Below are the agendas for three committees taking up Agriculture, Energy and Environment bills today in the New Jersey Legislature.
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SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
10:00 AM
Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
For consideration:
S-909 Rice, R.L. (D-28)
Exempts person who remediates property in environmental
opportunity zone from remediation funding source requirement.
opportunity zone from remediation funding source requirement.
Related Bill: A-2688
S-2276 Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Establishes NJ Solar Energy Study Commission and
modifies State’s solar renewable energy portfolio standards.
modifies State’s solar renewable energy portfolio standards.
S-2287 Bateman, C. (R-16); Smith, B. (D-17)
Changes submission and notice requirements for
short-term and long-term financing for environmental infrastructure projects.
short-term and long-term financing for environmental infrastructure projects.
S-2292 Greenstein, L.R. (D-14); Kyrillos, J.M.
(R-13)
(R-13)
Authorizes New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure
Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure
projects for FY2017.
Trust to expend certain sums to make loans for environmental infrastructure
projects for FY2017.
S-2293 Whelan, J. (D-2); Gordon, R.M. (D-38)
Appropriates funds to DEP for environmental
infrastructure projects for FY2017.
infrastructure projects for FY2017.
SCR-109 Smith, B. (D-17)
Approves FY 2017 Financial Plan of NJ Environmental
Infrastructure Trust.
Infrastructure Trust.
For discussion only:
SCR-66 Lesniak, R.J. (D-20); Smith, B. (D-17)
Prohibits adoption of DEP’s proposed rules and
regulations to revise its Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules, Coastal Zone
Management Rules, and Stormwater Management Rules.
regulations to revise its Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules, Coastal Zone
Management Rules, and Stormwater Management Rules.
Related Bill: ACR-160
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ASSEMBLY AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
For consideration:
A-2426 McGuckin, G.P. (R-10); Wolfe, D.W. (R-10);
Vainieri Huttle, V. (D-37); Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3); Benson, D.R. (D-14)
Vainieri Huttle, V. (D-37); Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3); Benson, D.R. (D-14)
Regulates tethering and confinement of, and proper
shelter for, dogs.
shelter for, dogs.
Related Bill: S-1013
A-3052 Andrzejczak, B. (D-1); Space, P. (R-24);
Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3); Dancer, R.S. (R-12)
Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3); Dancer, R.S. (R-12)
Establishes Dept. of Agriculture cooking contest.
A-3053 Houghtaling, E. (D-11); Dancer, R.S. (R-12);
Andrzejczak, B. (D-1); Space, P. (R-24); Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3)
Andrzejczak, B. (D-1); Space, P. (R-24); Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3)
Directs the Div. of Travel and Tourism to publish on
its website information of farm-to-table restaurants.
its website information of farm-to-table restaurants.
A-3054 Dancer, R.S. (R-12); Andrzejczak, B. (D-1);
Houghtaling, E. (D-11); Space, P. (R-24); Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3)
Houghtaling, E. (D-11); Space, P. (R-24); Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3)
Establishes NJ “Farm to Restaurant” awards
program.
program.
Jun 6, 2016 – Posted: Assembly
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture and Natural Resources
A-3125 Dancer, R.S. (R-12)
Establishes New Jersey Eco-Ag Tourism Council.
A-3152 Andrzejczak, B. (D-1); Land, R.B. (D-1)
Establishes failure to provide certain specific
protections from weather and during emergencies for domestic companion animals
as animal cruelty.
protections from weather and during emergencies for domestic companion animals
as animal cruelty.
Related Bill: S-1640
A-3154 Andrzejczak, B. (D-1); Land, R.B. (D-1)
Establishes cruelly restraining a dog as a criminal and
civil animal cruelty offense.
civil animal cruelty offense.
Related Bill: S-1642
A-3283 Dancer, R.S. (R-12)
Implements reporting requirements for agricultural
tourism pilot program; creates task force.
tourism pilot program; creates task force.
Jun 6, 2016 – Posted: Assembly
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture and Natural Resources
A-3682 Kennedy, J.J. (D-22)
Permits animal facilities to use artificial turf in
outdoor enclosures.
outdoor enclosures.
Related Bill: S-2080
A-3732 Space, P. (R-24); Andrzejczak, B. (D-1)
Directs Dept. of Agriculture to authorize and advise
food hubs.
food hubs.
AJR-98 Space, P. (R-24); Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3)
Designates June of each year as “Native Plant
Appreciation Month.”
Appreciation Month.”
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ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE
2:00 PM
Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
For consideration:
A-1826 Conaway, H. (D-7); Singleton, T. (D-7);
Spencer, L.G. (D-29); McKeon, J.F. (D-27)
Spencer, L.G. (D-29); McKeon, J.F. (D-27)
Authorizes Drinking Water Quality Institute to study
and recommend maximum contaminant level for 1,2,3-trichloropropane to DEP.
and recommend maximum contaminant level for 1,2,3-trichloropropane to DEP.
A-1954 Coughlin, C.J. (D-19); Benson, D.R. (D-14);
Spencer, L.G. (D-29)
Spencer, L.G. (D-29)
Makes changes to funding provisions for financial
assistance and grants from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.
assistance and grants from Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund.
Related Bill: S-1237
A-2417 Eustace, T. (D-38); Zwicker, A. (D-16);
McKeon, J.F. (D-27)
McKeon, J.F. (D-27)
Requires large food waste generators to separate and
recycle food waste and amends definition of “Class I renewable
energy.”
recycle food waste and amends definition of “Class I renewable
energy.”
Related Bill: S-771
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