By Stuart Lieberman | Published December 12, 2014 | Posted in Development, Environmental & Natural Resources, Legislation and Rulemaking, Proposed Legislation | Tagged Tags: Land Preservation, NJ Senate, Open Space | Leave a comment
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The Price Tag to Develop on Preserved Land in NJ May be Going Up
The New Jersey Legislature is considering a bill (S-570) which would result in companies paying more to develop building on public land. The bill proposes that proposed projects on preserved land in the state would be assessed for how much revenue that project would generate. The proposal is intended to help balance the value to Read More
Read MoreState Assembly Passes Bill that Strips Some Government Agency Heads of Veto Power
On April 29, 2013, the New Jersey State Assembly overwhelmingly passed a bill that will have far reaching impacts on administrative law in New Jersey. The bill known as A-1521 would effectively strip certain agency heads of their current veto powers over the decisions of administrative law judges in contested state agency decisions. The bill Read More
Read MoreNJ Gov. Christie Vetoes Anti-Fracking Legislation
In an earlier blog post this July, we reviewed recent hydraulic fracturing (or “fracking”) developments in New Jersey and New York. The legal and political landscape concerning fracking continues to evolve, including in Trenton, where, on September 21, 2012, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed bill A-575—a proposal to ban wastewater and other hydraulic fracturing Read More
Read MorePossible Changes to NJ Class Action Procedure
On May 21, 2012, the New Jersey Assembly Judiciary Committee voted 6-0 in favor of A-894, which would establish a right to an immediate interlocutory appeal from class certification determinations in class action lawsuits. A class action is a legal mechanism that enables people allegedly harmed by a common act or omission to join with Read More
Read MoreRecent Hydraulic Fracturing Developments in New Jersey and New York
On June 25, 2012, the New Jersey Senate passed bill A-575 by a vote of 30-5 that would prevent hydraulic fracturing waste from entering New Jersey. While New Jersey does not have the large pockets of natural gas found in neighboring Pennsylvania, no rules or laws have been enacted in New Jersey regarding the acceptance Read More
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