Bill Text: NJ A4374 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Concerns construction of crematories.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-12-05 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Regulated Professions Committee [A4374 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2016-A4374-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ERIC HOUGHTALING
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblywoman JOANN DOWNEY
District 11 (Monmouth)
SYNOPSIS
Concerns construction of crematories.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning crematories and amending P.L.2011, c.230.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 4 of P.L.2011, c.230 (C.45:27-39) is amended to read as follows:
4. In addition to any other statutory or regulatory requirements concerning the construction of a crematory, no crematory shall be constructed without prior approval of the municipality in which the crematory will be located and the board. An applicant for construction of a crematory shall file a written application on the form prescribed by the board. The board may assess a reasonable application fee, which shall accompany the application. As soon as practicable after an application for the construction of a crematory has been filed with the board, the board shall notify the governing body of the appropriate municipality and the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services of the application. The board shall not approve any application for the construction of a crematory unless it has received the express written approval of the governing body of the municipality in which the crematory will be located. The board may adopt additional regulations concerning the construction or operation of a crematory as the board deems appropriate and consistent with P.L.2003, c.261 (C.45:27-1 et seq.).
(cf: P.L.2011, c.230, s.4)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits a crematory from being built without prior approval from the governing body of the municipality in which the crematory will be located and the New Jersey Cemetery Board. Current law does not expressly provide that the construction of a crematory requires approval of the municipality. This bill requires approval from both the municipality in which the crematory will be located, as well as the board.
The bill provides that as soon as practicable after an application for the construction of a crematory is filed with the board, the board must notify the governing body of the appropriate municipality. The bill prohibits the board from approving an application for the construction of a crematory unless it has received the express written approval of the governing body of the municipality in which the crematory will be located.
