A 2388

[First Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 2388
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR.
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblyman WILLIAM B. SAMPSON, IV
District 31 (Hudson)
Assemblyman ROY FREIMAN
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Senator� JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Senator� SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Quijano, Drulis, Fantasia, Donlon, Speight,
Assemblymen Scharfenberger, Kanitra, Miller, Assemblywoman Flynn and Senator
Diegnan
SYNOPSIS
���� Requires Division of Travel and Tourism develop and
maintain Internet website on historic sites, districts, and roadside markers.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As amended by the Senate on May 28, 2026.
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An Act
concerning historic sites, districts, and
roadside markers in this State and supplementing P.L.2009, c.264 (C.18A:73-25.5
et seq.).
���� Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.��� a.� The Division of
Travel and Tourism in the Department of State, in consultation with the New
Jersey Historical Commission, the Department of Transportation, the Division of
Parks and Forestry in the Department of Environmental Protection, the Historic
Sites Council in the Department of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey
Historic Trust in the Department of Community Affairs, and any other State
entity with a program for identifying historic sites or districts, shall
develop and maintain an Internet website providing information on the State�s
historic sites and historic districts, including, but not limited to, the
historical and cultural roadside markers program established pursuant to
P.L.2009, c.264 (C.18A:73-25.5 et seq.). The information on the website shall
be searchable and available as a list and as an interactive map, and shall:
���� (1)� specify the location of
each site or district and provide driving directions from the north, south,
east, and west, as well as directions by public transit where applicable;
���� (2)� provide information about
whether the site or district offers guided tours, the frequency of tours, and
the hours during which tours are conducted;
���� (3)� display photographs of
each site or district;
���� (4)� provide contact
information for the owner or operator of each site, including the telephone
number and Internet web address of the site, and similar contact information
for a historic district, if any; and
���� (5)� connect visitors to
county or municipal historical and cultural marker programs and their list of
markers.
���� b.��� The director of the
division shall ensure that the Internet website is updated whenever a site or
district is added to the roadside markers program or whenever a governmental
entity establishes a new site or district, including, but not limited to, new historic
sites and historic districts added by the Division of Parks and Forestry in the
Department of Environmental Protection, the Historic Sites Council in the
Department of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey Historic Trust in the
Department of Community Affairs, any other State entity with a program for
identifying historic sites or districts, and any new site or district receiving
a road sign issued by the Department of Transportation. The division may accept
information or changes to the website from the Commissioner of Environmental
Protection, the New Jersey Historical Commission, the New Jersey Historic
Trust, the Department of Transportation, any other State entity with a program
for identifying historic sites or districts, local government officials and
entities, owners or operators of historical and cultural sites in the State, or
entities that identify and compile data on such sites.
���� c.��� The New Jersey
Historical commission, in addition to the provisions of section 2 of P.L.2009,
c.264 (C.18A:73-25.6), shall accept submissions from the public recommending,
for inclusion in the historical and cultural roadside markers program, historic
districts and historic sites not owned, operated, or maintained by a
governmental entity through an electronic submission form made available by the
division on its Internet website.� The markers shall feature a standardized
design bearing the State seal, indicating that the site or district has been
approved by the commission and that the marker meets standards for historical
accuracy.� The commission shall 1[consult] comply1 with
the 1standards
and requirements established by the1
Department of Transportation 1[to establish
standards]1
for the design, placement, and location of the roadside markers.
���� d.��� As used in this section:
���� �Historic district� means one
or more historic sites and intervening or surrounding property significantly
affecting or affected by the quality and character of the historic site or
sites.
���� �Historic site� means any real
property, man-made structure, natural object or configuration or any portion or
group of the foregoing of historical, archeological, cultural, scenic, or
architectural significance.
���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect 1[immediately] 120 days
after the date of enactment1.