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
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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