ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 1085
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: FEBRUARY 5, 1996
The Assembly Environment, Science and Technology Committee favorably reports Assembly Bill No. 1085.
This bill would direct the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, to prepare and distribute to local planning board and environmental commission officials, and make available for the cost of reproduction and postage to any other interested party, informational materials regarding open space preservation. These materials would be required to synthesize those land preservation techniques permitted by law, methods to raise funds for open space acquisition, and programs successful in other jurisdictions in preserving open space.
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.