New Jersey A 546: Extends county-based real property assessment pilot program to Atlantic County.*

Bill Text

A546 

ASSEMBLY, No. 546 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman ROBERT AUTH

District 39 (Bergen)

Assemblyman JOHN DIMAIO

District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)

Assemblyman� JOHN V. AZZARITI JR., M.D.

District 39 (Bergen)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblymen Bergen, Simonsen, Peterson, McClellan, Webber, 
Clifton and Scharfenberger

SYNOPSIS

���� Repeals law that prohibits certain establishments 
from providing or selling various single-use products to customers.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning single-use products, amending P.L.2002, 
c.128, and repealing sections 1 through 9 of P.L.2020, c.117.

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.� Section 5 of P.L.2002, 
c.128 (C.13:1E-217) is amended to read as follows:

���� 5.��� The Clean Communities 
Program Fund is established as a nonlapsing, revolving fund in the Department 
of the Treasury.� The Clean Communities Program Fund shall be administered by 
the Department of Environmental Protection and credited, in addition to any appropriations 
made thereto, with all user fees imposed pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2002, 
c.128 (C.13:1E-216) or penalties imposed pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2002, 
c.128 (C.13:1E-222), and any sums received as voluntary contributions from 
private sources.� Interest received on moneys in the Clean Communities Program 
Fund shall be credited to the fund.� Unless otherwise expressly provided by the 
specific appropriation thereof by the Legislature, which shall take the form of 
a discrete legislative appropriations act and shall not be included within the 
annual appropriations act, all available moneys in the Clean Communities 
Program Fund shall be appropriated annually solely for the following purposes 
and no others:

���� a.���� 10 percent of the 
estimated annual balance of the Clean Communities Program Fund shall be used 
for a State program of litter pickup and removal and of enforcement of 
litter-related laws and ordinances in State owned places and areas that are 
accessible to the public.� Moneys in the fund may also be used by the State to 
abate graffiti;

���� b.��� 50 percent of the 
estimated annual balance of the Clean Communities Program Fund shall be 
distributed as State aid to eligible municipalities with total housing units of 
200 or more for programs of litter pickup and removal, including establishing 
an "Adopt-A-Highway" program, of public education and information 
relating to litter abatement and of enforcement of litter-related laws and 
ordinances.� The amount of State aid due each municipality shall be solely 
calculated based on the proportion which the housing units of a qualifying 
municipality bear to the total housing units in the State.� Total housing units 
shall be determined using the most recent federal decennial population 
estimates for New Jersey and its municipalities, filed in the office of the 
Secretary of State.� Moneys in the fund may also be used by an eligible 
municipality to abate graffiti;

���� c.���� 30 percent of the 
estimated annual balance of the Clean Communities Program Fund shall be 
distributed as State aid to eligible municipalities with total housing units of 
200 or more for programs of litter pickup and removal, including establishing 
an "Adopt-A-Highway" program, of public education and information 
relating to litter abatement and of enforcement of litter-related laws and 
ordinances.� The amount of State aid due each municipality shall be solely 
calculated based on the proportion which the municipal road mileage of a 
qualifying municipality bears to the total municipal road mileage within the 
State.� For the purposes of this subsection, "municipal road mileage" 
means that road mileage under the jurisdiction of municipalities, as determined 
by the Department of Transportation.� Moneys in the fund may also be used by an 
eligible municipality to abate graffiti;

���� d.��� 10 percent of the 
estimated annual balance of the Clean Communities Program Fund shall be 
distributed as State aid to eligible counties for programs of litter pickup and 
removal, including establishing an "Adopt-A-Highway" program, of 
public education and information relating to litter abatement and of 
enforcement of litter-related laws and ordinances.� The amount of State aid due 
each county shall be solely calculated based on the proportion which the county 
road mileage of an eligible county bears to the total county road mileage 
within the State.� For the purposes of this subsection, "county road 
mileage" means that road mileage under the jurisdiction of counties, as 
determined by the Department of Transportation.� Moneys in the fund may also be 
used by an eligible county to abate graffiti;

���� e.���� No eligible 
municipality shall receive less than