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NJ S169
NJ S169Appropriates $26,140,000 for dredging projects and dredged material disposal projects related to navigational waterways.
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Introduced
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
In Committee
01/11/2022
01/11/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024
01/08/2024
Introduced Session
2022-2023 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill appropriates $26,140,000 for the purposes of dredging, and properly disposing of the dredged materials from, certain navigational waterways, projects related to the disposal of dredged materials from such dredging projects, and the dredging of other waterways of navigational importance that are not designated as navigational waterways. The dredging projects of navigational waterways outside of the New York/New Jersey port region have gone unfunded for many years and the situation has reached a critical stage. A number of the projects on the list of navigational waterways in the bill are State priority projects that the State has been unable to fund from the "Port of New Jersey Revitalization, Dredging, Environmental Cleanup, Lake Restoration, and Delaware Bay Area Economic Development Bond Act of 1996," P.L.1996, c.70, because the remaining monies for this type of dredging have been committed to the Delaware River deepening project, another important and crucial navigational waterway dredging project. The projects funded by the $4,000,000 appropriation are of importance to residential and recreational boating.
AI Summary
This bill appropriates $26,140,000 for dredging projects and the proper disposal of dredged materials from navigational waterways in New Jersey. The funding aims to address the critical situation of unfunded dredging projects for important navigational waterways outside the New York/New Jersey port region, which have been deprioritized due to the commitment of resources to the Delaware River deepening project. Additionally, the bill allocates $4,000,000 for dredging projects related to recreational and residential boating in certain non-designated navigational waterways. The Department of Environmental Protection is directed to apply any unexpended funds towards dredging other navigational channels in the state.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee (on 01/11/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S169 |
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S0500/169_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/S0500/169_I1.PDF |
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