STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JAY WEBBER
District 26 (Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Assemblyman TROY SINGLETON
District 7 (Burlington)
SYNOPSIS
Requires Commissioner of Community Affairs to compile and annually update list of all unfunded State and federal mandates on municipalities and counties.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly State and Local Government Committee with technical review.
An Act requiring the Commissioner of Community Affairs to compile and maintain a list of unfunded mandates of the State and federal governments on municipalities and counties and supplementing chapter 27D of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Commissioner of Community Affairs, not later than the first day of the seventh month next following the enactment of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) shall compile and post on the web page of the Department of Community Affairs a list of all ongoing mandates required by the State and by the federal government on municipalities and counties for which funding to pay the entire cost thereof has not been provided by the State or by the federal government, as appropriate. The list shall also contain a good faith estimate of the cost to counties or municipalities, as appropriate, of compliance with the mandate.
b. The commissioner shall annually update and post on the department's web page not later than July 1 of each calendar year the list required pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.