13:19-33 - Transport, dumping of certain dredged materials in certain ocean sites prohibited - New Jersey Statutes

13:19-33  Transport, dumping of certain dredged materials in certain ocean sites prohibited.
1.  a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall not permit or otherwise authorize the transport in State waters of dredged material for the purpose of placing or dumping of such material into State waters of the Atlantic Ocean at a site designated for remediation if the material is found to exceed an effects level of 113 parts per billion of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the tissue of worms tested and analyzed in accordance with the applicable federal procedures, or a level or in accordance with a procedure subsequently determined by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection to be more protective of human health and the environment.

b.The Department of Environmental Protection shall implement the provisions of subsection a. of this section through the enforceable policies of the State, including, but not limited to, any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to R.S.12:5-3.

c.Upon the effective date of this act, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall submit P.L.2003, c.65 (C.13:19-33) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the provisions of the federal "Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972", as amended, 16 U.S.C. s.1451 et seq., for incorporation into the enforceable policies of the approved State management program.


L.2003,c.65,s.1.