SENATE COMMUNITY AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 1901

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  NOVEMBER 10, 2025

      The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 1901.

      As reported, this bill empowers a board of county commissioners to authorize its county mosquito extermination commission to conduct a program to reduce the population of greenhead flies in areas of the county where they have become a significant nuisance or pest problem.  The bill specifies that the programs are to consist of the manufacture, placement, and maintenance of greenhead fly box traps that have been developed by Rutgers, the State University.  The bill appropriates $50,000 from the General Fund for the funding of greenhead fly extermination programs in affected counties.

      This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2024-2025 session pending technical review.  As reported, the bill includes the changes required by technical review, which has been performed.