Bill Text: NJ A3770 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires State entities to recycle certain materials and provide recycling bins in State buildings.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-11 - Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee [A3770 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2018-A3770-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 3770

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED APRIL 5, 2018

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  KEVIN J. ROONEY

District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)

Assemblywoman  NANCY J. PINKIN

District 18 (Middlesex)

Assemblyman  TIM EUSTACE

District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen McKeon and DeAngelo

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires State entities to recycle certain materials and provide recycling bins in State buildings.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee on March 11, 2019, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning recycling in State buildings and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes. 

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.  In addition to the requirements of any other law, rule, regulation, or order, within one year after the effective date of this act, each State entity shall:

     (1)  provide for the source separation and recycling of any recyclable aluminum, corrugated cardboard, glass, paper, or plastic waste generated at each building or facility owned, leased, or operated by the State entity;

     (2)  establish procedures for the collection and storage of any materials to be recycled pursuant to subsection a. of this section, and make necessary contractual arrangements for the collection, transportation, and recycling of those materials by individuals or entities licensed to do so; and 

     (3)  provide adequate recycling receptacles, signage, information, education, and staffing at each building or facility owned, leased, or operated by the State entity to ensure compliance with this section.  Receptacles shall be made available to both State employees and members of the public. 

     b.    Within 180 days after the effective date of this act, the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, shall prepare and distribute guidance to assist State entities in complying with the requirements of this section.

     c.    The Department of the Treasury ¹[and] , in consultation with¹ the Department of Environmental Protection ¹,¹ shall work with the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Legislature to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section by the Judicial and Legislative Branches of State Government, respectively. 

     d.    The Department of the Treasury ¹[shall]¹, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, ¹may¹ adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this act.

     e.    As used in this section, "State entity" means any branch, department, agency, or office of State government, including a State university or college, or an authority created by the State.   

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.