STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator GERALD CARDINALE
District 39 (Bergen and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators A.R.Bucco and Weinberg
SYNOPSIS
Requires DEP to adopt regulations to allow cultivation of commercial shellfish species in certain coastal and inner harbor waters for research, educational, or restoration purposes.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning shellfish and supplementing Title 50 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, no later than September 24, 2016, the Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to allow, under conditions deemed appropriate by the department, the cultivation of commercial shellfish species for research, educational, or restoration purposes in coastal and inner harbor waters classified as contaminated.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt regulations no later than September 24, 2016 to allow the cultivation of commercial shellfish species under conditions deemed appropriate by the department, in coastal and inner harbor waters classified as contaminated, for research, educational, or restoration purposes.