Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corp. · ¶19

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, however, held the opposite, concluding that NJ Transit is an arm of New Jersey. 332 A. 3d 776, 779 (2025). It applied its own six-factor test, which considers: “ `(1) the legal classification and description of the entity within the governmental structure of the State, both statutorily and under its caselaw; (2) the degree of control the State exercises over the entity, both through the power of appointment, and the power to subsequently veto its actions; (3) the power of the entity's board to independently raise revenue on its own; (4) the degree of funding provided by the State to the entity relative to other funding sources; (5) whether any monetary obligation incurred by the entity is binding upon the State; and (6) whether the core function of the entity . . . can be categorized as a function which is normally performed by local government or State…

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