26:2D-46 - Duties of department of transportation - New Jersey Statutes

26:2D-46.  Duties of department of transportation
    The Department of Transportation shall, within 1 year of the effective date  of this act:

    a.  Complete a study evaluating all means of transportation serving affected  counties and municipalities and, in conjunction with the Department of Health,  develop an inventory of emergency transport vehicles. Such study shall be  submitted to the department and the division, and relevant portions thereof  shall be submitted by the department to municipalities charged with developing  local emergency response plans for their use in preparing emergency response  plans for their use in preparing emergency response plans;

    b.  Prepare and submit to the department and the division for inclusion in the plan, and annually update, a radiation emergency transportation plan, which  plan shall include, but not be limited to, the designation, construction, and  maintenance of primary and secondary routes to be used by radiation emergency  response personnel and the general public in the event of a radiation accident  or threatened radiation accident, and the development of traffic management  procedures sufficient to assure rapid access to and from any affected county or  municipality.

     L.1981, c. 302, s. 10, eff. Oct. 27, 1981.