ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 4530

with committee amendments

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 28, 2026

      The Assembly Budget Committee reports favorably and with committee amendments Assembly Bill No. 4530 (1R).

      As amended and reported, this bill requires qualifying applications for the installation of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) and Make-Ready parking spaces at existing gasoline service stations, retail establishments, and other existing buildings to be approved administratively through the issuance of a non-discretionary permit, provided the application meets certain requirements outlined in the bill.

      The bill provides that EVSE and Make-Ready parking spaces are to be subject to applicable local and Department of Community Affairs inspection requirements but are not to be subject to site plan or other land use board and approval.  However, under the bill, a site plan showing all existing and proposed features located on the property and within 50 feet of the proposed ESVE is to be submitted as part of the application to provide the administrative officer reviewing the application with sufficient information on which to base an approval or denial.

      The bill also limits local review of development applications to standards and regulations necessary to ensure that the ESVE will not have specific, identifiable, and adverse public health or safety impacts supported by substantial evidence in the record.

      Finally, the bill permits, as specified in the bill, EVSE infrastructure to encroach upon required setbacks established by a local government entity provided that a minimum of six feet of grounds maintenance clearance is provided between the ESVE and any natural or man-made obstruction.  However, the bill clarifies that ESVE may not obstruct required sight triangles, fire lanes, or emergency access as determined in accordance with applicable safety standards adopted by State law, rule, or regulation.

      As amended and reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 4530 (1R) is identical to Senate Bill No. 3739 (1R), as that bill was also amended and reported by the committee on this date.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS:

      The committee amendments specify that if electric vehicle supply equipment encroaches upon required setbacks, there is to be a minimum of six feet of grounds maintenance clearance between the electric vehicle supply equipment and any natural or man-made obstruction where necessary to permit routine landscaping, mowing, and property upkeep.

FISCAL IMPACT:

      This bill is not certified as requiring a fiscal note.