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04.22 Solar Legislation is Signed into Law by Governor Christie. Click here for press release
01.28 Click here for an update on recent Christie administration cabinet appointments.
01.28 Governor Chris Christie recently named Marc Larkins, an assistant U.S. attorney for New Jersey, as director of the state School Development Authority Board. Click here
01.25 Governor Chris Christie recently filled additional seats in his cabinet including the Board of Public Utilities, the Department of Community Affairs, and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Click here
01.22 Governor Chris Christie released 19 reports prepared by his Transition New Jersey subcommittees... Click here
01.20 Governor Christie Names New Leadership Role in Banking and Insurance and Retains Leaders at Human Services and Military Affairs. Click here
01.19 Chris Christie was sworn in as the 55th Governor of the State of New Jersey and Kim Guadagno was sworn in as New Jersey's first Lt. Governor. Click here
01.19 Final Report of the 213thLegislative Session: Tracking Legislation Important to the NJ Green Building Community. Click here
01.14 Governor-Elect Chris Christie Names Former Giuliani Aide Andrew Eristoff to Lead New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Click here
01.08 Governor Christie Names Additional Leadership Roles in the Offices of the Attorney General and the Governor's Counsel. Click here
01.07 Governor-Elect Chris Christie Names Experienced, Innovative Leaders to Head Education and Environmental Protection Efforts... Click here
01.07 Governor Chris Christie Announces Gary Lanigan as Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Click here
2009
12.16 Governor Christie Announces Lt. Governor-Elect Kim Guadagno as New Jersey Secretary of State. Click here
12.15 Governor-Elect Christie Announces Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow as New Jersey Attorney General. Click here
Recent Action on Legislation:
06/25/2009 Motion to amend on Assembly floor (Rooney)
06/25/2009 Motion to table bill by voice vote (Quigley)
06/25/2009 Passed in Assembly 55-21-2
06/25/2009 Received in Senate, 2nd reading in Senate to concur with Assembly amendments
06/25/2009 Passed in Senate and sent to Governor 33-3
This bill would add a definition of "inherently beneficial use" to the "Municipal Land Use Law". If a use is held to be inherently beneficial, it presumptively satisfies the positive criteria for the grant of a use variance under existing law, which is required when the proposed use is inconsistent with the zoning plan.
The bill defines an "inherently beneficial use" as "a use which is universally considered of value to the community because it fundamentally serves the public good and promotes the general welfare. Such a use includes, but is not limited to, a hospital, school, child care center, group home, or a wind, solar or photovoltaic energy facility."
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/S1500/1303_R1.HTM
6/25/2009 Motion To Table (Watson Coleman) (46-33-0)
6/25/2009 Passed by the Assembly (49-27-2)
6/25/2009 Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
6/25/2009 Substituted for S2299 (SCS)
6/25/2009 Motion To Sa (Kyrillos)
6/25/2009 Motion To Table (23-16) (Sweeney)
6/25/2009 Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (23-14)
This bill, entitled the "New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009," attempts to reinvigorate New Jersey's economy through (1) an Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant program, (2) authorization for certain municipalities to impose special taxes and surcharges to fund redevelopment activities and certain programs, (3) expansion of eligibility and tax credit limits under the "Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Act," (4) relief to certain developers otherwise subject to the "Statewide Non-Residential Fee Act," (4) grants to municipalities for affordable housing, and (5) changes to improve the financing and fiscal management of higher education in New Jersey.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A4500/4048_U2.HTM
06/25/2009 Received in Assembly w/o committee reference, 2nd reading in Assembly
06/25/2009 Substituted for A-1629 (1R)
06/25/2009 Passed in Assembly and sent to Governor 60-17-0
This bill would promote energy efficiency and conservation in buildings by authorizing the Commissioner of Community Affairs ("commissioner") to amend the Uniform Construction Code's energy subcode to establish enhanced energy-saving construction requirements, the added cost of which may reasonably be expected to be recovered through energy conservation over a period of not more than seven years.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/S1000/702_R2.HTM
06/25/2009 Passed in Senate and sent to Governor 25-9
This bill requires the Board of Public Utilities to adopt regulations providing that the prevailing wage rate determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development be paid to workers employed in the performance of any construction undertaken in connection with board financial assistance, or undertaken to fulfill any condition of receiving board financial assistance, including the performance of any contract to construct, renovate or otherwise prepare a facility, the operations of which are necessary for the receipt of board financial assistance.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A3500/3372_R1.HTM
6/25/2009 Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
This bill would allow a person who owns preserved farmland to construct, install, and operate solar or wind energy facilities and equipment on the farm, whether on the preserved portion of the farm or on any portion excluded from preservation, for the purpose of generating power or heat, and to make improvements to any agricultural, residential, or other building or structure on the land for that purpose, provided that the solar or wind energy generation facilities and equipment.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/S2000/1538_R1a.HTM
