ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 814

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: FEBRUARY 5, 1996

      The Assembly Environment, Science and Technology Committee favorably reports Assembly Bill No. 814 with committee amendments.

      This bill would appropriate $50,000 to the Department of Environmental Protection to provide a grant to Asbury Park and to Neptune Township, or other appropriate parties as determined by the department, for the restoration of Wesley Lake located in Asbury Park and Ocean Grove in Monmouth county, New Jersey.

      The committee amendments clarify that Asbury Park and Neptune Township would receive the grant authorized by the bill, rather than Asbury Park and Ocean Grove, because Ocean Grove is not an incorporated municipality. The committee also made technical amendments to the bill.

      This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 1996-1997 session pending technical review. As reported, the bill includes the changes required by technical review, which has been performed.