Bill > S2897

Introduced Session

The bill appropriates an additional $500,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to be provided as State Aid to the Township of Fairfield in Essex County for the dredging and restoration of the Passaic River. A portion of the Passaic River flows through the Township of Fairfield in Essex County. The bill requires the supplemental appropriation to be allocated to that municipality. The bill directs the municipality to file a plan with the commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, including such information as the commissioner may deem necessary. The bill further provides that: 1) The Township of Fairfield (Essex County) Passaic River Dredging and Restoration Project would include the dredging, restoration, cleaning, desnagging, and any other purpose or activity consistent with the Statewide general permit issued for the dredging and restoration of the Passaic River, and provided for in the municipality's plan submitted to the commissioner; and 2) the DEP would be required to waive any permit fee for any activity consistent with the Statewide general permit issued for the dredging and restoration of the Passaic River, and provided for in the municipality's plan submitted to the commissioner.

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Kristin Corrado (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee (on 03/04/2024)

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