Bill Text: NJ A3606 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-05 - Approved P.L.2010, c.114. [A3606 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-A3606-Chaptered.html
§§1,2 - T&E
§3 - C.27:1B-22.4
§4 - C.27:23-3.3
§5 - Note
An Act concerning the study and repair of certain stormwater basins in the Barnegat Bay watershed, and supplementing P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-1 et seq.) and P.L.1948, c.454 (C.27:23-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, shall conduct a study of all stormwater basins owned by the State, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, or the New Jersey Turnpike Authority in the Barnegat Bay watershed.
The study shall identify those stormwater basins owned by the State, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, or the New Jersey Turnpike Authority in the Barnegat Bay watershed that are malfunctioning and determine the order in which the stormwater basins should be repaired based on the need for maintenance or restoration. The study shall also estimate the cost to repair each stormwater basin individually.
2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the Department of Transportation shall prepare and submit a final report of the study conducted pursuant to section 1 of this act, including the department's findings and any recommendations, to the Governor, to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), and to the chairperson and members of the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee and the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, or their successor committees. Copies of this report shall also be provided to the public upon request and free of charge, and the report shall be posted on the Internet website of the Department of Transportation.
3. The Department of Transportation shall include, annually as part of its "Annual Transportation Capital Program" submitted pursuant to section 22 of P.L.1984, c.73 (C.27:1B-22), projects for the repair of malfunctioning stormwater basins owned by the State or the New Jersey Transit Corporation in the Barnegat Bay watershed based upon the priority order identified in the study prepared pursuant to section 1 of P.L. , c. (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
4. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority shall include, annually as part of its Capital Project and Investment Plan submitted pursuant to subsection c. of section 1 of P.L.1970, c.184 (C.27:23-3.2), projects for the repair of malfunctioning authority-owned stormwater basins in the Barnegat Bay watershed based upon the priority order identified in the study prepared pursuant to section 1 of P.L. , c. (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
5. This act shall take effect immediately, and sections 1 and 2 shall expire on the 30th day after the Department of Transportation submits its report as prescribed in section 2 of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill would require the Department of Transportation, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, to conduct a study of all stormwater basins owned by the State, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, or the New Jersey Turnpike Authority in the Barnegat Bay watershed to identify which are malfunctioning, and to submit to the Governor and the Legislature a list of the malfunctioning basins prioritized to indicate the order in which they should be repaired and the estimated cost for each repair.
In addition, the bill would require the Department of Transportation and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to include the repair of malfunctioning stormwater basins identified in the report in their annual plans for capital projects based upon the priority order outlined in the study.
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.
