Bill Text: NJ A276 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-27 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee [A276 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2016-A276-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 276

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

217th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2016 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman  BETTYLOU DECROCE

District 26 (Essex, Morris and Passaic)

Assemblyman  TROY SINGLETON

District 7 (Burlington)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen Rible, O'Scanlon, Rumana, Space, DiMaio, Giblin, DeAngelo, Peterson, Ciattarelli and Assemblywoman Schepisi

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Provides that certain permits and approvals for critical infrastructure projects must be acted upon within 45 days.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.

  

An Act concerning certain permits and approvals and supplementing Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    As used in this act:

     "Critical" means sited, recommended, or promoted as a project of economic necessity which will increase employment during a period of economic downturn.

     "Infrastructure project" means any transportation or highway project; sewerage project; water supply project; or building project constructed by the State or subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to, a school district.

 

     2.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any application for a permit or approval by a State department or agency of an infrastructure project deemed critical by a State department or agency or by the Governor shall be approved, disapproved or approved with conditions within 45 days of the date of submission of the application.  In the event that no such action is taken on the application within the 45-day period, then the application shall be deemed to have been approved.

 

     3.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill will require any application for a permit or approval by a State department or agency of an infrastructure project deemed "critical" by the Executive Branch to be acted upon within 45 days of the date of submission of the application.  A critical infrastructure project is a transportation or highway project; sewerage project; water supply project; or building project constructed by the State or a subdivision thereof, including but not limited to, a school district, which is sited, recommended or promoted by the Executive Branch as a project of economic necessity which will increase employment during a period of economic downturn.