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Bill Text

S1777 

SENATE, No. 1777 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Senator TROY SINGLETON

District 7 (Burlington)

SYNOPSIS

���� Concerns regulatory guidance for local approving 
authorities on approval of warehouse development.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

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

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An Act concerning guidance for approval of warehouse 
development, supplementing P.L.1985, c.398 (C.52:18A-196 et al.), and amending P.L.2005, 
c.133.

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

���� 1.��� (New section)� a.� On or 
before the first day of the third month next following enactment of P.L.��� 
c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), the State 
Planning Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative 
Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), or, notwithstanding 
the limitations established in section 1 of P.L.2011, c.215 (C.52:14B-3a) 
concerning the use of regulatory guidance documents, shall publish a regulatory 
guidance publication, pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2011, c.215 (C.52:14B-3a), 
or both, to assist municipal planning boards and other agencies when acting 
pursuant to the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 
et seq.) on applications for the development of warehouses, including but not 
limited to, structures intended to serve as major distribution centers, large 
fulfillment centers, and last miles fulfillment centers.� 

���� b.��� The commission shall 
produce the guidance publication, or publications, as required pursuant to 
subsection a. of this section, in a concise, plain language format, and shall 
incorporate examples of questions and reports that are customarily to be asked 
of, or requested from, a warehouse development applicant prior to the issuance 
of development approvals in order to address potential community benefits, 
including but not limited to, brownfield remediation and environmental 
mitigation, job creation, income and property tax creation, as well as 
concerns, including but not limited to, traffic volumes, road safety, and 
environmental considerations.� The commission shall make the guidance 
publication, or publications, available to the public on the Internet website 
of the commission. 

���� c.���� Upon completion, and 
upon any update, to the guidance publication, or publications, produced 
pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the commission shall notify the 
Commissioner of Community Affairs in order to provide the commissioner with an 
opportunity to incorporate the new materials into the course offered to 
officials with responsibilities to enforce the "Municipal Land Use 
Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.), as required pursuant to 
paragraph (4) of subsection a. of section 2 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3). 

���� 2.��� Section 2 of P.L.2005, 
c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3) is amended to read as follows:

���� 2.��� a.�������� The 
Commissioner of Community Affairs shall cause to be prepared and offered a 
basic course in land use law and planning within six months from the effective 
date of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.3 et al.) for current and prospective 
members and alternate members of local planning boards pursuant to section 14 
of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-23) and section 13 of P.L.1979, c.216 
(C.40:55D-23.1), zoning boards of adjustment pursuant to section 56 of 
P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-69), and supplemental zoning boards of adjustment 
pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2019, c.225 (C.40:55D-69.2), and combined boards 
as authorized under law.� The basic course to be prepared and offered pursuant 
to this section shall: 

���� (1)�� consist of no 
more than five hours of scheduled instruction [and 
shall] 
; 

���� (2)�� be structured so 
that a member may satisfy this requirement within one calendar day [. The 
commissioner shall work] 
;

���� (3)�� be developed in 
conjunction with the New Jersey Planning Officials in establishing standards 
for curriculum and administration of the course of study; and

���� (4)�� include a module 
specifically on warehouse development, incorporating the guidance publication, 
or publications, produced pursuant to section 1 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������ ) 
(pending before the Legislature as this bill).

���� b.��� On or after the first 
date on which a course in land use law and planning is offered, except as 
otherwise provided in section 3 of P.L.2005, c.133 (C.40:55D-23.4), a person 
shall not be seated as a first-term member or alternate member of a local 
planning board pursuant to section 14 of P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-23) or 
section 13 of P.L.1979, c.216 (C.40:55D-23.1), a zoning board of adjustment 
pursuant to section 56 of P.L.1975, c.291 

(C.40:55D-69), or a combined board as authorized under law, unless the 
person agrees to take the basic course required to