NJ A6250

Establishes the "Legionnaires' Disease Prevention Grant Program" in the Department of Environmental Protection to provide grants for demolishing or renovating buildings with compromised or aging water systems, reimbursing the lesser of 50% of costs or $5,000 per project

Creates the "Legionnaires' Disease Prevention Fund" as a nonlapsing fund, with $5 million appropriated from the General Fund to support the grant program

Eligible buildings must have compromised water systems and meet architectural criteria such as historically significant design pre-dating 1910, classical State architecture characteristics, or compliance with federal Executive Order 13967 of 2020

Grant awards will be distributed equitably across northern, central, and southern regions of New Jersey, with priority given to factors including regional Legionnaires' disease risk, number of building occupants, environmental justice policies, and affordable housing needs

Eliminates existing minimum disinfectant residual requirements (0.3 mg/L free chlorine or 1.0 mg/L monochloramine) for public community water systems, while retaining requirements for distribution system maintenance plans and best management practices