ASSEMBLY SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 3192

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MARCH 23, 2023

      The Assembly Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 3192.

      This bill would require each public water system in the State to compile, and report to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), an inventory of lead service lines in use in its distribution system.  Under the bill, a public water system would be required to make its lead service line inventory available, upon request, and at no cost, to appropriate State and local government officials, and to residents served by the public water system.  The DEP would be required to develop, and publish on its Internet website, a guidance document, based on industry best practices, to assist public water systems in compiling the lead service line inventories required by the bill.  Finally, within 24 months after the effective date of the bill, the DEP would be required to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature assessing the extent of lead service lines in the State and recommending new policies to address the public health hazards posed by lead service lines.