Nine pieces of energy and environmental legislation are up for discussion and votes today
in three Assembly committees meeting in Trenton.
in three Assembly committees meeting in Trenton.
Among them are proposals to provide tax credits for electric vehicle charging stations, extend certain development permits for an additional two years, tighten industrial pollution cleanup requirements, take a new look at the state’s Pollution Prevention Act, and expand the definition of “renewable energy.”
Here’s the lineup:
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
03/12/12 10:00 AM
Committee Room 11, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
A-566 Wagner, C. (D-38); Coughlin, C.J. (D-19);
Fuentes, A. (D-5)
Provides corporation business tax credit and gross
income tax credits
for purchase and installation of certain electric vehicle
charging stations.
income tax credits
for purchase and installation of certain electric vehicle
charging stations.
A-638 Rumpf, B.E. (R-9); Conaway, H. (D-7); Gove,
D.C. (R-9)
D.C. (R-9)
Establishes Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program in
DEP and appropriates
$200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand
Reduction Fund.
DEP and appropriates
$200,000 therefor from Drug Enforcement and Demand
Reduction Fund.
Related Bill: S-176
A-1338 Greenwald, L.D. (D-6); DeCroce, A. (R-26);
Green, J. (D-22)
Green, J. (D-22)
Extends expiration date of certain development permits until December 31, 2014,
rather than December 31, 2012, as
provided in current law.
rather than December 31, 2012, as
provided in current law.
Related Bill: S-743
A-2294 Greenwald, L.D. (D-6); Burzichelli, J.J.
(D-3); Riley, C.M. (D-3)
(D-3); Riley, C.M. (D-3)
Requires deposit of property tax refunds for certain
industrial sites under federal
or State orders for remediation with
Commissioner of Environmental Protection
to help ensure compliance.
industrial sites under federal
or State orders for remediation with
Commissioner of Environmental Protection
to help ensure compliance.
Related Bill: S-1460
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ASSEMBLY REGULATORY OVERSIGHT AND GAMING
03/12/12 12:00 Noon
Committee Room 14, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
A-1527 Burzichelli, J.J. (D-3); Quijano, A. (D-20)
Concerns Watershed Property Review Board in DEP.
Related Bill: S-525
A-1534 Burzichelli, J.J. (D-3); Quijano, A. (D-20)
Requires DEP to conduct analysis of “Pollution
Prevention Act.”
Prevention Act.”
A-2584 Ramos Jr., R.J. (D-33); Caputo, R.R. (D-28);
Amodeo, J.F. (R-2)
Amodeo, J.F. (R-2)
Requires DEP to allow for correction of technical and
administrative permit
application violations.
administrative permit
application violations.
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ASSEMBLY TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND UTILITIES
03/12/12 12:00 Noon
Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
A-1383 Chivukula, U.J. (D-17)
Expands
the definition of Class I renewable energy to include in-State biomass
and
other “alternative sustainable technologies” approved by the
state DEP.
the definition of Class I renewable energy to include in-State biomass
and
other “alternative sustainable technologies” approved by the
state DEP.
A-2314 Chivukula, U.J. (D-17); Benson, D.R. (D-14)
Requires State to use energy-efficient outdoor lighting
fixtures. The fixtures would
need to comply with design requirements intended to minimize light pollution by
directing the light where needed in facilities like parking lots.
fixtures. The fixtures would
need to comply with design requirements intended to minimize light pollution by
directing the light where needed in facilities like parking lots.
Related Bill: S-1422
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