ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT AND SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

ASSEMBLY, No. 4393

 

with committee amendments

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED:  MARCH 15, 2021

 

      The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 4393.

      This bill, as amended by the committee, would increase the maximum penalty for certain violations of P.L.1984, c.173 (C.34:5A-32 et seq.), unofficially known as the "Asbestos Control and Licensing Act," from $25,000 to $100,000.  The bill would allocate any moneys in excess of $25,000 from a penalty assessed pursuant to P.L.1984, c.173 to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to fund asbestos control and licensure programs.

 

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amendments to the bill update a reference to the Department of Labor to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development.