NJ S2346

Establishes a three-year Code Red alert pilot program requiring participating counties to declare alerts when the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory or reports an Air Quality Index of 151 or higher

Limits participation to the five New Jersey counties with the highest documented homeless populations based on the most recent Annual Point in Time Count, with each receiving a $500,000 grant from the Department of Community Affairs

Defines "at-risk individuals" as people living outdoors, on streets, in parks, or in poorly insulated settings who face weather-related exposure and possible death

Requires participating counties to develop Code Red alert plans that include operating cooling centers, coordinating transportation, conducting outreach to vulnerable populations, and reporting cooling center locations to the Department of Environmental Protection's Heat Hub NJ resource

Appropriates $2.5 million from the General Fund to the Department of Community Affairs to implement the pilot program, with the program expiring three years after enactment