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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 27:27-2

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
The Department of Transportation shall have exclusive responsibility for assisting in the development of monorail systems except where otherwise provided by law. The Commissioner of Transportation, in cooperation with State departments, commissions, authorities, and other State agencies and with interested private individuals and organizations, shall be the exclusive coordinator of plans and policies for the utilization of monorail systems under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation.

L. 1985, c. 538, s. 7, eff. Jan. 21, 1986; per s.12, expired on January 21, 1991.