ASSEMBLY SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 4255

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 13, 2022

      The Assembly Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4255.

      This bill would extend certain deadlines in P.L.2019, c.397 (C.13:1E-127.1 et al.), which, among other things, requires any business concern that actively engages in, or otherwise provides, soil and fill recycling services to register with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) no later than April 20, 2020.  The bill would also make other clarifying changes to P.L.2019, c.397 (C.13:1E-127.1 et al.) and would require the DEP to adopt rules and regulations to implement that law.

      Specifically, the bill would extend the original April 20, 2020 registration date to July 14, 2022.  The bill would also require any person that registers with the DEP pursuant to P.L.2019, c.397 (C.13:1E-127.1 et al.) to apply to the Attorney General for a soil and fill recycling license no later than 30 days after the DEP adopts rules and regulations to implement the law, rather than by October 17, 2020, as is provided in current law.

      The bill would also clarify certain language in section 1 of P.L.2019, c.397 (C.13:1E-127.1), regarding the Attorney General's responsibility for issuing a soil and fill recycling license pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1983, c.392 (C.13:1E-133).  Finally, the bill would require the DEP to adopt rules and regulations to implement P.L.2019, c.397 (C.13:1E-127.1 et al.) no later than one year after the bill's enactment.