On Tuesday, we published a list of energy and environmental bills that were scheduled to be voted on today (12/18) at the final 2014 voting sessions of the New Jersey Senate and Assembly.
Since then, as often is customary before a recess, leadership in both houses were pressured into adding more than a dozen additional pieces of legislation in each house to the scores of bills already already listed for a vote. It’s going to be a long day.
Below are the energy and environmental bills expected to be called in each house. Lawmakers will return in mid January for the second half of their two-year 216th Session.
ASSEMBLY
12/18/14 1 PM
A-3058 McKeon, J.F. (D-27); McHose, A.L. (R-24);
Space, P. (R-24); Moriarty, P.D. (D-4)
Extends for five years expiration date of special
appraisal process for Green Acres program and farmland preservation program for
lands in Highlands Region; makes change to special appraisal process for
certain farmers.
Related Bill: S-1050
Prohibits sale or planting of certain invasive plant
species.
Regulates planting and sale of running bamboo.
A-3815 Green, J. (D-22); Burzichelli, J.J. (D-3);
Singleton, T. (D-7); Johnson, G.M. (D-37); Diegnan, P.J. (D-18); Moriarty, P.D.
(D-4); Rible, D.P. (R-30); Dancer, R.S. (R-12)
Extends for one year expiration date of certain permits
pursuant to “Permit Extension Act of 2008.”
Related Bill: S-2551
A-3969 Prieto, V. (D-32); Schaer, G.S. (D-36);
Caride, M. (D-36); Eustace, T.J. (D-38)
“Hackensack Meadowlands Agency Consolidation
Act”; “Hackensack Meadowlands Transportation Planning District Act of
2014”; “New Jersey Meadowlands Tax Relief Act.”
Related Bill: S-2647
AR-191 Stender, L. (D-22); McKeon, J.F. (D-27);
Jasey, M.M. (D-27); Bramnick, J.M.
(R-21)
Opposes Pilgrim Pipeline project in NJ.
Related Bill: SR-106
S-1050 Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Extends for five years expiration date of special
appraisal process for Green Acres program and farmland preservation program for
lands in Highlands Region; makes change to special appraisal process for
certain farmers.
Related Bill: A-3058
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SENATE
12/18/14 2:00 PM
A-965 Singleton, T. (D-7); Sumter, S.E. (D-35);
Simon, D.M. (R-16); Lagana, J.A. (D-38); Schaer, G.S. (D-36); Watson Coleman,
B. (D-15); Garcia, C.G. (D-33)
Makes construction work on public utilities subject to
“The Public Works Contractor Registration Act.” Related Bill: S-1945
A-3628 Greenwald, L.D. (D-6); Kean, S.T. (R-30)
“Water Infrastructure Protection Act.”
Related Bill: S-2412
Establishes New Jersey Eco-Ag Tourism Council.
S-2234 Thompson, S.D. (R-12); Van Drew, J. (D-1)
Abolishes Landscape Irrigation Contractors Examining
Board in the Department of Environmental Protection and transfers regulation of
landscape irrigation contractors to Department of Community Affairs.
Related Bill: A-3397
S-2412 Sarlo, P.A. (D-36); Kyrillos, J.M. (R-13)
“Water Infrastructure Protection Act.”
Related Bill: A-3628
S-2420 Smith, B. (D-17); Bateman, C. (R-16)
Increases electric power net metering capacity
threshold to 4 percent of total annual kilowatt-hours sold in the State.
S-2551 Sarlo, P.A. (D-36); Kyrillos, J.M. (R-13)
Extends for one year expiration date of certain permits
pursuant to “Permit Extension Act
of 2008.”
Related Bill: A-3815
“Hackensack Meadowlands Agency Consolidation
Act”; “Hackensack Meadowlands Transportation Planning District Act of
2014”; “New Jersey Meadowlands Tax Relief Act.”
Related Bill: A-3969
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