ASSEMBLY, No. 1093
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman JOANN DOWNEY
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblywoman NANCY J. PINKIN
District 18 (Middlesex)
Assemblyman ERIC HOUGHTALING
District 11 (Monmouth)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle, Assemblyman Zwicker and Assemblywoman Murphy
SYNOPSIS
Requires DEP to update Shore Protection Master Plan.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee on May 17, 2018, with amendments.
An Act requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to update the New Jersey Shore Protection Master Plan.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Within 1[six] 241 months after the date of enactment of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection shall prepare 1[an] a comprehensive1 update of the New Jersey Shore Protection Master Plan prepared pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1978, c.157. 1In the development of the update of the plan, the department shall incorporate in its analysis, planning, recommendations, and implementation, including any planning for project funding, projections of estimated sea level rise and science-based risk analysis for resiliency planning.1 The update to the plan shall include:
(1) a comprehensive list of the shore protection projects undertaken in the State since the creation of the Shore Protection Fund pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1992, c.148 (C.13:19-16.1);
(2) a list of all current and on-going shore protection projects in the State;
(3) a list of all currently planned shore protection projects anticipated to be undertaken in the State within the next five years; 1[and]1
(4) a list of any request by a local government unit for a shore protection project that was denied funding from the Shore Protection Fund 1;
(5) a five-year capital program for beach protection facilities, projects, and programs;
(6) an evaluation of land use management alternatives, including land acquisition, as a means of risk reduction as part of the department's planning and implementation of shore protection projects;
(7) consideration and prioritization of the use of natural and nature-based approaches to hazard and risk reduction; and
(8) an enforceable plan for the protection, expansion, and enhancement of meaningful public access to the shoreline and public trust lands throughout the State, including the development of necessary support facilities to ensure equitable access to, and use of, public trust lands.
The department shall consult with, and engage, experts in coastal zone and shoreline management in the development of the update to the plan1 .
For each project listed in the plan, the plan shall include a description of the project, including its location, scope, purpose, impact, estimated cost, estimated construction schedule, and sponsors.
b. The update to the New Jersey Shore Protection Master Plan shall also include any revisions that may be necessary or appropriate to:
(1) the priority system for ranking shore protection projects established pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1997, c.384 (C.13:19-16.2); and
(2) the guidance document providing information to coastal municipalities on eligibility requirements for receiving federal monies related to shore protection projects and disaster aid prepared pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.19 (C.13:19-32).
c. The plan shall be submitted to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), the Legislature. Copies of the updated plan shall be provided to the public upon request and free of charge, and shall be posted on the department’s website.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.