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NJ A1709

NJ A1709
Appropriates $450,000 for Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs Program.


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Introduced
01/14/2020
In Committee
01/14/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022

Introduced Session

2020-2021 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 deter drug use among youth through fishing-related activities. 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.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture Committee (on 01/14/2020)

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