ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 1310

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MAY 13, 1996

      The Assembly Transportation and Communications Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 1310.

      This bill directs the Commissioner of Transportation, after consultation with the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, to establish a demonstration project, with sites in the northern, central and southern regions of the State, to examine the benefits and risks of using recycled materisals to the maximum extent possible in the construction of highway noise barriers. The commissioner is to report to the Legislature within two years identifying the department's progress in using this material and any technical finding regarding the costs and benefits of such usage.

      Technical review was performed on this prefiled bill, as required under Joint Rule 18A of the Senate and General Assembly.