Prohibits for 10 years applicability of new State and local rules and regulations to certain manufacturing facilities.

This bill (S 1692) would impose a 10-year moratorium on new or amended state and local rules/regulations applying to manufacturing facilities in New Jersey. It directly affects existing manufacturing facilities operating when the bill passes, as well as facilities starting operations after the bill becomes law. The moratorium applies unless federal law requires it, but facilities can voluntarily waive the exemption for specific rules on a case-by-case basis. The Department of Labor will establish eligibility criteria and application procedures for the exemption, though the bill is still pending and not yet law.