Bill Text: NJ A1929 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-15 - Substituted by S598 [A1929 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-A1929-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman RAJ MUKHERJI
District 33 (Hudson)
Assemblyman ANDREW ZWICKER
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblywoman VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE
District 37 (Bergen)
Assemblyman TIM EUSTACE
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblywoman JOANN DOWNEY
District 11 (Monmouth)
Assemblyman JAMES J. KENNEDY
District 22 (Middlesex, Somerset and Union)
Assemblyman JOHN F. MCKEON
District 27 (Essex and Morris)
Assemblywoman NANCY J. PINKIN
District 18 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen Jasey and McKnight
SYNOPSIS
Requires NJ to join U.S. Climate Alliance to uphold Paris Climate Accord.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act requiring New Jersey to join the United States Climate Alliance, and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The State shall join the United States Climate Alliance and uphold the Paris Climate Accord, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and address the threats posed by climate change in accordance with the goals established therefor by the alliance.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would require New Jersey to join the United States Climate Alliance, a group formed to pursue policies to uphold the United States' commitments to the Paris Climate Accord in order to address the threats posed by climate change. The group was formed by the Governors of California, New York, and Washington after President Trump announced his intention to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord.
