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NJ S1901
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Carmen Amato
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AI Summary
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County boards of commissioners may authorize their mosquito extermination commissions to conduct greenhead fly reduction programs in areas where the flies have become a nuisance or pest problem
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Programs must use greenhead fly box traps developed by Rutgers, the State University, including their manufacture, placement, and maintenance
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Appropriates $50,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection for grants to affected counties to fund these extermination programs
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Targets greenhead flies whose larvae develop in coastal marshes and become abundant from June to September, with peak numbers in July
Legislative Description
Authorizes counties to reduce greenhead fly populations; appropriates $50,000.
2nd Reading in the Senate
Last Action
Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
11/10/2025