Bill > A3196

Introduced Session

This bill would exempt the construction, expansion, or renovation of a building or structure owned and used for the purposes of municipal government or a volunteer fire department from the "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act." Specifically, the bill amends the "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act" to add a new exemption for the construction, expansion, or renovation of a building or structure owned by a municipality and used for the purposes of municipal government or a building or structure used for the purposes of a volunteer fire department. These activities would be exempt from the provisions of the "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act," the regional master plan, any rules or regulations adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant thereto, or any amendments to a master plan, development regulations, or other regulations adopted by a local government unit to specifically conform them with the regional master plan.

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Jay Webber (R)*,  Vicky Flynn (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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