---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires local governments and authorities to obtain financing cost estimate from NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust for certain projects.*"
description: "Requires local governments and authorities to obtain financing cost estimate from NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust for certain projects.*"
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "217"
identifier: "A 1649"
citation: "New Jersey A 1649 (217)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mukherji, Raj", "Pintor Marin, Eliana", "Schaer, Gary S.", "Spencer, L. Grace", "Stack, Brian P.", "Wimberly, Benjie E."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7d924f1-3a80-4d06-aaed-2cb87f7b471c"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "74b6609fd4c26a3d709ce32e1278b7c1694a2b121948955ec5e585de2d635822"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey A 1649 (217) — Requires local governments and authorities to obtain financing cost estimate from NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust for certain projects.*

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1649_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2016/Bills/A2000/1649_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **69–3** (pass) · legislature
- Reported favorably out of committee — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
- Pintor Marin, Eliana — primary (person)
- Schaer, Gary S. — primary (person)
- Spencer, L. Grace — primary (person)
- Stack, Brian P. — primary (person)
- Wimberly, Benjie E. — primary (person)
- Coughlin, Craig J. — cosponsor (person)
- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
- Rooney, Kevin J. — cosponsor (person)
- Singleton, Troy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2016-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (69-3-0) `passage`
- **2016-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2016-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S853 (2R)
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (36-0) `passage`
- **2017-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (66-4-0) `passage`
- **2017-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2017, c.71. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7d924f1-3a80-4d06-aaed-2cb87f7b471c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).