Legislation urging the federal government to deny approval for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal off the coasts of New Jersey and New York is one of eight bills to be considered tomorrow when the NJ Legislature’s Environment and Energy Committee meets at 10 a.m. in Room 10 of the State House Annex.
Here’s the lineup:
A-266 Schroeder, R. (R-39); O’Donnell, J. (D-31); Russo, D.C. (R-40)
Requires that fire department be notified of roof mounted solar panels on residential and non-residential structures; requires exterior disconnection for solar panels.
Related Bill: S-507
A-2887 Chivukula, U.J. (D-17); McKeon, J.F. (D-27); Stender, L. (D-22)
Requires Energy Master Plan to include long-term capacity planning and infrastructure planning.
Related Bill: S-2758
A-2953 Wagner, C. (D-38); Eustace, T.J. (D-38)
Provides totally disabled persons with discount on fishing license fees.
Related Bill: S-2709
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S-507 Bucco, A.M. (R-25)
Requires identifying emblems on certain structures to notify firefighters of solar panels; requires exterior disconnection for solar panels.
Related Bill: A-266
S-2709 Pou, N. (D-35)
Provides totally disabled persons with discount on fishing license fees.
Related Bill: A-2953
S-2758 Whelan, J. (D-2)
Requires Energy Master Plan to include long-term capacity planning and infrastructure planning.
Related Bill: A-2887
SR-120 Beck, J. (R-11)
Urges federal and State officials to prevent construction of Port Ambrose liquefied natural gas facility off NJ coast.
For discussion only:
S-3075 Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Authorizes DEP to extend time for remedial investigation of certain contaminated sites prior to undertaking direct oversight.
Related Bill: A-4543
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