Sponsored by:
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Mercer)
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Provides for equal opportunity for businesses to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act providing for equal opportunity for businesses to apply for certain energy-related incentives and funding, and supplementing Title 48 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding any law, rule, regulation or order to the contrary, the Board of Public Utilities shall provide equal opportunity for businesses in all areas of the State to apply for, and receive, incentives or funding under programs that are financed by the societal benefits charge imposed pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-60).
2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month following enactment, except that the board may take such action in advance of the effective date as shall be necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill requires the Board of Public Utilities (the "board") to provide equal opportunity for prospective business applicants from all areas of the State to apply for, and receive, incentives for funding under programs that the board determines shall be funded by the societal benefits charge imposed pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1999, c.23 (C.48:3-60).