Bill Text: NJ A1561 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes NJ "Landowner of the Year" award program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-14 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture Committee [A1561 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2020-A1561-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2020 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ERIC HOUGHTALING
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblyman ADAM J. TALIAFERRO
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Pinkin
SYNOPSIS
Establishes NJ "Landowner of the Year" award program.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act establishing the New Jersey "Landowner of the Year" award program and supplementing Title 13 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Department of Environmental Protection, in coordination with any agricultural or wildlife organization as determined appropriate by the department, shall establish and promote an award program to be known as the New Jersey "Landowner of the Year" award program.
The program shall annually recognize a landowner who has demonstrated an outstanding record of improving, enhancing, and preserving wildlife populations and habitat on the landowner's property.
b. The Department of Environmental Protection shall establish, in consultation with appropriate wildlife organizations, an application procedure, criteria, and guidelines for the eligibility, nomination, and judging of applicants for the award. The criteria may include, but need not be limited to, outstanding practices in wildlife management, habitat improvement, and conservation techniques.
c. The Department of Environmental Protection shall post the name of the recipient of the New Jersey "Landowner of the Year" award prominently on the department's website, and shall recognize the recipient with a certificate, a press announcement, or other form of recognition deemed appropriate by the department to highlight the achievement of the recipient.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would require the Department of Environmental Protection, in coordination with any agricultural or wildlife organization as determined appropriate by the department, to establish and promote an award program to be known as the New Jersey "Landowner of the Year" award program. The program would annually recognize a landowner who has demonstrated an outstanding record of improving, enhancing, and preserving wildlife populations and habitat on the landowner's property. The bill also directs the department to consult with the appropriate wildlife organizations when establishing an application procedure, criteria, and guidelines for the eligibility, nomination, and judging of applicants for the award.
