Bill Text: NJ S316 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requires Dept. of Agriculture and DEP to work with US Army Corps of Engineers to establish joint permit application process for aquaculture projects.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-10-20 - Substituted by A793 [S316 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2016-S316-Amended.html
SENATE, No. 316
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JEFF VAN DREW
District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)
Senator CHRISTOPHER J. CONNORS
District 9 (Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Cruz-Perez
SYNOPSIS
Requires Dept. of Agriculture and DEP to work with US Army Corps of Engineers to establish joint permit application process for aquaculture projects.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Economic Growth Committee on September 12, 2016, with amendments.
An Act concerning State and federal permits for aquaculture projects, and supplementing P.L.1997, c.236 (C.4:27-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall seek to establish with the United States Army Corps of Engineers a joint application process for aquaculture projects that require both State and federal permits, licenses, or approvals to 1[facilitate] consider requests for1 approvals for aquaculture projects in the State. Each year for the first three years after the date of enactment of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare and submit, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature a report on the progress made toward establishing and implementing this cooperative effort.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
