Bill Text: NJ A2531 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires DEP to notify municipality of environmental violations by a local entity.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-16 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee [A2531 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A2531-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman HERB CONAWAY, JR.
District 7 (Burlington and Camden)
Assemblyman JACK CONNERS
District 7 (Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Requires DEP to notify municipality of environmental violations by a local entity.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning municipal notification of environmental violations and supplementing Title 13 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the Department of Environmental Protection shall notify the governing body of a municipality if a person within that municipality is: (1) in violation of, or noncompliant under, any federal or State environmental law, rule, or regulation; and (2) a lawsuit has been filed in a State or federal court by the Department of Environmental Protection or the United States Environmental Protection Agency against a person for such activities.
b. Upon the filing of a lawsuit by the Department of Environmental Protection or the United States Environmental Protection Agency in a State or federal court, the department shall provide written notice, within 10 business days, to the municipality concerning the environmental and health risks associated with such a violation. If a lawsuit is settled, the department shall notify the municipality of any proposed consent decree or public comment period.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to notify a municipality if a person in that municipality is: (1) in violation of, or noncompliant under, any federal or State environmental law, rule, or regulation, and (2) a lawsuit has been filed by the DEP or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against a person for such activities.
Upon the filing of a lawsuit in a State or federal court, the DEP would provide written notice, within 10 business days, to the municipality concerning the environmental and health risks associated with such a violation. If a lawsuit is settled, the DEP would notify the municipality of any proposed consent decree or public comment period.
