A 3081 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires DEP to establish program to map stormwater infrastructure.

This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to create a program mapping all stormwater infrastructure - including culverts, drains, and underground pipes - using drone and LIDAR technology. It directly affects DEP, counties, and municipalities, especially older communities with outdated or missing records of aging infrastructure. The DEP must prioritize vulnerable areas, store all collected data in a central database accessible to relevant agencies, and submit annual progress reports to the Governor and Legislature. The goal is to improve flood prevention, emergency response, and infrastructure planning by replacing incomplete records with accurate, modern maps.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

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Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jun 1, 2026

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Introduced → Reprint · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended by the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee on June 1, 2026. The primary substantive changes consolidate references to 'counties, towns, and municipalities' into the single term 'local government units' throughout the bill, and remove 'counties' from the list of entities DEP must coordinate with when implementing the stormwater mapping program. A co-sponsor was added and the legislative statement was removed as part of standard reprint formatting.

Scope change

The scope of entities DEP must coordinate with narrowed slightly by removing 'counties' as a named coordination partner in Section 4(a), though counties are likely still encompassed within the broader term 'local government units' used elsewhere in the bill.

SCOPE

References to 'counties, towns, and municipalities' (or 'towns, local government units, and municipalities') were replaced with the single term 'local government units' in Section 2(a) and Section 4(b), simplifying language without changing which entities are covered.

REQUIREMENT

Section 4(a) no longer requires DEP to coordinate with counties when establishing the stormwater mapping program. The coordination requirement now only names the Department of Transportation and local government units.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'stormwater infrastructure' was relocated from its original position in the definitions section to a new standalone paragraph at the end of that section. The definition text itself is unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The legislative statement (a non-binding summary of the bill's purpose) was removed from the reprint, which is standard practice after committee action.

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Committee

Jun 1, 2026

Committee

Reported out of Asm. Comm. with Amendments, and Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee

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Jan 13, 2026

Introduced

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

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3 primary · 0 co-sponsors