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Committees · 2020–2021 Session

Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources

A General Assembly committee, in every session since the 2020–2021 session.

Called Agriculture and Natural Resources in the 2026–2027 session.

Other sessions: 2026–2027 · 2024–2025 · 2022–2023

Members

As the committee stood at the end of the term. Each name leads to the member's page.

Bills

Bills sent to the committee in the 2020–2021 Session.

  • Bills sent20

    <1% of the bills the General Assembly sent to committees

  • Reported out85%

    17 of 20; 3 stopped in committee

  • Time in committee21 days

    most between 8 and 21 days

  • Amendments offered0

    committee amendments

In every session

Each session over its whole term.

  • 2022–202330 bills

    reported 80% · typically 0 days, most 0–58 · 0 amendments · 7 members

  • 2020–202120 bills

    reported 85% · typically 21 days, most 8–21 · 0 amendments · 6 members

Bills it was sent

Each time a bill was sent to the committee in the 2020–2021 Session, newest first.

20 bills

  • Assembly Bill 5826 · Authorizes NJ Infrastructure Bank to guarantee local government bonds or provide other assistance for certain local redevelopment projects.

    Sent June 2, 2021 · Reported out after 7 days · did not pass the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 5796 · Requires water purveyors and owners of public wastewater collection or treatment systems to consider climate change-related issues in asset management planning.

    Sent June 1, 2021 · Reported out after 8 days · did not pass the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 5797 · Requires State and county hazard mitigation plans to include climate change-related threat assessments and hazard prevention and mitigation strategies.

    Sent June 1, 2021 · Reported out after 8 days · did not pass the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 5798 · Requires DEP to consider potential impacts to natural resources when classifying dams according to hazard potential.

    Sent June 1, 2021 · Reported out after 8 days · did not pass the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 5799 · Requires DEP to prepare report on confined aquifers.

    Sent June 1, 2021 · Reported out after 8 days · did not pass the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 5407 · Removes restrictions on special assessments and bond issuances for replacement of residential lead service lines; revises budgetary requirements for operators of certain water systems.*

    Sent March 1, 2021 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

  • Assembly Bill 5343 · Requires public community water systems to inventory and replace lead service lines within 10 years; provides for recoupment of costs by investor-owned public water systems.*

    Sent February 22, 2021 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

  • Assembly Bill 5194 · Establishes ranking criteria for certain nonpoint source pollution control grants issued by DEP.

    Sent January 27, 2021 · Reported out after 0 days · then passed the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 2200 · Requires water purveyors to conduct, and report to DEP, water loss audits.

    Sent November 19, 2020 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 2631 · Requires water purveyors to conduct water loss audits.

    Sent November 19, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 21 days

  • Assembly Bill 3142 · Revises certain licensure requirements to operate water supply and wastewater treatment systems.

    Sent November 19, 2020 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 4825 · Revises cybersecurity, asset management, and related reporting requirements in "Water Quality Accountability Act."

    Sent November 19, 2020 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 5015 · Reduces allowed diversion of funds from stormwater, water, and sewer purposes to municipal and county budgets; requires municipalities and counties to notify Division of Local Government Services of diversions.

    Sent November 19, 2020 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 5016 · Establishes Water Apprenticeship, Training, and Resources Pilot Program in DOLWD.

    Sent November 19, 2020 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 5017 · Requires DEP to make certain information regarding water purveyors available on its Internet website.

    Sent November 19, 2020 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 5018 · Requires DEP to prioritize funding for environmental infrastructure projects for applicants with established program to employ, at project or related facilities, local residents or residents of nearby urban aid qualifying municipalities.*

    Sent November 19, 2020 · Reported out after 69 days · then passed the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 5042 · Requires Blue Acres projects and certain green infrastructure projects to include plantings of native species in accordance with DEP report, with certain exceptions.*

    Sent November 19, 2020 · Reported out after 69 days · did not pass the General Assembly

  • Assembly Bill 5043 · Requires Local Finance Board to make certain findings prior to dissolution of municipal water authority.

    Sent November 19, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

  • Senate Bill 647 · Revises cybersecurity, asset management, and related reporting requirements in "Water Quality Accountability Act." *

    Sent November 19, 2020 · Reported out after 21 days · then passed the General Assembly, and became law

  • Senate Bill 922 · Requires Local Finance Board to make certain findings prior to dissolution of municipal water authority.

    Sent November 19, 2020 · Stopped in committee after 0 days