U.S. D.O.T. Secretary Agrees Taxes Are an Unsound Foundation for Income
Senator Andrew Ciesla, the senior Republican member of the Senate Transportation Committee, issued the following statement regarding funding sources for the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF). The TTF will become insolvent in Fiscal Year 2011, less than two years from today.
The legislators from the 10th District have announced that the State of New Jersey has extended the deadline for filing property tax rebate applications. Residents who have not filed their 2007 Homestead Rebate or Senior Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement Program) applications by the original August 15 deadline will now have until October 31, 2008 to do so.
Senator Andrew Ciesla, R-10, noted with concern an Asbury Park Press report that toll road revenues have fallen steeply, and he again urged the governor to call a Special Session of the Legislature this summer to address the state’s transportation funding problem.
Senator Andy Ciesla and Assemblymen Dave Wolfe and Jim Holzapfel (all R-10), have called on Senate Economic Growth Committee Chairman Raymond Lesniak and Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Douglas Fisher to hold a hearing on anti-dog chaining legislation which they have sponsored. The bill, S-835/A-902, establishes animal cruelty offenses pertaining to the chaining or cruel restraint of animals.
Says NJ Must Act Quickly to Provide Mass Transportation Alternatives
Senator Andy Ciesla (R-10) today called on Governor Jon S. Corzine and Senate President Dick Codey to convene a special session of the Legislature this summer to address critical transportation issues, including the rapid development and implementation of mass transportation alternatives. Ciesla, a 17-year member and former chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, stated his concerns and request for the special session in a letter delivered today to Corzine and Codey.
Supports Protecting Open Space, but New Taxes Are Not the Answer
Senator Andy Ciesla (R-10) criticized a proposal for a new water tax to pay for land that will be preserved as open space:
Legislation which places a two-year moratorium on disputed public access regulations recently adopted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has been passed by the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly. S-1533/A-2601 is sponsored by District 10 legislators, Andy Ciesla, Dave Wolfe and Jim Holzapfel.
Bill Places 2-Year Moratorium on Disputed Public Access Regulations Recently Adopted by DEP
Legislation (S-1533 Scs) that would place a two-year moratorium on disputed marina regulations recently adopted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has been approved by the Environment committees of both the New Jersey Senate and General Assembly.
Senators Andy Ciesla and Christopher (Kip) Bateman, members of the Senate Environment Committee, issued the following statement regarding proposed changes to the Department of Environmental Protection’s contaminated sites cleanup process. The change would allow highly trained environmental site managers to oversee the cleanup of contaminated sites throughout the state. DEP has a current backlog of over 20, 000 cases and only about 150 case managers.
The 10th District legislators have introduced legislation in response to proposed changes to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) coastal development regulations concerning marinas. These changes to the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) rules would require private marinas to provide open, 24- hour public access to waterways throughout their property.
