Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ALEX SAUICKIE
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Makes FY2025 supplemental appropriation of $100,000 from General Fund to Department of Environmental Protection for avian carcass removal and disposal.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Supplement to the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, P.L.2024, c.22.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2024, c.22, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, there is appropriated from the General Fund the following amount for the purpose specified:
42 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
40 Community Development and Environmental Management
42 Natural Resource Management
DIRECT STATE SERVICES
20-4880 Wildlife Management ............................................. $100,000
Total Direct State Services Appropriation,
Natural Resource Management .......................... $100,000
Direct State Services:
Special Purpose: …………………………..
20 Avian Carcass Removal and Disposal.... ($100,000)
The amount hereinabove appropriated for Avian Carcass Removal and Disposal may be used by the Division of Fish and Wildlife for avian carcass removal and disposal activities, including for such activities by local governments, subject to the approval of the Director of Division of Budget and Accounting.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill supplements the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations act to make an appropriation of $100,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection to remove and dispose of bird carcasses including for such activities by local governments, including retroactive reimbursements therefor. The funds may also be disbursed as grants to local governments for the same purpose.
These funds would support the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s efforts to remove contaminated bird carcasses from public environments, in response to the 2025 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.