SENATE STATE GOVERNMENT, WAGERING, TOURISM & HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 1091

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MARCH 22, 2021

      The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism and Historic Preservation Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 1091 (1R).

As amended by the committee, this bill directs the Division of Travel and Tourism in the Department of State to identify a series of breweries to be part of a specific brewery trail.  The division would develop at least three brewery trails geographically or thematically linked by surrounding arts, cultural, historical, entertainment, or other tourism destinations. Under this bill, the division would develop and maintain an interactive Internet website providing information concerning every holder of a limited brewery license or restricted brewery license issued by the State. The division is required to update the website whenever the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control notifies the division that new breweries have obtained licenses.  The website would also provide vacation itineraries based on specific brewery trails, which identify surrounding attractions, restaurants, lodging, and other exhibits or places of entertainment along the brewery trail.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

      The amendments make a technical correction to refer to the “director” of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control in section 3 of the bill, instead of the “commissioner.”

      As amended, Assembly Bill No. 1091 (2R) is identical to Senate Bill No. 2056 (1R) of the 2020-2021 session.