SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3944

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MAY 18, 2026

      The Senate Environment and Energy Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 3944.

      This bill would amend section 1 of P.L.2009, c.213 (C.4:1C-32.4), which authorizes the construction of certain renewable energy systems on preserved farmland, in order to expand the allowable uses of the energy generated by the renewable energy systems.

      Specifically, the bill would authorize the energy to be used to provide power or heat to a property adjacent to the farm on which the renewable energy system is located, so long as the adjacent property is the primary residence of an owner or operator of the farm.