Energy and environment bills in NJ Legislature on Dec 8

Here's the schedule for top energy and environmental legislation to be considered in committees of the New Jersey Legislature on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011.

SENATE COMMUNITY AND URBAN AFFAIRS

12/08/11 10:00 AM - Committee Room 1, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, New Jersey

A-4114  Coughlin, C.J. (D-19); Wagner, C. (D-38); Wisniewski, J.S. (D-19)

Allows all municipalities to sell and lease unneeded public property for "urban" farming and gardening purposes.  Related Bill: S-2956

    

S-2618  Rice, R.L. (D-28); Cunningham, S.B. (D-31)

Codifies responsible contractor requirements for contractors bidding for work through the Weatherization Assistance Program.

     

S-2646  Cunningham, S.B. (D-31)

Authorizes incinerator authorities to perform sanitation, public works, and environmental services.

     

S-2949  Van Drew, J. (D-1); Stack, B.P. (D-33)

Requires municipalities to submit economic growth plans to DCA for approval of continued participation in the urban enterprise zone program.

     

S-2956  Vitale, J.F. (D-19); Rice, R.L. (D-28)

Allows all municipalities to sell and lease unneeded public property for "urban" farming and gardening purposes.  Related Bill: A-4114

    

SENATE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS

12/08/11 1 PM - Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A-3167  Coughlin, C.J. (D-19); Wagner, C. (D-38); Conners, J. (D-7); Prieto, V. (D-32)

Authorizes zero-interest loans to local governments for certain brownfield remediations; changes priorities for financial assistance from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.  Related Bill: S-2278

   

S-1954  Smith, B. (D-17)

Establishes forest harvest program on State-owned land.

     

S-2278  Vitale, J.F. (D-19); Whelan, J. (D-2)

Authorizes zero-interest loans to local governments for certain brownfield remediations; changes priorities for financial assistance from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.
Related Bill: A-3167

        

S-2445  Vitale, J.F. (D-19)

Appropriates $1.047 million in 2003 bond act monies for Sayreville flood control project.

Related Bill: A-3138

    

SENATE LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY

12/08/11 1 PM - Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

S-735  Sacco, N.J. (D-32); Madden, F.H. (D-4)

Removes geographic restrictions on where United States Park Police are authorized to make arrests for certain crimes and offenses.

   

ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS

12/08/11 2 PM - Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A-2502  Chivukula, U.J. (D-17); DeAngelo, W.P. (D-14); Lampitt, P.R. (D-6)

Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program."  Related Bill: S-1406

    

A-4358  McKeon, J.F. (D-27)

Establishes forest harvest program on State-owned land.

     

S-1406  Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)

Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program." Related Bill: A-2502

     

ASSEMBLY HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

12/08/11 2 PM - Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ.

A-4422  Greenwald, L.D. (D-6); DeCroce, A. (R-26); Green, J. (D-22)

Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to the "Permit Extension Act of 2008."

    

ASSEMBLY REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AND GAMING

12/08/11 2 PM - Committee Room 13, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

ACR-206  Barnes III, P.J. (D-18); McKeon, J.F. (D-27); Gusciora, R. (D-15)

Determines that proposed DEP rules and regulations establishing procedure for waiver of DEP rules are inconsistent with legislative intent.

Related Bill: SCR-239 

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