Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) To be eligible
to receive assistance pursuant to the PCCIP, a private carrier must have been:
1. Authorized by NJ TRANSIT to participate in
NJ TRANSIT's Bus Allocation Program; and
2. Authorized to provide regular route peak
bus service by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, the United States
Department of Transportation, a municipality, or any other duly authorized
regulatory body.
(b)
Eligibility in the PCCIP is contingent upon the inclusion by NJ TRANSIT and
acceptance by the FTA of a carrier's annual revenue mileage pursuant to the
carrier's proper submission of a National Transit Database Report (see
49 U.S.C. §
5335(a)). NJ TRANSIT will
not withhold private carrier annual revenue mileage data from the FTA; however,
the private carrier is solely responsible for providing accurate data to NJ
TRANSIT in a format acceptable to the FTA.
(c) A carrier, or any of its affiliates,
shall provide a certification that it is current in any and all accounts it has
with NJ TRANSIT, as well as with the State of New Jersey and all of its
agencies. The private carrier will not be able to receive any capital
improvements through the PCCIP until such time as any outstanding sums are
paid.
(d) The determination of a
carrier's eligibility to receive funds for capital improvements pursuant to the
PCCIP shall be determined by a review of the following factors:
1. A carrier's demonstrated need for capital
improvements, as compared to the total need of all qualified
carriers;
2. Consideration of the
level of capital assistance the carrier has received under past programs, such
as various bus allocations for transit, suburban, and cruiser type vehicles,
including funds allocated to that carrier because of assets replaced under
other NJ TRANSIT programs;
3. The
extent to which the carrier has other equipment (leased privately or
self-purchased) available for its use that is not otherwise eligible for
replacement under the PCCIP;
4. The
public need for all, or a portion of, the service operated by the carrier and
the public's cost benefit interest in paying for all, or a portion of, the
service operated by the carrier;
5.
The impact of the service operated by the carrier or an affiliate of the
carrier on other carriers, including NJ TRANSIT, the riding public, and the
taxpayers of the State;
6.
Consideration will be given to the adequacy of performance by the carrier, or
any of its affiliates, under prior vehicle leasing or other contractual
arrangements with NJ TRANSIT;
7.
Consideration will be given to a carrier's ability to maintain and operate
capital equipment that requires sophisticated and expensive maintenance
systems; and
8. A carrier shall not
be eligible under this program if NJ TRANSIT determines based on factors
included in N.J.A.C. 16:75, Bus Allocation Program Guidelines and Procedures,
that the lease of, or the continued lease of, capital equipment to the carrier
is inconsistent with NJ TRANSIT's statutory obligation to provide an efficient,
effective, coordinated, and coherent State public transportation
system.
(e) In reviewing
and analyzing the carrier's need for capital improvements, NJ TRANSIT shall
utilize its expertise and experience in the field of public transit services
and such analysis shall be conclusive for determining eligibility.
