Determines that DEP rules and regulations known as " New Jersey Protecting Against Climate Change - Resilient Environment and Landscapes" are inconsistent with legislative intent.
This concurrent resolution (ACR 59) declares that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) proposed "NJPACT-REAL" rules - aimed at climate resilience and expanding flood zones - are inconsistent with legislative intent. It challenges the DEP's authority to unilaterally create these rules, arguing they exceed constitutional limits since the Legislature never authorized such sweeping changes through new laws. The resolution requires the DEP to amend or withdraw the rules within 30 days or face potential legislative action to invalidate them. This is a procedural step, not a law altering policies, focusing solely on the DEP's proposed rules' constitutional validity.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
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1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
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Antwan McClellan
RRepublican
Co
Alex Sauickie
RRepublican
Co
Brian Bergen
RRepublican
Co
Brian Rumpf
RRepublican
Co
Dawn Fantasia
RRepublican
Co
Don Guardian
RRepublican
Co
Gerry Scharfenberger
RRepublican
Co
Greg McGuckin
RRepublican
Co
Greg Myhre
RRepublican
Co
John DiMaio
RRepublican
Co
Mike Inganamort
RRepublican
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