Environmental and appropriations committees in the New Jersey Senate and Assembly are scheduled to handle 22 bills on Monday, March 20, dealing with clean energy, land conservation and other issues, while railroad plans to handle discharges from trains and agency priority reviews for green building projects are the topics of three floor votes in the Assembly.
Here’s the lineup:
SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
3/20/17 10:00 AM
Aide: (609) 847-3855
Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex
*Revised 3/16/17 – S-2400 has been added for consideration.
S-772 Smith, B. (D-17)
Requires electric public utilities to enter into
long-term contracts for certain forms of Class I renewable energy.
long-term contracts for certain forms of Class I renewable energy.
S-2400 Cruz-Perez, N. (D-5); Allen, D.B. (R-7)
Authorizes use of tracking dog to search for and
recover wild deer during prescribed hunting season.
recover wild deer during prescribed hunting season.
Related Bill: A-1616
S-3029 Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Establishes “Volkswagen Settlement Utilization
Fund for Motor Vehicle Emissions Reduction and Air Pollution Control”;
directs DEP to use moneys in fund to establish and implement certain air
pollution control programs.
Fund for Motor Vehicle Emissions Reduction and Air Pollution Control”;
directs DEP to use moneys in fund to establish and implement certain air
pollution control programs.
S-3059 Sweeney, S.M. (D-3); Smith, B. (D-17)
Requires State’s full participation in Regional
Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
S-3060 Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Requires municipalities, public utilities, and State to
use LED technology in certain street lights.
use LED technology in certain street lights.
S-3061 Bateman, C. (R-16); Smith, B. (D-17)
Requires BPU to conduct study concerning zero emission
credits.
credits.
S-3062 Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Allows 50 percent credit against societal benefits
charge to electric or gas public utility customers who install and maintain
publicly available zero emission vehicle charging stations.
charge to electric or gas public utility customers who install and maintain
publicly available zero emission vehicle charging stations.
S-3063 Greenstein, L.R. (D-14); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Allows 50 percent credit against societal benefits
charge to local governments that utilize traffic signals that use light
emitting diode technology.
charge to local governments that utilize traffic signals that use light
emitting diode technology.
S-3064 Smith, B. (D-17); Thompson, S.D. (R-12)
Requires BPU to conduct energy storage analysis.
S-3065 Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Provides gross income tax credit for costs to purchase
and install smart thermostats.
and install smart thermostats.
S-3066 Sarlo, P.A. (D-36); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Requires installation of smart thermostats in all new
residential construction.
residential construction.
SR-96 Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Urges Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to impose
cost caps on electric transmission projects.
cost caps on electric transmission projects.
SR-110 Smith, B. (D-17); Greenstein, L.R. (D-14)
Urges BPU to adopt goal to equip 500,000 homes with
energy-saving smart thermostats by 2023.
energy-saving smart thermostats by 2023.
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ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
3/20/17 10:00 AM
Aide: (609) 847-3835
Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex
Time changed to 10 a.m.
A-4580 Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3); Burzichelli, J.J.
(D-3); Quijano, A. (D-20)
(D-3); Quijano, A. (D-20)
Appropriates $2,900,000 from “2009 Farmland
Preservation Fund” for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for
farmland preservation purposes.
Preservation Fund” for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for
farmland preservation purposes.
Related Bill: S-2989
A-4581 Houghtaling, E. (D-11); Andrzejczak, B.
(D-1); Singleton, T. (D-7); Downey, J. (D-11)
(D-1); Singleton, T. (D-7); Downey, J. (D-11)
Appropriates $22,385,743 to State Agriculture
Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.
Related Bill: S-2987
A-4582 Andrzejczak, B. (D-1); Mazzeo, V. (D-2);
Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3); Zwicker, A. (D-16)
Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3); Zwicker, A. (D-16)
Appropriates $32.5 million from constitutionally
dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county
planning incentive grants.
dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county
planning incentive grants.
Related Bill: S-2990
A-4583 Zwicker, A. (D-16); Conaway, H. (D-7); Land,
R.B. (D-1); Downey, J. (D-11)
R.B. (D-1); Downey, J. (D-11)
Appropriates $2,988,859 from 2009 Historic Preservation
Fund and constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to provide capital
preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects. Related Bill: S-2991
Fund and constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to provide capital
preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects. Related Bill: S-2991
A-4584 Zwicker, A. (D-16); Taliaferro, A.J. (D-3);
Burzichelli, J.J. (D-3)
Burzichelli, J.J. (D-3)
Appropriates $7,500,000 from constitutionally dedicated
CBT revenues for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland
preservation purposes.
CBT revenues for planning incentive grants to municipalities for farmland
preservation purposes.
Related Bill: S-2988
A-4597 Zwicker, A. (D-16); Singleton, T. (D-7);
Muoio, E.M. (D-15)
Muoio, E.M. (D-15)
Appropriates $59,532,000 from constitutionally
dedicated CBT revenues for State acquisition of lands for recreation and
conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and capital and park
development projects.
dedicated CBT revenues for State acquisition of lands for recreation and
conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and capital and park
development projects.
Related Bill: S-2997
S-2997 Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Appropriates $59,532,000 from constitutionally
dedicated CBT revenues for State acquisition of lands for recreation and
conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and capital and park
development projects.
dedicated CBT revenues for State acquisition of lands for recreation and
conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects, and capital and park
development projects.
Related Bill: A-4597
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ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE
03/20/17 2:00 PM
Aide: (609) 847-3855
Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex
A-4092 Eustace, T. (D-38)
Provides for protection of public’s rights under public
trust doctrine.
trust doctrine.
Related Bill: S-2490
A-4569 Eustace, T. (D-38); Diegnan, P.J. (D-18);
McKeon, J.F. (D-27); Vainieri Huttle, V. (D-37); Benson, D.R. (D-14)
McKeon, J.F. (D-27); Vainieri Huttle, V. (D-37); Benson, D.R. (D-14)
The “Water Quality Accountability Act”;
imposes certain testing, reporting, management, and infrastructure investment
requirements on water purveyors.
imposes certain testing, reporting, management, and infrastructure investment
requirements on water purveyors.
Related Bill: S-2834
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ASSEMBLY VOTING SESSION
3/23/17 1:00 PM
Assembly Chambers
Voting Session:
A-2081 Mukherji, R. (D-33); Pintor Marin, E. (D-29);
Muoio, E.M. (D-15); Holley, J.C. (D-20)
Muoio, E.M. (D-15); Holley, J.C. (D-20)
Provides for priority consideration, by DCA, DEP, DOT,
and municipalities, of permit applications for green building projects.
and municipalities, of permit applications for green building projects.
A-2463 Eustace, T. (D-38); Vainieri Huttle, V.
(D-37); Caride, M. (D-36); Muoio, E.M. (D-15); Lagana, J.A. (D-38); Lampitt,
P.R. (D-6); Mukherji, R. (D-33)
(D-37); Caride, M. (D-36); Muoio, E.M. (D-15); Lagana, J.A. (D-38); Lampitt,
P.R. (D-6); Mukherji, R. (D-33)
Requires owner or operator of certain trains to have
discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain
hazardous materials by rail; requires NJ DOT to request bridge inspection
reports from US DOT.
discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain
hazardous materials by rail; requires NJ DOT to request bridge inspection
reports from US DOT.
Related Bill: S-806
S-806 Weinberg, L. (D-37); Gordon, R.M. (D-38)
Requires owner or operator of certain trains to have
discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain
hazardous materials by rail; requires NJ DOT to request bridge inspection
reports from US DOT.
discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain
hazardous materials by rail; requires NJ DOT to request bridge inspection
reports from US DOT.
Related Bill: A-2463
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