NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
OFFICE POLICY, PLANNING AND SCIENCE

Notice of Rule Proposal
Global Warming Solutions Fund Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:27D

Public Notice
Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is proposing new rules, N.J.A.C. 7:27D, the Global Warming Solutions Fund Rules.  As required by the Global Warming Solutions Fund Law, N.J.S.A. 26:2C-50 et seq., these rules establish a priority ranking system to be used to assist the Economic Development Authority, the Board of Public Utilities, and the Department in their allocation of the proceeds of the auction of CO2 emission allowances that occur pursuant to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Carbon Dioxide Budget Trading Program, N.J.A.C. 27C. 

The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated February 17, 2009.A copy of the proposal is available from: the Department’s website(PDF), at County libraries, or by contacting LexisNexis Customer Service at (800) 223-1944 or www.lexisnexis.com/bookstore. Be advised that there may be a fee for obtaining a copy of the proposal from some sources.

A public hearing concerning the proposal is scheduled as follows:

Monday, March 23, 2009, 9:00 A.M.
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Building
401 E. State St.
Public Hearing Room
Trenton, NJ  08625

Written comments may be submitted by April 18, 2009 to:

NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Alice A. Previte, Esq.
ATTN: DEP Docket No. 01-09-01/696
Office of Legal Affairs
401 East State Street, 4th Floor
PO Box 402
Trenton, New Jersey 08625