NJ A6069

Establishes the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program within the Department of Transportation to protect New Jersey citizens from hazards of abandoned mines, including subsidence and water quality degradation

Requires DOT to develop a comprehensive reclamation plan in consultation with the Department of Labor's mine safety section and Department of Environmental Protection, including mapping all abandoned mines, identifying threats to life and infrastructure, and ranking reclamation projects by priority

Creates the "Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program Fund" as a nonlapsing fund to finance reclamation projects through federal grants, state appropriations, and private donations

Authorizes DOT employees to enter private property for exploratory work and reclamation projects with two months' notice, without requiring property owners to pay any costs

Defines "abandoned mine" as one where no mining operations have occurred for at least five years, including mines, quarries, sand pits, gravel pits, clay pits, and shale pits