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This bill, would authorize municipalities, the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and the Department of Transportation (DOT), to give priority consideration to permit applications for green building projects. The bill authorizes the governing body of a municipality to enact an ordinance requiring a municipal agency to provide priority consideration to permit applications for green building projects. In addition, the bill authorizes the DCA, DEP, and DOT to adopt rules and regulations to give priority consideration to permit applications for green building projects. Under the bill, a project would qualify as a "green building project" if the project has documented incorporation of site, water, energy, and resource efficiency measures and demonstrable practices to promote the health and well-being of the building occupants. The bill requires an application receiving priority consideration to include a letter from a licensed architect or engineer describing how the project qualifies as a green building project.

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Raj Mukherji (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee (on 01/09/2024)

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