ASSEMBLY LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 830
with committee amendments
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JANUARY 29, 1996
The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee favorably reports Assembly, No.830 with committee amendments.
As amended by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 830 amends sections 1 and 2 of P.L.1991, c.135 (C.26:4A-4 and C.26:4A-5) to add private marinas with swimming pools to the list of those specially exempt facilities which are not required to comply with the New Jersey Administrative Code regulations that mandate on-site first aid personnel and lifeguards for their swimming areas.
The New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C.8:25-8 et seq.) requires certain facilities with swimming areas to provide on-site first aid personnel and lifeguards. Certain private facilities currently are statutorily exempted from this regulatory requirement. Those exempted facilities include private campgrounds, hotels, motels, mobile home parks, and retirement communities which restrict the use of their swimming areas to those owning or renting units at the facility. While these exempted facilities are not required to have on-site first aid personnel or lifeguards, they are required to have a manager or owner on the premises whenever their swimming area is open for use.
This bill adds private marinas with swimming pools to that list of specially exempted facilities. A "private marina" is defined as "a privately-owned water dependent facility for the docking, servicing or storage of private boats, at which services are provided on an annual, seasonal or per diem basis, and which facility is not open to the general public, other than bonafide guests of boat owners eligible to use the marina." The provisions of this bill would exempt these private marinas from having to provide on-site first aid personnel and lifeguards for their swimming pools.
This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 1996-1997 legislative session pending technical review. As reported by the committee, the bill contains changes required by technical review which has been performed.