SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 4063

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  NOVEMBER 8, 2021

      The Senate Transportation Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 4063.

      As reported, this bill amends a provision of the Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations act (P.L.2021, c.133) (the act).  General provision 75 of the act overrides current law for State Fiscal Year 2022 to prohibit the payment of certain compensation or benefits to members of various State commissions, boards, and committees, including the New Jersey Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission.

     The bill amends this provision of the act, allowing statutory law to take effect, which requires the payment of $28,000 in annual compensation to each commissioner of the New Jersey Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, as provided for by current law (R.S.12:8-4).  Existing law requires that each commissioner be enrolled in the Public Employees’ Retirement System and be eligible to participate in the State Health Benefits Program for that same period.  Current law (R.S.12:8-1) provides that each commissioner is eligible for service credit in the retirement system and for health care benefits coverage in the program.  This bill will allow each of those provisions of existing law to resume their effect for Fiscal Year 2022.