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NJ S3457

NJ S3457
Appropriates $450,000 for Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program.


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Introduced
02/07/2019
In Committee
01/06/2020
Crossed Over
12/16/2019
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020

Introduced Session

2018-2019 Regular Session

Bill Summary

The bill appropriates $450,000 to the Department of Environmental Protection to fund the cost of implementing the Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program. The money would be appropriated from the "Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund," a statutory account established to receive fines and penalties from convicted drug offenders that are used to support State-authorized drug and alcohol abuse abatement programs. The bill encourages the Legislature to appropriate sufficient funding annually from the "Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund" or any other appropriate source to maintain the operation of the program in future years.

AI Summary

This bill appropriates $450,000 from the "Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund" to the Department of Environmental Protection to fund the Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program, which aims to address drug and alcohol abuse through outdoor recreational activities. The bill encourages the legislature to provide sufficient annual funding from the "Drug Enforcement and Demand Reduction Fund" or other appropriate sources to maintain the program's operation in the future.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Budget and Finance

Sponsors (8)

Last Action

Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee (on 01/06/2020)

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