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NJ A2782
NJ A2782Appropriates $26,140,000 for dredging projects and dredged material disposal projects related to navigational waterways.
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Introduced
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026-2027 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 has 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 a total of $26,140,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection for dredging projects and the disposal of dredged materials, addressing a critical need for maintaining and improving navigational waterways across the state. Specifically, $22,140,000 is allocated for designated navigational waterways and related disposal sites, including projects like Double Creek and Highbar Harbor Channel, Smiths Creek, and Waackaack Creek, as well as a Federal/State ICW Study and the stabilization of the Rumson Dredge Spoils Disposal Site. An additional $4,000,000 is designated for dredging waterways important for recreational and residential boating that are not officially classified as navigational waterways, such as Hancy's Pond and Manahawkin Creek. The bill also allows any unspent funds from these appropriations to be used for other navigational channel dredging projects within the state, and it takes effect immediately.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee (on 01/13/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A2782 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A3000/2782_I1.HTM |
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