Bill Text: NJ S3422 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requires declaration of Code Blue alert when National Weather Service predicts temperatures of 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-21 - Approved P.L.2019, c.427. [S3422 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-S3422-Amended.html
Sponsored by:
Senator ROBERT W. SINGER
District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)
Senator THOMAS H. KEAN, JR.
District 21 (Morris, Somerset and Union)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators O'Scanlon and Gopal
SYNOPSIS
Requires declaration of Code Blue alert when National Weather Service predicts temperatures of 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee on June 6, 2019, with amendments.
An Act concerning Code Blue alert declarations and amending P.L.2017, c.68.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 3 of P.L.2017, c.68 (1C.1App.A:9-43.20) is amended to read as follows:
1[App.A:9-43.20 Declaration of Code Blue alert.]1
3. A coordinator shall declare a Code Blue alert after evaluating weather forecasts and advisories produced by the National Weather Service that predict the following weather conditions in the county within 24 to 48 hours:
a. temperatures will reach [25 degrees Fahrenheit or lower without precipitation or] 32 degrees Fahrenheit or lower [with precipitation]; or
b. the National Weather Service 1[windchill] wind chill1 temperature will be zero degrees Fahrenheit or less for a period of two hours or more.
(cf: P.L.2017, c.68, s.3)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.