Makes $500,000 supplemental appropriation from General Fund to DEP for dredging and restoration of Peckman River.
This bill appropriates $500,000 from the General Fund to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for dredging and restoration work on the Peckman River. The funds will be allocated to the Townships of Cedar Grove, Little Falls, and Verona, and the Borough of Woodland Park, based on a joint application process established by the DEP Commissioner. Key provisions include requiring municipalities to submit a joint plan detailing dredging, cleaning, and restoration activities consistent with an existing statewide permit, and waiving DEP permit fees for these specific projects. The funding directly supports local efforts to maintain the Peckman River, a tributary of the Passaic River flowing through Essex and Passaic counties.
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Introduction
Mar 2024
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Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2024
Last action Oct 10, 2024
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MINOR
The bill was amended to shift the $500,000 Peckman River Dredging and Restoration Project appropriation from fiscal year 2024 (P.L.2023, c.74) to fiscal year 2025 (P.L.2024, c.221). The legislative statement section was removed from the bill text, and the project allocation details were reorganized in formatting but remain substantively unchanged.
FISCAL
The appropriation was moved from a supplement to the FY2024 annual appropriations act (P.L.2023, c.74) to a supplement to the FY2025 annual appropriations act (P.L.2024, c.221), effectively delaying the funding by one fiscal year.
TECHNICAL
The legislative statement section (a plain-language summary of the bill for legislators) was removed from the text.
The Peckman River project allocation language was restructured from being embedded within Section 1 to appearing as standalone text between the appropriation line and the effective date provision, with no substantive policy change.
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Oct 10, 2024
Committee
Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Oct 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Kristin Corrado
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