Transportation and Local Bridge Fund
|
| officials with planning new interlocal
| |
| | P.L. 2000, c.59 Expands definition of
|
| activities and evaluating the feasibility
| |
| | Circle of Mobility
|
| of shared service programs.Executive
| |
| | P.L. 2000, c.73 Congestion Relief and
|
| Order 88.2.13 Encourage local governments
| |
| | Transportation Trust Fund Renewal Act
|
| and school districts to make greater use
| |
| | P.L. 2000, c.155 Appropriates $205
|
| of public-private efforts and the
| |
| | million from 1999 Statewide
|
| services available from non-profit
| |
| | Transportation and Local Bridge Fund
|
| organizations to help develop and
| |
| | P.L. 2000, c.53 FY 2001 Appropriations
|
| implement regional and shared service
| |
| | Act; appropriates $900 million from
|
| efforts.(No law, regulation or bill has
| |
| | Transportation Trust Fund for various
|
| been forthcoming).2.14 Establish a
| |
| | State and local transportation
|
| statutory budget cap exemption for
| |
| | projects
|
| interlocal service agreements. Provide a
| |
| | P.L. 1999, c.138 FY 2000 Appropriations
|
| positive cap base adjustment to reflect a
| |
| | Act; appropriates $900 million from
|
| fixed amount of the interlocal
| |
| | Transportation Trust Fund for various
|
| appropriation as an inducement to
| |
| | State and local transportation
|
| establish shared service programs.(No
| |
| | projects
|
| law, regulation or bill has been
| |
| | P.L. 1998, c.45 FY 1999 Appropriations
|
| forthcoming).2.15 Revise the local budget
| |
| | Act; appropriates $700 million from
|
| law to permit budget transfers at any
| |
| | Transportation Trust Fund for various
|
| time during the budget year to fund new
| |
| | State and local transportation
|
| interlocal service agreements.(No law,
| |
| | projects
|
| regulation or bill has been
| |
| | P.L. 1997, c.131 FY 1998 Appropriations
|
| forthcoming).2.16 Assume the costs of the
| |
| | Act; appropriates $900 million from
|
| county prosecutors' offices and the costs
| |
| | Transportation Trust Fund for various
|
| of providing court facilities, including
| |
| | State and local transportation
|
| construction costs.S-505 of 00-01,
| |
| | projects4.8 Support a stable source of
|
| Requires State to reimburse counties for
| |
| | funding for open space and farmland
|
| costs of county prosecutors
| |
| | preservation.On November 3, 1998, New
|
| offices.A-1360 of 00-01, State assumption
| |
| | Jersey's voters passed Public Question
|
| of county prosecutorial office
| |
| | No. 1. Article 8, Sec. 2. para. 7 of
|
| costs.S-2220 and A-3450 of 00-01, Creates
| |
| | State Constitution dedicates $98 million
|
| the judicial and prosecutorial facilities
| |
| | in sales tax revenues for open space,
|
| construction assistance act.2.17 Permit
| |
| | farmland, and historic
|
| additional membership representation from
| |
| | preservation.Chapter V5.1 Establish a
|
| participants in joint meetings
| |
| | county-based assessment structure with
|
| established under the Consolidated
| |
| | strong State oversight and involvement to
|
| Municipal Services Act, N.J.S.A.
| |
| | provide an environment conducive to
|
| 40:48B.P.L.1999, c.58, Facilities
| |
| | ongoing assessment equity.(No law,
|
| consolidation of municipalities and
| |
| | regulation or bill has been
|
| municipal services.2.18 Condition
| |
| | forthcoming).5.2 Mandate more frequent
|
| financial assistance or State aid upon
| |
| | updates of assessment values by requiring
|
| participation in shared or regional
| |
| | assessors to use State-approved computer
|
| service activities.P.L.1999, Chapter 156,
| |
| | software.(No law, regulation or bill has
|
| Concerns special municipal aid and
| |
| | been forthcoming). However, see A-641
|
| extraordinary municipal aid and
| |
| | and S-995 of 00-01, that creates a "Task
|
| conditions aid, in part, on a
| |
| | Force to Study the Computer-Assisted Mass
|
| municipality's opting for shared or
| |
| | Appraisal of Real Property; appropriates
|
| regionalized services.2.19 Amend the
| |
| | $100,000.5.3 Establish a schedule for
|
| Municipal Consolidation Act to reduce the
| |
| | property visitation.(No law, regulation
|
| number of petition signatures.P.L.1999,
| |
| | or bill has been forthcoming).5.4 Improve
|
| Chapter 58, implements recommendations of
| |
| | guidelines for assessment uniformity.(No
|
| Property Tax Commission.2.20 Amend the
| |
| | law, regulation or bill has been
|
| Municipal Consolidation Act to permit the
| |
| | forthcoming).5.5 Create a State-funded
|
| creation of a municipal consolidation
| |
| | program to absorb increases in the local
|
| study commission by ordinance of the
| |
| | property tax burden for a fixed period of
|
| local governing bodies without the need
| |
| | time.(No law, regulation or bill has been
|
| for a ratifying referendum in each
| |
| | forthcoming).5.6 Guarantee the promised
|
| municipalityP.L.1999, Chapter 58,
| |
| | State incentive funding for the full
|
| implements recommendations of Property
| |
| | five-year period, once local units agree
|
| Tax Commission.2.21 Amend the Municipal
| |
| | to merge.(No law, regulation or bill has
|
| Consolidation Act to lengthen the time
| |
| | been forthcoming).5.7 Provide State
|
| allotted for filing the study
| |
| | funding to "hold harmless" local units
|
| commission's final report to at least no
| |
| | that experienced a reduction in overall
|
| later than Labor Day (rather than nine
| |
| | State aid funding as a result of the
|
| months after the election of the
| |
| | consolidation.(No law, regulation or bill
|
| consolidation study commission).
| |
| | has been forthcoming).5.8 Require
|
| Consideration should be given to provide
| |
| | municipalities participating in mergers
|
| for a permissive extension (up to a
| |
| | to conduct and complete a revaluation
|
| maximum of one year), if desired by the
| |
| | prior to consolidation.(No law,
|
| commission.P.L.1999, Chapter 58,
| |
| | regulation or bill has been
|
| implements recommendations of Property
| |
| | forthcoming).5.9 Provide State funding of
|
| Tax Commission.2.22 Eliminate the
| |
| | the revaluation relief credits that
|
| commission's six month preliminary report
| |
| | municipalities are permitted to offer
|
| and the Department of Community Affairs'
| |
| | property taxpayers under the Revaluation
|
| eight month evaluative review of that
| |
| | Relief Act of 1993.(No law, regulation or
|
| report.P.L.1999, Chapter 58, implements
| |
| | bill has been forthcoming).5.10 Use
|
| recommendations of Property Tax
| |
| | financial incentives and disincentives to
|
| Commission.Chapter III3.1 Implement the
| |
| | encourage participation when there is
|
| recommendations of the New Jersey
| |
| | only a small discrepancy between taxpayer
|
| Regionalization Advisory Panel's January,
| |
| | assessments and current market values.(No
|
| 1998 report.(No law, regulation or bill
| |
| | law, regulation or bill has been
|
| has been forthcoming).3.2 Revise the
| |
| | forthcoming).Chapter VI6.1 Fund an
|
| funding mechanism for regional school
| |
| | independent statewide analysis of the
|
| districts to eliminate cost inequities
| |
| | equity issues surrounding "circuit
|
| and permit equal sharing of the benefits
| |
| | breakers" established along
|
| and cost savings possible from
| |
| | intergenerational lines and withhold new
|
| regionalization.A-511 and S-128 of 00-01,
| |
| | programs until completion of that study.
|
| Provides supplemental State aid to
| |
| | (No law, regulation or bill has been
|
| certain regional school district
| |
| | forthcoming).6.2 Enact Governor Whitman's
|
| constituent municipalities to offset any
| |
| | proposed legislation that would move
|
| tax increase associated with
| |
| | local school board member elections to
|
| regionalization.3.3 Direct the
| |
| | the November general election.A-1721 of
|
| Commissioner of Education to develop a
| |
| | 2000, Provides for the election of school
|
| program to maintain and enhance local
| |
| | board members at November general
|
| control of individual schools when
| |
| | election.6.3 Amend state law (C.
|
| districts regionalize.(No law, regulation
| |
| | 40A:10-52) to remove the barrier
|
| or bill has been forthcoming).3.4 Keep
| |
| | prohibiting municipalities and school
|
| authority and control over certain
| |
| | districts from joining together for the
|
| school-related functions now exercised by
| |
| | purpose of providing joint health
|
| the local boards of education at the
| |
| | insurance.(No law, regulation or bill has
|
| sub-regional level when school districts
| |
| | been forthcoming).6.4 Extend the open
|
| regionalize.(No law, regulation or bill
| |
| | enrollment period indefinitely for
|
| has been forthcoming).3.5 Direct the
| |
| | municipalities wishing to enter the State
|
| Commissioner of Education to develop
| |
| | Health Benefits Program (SHBP).(No law,
|
| regional and shared service models for
| |
| | regulation or bill has been
|
| administrative and support
| |
| | forthcoming).6.5 Develop a mechanism
|
| functions.Executive Order 88.3.6 Conduct
| |
| | which permits and encourages adjacent
|
| studies to identify and develop models of
| |
| | municipalities to share the ratables
|
| shared administrative and management
| |
| | derived from new development with
|
| positions.Executive Order 88.3.7 Help the
| |
| | regional impacts beyond the borders of
|
| county superintendents' offices
| |
| | the host municipality.(No law, regulation
|
| facilitate efforts to implement
| |
| | or bill has been forthcoming).6.6 Enact
|
| inter-district and joint pupil
| |
| | legislation that will establish a system
|
| transportation services.(No law,
| |
| | of multiple jurisdictional bargaining for
|
| regulation or bill has been
| |
| | public employees on a county, regional,
|
| forthcoming).3.8 Direct the Department of
| |
| | or statewide basis.(No law, regulation or
|
| Education and the Department of Community
| |
| | bill has been forthcoming).6.7 Enact
|
| Affairs to work jointly to encourage
| |
| | legislation that will limit the annual
|
| interlocal efforts between school
| |
| | growth in public employee salaries to the
|
| districts and municipalities.Executive
| |
| | rate of inflation as measured by the
|
| Order 88.3.9 Research and study current
| |
| | consumer price index for the New York and
|
| use of shared and regional approaches to
| |
| | Philadelphia areas.(No law, regulation or
|
| general education and administrative
| |
| | bill has been forthcoming).6.8 Examine
|
| services by local districts to identify
| |
| | the effectiveness of existing caps on
|
| suitable models.Executive Order 88.3.10
| |
| | budgets that contribute to property
|
| Help increase parents' and residents'
| |
| | taxes.(No law, regulation or bill has
|
| involvement in the educational process
| |
| | been forthcoming).6.9 Examine the
|
| and the affairs of neighborhood
| |
| | question of seeking voter approval of all
|
| schools.(No law, regulation or bill has
| |
| | budgets that contribute to property
|
| been forthcoming).Chapter IV4.1 Prepare a
| |
| | taxes.ACR-80 of 2000, Proposed
|
| guidebook for municipalities and counties
| |
| | constitutional amendment requiring voter
|
| to determine the true costs and benefits
| |
| | approval for any new tax or tax increase
|
| of development, including an "Economic
| |
| | by any governmental unit.Biography:
|
| Analysis Worksheet" and techniques for
| |
| | Gerald 'Jerry' Dowgin "The Property Tax
|
| implementation.(No law, regulation or
| |
| | Doctor" and the author of the Homeowner's
|
| bill has been forthcoming).4.2 Provide
| |
| | Assessment Review Guide ( a former tax
|
| planning board members with tools for
| |
| | assessor worked in the field of public
|
| understanding the costs and benefits of
| |
| | finance at the State and local levels in
|
| development and land preservation and
| |
| | New Jersey for more than three decades
|
| provide financial and technical
| |
| | until his retirement in 2001. As a
|
| assistance to strengthen local
| |
| | Supervising Tax Analyst in the Office of
|
| planning.(No law, regulation or bill has
| |
| | Research and Statistics in the Division
|
| been forthcoming).4.3 Enable
| |
| | of Taxation in the New Jersey Department
|
| municipalities to enact "timed growth"
| |
| | of Treasury he worked principally on
|
| ordinances that advance the State Plan,
| |
| | local property tax issues. Then he
|
| as a tool to control property taxes.A-426
| |
| | joined the Office of Legislative Services
|
| and S-601 and A-3269 of 00-01, Authorizes
| |
| | (OLS) in 1983 and served as the Secretary
|
| timed-growth ordinances under "Municipal
| |
| | to the New Jersey Property Tax Assessment
|
| Land Use Law."A-3269 and S-496 of 00-01,
| |
| | Study Commission for four years. While
|
| Authorizes adoption of timed-growth
| |
| | working in the OLS, Local Government
|
| ordinances by municipalities.4.4 Support
| |
| | Section he researched, drafted, and
|
| the use of impact fees to mitigate the
| |
| | estimated the cost of the Senior Property
|
| cost of new development by providing
| |
| | Tax Freeze Bill which was signed onto law
|
| additional revenue for schools, emergency
| |
| | and worked on legislation that became law
|
| services, and parks in areas that promote
| |
| | that virtually stopped the tax assessment
|
| compact development.A-1712 of 00-01,
| |
| | practice of "Spot Assessments" in New
|
| Authorizes assessment of development
| |
| | Jersey that had treated many property
|
| impact fees by municipalities.4.5 Support
| |
| | taxpayers unfairly.
|
| the State Plan's use by municipalities,
| |
| |
|
