New Jersey S 3388: Promotes workforce diversity in public works projects; revises "public works projects" definition to permit project labor agreements.

Bill Text

S3388 

SENATE, No. 3388 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 9, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� RAJ MUKHERJI

District 32 (Hudson)

SYNOPSIS

���� Authorizes creation of urban enterprise zone in 
Hoboken City. 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� As introduced.

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An Act 
concerning urban enterprise zones and amending P.L.1983, c.303 and P.L.1995, 
c.382.

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

���� 1.��� Section 
3 of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-62) is amended to read as follows:

���� 3.��� As used in P.L.1983, 
c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.):

���� a.���� "Enterprise 
zone" or "zone" means an urban enterprise zone designated by the 
authority pursuant to P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.);

���� b.��� "Authority" or 
"UEZ Authority" means the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority 
created by P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-60 et seq.);

���� c.���� "Qualified 
business" means any entity authorized to do business in the State of New 
Jersey which, at the time of designation as an enterprise zone or a 
UEZ-impacted business district, is engaged in the active conduct of a trade or 
business in that zone or district; or an entity which, after that designation 
but during the designation period, becomes newly engaged in the active conduct 
of a trade or business in that zone or district and has at least 25 percent of 
its full-time employees employed at a business location in an eligible block 
group as defined under section 12 of P.L.2021, c.197 (C.52:27H-99), and which 
employees meet one or more of the following criteria:

���� (1)�� Residents within the 
zone, the district, within another zone or within a qualifying municipality; or

���� (2)�� Unemployed for at least 
six months prior to being hired and residing in New Jersey, and recipients of 
New Jersey public assistance programs for at least six months prior to being 
hired, or either of the aforesaid; or

���� (3)�� Determined to be low 
income individuals pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 
Pub.L.105-220 [(29 
U.S.C. s.2811)] 
(29 U.S.C. s.2801);

���� Approval as a qualified 
business shall be conditional upon meeting all outstanding tax obligations, and 
may be withdrawn by the authority if a business is continually delinquent in 
meeting its tax obligations;

���� d.��� "Qualifying 
municipality" means any municipality that was previously designated as a 
qualifying municipality prior to the effective date of P P.L.2021, c.197. �In 
addition to those municipalities that qualify pursuant to the criteria set 
forth above, the following municipalities shall also be deemed to be qualifying 
municipalities: (1) that municipality accorded priority designation pursuant to 
subsection e. of section 7 of P.L.1983, c.303 (C.52:27H-66); (2) those 
municipalities set forth in paragraph (7) and paragraph (8) of section 3 of 
P.L.1995, c.382 (C.52:27H-66.1), and paragraph (9) of section 3 of P.L.1995, 
c.382 (C.52:27H-66.1) as amended by section 3 of P.L.2004, c.75; (3) the 
municipalities in which the three additional enterprise zones, including the 
joint enterprise zone, are to be designated pursuant to criteria according 
priority consideration for designation of the zones pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2001, 
c.347 (C.52:27H-66.7); and (4) the municipality in which the additional 
enterprise zone is to be designated pursuant to criteria according priority 
consideration for designation of the zone pursuant to paragraph (10) of section 
3 of P.L.1995, c.382 (C.52:27H-66.1);

���� e.���� "Public 
assistance" means income maintenance funds administered by the Department 
of Human Services or by a county welfare agency;

���� f.���� "Zone development 
corporation" means a nonprofit corporation or association created or 
designated by the governing body of a qualifying municipality to formulate and 
propose a preliminary zone development plan pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1983, 
c.303 (C.52:27H-68) and to prepare, monitor, administer and implement the zone 
development plan;

���� g.��� "Zone development 
plan" means a plan adopted by the governing body of a qualifying 
municipality for the development of an enterprise zone therein, and for the 
direction and coordination of activities of the municipality, zone businesses 
and community organizations within the enterprise zone toward the economic 
betterment of the residents of the zone and the municipality;

���� h.��� "Zone neighborhood 
association" means a corporation or association of persons who either are 
residents of, or have their principal place of employment in, a municipality in 
which an enterprise zone has been designated pursuant to P.L.1983, c.303 
(C.52:27H-60 et seq.); which is organized under the provisions of Title 15 of 
the Revised Statutes or Title 15A of the New Jersey Statutes; and which has for 
its principal purpose the encouragement and support of community activities 
within, or on behalf of, the zo