Requires DEP to consider potential impacts to natural resources when classifying dams according to hazard potential.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to include potential impacts on natural resources when classifying dams by hazard level. Currently, dams are classified based on risk of loss of life and property damage; this bill adds impacts to wildlife, fish, aquatic life, habitats, plants, and historic/archaeological resources as a required factor. The DEP must consider these natural resource impacts alongside existing criteria when adopting its dam hazard classification system. This change applies to all dams subject to the state's dam safety inspection program, directly affecting how the DEP evaluates and regulates dam safety.