S 2840 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Directs DEP to lift conservation restrictions imposed as condition of CAFRA permit under certain conditions.

This bill directs New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to lift conservation restrictions imposed on land as a condition of a Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA) permit. These restrictions can only be lifted if the land is needed for expanding an existing school for special needs children. The DEP must also require a new conservation restriction of at least double the size to be placed on another parcel within 20 miles of the original property before lifting the restriction.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
General Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2024 Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (71-0-0)
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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