ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND
SOLID WASTE COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 5067
with committee amendments
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JANUARY 27, 2025
The Assembly Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste
Committee reports favorably, and with committee amendments,
Assembly Bill No. 5067.
This bill, as amended, would require each appointing authority of
the Peter J. Barnes III Wildlife Preservation Commission to appoint
one alternate member to serve in the absence or disability of the
regular members appointed thereby. Each alternate member would be
appointed to serve a term of five years and may participate in the
commission’s proceedings, and in any discussions related thereto, but
would be authorized to vote only in the absence or disability of a
regular voting member who has been appointed by the same
appointing authority.
The bill would further specify that a commission vote may not be
delayed for the purpose of enabling a regular voting member to vote,
instead of an alternate member appointed pursuant to the bill.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS :
The committee amended the bill:
(1) to clarify that the bill requires the appointment of a single
alternate member, by each municipal appointment authority, who will
be authorized to serve on the commission in the absence or disability
of a regular voting member appointed by the same authority; and
(2) to incorporate other technical and clarifying changes.