STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman JOE HOWARTH
District 8 (Atlantic, Burlington and Camden)
SYNOPSIS
Requires use of pervious concrete by State agencies under certain circumstances.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act requiring the use of pervious concrete in certain circumstances, 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. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any State agency shall use pervious concrete whenever appropriate and the cost of using such material is comparable with the cost of using ready mix concrete, bituminous concrete or any other type of concrete used regularly by the State agency as a surface material for the construction or development of any project including, but not limited to, an access road, pathway, roadway or parking lot, or any combination thereof.
b. As used in this act, “pervious concrete” means a type of concrete that decreases the total amount of runoff leaving a site, promotes infiltration of runoff into the ground, reduces the amount of pollutants carried to a storm drain or waterway, provides for storm water management, and aids with reducing peak runoff velocity and volume, in accordance with criteria to be established by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to subsection c. of this section.
c. The Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt, pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), criteria for pervious concrete which shall include, but need not be limited to, soil infiltration rates and design specifications.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would require any State agency to use pervious concrete whenever appropriate and the cost of using such material is comparable with the cost of using ready mix concrete, bituminous concrete or any other type of concrete used regularly by the State agency as a surface material for the construction or development of any project including, but not limited to, an access road, pathway, roadway or parking lot, or any combination thereof.
The bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to adopt criteria for pervious concrete which would include, but not be limited to, soil infiltration rates and design specifications.
The bill defines “pervious concrete” to mean a type of concrete that decreases the total amount of runoff leaving a site, promotes infiltration of runoff into the ground, reduces the amount of pollutants carried to a storm drain or waterway, provides for storm water management, and aids with reducing peak runoff velocity and volume, in accordance with criteria to be established by the DEP.