---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorizes State Treasurer to enter lease for real property and improvements with NJEDA for construction of New Jersey Wind Port in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County."
description: "Authorizes State Treasurer to enter lease for real property and improvements with NJEDA for construction of New Jersey Wind Port in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "219"
identifier: "A 5840"
citation: "New Jersey A 5840 (219)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTH - STATE", "ENERGY", "PROPERTY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burzichelli, John J.", "Karabinchak, Robert J.", "Sweeney, Stephen M.", "Taliaferro, Adam J."]
version_count: 1
action_count: 8
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-07-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e77cb23-edd4-4ebf-ae41-5c75dda0931a"
source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
source_hash: "5a891a729fdc2049181e124e665f84a7078b4f9711f0538f92b5fd7ff9f00e8b"
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 5840 (219) — Authorizes State Treasurer to enter lease for real property and improvements with NJEDA for construction of New Jersey Wind Port in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County.

## 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/2020/Bills/A9999/5840_I1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **48–25** (pass) · lower
- Reported favorably out of committee — **7–4** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **25–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burzichelli, John J. — primary (person)
- Karabinchak, Robert J. — primary (person)
- Sweeney, Stephen M. — primary (person)
- Taliaferro, Adam J. — primary (person)
- Murphy, Carol A. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (48-25-0) `passage`
- **2021-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S3923
- **2021-06-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (25-10) `passage`
- **2021-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2021, c.158. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e77cb23-edd4-4ebf-ae41-5c75dda0931a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).