Establishes abandoned mine reclamation programs and funding in DOT and DEP.
The bill establishes abandoned mine reclamation programs and funds in the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The purpose of the programs is to protect citizens from abandoned mines and mine subsidence causing adverse impacts to transportation and public utility infrastructure and environmental infrastructure in the State. The bill requires the DOT and DEP to develop reclamation plans for abandoned mines that potentially pose a threat to infrastructure.
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