NJ S1748

Local government entities acquiring property through bankruptcy, tax delinquency, abandonment, escheat, eminent domain, condemnation, or other involuntary means would be exempt from annual remediation fees imposed by the Department of Environmental Protection

The exemption also applies to local governments that acquire contaminated property for redevelopment purposes and are already exempt from joint and several liability under the Spill Compensation and Control Act

Remediation fee exemptions only apply to discharges that occurred or began before the government entity took ownership of the property

Amends requirements under both the Site Remediation Reform Act and the Brownfield and Contaminated Site Remediation Act

Pre-filed for introduction in New Jersey's 2026 legislative session, sponsored by Senator Parker Space (District 24 - Morris, Sussex, and Warren counties)