ASSEMBLY, No. 2881

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED MAY 1, 1997

By Assemblymen KELLY, DORIA, Wisniewski, Barnes and Assemblywoman Cruz-Perez

An Act concerning education of the public regarding carbon monoxide poisoning, supplementing chapter 27D of Title 52 of the New Jersey Statutes and making an appropriation.

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

    1. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall prepare an informational pamphlet on the dangers of the presence of carbon monoxide in residential dwelling units, which pamphlet shall include recommendations for minimizing the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.

    2. The Commissioner shall initiate a public service campaign to warn the public of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning in residential dwellings. The campaign shall include distribution of the pamphlet required to be produced in section 1 of this act in a manner calculated to reach a large segment of the population. The distribution of the pamphlet may be delegated to the local governments. The public service campaign shall also include advertising of the availability of the pamphlets required pursuant to section 1 of this act.

    3. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Community Affairs' Fire Safety Program the amount of $50,000 to effectuate the purposes of this act.

    4. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill would require the Commissioner of Community Affairs to prepare an informational pamphlet on the dangers of the presence of carbon monoxide in residential dwelling units including suggestions for minimizing the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. The bill also requires the commissioner to initiate a public service campaign to warn the public of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning in residential dwellings. The campaign is to include distribution of the pamphlet in a manner calculated to reach a large segment of the population. The commissioner may delegate the distribution of the pamphlets to local governments. The public service campaign is to include advertising of the availability of the pamphlets. The bill makes an appropriation of $50,000.

Requires DCA to prepare pamphlet and mount public service campaign on dangers of carbon monoxide in residential dwellings and how to reduce risk; appropriates $50,000.