N.J. Stat. Ann. § 48:12A-17

The Legislature hereby finds and determines that it is necessary to authorize the Division of Railroad Transportation in the Department of Highways to undertake the improvements to capital facilities set forth in this act in order to protect the State's present and planned investment in the master plan for highway construction, to co-ordinate with interstate transportation improvements in connection with the Port of New York Authority program for the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, and to achieve greater efficiency in rail passenger operations by eliminating unnecessary duplications, consolidating facilities and coordinating rail passenger operations.