The New Jersey Legislature gets back to work this week after the holiday break.
The Senate Environment and Energy Committee will meet at 10 a.m., Monday, in Room 10 of the State House Annex, to consider:
A-1958 Riley, C.M. (D-3); Chivukula, U.J. (D-17); Wilson, G.L. (D-5)
Concerns permits, letters of exemption, and enforcement with regard to agricultural activities under "Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act".
Related Bill: S-1848
S-573 Smith, B. (D-17); Sweeney, S.M. (D-3)
Establishes certain apprentice hunting licenses.
Related Bill: A-2443
S-699 Kyrillos, J.M. (R-13)
Authorizes hunting of game animals every day of the week during hunting season.
S-1420 Beach, J. (D-6); Whelan, J. (D-2)
Requires paint producers to implement or participate in a paint stewardship program.
Related Bill: A-1603
S-1683 Oroho, S.V. (R-24); Bucco, A.M. (R-25)
Authorizes Sunday bow hunting on federal military installations.
Related Bill: A-394
S-1848 Allen, D.B. (R-7)
Concerns permits, letters of exemption, and enforcement with regard to agricultural activities under "Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act".
Related Bill: A-1958
S-2166 Lesniak, R.J. (D-20)
"Comprehensive Regulated Grease Recycling Act."
S-2492 Oroho, S.V. (R-24); Sweeney, S.M. (D-3)
Removes statutory limitation on number of permits that may be issued by Division of Fish and Wildlife for the taking of beaver.
Related Bill: A-2410
S-2660 Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Creates Office of Sustainability.
Related Bill: A-4047
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Here’s the committee lineup for Thursday, Jan. 15:
SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT, WAGERING, TOURISM & HISTORIC PRESERVATION
1:00 PM – Committee Room 7, 2nd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Requires certain State oversight of budgets of regional sewerage authorities.
ASSEMBLY AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
2:00 PM – Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
Expands definition of "acquisition," for purposes of county and municipal open space trust funds, to include demolition, removal of debris, and restoration of lands being acquired.
Related Bill: S-707
ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE
2:00 PM - Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
A-1763 McKeon, J.F. (D-27); Chivukula, U.J. (D-17); Stender, L. (D-22); Gusciora, R. (D-15); Vainieri Huttle, V. (D-37)
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ’s required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Related Bill: S-151
A-2514 McKeon, J.F. (D-27)
Allows installation of solar arrays by municipalities on preserved open space in certain circumstances.
Related Bill: S-1138
A-3548 Schaer, G.S. (D-36); Spencer, L.G. (D-29); Simon, D.M. (R-16)
Requires local governments and authorities to obtain financing cost estimate required to be provided by NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust for certain projects.
Related Bill: S-2354
A-3583 Eustace, T.J. (D-38)
Prohibits retrofitting diesel-powered vehicles to increase particulate emissions for the purpose of "coal rolling"; prohibits the practice of "coal rolling".
Related Bill: S-2418
S-151 Sweeney, S.M. (D-3); Smith, B. (D-17); Barnes III, P.J. (D-18)
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ’s required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Related Bill: A-1763
S-1138 Codey, R.J. (D-27)
Allows installation of solar arrays by municipalities on preserved open space in certain circumstances.
Related Bill: A-2514
S-2418 Greenstein, L.R. (D-14); Gordon, R.M. (D-38)
Prohibits retrofitting diesel-powered vehicles to increase particulate emissions for the purpose of "coal rolling"; prohibits the practice of "coal rolling".
Related Bill: A-3583
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