New Jersey A4131 prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection from dumping dredge spoils on Delaware River islands without municipal approval.

New Jersey A4131 prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection from approving any dumping of dredge spoils on Delaware River islands without municipal approval. The bill applies to all dumping of dredge spoils, including on existing dredge spoil banks. The prohibition does not apply if the Department petitions each municipality owning land on the island to authorize the dumping and each municipality adopts an ordinance allowing it. The bill aims to maintain the protections established by the Legislature for the benefit of the City of Burlington.

New Jersey A4131 prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection from dumping dredge spoils on Delaware River islands without municipal approval.

New Jersey A4131 prohibits the Department of Environmental Protection from approving any dumping of dredge spoils on Delaware River islands without municipal approval. The bill applies to all dumping of dredge spoils, including on existing dredge spoil banks. The prohibition does not apply if the Department petitions each municipality owning land on the island to authorize the dumping and each municipality adopts an ordinance allowing it. The bill aims to maintain the protections established by the Legislature for the benefit of the City of Burlington.