New Jersey

Funding, distributed through program created by Menendez, will support Newark’s comprehensive Climate Prosperity Initiative

October 16, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker today announced $2,836,300 for the City of Newark through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, which Senator Menendez created in Congress in 2007. The funding will bolster the city’s successful Climate Prosperity Initiative.    » read more »

October 16, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced a total of $1,327,800 in funding for four New Jersey municipalities from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program, which he created as part of energy legislation in 2007. The program supports municipal energy-saving initiatives and improves energy efficiency in transportation, buildings, and other sectors. It will deliver a total of $73 million to New Jersey cities, towns and counties through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

New Jersey municipalities receiving funding announced today include:

• Township of Piscataway -- $528,800
• Township of North Bergen -- $514,000
• Paterson -- $250,000
• Township of Union -- $35,000    » read more »

Legislation, crafted in part by Congressman Rothman, brings over $4 million in congressionally-directed security funding to New Jersey

October 15, 2009 -- (Washington, DC) – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2892, the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Conference Report, which was authored by Congressman Rothman and fellow members of the Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee.

This spending measure determines all federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security, including, but not limited to, supporting our first responders, investing in border security and securing our nation’s mass transit, our sea, rail and airports.    » read more »

Measure Would Fund Flood Damage Reduction, Water Quality Projects and Other Vital Programs

October 15, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced the Senate approved the FY 2010 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill. The legislation, which also includes more than $20 million for beach renourishment projects, has a total of more than $130 million for water projects throughout the state and now heads to the White House where it is expected to be signed into law.    » read more »

October 14, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the region that includes New Jersey, New York, and Puerto Rico (EPA Region 2) with $1.2 million from the economic recovery package to reduce diesel emissions, boost job creation, and promote a healthy environment.

Under the management of the not for profit organization, CALSTART, the trucks belonging to three previously identified fleets operating within New York, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico will be replaced with new advance technology hybrid trucks to improve regional air quality.    » read more »

Site owners to be paid rent for the use of their property for utility-owned installations; Segment is part of a program that will double installed solar capacity in New Jersey

(October 12, 2009 - Newark, N.J.) PSE&G is soliciting proposals from developers and third-party-owned sites for the development of 5 megawatts of roof and ground-mounted solar systems to be owned by PSE&G and that will provide rental income to property owners. Solar developers, together with owners of real estate located in the utility’s electric service territory, will propose sites for solar installations. Owners will receive rent for roof-mounted, building-mounted, and ground-mounted solar systems installed on their properties and connected directly into the electric grid.    » read more »

Funding will be used to share costs with municipalities for moth-controlling methods

October, 7, 2009 --
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today announced a federal grant of $500,000 to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for gypsy moth pest control management efforts throughout New Jersey. The funding was included in the House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 2997) for fiscal year 2010, which passed by a 263-to-162 vote today.    » read more »

October 7, 2009 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine issued the following Executive Order to ensure transparency and accountability regarding the expenditure of public funds on the Mass Transit Tunnel project.

The full text of the Executive Order is below.

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 155

WHEREAS, the Mass Transit Tunnel project is the largest transit public works project in the United States, and includes the construction of two single-track rail tunnels under the Hudson River to service existing NJ Transit passenger rail lines, an expanded New York Penn Station and other key elements to address the pressing regional transportation needs; and    » read more »

NJ Senator Is Author of Legislation To Require Background Checks At Gun Shows

October 7, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), the author of legislation to close the gun show loophole, today applauded a City of New York investigation that exposed overwhelming evidence that criminals and terrorists can easily access firearms at gun shows.    » read more »

October 6, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded New Jersey more than $8 million in new federal funding to improve intermodal stations and expand local bus service throughout the state. The funds will provide for construction and the expansion of existing stations.    » read more »

More than 110,000 New Jersey homes have received energy efficient improvements - Nearly 6,000 Garden State businesses have benefited from energy efficiency support since 2006

October 5, 2009 -- NEW BRUNSWICK - New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that solar energy installations in New Jersey increased ten-fold since 2006. The state now has 100 megawatts (MW) of solar energy installed, which is enough to supply the electricity needs for more than 15,000 New Jersey homes.

As a result, New Jersey now has the most solar installations in the country per square mile, surpassing California by nearly two to one. The Governor made the announcement during the second annual Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Governors' (NEMAG) Clean Energy Innovation Forum.    » read more »

Grants will be used to lower energy use, reduce carbon pollution and create green jobs

October 4, 2009 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy through its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, has released $14.4 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding to New Jersey. The State will use the funds to implement programs and projects that reduce fossil fuel emissions, expand renewable energy generation, decrease energy use, and improve energy efficiency at the state and local level.    » read more »

Funding for Idaho, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Dakota and the U.S. Virgin Islands to create jobs, reduce energy use

October 1, 2009 -- Washington, DC – Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that nearly $72 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is being awarded to 7 states and territories to support energy efficiency and conservation activities.

Under DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, these states will implement programs that lower energy use, reduce carbon pollution, and create green jobs locally.    » read more »

Net Increase of Nearly 100,000 Children; New Jersey Awarded $2 Million to Expand FamilyCare Enrollment

October 1, 2009 -- TRENTON - Corzine Administration officials today announced that the NJ FamilyCare program hit a landmark milestone of nearly 100,000 new children enrolled since January 2006. As a result of the first-in-the-nation Express Lane Eligibility initiative, the elimination of premiums for some working families, and a broadcast media campaign, more than 12,000 children have been enrolled in NJ FamilyCare since June 2009.    » read more »

Funds are awarded to New Jersey State Energy Office to use at state and local levels

September 29, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced that New Jersey’s State Energy Office has been awarded a total of $14,400,700 in funding from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, which he created as part of energy legislation in 2007 and fought to fund while crafting the economic recovery package.    » read more »