ASSEMBLY CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND REGULATED PROFESSIONS COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

ASSEMBLY, Nos. 2059 and 2141

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED: JUNE 10, 1996

 

      The Assembly Consumer Affairs and Regulated Professions Committee reports favorably the Assembly Committee Substitute for Assembly Bill Nos. 2059 and 2141.

      This committee substitute directs the Commissioner of Community Affairs to adopt a rule or regulation that requires the owner or operator of any commercial spa, hot tub, whirlpool bath or similar unit to provide, in close proximity to the unit, a shut-off switch that will immediately disconnect power from the unit's motor for the purpose of deactivating its recirculation system. The committee substitute also provides that the rule or regulation shall include the posting of a sign on the unit indicating the location of the cutoff switch.