The sponsors of dozens of environmental bills are working to get their legislation adopted in the final days of the New Jersey Legislature’s current two-year session.

Here’s the lineup of environmental legislation scheduled for action in committee today.

ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
10 a.m. Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A-2859 AcsACS Chivukula, U.J. (D-17); Fisher, D.H. (D-3); Wagner, C. (D-38); McKeon, J.F.
Concerns biomass, solar, and wind energy generation on farms.
Related Bill: S-1538

A-3239 Aca1R (S-2677) McKeon, J.F. (D-27); Fisher, D.H. (D-3)
Establishes forest stewardship and forest certification programs in DEP; establishes Forest Stewardship Incentive Fund.

A-4337 McKeon, J.F. (D-27); Rumpf, B.E. (R-9); Gove, D.C. (R-9)
Dedicates up to $150,000 annually of fees collected at Island Beach State Park to special fund to be used to support certain park programs, and makes an appropriation from the fund.

S-713 ScsAcaSCS/1R (S-2677) Smith, B. (D-17); Van Drew, J. (D-1); Adler, J.H. (D-6
Establishes forest stewardship and forest certification programs in DEP; establishes Forest Stewardship Incentive Fund.
Related Bill: A-3239

S-1538 ScaSaSSSaSS/1R Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Concerns biomass, solar, and wind energy generation on farms.
Related Bill: A-2859

S-2019 Codey, R.J. (D-27)
Repeals the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium statute.


ASSEMBLY HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
10 A.M. – Committee Room 6, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A-3740 DeAngelo, W.P. (D-14); Lampitt, P.R. (D-6); McKeon, J.F. (D-27)
Provides for regulation of small wind energy systems by municipalities.

A-4345 Green, J. (D-22); Scalera, F. (D-36)
Extends requirement of wastewater management planning agencies to establish or update wastewater management plans, and extends validity of sewer service areas and wastewater service areas, until April 7, 2012.

A-4347 Greenwald, L.D. (D-6); Malone, J.R. (R-30)
Extends expiration date of certain permits pursuant to “Permit Extension Act of 2008.”
Related Bill: S-3137

ASSEMBLY REGULATED PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE
10 A.M. Committee Room 1, First Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A-4340 Prieto, V. (D-32)
Concerns disclosure statements and certain other requirements for licensing of solid waste and hazardous waste operations.

ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE
2 p.m. Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A-2202 (A-3118) Karrow, M.A. (R-23)
Authorizes any municipality outside Highlands Region to establish receiving zones for Highlands transfer of development rights program.

A-3218 McKeon, J.F. (D-27); Rudder, S. (R-8); Lampitt, P.R. (D-6); Vainieri Huttle, V. (D-37)
Creates Solar and Wind Energy Commission.
Related Bill: S-1096

A-3852 Scalera, F. (D-36)
Changes the scope of public notification regarding contaminated site remediation.
Related Bill: S-3004

A-4341 McKeon, J.F. (D-27)
Authorizes increased grant funding to local governments for site remediation for redevelopment of contaminated property for renewable energy projects.
Related Bill: S-3118

A-4342 McKeon, J.F. (D-27)
Requires eligible applicants for innocent party grants from “Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund” to own subject property through application process.
Related Bill: S-3039


SENATE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
2 p.m. Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

A-3339 AcsAcsACS Chivukula, U.J. (D-17); Coutinho, A. (D-29)
Concerns on-site generation facilities.
Related Bill: S-2557

S-2557 Sca1R Ruiz, M.T. (D-29); Oroho, S.V. (R-24)
Concerns on-site generation facilities.

A few committee meetings will be held on Thursday, Jan. 7.
Both the Senate and Assembly will hold voting sessions on Thursday, Jan. 7
Both the Senate and Asssembly will hold voting sessions on Monday, Jan. 11.
The new Legislature will be sworn in on Tuesday, Jan. 12.

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