Bills to boost New Jersey’s farm-to-school program dominate the agenda of the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee at 2 p.m. today. A likely more controversial measure, involving licenses for the taking of Menhaden, shares the agenda.
Meeting at the same time one floor below, members of the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee will again take up the issue of requiring state buildings to be topped with green or blue roofs. Bills involving utility boil-water notices and DEP Superfund site recommendations also are up for discussions and votes.
Here’s the lineup.
ASSEMBLY AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Committee Room 15, 4th Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
A-156 Space, P. (R-24); McHose, A.L. (R-24); Andrzejczak, B. (D-1)
Requires Department of Agriculture to post on its website certain information regarding State’s farm to school program.
A-2641 Space, P. (R-24); Andrzejczak, B. (D-1); Dancer, R.S. (R-12)
Provides for voluntary contributions by taxpayers on gross income tax returns to support farm to school and school gardens programs.
A-2642 Andrzejczak, B. (D-1); Riley, C.M. (D-3); Space, P. (R-24)
Allows contributions to NJ "Farm to School" program.
A-2643 Space, P. (R-24); Riley, C.M. (D-3); Dancer, R.S. (R-12)
Establishes "Best in New Jersey ‘Farm to School’ Awards Program" to annually recognize the best farm to school programs implemented by a school or school district.
A-2684 Andrzejczak, B. (D-1)
Establishes Menhaden Personal Use and Limited Sale License and permits use of certain gear for taking of menhaden.
AJR-56 Andrzejczak, B. (D-1); Dancer, R.S. (R-12); Riley, C.M. (D-3)
Designates Wednesday of "Jersey Fresh Farm to School Week" as "School Garden Day in NJ."
______________________________________________________________ ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE
______________________________________________________________ ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE
Committee Room 9, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ
A-1348 Stender, L. (D-22); McKeon, J.F. (D-27); Quijano, A. (D-20)
Requires boil water notices to be provided by certain public water systems via telephone, email or text message.
Related Bill: S-1121
A-2305 DeAngelo, W.P. (D-14)
Requires adoption of certain rules and regulations by DCA and DEP concerning blue roofs and green roofs.
A-2307 DeAngelo, W.P. (D-14)
Requires NJ Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program to give additional weight in ranking system to projects including green or blue roofs.
A-2340 Greenwald, L.D. (D-6); Spencer, L.G. (D-29)
Requires report and public hearing prior to DEP recommendation of site for inclusion on Superfund list.
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