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S3259 • 2026

Provides exemption from DEP permit fees to municipalities after natural disaster involving flooding.

Provides exemption from DEP permit fees to municipalities after natural disaster involving flooding.

Energy
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Corrado, Kristin M.
Last action
2026-02-02
Official status
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Provides exemption from DEP permit fees to municipalities after natural disaster involving flooding.

Provides exemption from DEP permit fees to municipalities after natural disaster involving flooding.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides exemption from DEP permit fees to municipalities after natural disaster involving flooding.
  • Topic: Environment and Energy Fiscal note: This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-02 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee

Official Summary Text

Provides exemption from DEP permit fees to municipalities after natural disaster involving flooding.
Topic:
Environment and Energy
Fiscal note:
This bill has been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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S3259

SENATE, No. 3259

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 2, 2026

Sponsored by:

Senator� KRISTIN M. CORRADO

District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic)

Co-Sponsored by:

Senator Henry

SYNOPSIS

���� Provides exemption from DEP permit fees to
municipalities after natural disaster involving flooding.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

��

An Act
concerning

the payment of environmental permit fees under certain
circumstances and supplementing Title 13 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.� a.� Notwithstanding the
provisions of any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, commencing on
the effective date of this section, the Department of Environmental Protection
shall not charge a fee to any municipality for any permit, approval, or other
authorization necessary to construct or repair flood control facilities, or
repair damage to roads, buildings, or other structures sustained in the
municipality due to a natural disaster involving flooding.

���� b.� To be eligible for the fee
exemption provided pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the municipality
shall demonstrate to the Department of Environmental Protection, in a form and
manner as determined by the department, that the permit, approval, or other
authorization is necessary to repair damage sustained due to a natural
disaster.

���� c.� No later than 90 days
after the effective date of this section, the department shall publish a notice
in the New Jersey Register, and post in a prominent location on the
department�s Internet website, the form and manner for a municipality to apply
for the fee exemption provided pursuant to subsection a. of this section.� The
department shall also provide this information to the Department of Community
Affairs and shall compile the information for distribution to municipalities
following a natural disaster.

���� 2.� This act shall take effect
immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill provides that the
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) would not charge any municipality�
a fee for any permit, approval, or other authorization necessary to construct
or repair flood control facilities, or repair any damage to roads, buildings,
or other structures sustained in the municipality due to a natural disaster
involving flooding. To be eligible for the fee exemption, the municipality
would be required to demonstrate to DEP, in a form and manner as determined by
the department, that the permit, approval, or other authorization is necessary
to repair damage sustained due to a natural disaster.� The DEP would also
circulate the necessary information by:

���� (1)� publishing a notice in
the New Jersey Register;

���� (2)� posting application
information in a prominent location on DEP�s Internet website;

���� (3)� providing the information
to the Department of Community Affairs; and

���� (4)� compiling the information
for distribution to municipalities following a natural disaster.