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N.J. Stat. § 27:25-2 (2026)

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2. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:

a. The provision of efficient, coordinated, safe and responsive public transportation is an essential public purpose which promotes mobility, serves the needs of the transit dependent, fosters commerce, conserves limited energy resources, protects the environment and promotes sound land use and the revitalization of our urban centers.

b. As a matter of public policy, it is the responsibility of the State to establish and provide for the operation and improvement of a coherent public transportation system in the most efficient and effective manner.

c. In the development of public transportation policy and planning, participation by county and municipal governments, transit riders and concerned citizens should be encouraged.

d. In the provision of public transportation services, it is desirable to encourage to the maximum extent feasible the participation of private enterprise and to avoid destructive competition.

e. In furtherance of these findings and declarations, a public corporation shall be created with the necessary powers to accomplish the purposes and goals set forth in this section, including the power to acquire and operate public transportation assets.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: Fitchik v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc., 873 F.2d 655 (3d Cir. 1989).
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Fitchik v. New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc., 873 F.2d 655 (3d Cir. 1989). “” N.J.Stat.Ann. § 27:25-2 (West Supp. 1988) (emphasis added).”
Suburban Trails, Inc. v. New Jersey Transit Corp., 620 F. Supp. 1383 (D.N.J. 1985). “§ 27:25-2. The legislature provided further in New Jersey Rev.”
In the Matter of NJ Transit Award of Contracts No. 21-048a & No. 21-048b, Etc. (new Jersey Transit), 280 A.3d 313 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2022). · cites it 2× “27:25-1 to -24, tasked with maintaining "a coherent public transportation system," N.J.S.A. 27:25-2(b), including the power to acquire and operate public bus service, N.”
Anasia Maison v. NJ Transit Corp. & Kelvin Coats (083484) (Essex Cnty. & Statewide), 245 A.3d 536 (N.J. 2021). “27:25-1 to -24, that is tasked with maintaining “a coherent public transportation system” in this state, N.J.S.A. 27:25-2(b), (e), which includes the operation of a motor bus service, see N.”
In the Matter of P.O. Stephen McGee, Etc., No. A-0566-22 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Oct. 4, 2024). “N.J.S.A. 27:25-2. In establishing NJT, the Legislature created a police department, NJTPD, for the purpose of providing "police and security responsibilities over all locations and services owned, operated, or managed by [NJT] and its subsidiaries.”
Galette, C. v. NJ Transit; Apl. of: NJT, 332 A.3d 776 (Pa. 2025). “” N.J. Stat. Ann. § 27:25-2 (a). The New Jersey Legislature further declared that, “[a]s a matter of public policy, it is the responsibility of the State to establish and provide for the operation and improvement of a coherent public transportation system in the most efficient…”
In the Matter of New Jersey Transit Corp., Etc., No. A-1030-25 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Feb. 25, 2026). “" N.J.S.A. 27:25-2(b). Toward that end, NJ Transit's powers are "vested in the voting members of the board.”
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-2(b): 3 cases
Anasia Maison v. NJ Transit Corp. & Kelvin Coats (083484) (Essex Cnty. & Statewide), 245 A.3d 536 (N.J. 2021). “27:25-1 to -24, that is tasked with maintaining “a coherent public transportation system” in this state, N.J.S.A. 27:25-2(b), (e), which includes the operation of a motor bus service, see N.”
In the Matter of NJ Transit Award of Contracts No. 21-048a & No. 21-048b, Etc. (new Jersey Transit), 280 A.3d 313 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2022). “27:25-1 to -24, tasked with maintaining "a coherent public transportation system," N.J.S.A. 27:25-2(b), including the power to acquire and operate public bus service, N.”
In the Matter of New Jersey Transit Corp., Etc., No. A-1030-25 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Feb. 25, 2026). “" N.J.S.A. 27:25-2(b). Toward that end, NJ Transit's powers are "vested in the voting members of the board.”
N.J. Stat. § 27:25-2(e): 1 case
In the Matter of NJ Transit Award of Contracts No. 21-048a & No. 21-048b, Etc. (new Jersey Transit), 280 A.3d 313 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2022). “27:25-1 to -24, tasked with maintaining "a coherent public transportation system," N.J.S.A. 27:25-2(b), including the power to acquire and operate public bus service, N.”
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