Sponsored by:
Senator ROBERT M. GORDON
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
Senator JOSEPH M. KYRILLOS, JR.
District 13 (Monmouth)
Assemblyman CHARLES MAINOR
District 31 (Hudson)
Assemblyman RUBEN J. RAMOS, JR.
District 33 (Hudson)
Assemblyman CRAIG J. COUGHLIN
District 19 (Middlesex)
Assemblyman ALBERT COUTINHO
District 29 (Essex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Madden and Assemblyman Chivukula
SYNOPSIS
Approves FY 2013 Financial Plan of NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Concurrent Resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Plan of the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust.
Whereas, The New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust, a State financing authority established pursuant to P.L.1985, c.334 (C.58:11B‑1 et seq.), is authorized to make loans to, and to guarantee debt incurred by, eligible program participants for the construction of environmental infrastructure projects, including clean water, drinking water, stormwater management and nonpoint source pollution projects; and
Whereas, The New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust is required, pursuant to sections 21 and 22 of P.L.1985, c.334 (C.58:11B-21 and C.58:11B-22), to submit to the Legislature a financial plan designed to implement the financing of the clean water, stormwater management and nonpoint source pollution projects on the project priority list developed by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection and approved by the Legislature for funding during the forthcoming State Fiscal Year; and
Whereas, The New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust is further required, pursuant to sections 25 and 26 of P.L.1997, c.224 (C.58:11B-21.1 and C.58:11B-22.1), to submit to the Legislature a financial plan designed to implement the financing of the drinking water supply projects on the project priority list developed by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection and approved by the Legislature for funding during the forthcoming State Fiscal Year; and
Whereas, The New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust is authorized, pursuant to section 27 of P.L.1997, c.224 (C.58:11B-22.2), to submit to the Legislature a consolidated financial plan designed to implement the financing of the clean water projects on the project priority list approved pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1985, c.334 (C.58:11B-20), and the drinking water projects on the project priority list approved pursuant to section 24 of P.L.1997, c.224 (C.58:11B-20.1), and approved by the Legislature for funding during the forthcoming State Fiscal Year; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey (the General Assembly concurring):
1. The Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Plan of the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust, submitted to the President of the Senate on or before May 15, 2012 in accordance with the requirements of sections 21 and 22 of P.L.1985, c.334 (C.58:11B-21 and C.58:11B-22) and sections 25 through 27 of P.L.1997, c.224 (C.58:11B-21.1, C.58:11B-22.1, and C.58:11B-22.2), is hereby approved.
STATEMENT
The passage of a concurrent resolution by each House is the means for the Legislature's approval of the Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Plan of the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust. The consolidated Financial Plan was submitted to the President of the Senate on or before May 15, 2012 as required by law to implement financing of clean water and drinking water projects on the priority lists developed by the Department of Environmental Protection.