ASSEMBLY, No. 1237

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION

 


 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  JOHN F. MCKEON

District 27 (Essex and Morris)

Assemblywoman  VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE

District 37 (Bergen)

Assemblywoman  CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER

District 28 (Essex)

Assemblyman  TIM EUSTACE

District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)

Assemblywoman  PATRICIA EGAN JONES

District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)

Assemblyman  PARKER SPACE

District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)

Assemblywoman  MILA M. JASEY

District 27 (Essex and Morris)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Pinkin, Assemblyman Coughlin, Assemblywoman McKnight, Assemblyman Harold J. Wirths, Assemblywoman Murphy and Assemblyman Gusciora

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires State parks, forests, and other natural and historic areas to remain open to public for seven days if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by NJ Constitution.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     With Technical Review.

 


An Act concerning the continued operation of certain State parks, sites, and areas, and supplementing Title 13 of the Revised Statutes.

 

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

 

     1.    a.  The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall develop a plan for the continued operation of all State parks and forests, State recreation areas, State historic sites, State natural areas, and State wildlife management areas during a state of emergency that is declared due to the failure to enact a general appropriation law by the deadline prescribed by Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution.  The plan shall designate the State employees that are essential to provide for the services at each State park and forest, State recreation area, State historic site, State natural area, and State wildlife management area.

     b.    In the event that a state of emergency is declared due to the failure to enact a general appropriation law by the deadline prescribed by Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 2 of the New Jersey Constitution, the operation of State parks and forests, State recreation areas, State historic sites, State natural areas, and State wildlife management areas shall continue and all such locations shall be open to the public for a period not to exceed seven calendar days.  All State employees that have been designated as necessary to provide for the government services at each State park and forest, State recreation area, State historic site, State natural area, and State wildlife management area shall be considered essential personnel.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.