ASSEMBLY, No. 2179

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED JUNE 20, 1996

By Assemblywoman MYERS, Assemblymen BAGGER

and Roma

An Act concerning redevelopment plans under the "State Planning Act," and amending P.L.1985, c.398.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. Section 4 of P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-199) is amended to read as follows:

    4. The commission shall:

    a. Prepare and adopt within 36 months after the enactment of this act, and revise and readopt at least every [three] six years thereafter, the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, which shall provide a coordinated, integrated and comprehensive plan for the growth, development, renewal and conservation of the State and its regions and which shall identify areas for growth, agriculture, open space conservation and other appropriate designations;

    b. Prepare and adopt as part of the plan a long-term Infrastructure Needs Assessment, which shall provide information on present and prospective conditions, needs and costs with regard to State, county and municipal capital facilities, including water, sewerage, transportation, solid waste, drainage, flood protection, shore protection and related capital facilities;

    c. Develop and promote procedures to facilitate cooperation and coordination among State agencies and local governments with regard to the development of plans, programs and policies which affect land use, environmental, capital and economic development issues;

    d. Provide technical assistance to local governments in order to encourage the use of the most effective and efficient planning and development review data, tools and procedures;

    e. Periodically review State and local government planning procedures and relationships and recommend to the Governor and the Legislature administrative or legislative action to promote a more efficient and effective planning process;

    f. Review any bill introduced in either house of the Legislature which appropriates funds for a capital project and may study the necessity, desirability and relative priority of the appropriation by reference to the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, and may make recommendations to the Legislature and to the Governor concerning the bill; and

    g. Take all actions necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this act.

(cf: P.L.1987, c.308, s.1.)

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill would amend the "State Planning Act," P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et seq.) to require the State Planning Commission to readopt the State Development and Redevelopment Plan at least every six years instead of at least every three years.

Requires State to revise and readopt State redevelopment plan every six years.