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

This bill amends New Jersey's Safe Dam Act to require the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to consider potential impacts to natural resources - such as wildlife, fish, aquatic life, habitats, plants, and historic sites - when classifying dams by hazard potential. Currently, classifications only consider loss of life and property damage; this change expands the criteria to include environmental impacts. The DEP must update its classification system to incorporate these factors, affecting how dams are assessed for safety. Dam owners and the DEP will be directly impacted by this new requirement in the hazard classification process.