SENATE, No. 2275
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 20, 2010
Sponsored by:
Senator BOB SMITH
District 17 (Middlesex and Somerset)
Senator CHRISTOPHER "KIP" BATEMAN
District 16 (Morris and Somerset)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Gordon
SYNOPSIS
Requires DOT to study stormwater basins in Barnegat Bay watershed; requires DOT and NJ Turnpike Authority to include repairs of stormwater basins in capital project plans.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee on November 15, 2010, with amendments.
An Act 1[directing the Department of Transportation to study State-owned] concerning the study and repair of certain1 stormwater basins in the Barnegat Bay watershed 1, and supplementing P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-1 et seq.) and P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-1 et seq.)1 .
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Department of Transportation 1, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury,1 shall conduct a study of all 1[State-owned]1 stormwater basins 1owned by the State, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, or the New Jersey Turnpike Authority1 in the Barnegat Bay watershed.
The study shall identify those 1[State-owned]1 stormwater basins 1owned by the State, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, or the New Jersey Turnpike Authority1 in the Barnegat Bay watershed that are malfunctioning and determine the order in which the stormwater basins should be repaired based on the need for maintenance or restoration. The study shall also estimate the cost to repair each stormwater basin individually.
2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the Department of Transportation shall prepare and submit a final report of the study conducted pursuant to section 1 of this act, including the department’s findings and any recommendations, to the Governor, to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), and to the chairperson and members of the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee and the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, or their successor committees. Copies of this report shall also be provided to the public upon request and free of charge, and the report shall be posted on the Internet website of the Department of Transportation.
13. The Department of Transportation shall include, annually as part of its "Annual Transportation Capital Program" submitted pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-22), projects for the repair of malfunctioning stormwater basins owned by the State or the New Jersey Transit Corporation in the Barnegat Bay watershed based upon the priority order identified in the study prepared pursuant to section 1 of P.L. , c. (pending before the Legislature as this bill).1
14. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall include, annually as part of its Capital Project and Investment Plan submitted pursuant to subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.1970, c.184 (C.27:23-3.2), projects for the repair of malfunctioning authority-owned stormwater basins in the Barnegat Bay watershed based upon the priority order identified in the study prepared pursuant to section 1 of P.L. , c. (pending before the Legislature as this bill).1
1[3.] 5.1 This act shall take effect immediately 1, and sections 1 and 21 shall expire on the 30th day after the Department of Transportation submits its report as prescribed in section 1[1] 21 of this act.