By Frank Brill
EnviroPolitics Editor
After weeks devoted to hearings on the 2019-2020 state budget, all committees of the New Jersey Legislature are back to work, as demonstrated by the following list of agriculture, energy and environment bills scheduled tomorrow and Monday.
Bill: A5160
Sponsors: Houghtaling (D11); Dancer (R12)
Summary: Directs to Department of Agriculture to establish a grant program for counties to study and develop methods of tick control; appropriates $1 million.
History: 03/11/2019—Introduced and referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, 1:00p, 4th Floor, Committee Room 15, Annex.
Bill: A5171
Sponsors: Houghtaling (D11)
Summary: Permits pet dogs in farmers markets under certain circumstances.
History: 03/11/2019—Introduced and referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, 1:00p, 4th Floor, Committee Room 15, Annex.
Bill: A834
Sponsors: Land (D1); Andrzejczak (D1); Bucco (R25); Milam (D1)
Summary: Provides free admission to State parks, forests, and beaches for certain veterans and military personnel.
History: 01/09/2018—Introduced and referred to Assembly Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, 10:00a, 4th Floor, Committee Room 13, Annex.
Bill: A3726
Sponsors: Gusciora (D15); Kennedy (D22); Calabrese (D36); Reynolds‑Jackson (D15)
Summary: Requires large food waste generators to separate and recycle food waste and amends the definition of “Class I renewable energy.”
History: 03/26/2018—Introduced and referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, 2:00p, 3rd Floor, Committee Room 9, Annex.
05/20/2019—Assembly Appropriations Committee, 1:00p, 4th Floor, Committee Room 11, Annex.
Bill: A4535
Sponsors: Zwicker (D16); DePhillips (R40); DeCroce (R26) +2
Summary: Establishes the “Energy Infrastructure Public‑Private Partnership Act.”
History: 10/15/2018—Introduced and referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, 2:00p, 3rd Floor, Committee Room 9, Annex.
Bill: A4781
Sponsors: Johnson (D37); Conaway (D7); Zwicker (D16)
Summary: Establishes NJ Fuel Cell Task Force to increase the use of fuel cells in State.
History: 12/06/2018—Introduced and referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, 2:00p, 3rd Floor, Committee Room 9, Annex.
Bill: S2436
Sponsors: Diegnan (D18); Greenstein (D14)
Summary: Directs BPU to develop and implement an electric school bus pilot program.
History: 04/05/2018—Introduced and referred to the Senate Economic Growth Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Senate Economic Growth Committee, 10:30a, 1st Floor, Committee Room 1, Annex
Bill: A3810 Aca (1R)
Sponsors: Andrzejczak (D1); Houghtaling (D11); Dancer (R12) +4
Summary: Establishes “Value‑Added Dairy Farming Program” and associated revolving loan fund in EDA.
History: 04/05/2018—Introduced and referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.
06/14/2018—Reported out of committee with committee amendments, 2nd reading in Assembly.
Scheduled: 05/20/2019—Assembly Appropriations Committee, 1:00p, 4th Floor, Committee Room 11, Annex.
Bill: A4529
Sponsors: Mazzeo (D2); Armato (D2) +2
Summary: Concerns reimbursements to Superstorm Sandy‑impacted homeowners subjected to contractor fraud.
History: 10/15/2018—Introduced and referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs. 12/03/2018—Reported out of committee, referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Scheduled: 05/20/2019—Assembly Appropriations Committee, 1:00p, 4th Floor, Committee Room 11, Annex.
Bill: A4772 Aca (1R)
Sponsors: Schaer (D36); Mukherji (D33); Vainieri Huttle (D37) +4
Summary: Requires public water systems to provide customers with certain information regarding lead in drinking water.
History: 12/06/2018—Introduced and referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee.
03/11/2019—Reported out of committee with committee amendments, referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Scheduled: 05/20/2019—Assembly Appropriations Committee, 1:00p, 4th Floor, Committee Room 11, Annex.
Bill: A4821
Sponsors: Vainieri Huttle (D37); Pinkin (D18); Kennedy (D22) +
Summary: Establishes new timeframes for implementation of certain requirements in “Global Warming Response Act”; requires DEP to adopt a strategy to reduce short‑lived climate pollutants.
History: 12/17/2018—Introduced and referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee.
01/24/2019—Reported out of committee, referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Scheduled: 05/20/2019—Assembly Appropriations Committee, 1:00p, 4th Floor, Committee Room 11, Annex.
Bill: S2436
Sponsors: Diegnan (D18); Greenstein (D14)
Summary: Directs BPU to develop and implement electric school bus pilot program.
History: 04/05/2018—Introduced and referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Senate Economic Growth Committee, 10:30a, 1st Floor, Committee Room 1, Annex.
Bill: S2112
Sponsors: Cardinale (R39); Smith (D17) +5
Summary: Allows cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research and educational purposes and repeals law that allows DEP to adopt certain regulations concerning such cultivation.
History: 03/05/2018—Introduced and referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Senate Environment and Energy Committee, 10:00a, 1st Floor, Committee Room 6, Annex.
Bill: S2958
Sponsors: Sarlo (D36); Oroho (R24) +1
Summary: Establishes the “Energy Infrastructure Public‑Private Partnership Act.”
History: 09/17/2018—Introduced and referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Senate Environment and Energy Committee, 10:00a, 1st Floor, Committee Room 6, Annex.
Bill: S3215
Sponsors: Greenstein (D14); Singleton (D7)
Summary: Requires State to use 20‑year time horizon and most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report when calculating global warming potential to measure global warming impact of greenhouse gases.
History: 12/03/2018—Introduced and referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Senate Environment and Energy Committee, 10:00a, 1st Floor, Committee Room 6, Annex.
Bill: S3681
Sponsors: Smith (D17); Bateman (R16); Greenstein (D14)
Summary: Requires, by the energy year 2050, all electric power sold in NJ by each electric power supplier and basic generation service provider to be from zero‑carbon sources.
History: 05/13/2019—Introduced and referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Senate Environment and Energy Committee, 10:00a, 1st Floor, Committee Room 6, Annex.
Bill: SCR156
Sponsors: Singleton (D7); Bateman (R16) +2
Summary: Strongly urges DEP to adopt standards for certain drinking water contaminants as recommended by the NJ Drinking Water Quality Institute.
History: 02/21/2019—Introduced and referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee.
Scheduled: 05/16/2019—Senate Environment and Energy Committee, 10:00a, 1st Floor, Committee Room 6, Annex.
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