ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 135

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED:  FEBRUARY 14, 2019

 

      The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee reports favorably Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 135.

      This concurrent resolution urges all levels of government to take cooperative action, including providing funding and other resources, to remove plastic from the State waters in order to decrease the amount of plastic entering into marine waters and ultimately into human food chains.

      As reported by the committee, this concurrent resolution is identical to Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 198 as also reported by the committee.