This bill aims to prohibit the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the South Jersey Transportation Authority, as well as any entities contracted by the lead agency of the New Jersey E-ZPass Group, from charging service fees to account holders of the E-ZPass electronic toll collection system. A service fee is defined as an additional charge on the monthly billing statement that is primarily for enrollment in the electronic toll collection system rather than for actual usage of the system.
The bill clarifies the definitions of "lead agency of the New Jersey E-ZPass Group" and "service fee" to ensure that account holders are not subjected to these additional charges. The legislation is set to take effect immediately upon passage, providing immediate relief to E-ZPass account holders from any service fees that may have been previously charged.