A 1444 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Excludes permit applications for construction of certain pipelines and related infrastructure from eligibility for automatic approval if DEP fails to take action on application within 90 days.

This bill amends New Jersey's "90-Day Law" to exclude pipeline construction permits (including natural gas and petroleum product pipelines and related infrastructure like compressor stations) from automatic approval if the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) fails to act within 90 days. Currently, most construction permits automatically get approved after 90 days without DEP action, but this bill removes pipeline projects from that rule. The change directly affects pipeline developers seeking DEP permits for new infrastructure. It modifies the existing law to require the DEP to explicitly approve or deny these specific applications within the 90-day timeframe.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste Committee
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Robert Karabinchak
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