SENATE COMMUNITY AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 321

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  OCTOBER 8, 2020

      The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 321.

      This bill would require developers of residential property that are provided financial incentives or other benefits from a municipality to determine whether water service lines to the property contain lead and to replace any lead service lines as a condition of receiving the benefit.  If a property is subject to the bill’s provisions, the developer of the property would be required to submit to the construction code enforcing agency proof that either an independent professional has determined that the water service line is not a lead service line, or that the lead service line has been replaced.  If the developer fails to do so, the bill would prohibit a construction code enforcing agency from issuing a certificate of occupancy for the property.

      This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2020-2021 session pending technical review.  As reported, the bill includes the changes required by technical review, which has been performed.