New Jersey Statutes 13:1G-18. Powers and duties of council
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 13:1G-18
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.
a. Request from the commissioner information concerning the noise control program.
b. Consider any matter relating to the preservation and improvement of the noise control program and advise the commissioner thereof.
c. From time to time, submit to the commissioner any recommendations which it deems necessary for the proper conduct and improvement of the noise control program.
d. Study the noise control program and make its recommendations thereon to the commissioner.
e. Study the codes, rules and regulations promulgated by the department in regard to noise control and make its recommendations for their improvement to the commissioner.
f. Study and investigate the state of the art and the technical capabilities and limitations of noise control and report its findings and recommendations thereon to the commissioner.
g. Study and investigate the need for programs for the long-range technical support of the noise control program and report its findings and recommendations thereon to the commissioner.
h. Hold public hearings at least once a year in regard to existing noise control statutes, codes, rules and regulations and upon the state of the art and technical capabilities and limitations in noise control and report its recommendations thereon to the commissioner.
i. Be empowered to veto the adoption, amendment or repeal of any code, rule or regulation for the control of noise. By majority vote of the whole council, the council may vote its disapproval of any code, rule or regulation or any change therein. The council may exercise its veto at any time before the promulgation by the commissioner of any such code, rule or regulation.
L.1971, c. 418, s. 18, eff. Jan. 24, 1972.