Bill Text: NJ A5460 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Allows municipalities to conduct annual event for open burning of Christmas trees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-06-30 - Substituted by S861 (1R) [A5460 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2022-A5460-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 5460

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

220th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED MAY 11, 2023

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  ROY FREIMAN

District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Allows municipalities to conduct annual event for open burning of Christmas trees.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Assembly State and Local Government Committee on June, 8, 2023, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning the open burning of Christmas trees by municipalities and supplementing P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.).

 

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

 

      1.  a.  Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Air Pollution Control Act (1954)," P.L.1954, c.212 (C.26:2C-1 et seq.), or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary, a municipality shall be permitted to conduct an event for the open burning of Christmas trees once per year. ¹The municipality shall ensure that all ornaments, lights, and other extraneous items are removed from the trees prior to conducting the burning.¹

      b.  The Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules, regulations, and standards for the open burning of Christmas trees by municipalities within the State.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.