STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman BETTYLOU DECROCE
District 26 (Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Assemblyman KEVIN J. ROONEY
District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Space, DiMaio, Giblin, DeAngelo, Peterson, Assemblywoman Schepisi and Assemblyman Harold J. Wirths
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.