NJ S3416

Prohibits the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection from implementing or adopting the NJPACT (Protecting Against Climate Threats) Rules, published August 5, 2024, until June 1, 2038, unless the Legislature passes a concurrent resolution authorizing adoption.

Limits state flood hazard area delineations to no more than one foot above FEMA's 100-year flood elevation for each watercourse, replacing the DEP's proposed five-foot "climate-adjusted flood elevation."

Requires the DEP to update all state flood hazard area delineations within three months of the bill's effective date, and within three months following any subsequent FEMA floodplain approval.

Mandates that any future DEP rules delineating flood hazard areas must first be submitted to the Legislature and approved by concurrent resolution before adoption.

Responds to concerns that the NJPACT rules would harm coastal communities and middle- to lower-income property owners by designating large portions of coastal areas as improper for development based on what sponsors characterize as outdated climate projections.