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NJ S3574
Bill
Status
2/19/2026
Primary Sponsor
Linda Greenstein
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AI Summary
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Creates the "Municipal Landfill Upgrading and Infrastructure Improvement Grant Program" within the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to fund infrastructure improvements at municipally owned sanitary landfills that closed before June 1, 1987
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Appropriates $10 million from the General Fund to finance grants covering costs for proper closure, capping, post-closure care, methane gas vents, air pollution controls, and leachate monitoring systems
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Requires the DEP Commissioner to develop a project priority system within 180 days, prioritizing projects with the most significant impacts on preventing pollution and health hazards from improperly closed landfills
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Grant recipients must submit regular expenditure reports detailing use of funds, and federal funding received for the same projects reduces the state grant amount accordingly
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Mandates annual reports to the Governor and Legislature evaluating program effectiveness, total grants awarded, and remaining available funds
Legislative Description
Establishes grant program in DEP to provide financial assistance to municipalities for infrastructure and other physical upgrades to certain municipally owned sanitary landfill facilities closed before June 1987; appropriates $10 million.
Environment and Energy
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
2/19/2026