Smart Growth

Smart Growth for New Century Act (A.4874 / S.1543)

Legislative Description: Allows board of education to provide transportation to school for a child living a lesser distance than two miles from school if the parent or guardian of the child is nonambulatory and unable to accompany the child to and from school. Amd S3635, Ed L.

Sponsorship: HOOPER, COLTON, MCDONOUGH, WEISENBERG. Multi:MLTSPNSR Gordon D, Pheffer, Rivera J

Same As Sponsors: 3

Cowboy Notes: Provides standards and community assistance for smart growth. It's never made it past the Senate, but things are different this year. 107

More Information: Bill Text - Sponsor's Memo

A.4874

2/8/07 - referred to education

1/9/08 - referred to education

S.1543

1/22/07 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION

5/15/07 - 1ST REPORT CAL.1072

5/16/07 - 2ND REPORT CAL.

5/21/07 - ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

6/7/07 - DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

6/7/07 - PASSED SENATE

6/7/07 - referred to education

1/9/08 - died in assembly

1/9/08 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION

1/9/08 - returned to senate

3/4/08 - 1ST REPORT CAL.447

3/5/08 - 2ND REPORT CAL.

3/10/08 - ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

3/12/08 - DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

3/12/08 - PASSED SENATE

3/12/08 - referred to education

Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act (A.3574)

Legislative Description: Provides that public benefit corporations can enter into cooperative agreements with municipal corporations, districts and other public benefit corporations for the performance of any of the respective functions, powers or duties of the respective participants in the cooperative agreement. Amd S119-o, Gen Muni L.

Sponsorship: OAKS, FINCH. Multi:MLTSPNSR Calhoun, Conte, Crouch, Duprey, Kolb, Molinaro, Sayward, Townsend

Cowboy Notes: Provides that all state infrastructure projects use principles of smart growth. It's never made it past the Senate, but things are different this year. 107

More Information: Bill Text - Sponsor's Memo

A.3574

1/26/07 - referred to local governments

1/9/08 - referred to local governments

5/6/08 - held for consideration in local governments

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This legislation may exist to solely educate the legislature on an issue, to appease a consituency, influential person, or lobbyist, or because a legislator believes deeply in a cause.

State Smart Growth Policy Act (A.7335 / S.4369)

Legislative Description: Establishes the "state smart growth public infrastructure policy act"; provides privity in public funding for projects which use, maintain or improve existing infrastructure and which protect and preserve natural resources; establishes state smart growth public infrastructure criteria; authorizes each state infrastructure agency to create a smart growth advisory committee. Add Art 6 SS6-0101 - 6-0109, En Con L.

Sponsorship: HOYT, PAULIN, CLARK, BRADLEY, ENGLEBRIGHT, FIELDS, CAHILL, PEOPLES, SCHROEDER, MILLMAN, COOK, COLTON, JAFFEE, KOON, PERALTA. Multi:MLTSPNSR Alfano, Barra, Christensen, Conte, Diaz R, Errigo, Galef, Gottfried, Greene, John, Kavanagh, Lavine, Lifton, Lupardo, Magee, Magnarelli, Markey, McDonough, McEneny, Molinaro, Rosenthal, Spano, Sweeney, Thiele, Towns, Walker, Weisenberg

Same As Sponsors: 1

Cowboy Notes: 107

More Information: Bill Text - Sponsor's Memo

A.7335

4/11/07 - referred to environmental conservation

4/17/07 - reported

4/17/07 - reported referred to ways and means

4/19/07 - advanced to third reading cal.258

4/23/07 - delivered to senate

4/23/07 - passed assembly

4/23/07 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

1/9/08 - DIED IN SENATE

1/9/08 - ordered to third reading cal.509

1/9/08 - RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

4/15/08 - delivered to senate

4/15/08 - passed assembly

4/15/08 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

S.4369

4/11/07 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

1/9/08 - REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION