Bill Text: NJ A2293 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requires oversight reporting on Hurricane Sandy recovery funds.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-23 - Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee [A2293 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-A2293-Amended.html
ASSEMBLY, No. 2293
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 6, 2014
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman SHEILA Y. OLIVER
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Assemblywoman BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
Assemblyman JOSEPH A. LAGANA
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblywoman SHAVONDA E. SUMTER
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Gusciora
SYNOPSIS
Requires oversight reporting on Hurricane Sandy recovery funds.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As amended by the General Assembly on June 16, 2014.
An Act requiring reports to ensure oversight of Hurricane Sandy recovery funds, supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The State Treasurer shall provide a report to the Legislature, in accordance with section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), and the Governor concerning the receipt, distribution, and administration of Hurricane Sandy recovery funding entitled New Jersey's Comprehensive Hurricane Sandy Recovery Funding Report. The initial issue of New Jersey's Comprehensive Hurricane Sandy Recovery Funding Report shall be due on 1[April 1, 2014] November 1, 20141 with updated issues of the report due each succeeding thirtieth day thereafter until all Hurricane Sandy recovery funding has been spent and reported. The State Treasurer shall make New Jersey's Comprehensive Hurricane Sandy Recovery Funding Report available to the public by posting each issue of the report on the New Jersey Department of the Treasury's website on the date of the report's transmission to the Legislature and Governor.
b. New Jersey's Comprehensive Hurricane Sandy Recovery Funding Report shall contain detailed information concerning: the amount of Hurricane Sandy recovery funding the State has received, the manner in which Hurricane Sandy recovery funding is received, the processes by which Hurricane Sandy recovery funding is distributed upon initial receipt, State operating plans for Hurricane Sandy recovery funding projects and administration, analysis of whether the use of Hurricane Sandy recovery funding is accomplishing its intended purpose, the number of jobs created by Hurricane Sandy recovery funding State administered projects, recommendations for enhanced efficiency and transparency in the administration of Hurricane Sandy recovery funding, recommendations for enhanced coordination in Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts, the distribution of Hurricane Sandy recovery funding by county and municipality, the issuance of each State contract associated with Hurricane Sandy recovery funding including, but not limited to, the recipient's identity, the purpose of the contract, the amount of the contract's consideration, whether the bid was subject to public bidding, and background information on the State contract recipient's qualification for receipt of the State contract, the issuance of each State grant associated with Hurricane Sandy recovery funding including, but not limited to, the recipient's identity, the purpose of the grant, the amount of the grant, whether the grant was subject to a selective award process and the nature of that process, and background information on the State grant recipient's qualification for receipt of the State grant, and any other information the State Treasurer deems relevant to the transparent administration of Hurricane Sandy recovery funding.
c. The New Jersey's Comprehensive Hurricane Sandy Recovery Funding Report shall not be construed to prevent the State Treasurer from providing the Legislature, in accordance with section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), and the Governor with a priority report on Hurricane Sandy recovery funding at any time as the State Treasurer deems appropriate for administrative problems associated with Hurricane Sandy recovery funding requiring immediate attention of the Legislature and the Governor.
d. Reports issued pursuant to this section shall not be used to distribute information which if disclosed would jeopardize compliance with State or federal law, threaten public health, welfare, or safety, or harm the competitive economic position of a party.
e. As used in this section:
"Hurricane Sandy recovery funding" means (1) funds provided pursuant to federal legislation which contains, but is not limited to, disaster assistance for impacts associated with Hurricane Sandy, or other major storms, in New Jersey; and (2) funds disbursed through the State treasury for undertakings to address the damage associated with the State of Emergency identified in the Governor's Executive Order 104, dated October 27, 2012, concerning Hurricane Sandy, which undertakings shall include emergency operations, loss reimbursement, repairs, rebuilding, restorations, reconstruction, removal of debris, temporary housing, household assistance, relief, hazard mitigation improvements, construction, and other recovery and rebuilding activities deemed by the State Treasurer to be associated with Hurricane Sandy recovery and rebuilding.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
