A1656

Requires outdoor lighting fixtures installed or replaced by, or on behalf of State, or at projects receiving State funds, to meet certain criteria.

Introduced·1/13/26
Introduced Text

New Jersey A1656 mandates specific criteria for outdoor lighting fixtures installed or replaced by the state or at projects funded by the state to.

New Jersey A1656 requires outdoor lighting fixtures installed or replaced by, or on behalf of, a State agency, or at projects receiving funds from a State agency, to meet certain criteria to reduce light pollution. These criteria include using fully shielded luminaires with a full cutoff fixture, ensuring the luminaire emits no more than two percent of its total lumen output above 80 degrees from nadir, and having a BUG rating of U0.

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Environment and Solid Waste Committee
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History

Jan 13

Assembly

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee