The Assembly Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources will meet remotely on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at 10:30 AM.

The following bill(s) will be considered:

A-5796
Armato/Mejia/Mosquera
Requires water purveyors and owners of public wastewater collection or treatment systems to consider climate change-related issues in asset management planning.

A-5797
Zwicker/Swain/Carter
Requires State and county hazard mitigation plans to include climate change-related threat assessments and hazard prevention and mitigation strategies.

A-5798
Taliaferro/Tully/Downey
Requires DEP to consider potential impacts to natural resources when classifying dams according to hazard potential.

A-5799
Houghtaling/Armato/Spearman
Requires DEP to prepare a report on confined aquifers.

A-5826
Freiman/Benson
Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to guarantee local government bonds or provide other assistance for certain local redevelopment projects

Due to the public health emergency, the State House Annex remains closed to visitors. The public may not attend the Committee meeting in person but may view and participate in the meeting via the New Jersey Legislature home page at https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/.

The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone and video. If you are interested in registering your position with the Committee, please fill out the Registration Form located on the New Jersey Legislature Home Page under the applicable Committee heading.

For those individuals who wish to testify, please check the box “Do you wish to testify?” on the Registration Form. Instructions for testifying before the Committee will be forwarded to you after you submit your Registration Form. The form must be submitted by 3:00 PM on June 8, 2021.

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