STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman CONNIE WAGNER
District 38 (Bergen)
Assemblywoman VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE
District 37 (Bergen)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits issuance of DEP permits or approvals for activities associated with offshore drilling for oil or natural gas.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning offshore drilling for oil or natural gas, and supplementing Title 13 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall not issue a permit or any other form of approval pursuant to the "Coastal Area Facility Review Act," P.L.1973, c.185 (C.13:19-1 et seq.), R.S.12:5-3, or the federal "Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972," 16 U.S.C. s.1451 et seq., or any other permit or form of approval required pursuant to State or federal law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, for a development, facility or activity associated with offshore drilling for oil or natural gas.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would prohibit the Commissioner of Environmental Protection from issuing any permit or other form of approval pursuant to State or federal law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, for a development, facility or activity associated with offshore drilling for oil or natural gas.