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NJ S84
Bill
Status
1/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Barnegat Bay Protection Fund as a non-lapsing fund in the Department of the Treasury dedicated to preservation and remediation of the Barnegat Bay estuary watershed in Ocean and Monmouth counties
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Dedicates 1% of sales tax collected on retail fertilizer sales to the fund, effective July 1 following enactment
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Creates "Protect Barnegat Bay" specialty license plates with a $50 initial fee plus $10 annual renewal fee, with proceeds deposited into the fund
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Authorizes voluntary donations to the fund at the time of personal watercraft/power vessel licensing, vessel registration or renewal, and beach badge/tag purchases at any New Jersey municipality
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Requires the State Treasurer and Commissioner of Environmental Protection to submit annual reports to the Legislature detailing fund revenues by source, expenditures, and projected uses
Legislative Description
Permits local governments to request civil service law enforcement examinations; increases training reimbursement for law enforcement positions; removes certain law enforcement appointees from civil service eligible list; allows county hiring preference for county police departments.
State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee
1/9/2024