Bills in the 2010–2011 Session, Senate.
Bob Smith
Sponsored
Became law4
Exempts solar panels from impervious surface or impervious cover designation.
Establishes "New Jersey Property Assessment Clean Energy (NJ PACE) Municipal Financing Program."
Eliminates dock fees and establishes penalty for boat permit violations on Greenwood Lake.
Establishes a long-term capacity agreement pilot program to promote construction of qualified electric generation facilities. *
Vetoed6
Authorizes creation of local renewable energy collaboratives and central renewable energy generation systems, and provides for sale of renewable power generation. *
"Ocean County Stormwater Management System Demonstration Act."
Authorizes Ocean County Planning Board and municipal planning boards in Ocean County to take certain measures to control stormwater runoff and nonpoint source pollution in Barnegat Bay watershed. *
Prohibits municipal zoning ordinances from regulating solar panels under certain circumstances; limits fees for certain renewable energy installations. *
Clarifies liability for discharges of hazardous substances from drilling platforms that enter NJ waters. **
Establishes uniform real property taxation for commercial renewable energy systems and limits municipal construction permit fees for non-commercial renewable energy systems.
Passed the Senate7
Requires BPU to offer similar incentives to residents purchasing certain oil heating equipment as are offered to residents purchasing certain natural gas heating equipment.
Establishes forest harvest program on State-owned land. *
Revises "Electronic Waste Management Act."
Makes changes to solar renewable energy programs and requirements, concerns energy efficiency and renewable energy requirements.**
Authorizes sale of certain property interests in public roads by local governments to connect certain electric generating facilities with customers; provides for net metering, virtual net metering and connections by public utility.*
Permits certain deer control activities; prohibits deer feeding; and establishes check-off donation on hunting license applications to support venison donation program.
Revises renewable energy requirements under "Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act." *
Out of committee20
Authorizes any municipality outside Highlands Region to establish receiving zones for Highlands transfer of development rights program.
Requires State Soil Conservation Committee to adopt standards concerning soil restoration measures. *
Establishes standards for certain fertilizer applications, provides for certification of professional fertilizer applicators, and regulates sale and labeling of certain fertilizers.
Requires State entities to purchase biofuels in place of fossil fuels when reasonable, prudent and cost effective. *
Requires EDA to establish a "High Performance Green Building Demonstration Project."
Makes certain changes to the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Financing Program.
Provides sales and use tax exemption for wind energy equipment.
Directs BPU to establish standards concerning local government renewable energy generation demonstration projects utilizing renewable energy technologies.*
Requires DOT to study stormwater basins in Barnegat Bay watershed; requires DOT and NJ Turnpike Authority to include repairs of stormwater basins in capital project plans. *
Concerns energy efficiency and renewable energy requirements. *
Requires, after study, DEP to adopt total maximum daily loads for Barnegat Bay ecosystem, and requires DEP to adopt nutrient standards for NJ marine waters.*
Establishes credit for commercial and industrial ratepayers against societal benefits charge for costs of certain products or services.*
Concerns calculation of value for conveyance of certain State-owned lands.
Permits developer to qualify for low-interest loan from NJEDA when building a high performance green building.
Limits sale and manufacture of flame retardant chemical decabromodiphenyl ether.
Revises definition of class I renewable energy to include energy produced by certain geothermal heat pumps.*
Provides for streamlined review of certain wind energy generation facility installations on farmland.*
Establishes certain apprentice hunting licenses.*
Regulates imposition of standby charges upon distributed generation customers.
Requires COAH to promulgate rules and regulations providing for veterans' affordable housing assistance preference.
In committee41
Requires installation of automatic rain sensors on lawn sprinklers on commercial, retail and industrial property.
Requires municipal certification of installation of automatic rain sensors on lawn sprinklers as condition of transfer of residential property.
Requires licensed home inspector to report an energy rating for each home inspected for buyer in contemplation of purchase.
Provides for submission to voters in each county a binding referendum on the establishment of a county administrative school district to govern and operate all public schools in the county.
Provides matching grant program for local governments to facilitate energy efficiency and conservation of resources in public buildings; appropriates $50 million.
Increases host community benefit for municipalities wherein solid waste transfer stations are located from fifty cents to one dollar per ton of solid waste processed at such facilities.
Clarifies that "airsoft" guns are firearms.
Establishes crime of removing federally required orange tip from toy gun; establishes crime of disguising a firearm by adding an orange muzzle tip.
"Reduce Plastic and Paper Bag Usage Act."
Imposes water consumption and diversion user fees to fund open space and farmland preservation projects.
Requires holding of binding Statewide referendum by county on whether responsibility for certain municipal functions should be assumed by county government; repeals various sections of law concerning transfer or termination of employees of terminated loc
Requires electric power suppliers to pay retail power prices for purchase of certain renewable energy production.
Authorizes DOT, NJ Turnpike Authority, and South Jersey Transportation Authority to permit BPU-certified persons to install and maintain solar photovoltaic panels on noise barriers erected on roads and highways.
Establishes "Solar Roof Installation Warranty Program" in NJ EDA; appropriates $2 million from "Global Warming Solutions Fund."
Provides exemption from tax on sales of certain energy saving products and services purchased from businesses located in UEZ.
Authorizes county regulation of fertilizer application.
Requires BPU to increase credit provided when issuing Solar Renewable Energy Certificates to owners using solar equipment manufactured in NJ.
Authorizes educational services commissions to purchase goods or services through nationally-recognized and accepted cooperative purchasing agreement.
Concerns regulation of paratransit vehicles and drivers transporting persons in wheelchairs.
Imposes certain conditions on NJPDES permit for energy generation facilities that withdraw water from, or discharge water to, a shallow lagoonal estuary.
Establishes temperature control guidelines and standards for school facilities.
Requires public access to tidal waterfront areas under certain circumstances.
Requires the State and local contracting units to purchase biodiesel or biodiesel blended fuel manufactured in NJ.
Requires water purveyors to develop and implement a drought interconnection system.
Requires certain employers to plan and implement traffic reduction programs for employees.
Requires specific reduction of sulfur content in heating oil, and scheduled increase of blending biofuels therein after July 1, 2011, unless requirements are waived by Governor pursuant to Executive Order.
Permits water and sewerage service sub-metering in multi-family dwellings to promote water conservation.
Authorizes the State, with prior approval by the State House Commission, to use eminent domain power to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes provided lands are protective of drinking water sources.
Requires development and implementation of mitigation plans for radon contamination in certain child care centers; requires DOE to develop such plans for child care centers operating in public schools, request funding, and implement plans when funded.
The "Green Building Tax Credit Act."
Requires destruction of records stored on digital copy machines under certain circumstances.
Establishes governance structure for county administrative school districts.
Revises the definitions of Class I renewable energy and renewable energy certificate under the Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act.
Establishes "Solar Equipment Purchase and Installation Assistance Program" in NJ EDA.
Authorizes various public entities to utilize competitive contracting procedures for certain energy savings improvement projects.
Increases Spill Compensation and Control Act cap on recovery of damages from certain dischargers.
"Telecommunications-Cable Television Deregulation Ensuring Consumer Protection Act"; revises State regulation of competitive services provided by telecommunications and cable television companies.
Establishes notification requirements for combined sewer overflows.
Allows tax credits for development of qualified wind energy facilities in certain portfield sites.
Limits generators eligible for issuance of solar renewable energy certificates to net-metering customer-generators and on-site generation facilities.
Establishes forest harvest demonstration program in pinelands area.
Filed1
Establishes standards for certain fertilizer applications, requires certification of professional fertilizer applicators and regulates labeling and sale of certain fertilizers.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 3
Makes various pension system changes concerning eligibility, retirement allowance formula, compensation definition, position eligible for service credit, non-forfeitable rights, prosecutors part, PFRS special retirement, employer contributions. *
Makes various changes to SHBP and SEHBP concerning eligibility, cost sharing, plan choice, benefit change application, coverage waiver, multiple coverage; requires contributions toward health care benefits by public employees and certain retirees. *
Makes various changes concerning payments to public employees for unused sick leave, sick leave injury in State service, and PERS and TPAF disability retirement.
Vetoed · 3
Allows gross income tax deductions for contributions to the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust (NJBEST) Program.
Makes FY 2011 supplemental appropriation of $7,453,000 for Women's Health and Family Planning Services, reduces FY 2011 appropriation for State Employees' Prescription Drug Program by $7,453,000, and requires filing of application for expansion of Medica
Clarifies intent of P.L.2007, c.340 regarding NJ's required participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Passed the Senate · 1
Directs NJTA to reduce tolls no longer required for payment of Access to the Region's Core Tunnel project.
Out of committee · 5
Establishes pilot program in DEP for chemical cleanouts in schools.
Prohibits electric public utilities from installing capacitor banks within 300 feet of a residential area. *
Prohibits certain private transfer fees and imposes disclosure requirements.
The "Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act."
"Caylee's Law;" upgrades penalties for failing to report a death; criminalizes failure to report disappearance of child within 24 hours.
In committee · 4
Authorizes special Gold Star Family license plates.
Designates "I'm From New Jersey" as State song.
Requires voter approval at the annual school election or by the board of school estimate prior to the establishment of a charter school.
Regulates certain service contracts to perform maintenance, repair, replacement, or service of property used for personal, family, or household purposes.