The following bills advanced today in the New Jersey Assembly:

A2558 – “Vegetation Management Response Act”; concerns vegetation management related to electric public utility infrastructure.
12/17/2018 Passed in Assembly 70-1-5

A2614 – Increases civil penalties for certain natural gas or hazardous liquid facility safety violations.
12/17/2018 Substituted by S-679

A4578 – Makes supplemental appropriation of $50 million from General Fund to DEP and adds language provisions concerning the use of certain environmental settlement monies for natural resource restoration projects.
12/17/2018 Passed in Assembly 79-0-0

A4748 – Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to expend additional sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure projects for FY2019.
12/17/2018 Passed in Assembly 79-0-0

A4751 – Appropriates $15.696 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
12/17/2018 Passed in Assembly 79-0-0

ACR51 – Memorializes Administrator of EPA to expedite cleanup of Garfield Ground Water Contamination site and provide for temporary relocation of residents affected thereby.
12/17/2018 Passed in Assembly 79-0-0

S679 – Increases civil penalties for certain natural gas or hazardous liquid facility safety violations.
12/17/2018 Substituted for A-2614
12/17/2018 Passed in Assembly, sent to Governor 78-0-0


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