EDISON, NJ--New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Mark Mauriello headlined NAIOP-NJ’s “Regulatory Update Seminar” held at The Pines Manor in Edison. With the state’s fiscal 2010 budget nearing completion, he discussed his agency’s priorities for the coming year.
Mauriello noted that the DEP will focus strongly on the new Office of Climate and Energy’s activity during the coming year. This includes the Global Warming Response Act, and working with the Board of Public Utilities and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority on everything from solar installations to off-shore wind farms. "A lot of stimulus money is coming down the pike for energy efficiency and renewable energy," he said.
Mauriello expressed optimism for the Site Remediation Reform Act as well, and specifically for the Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) program. "We now have a bill that creates a new way to do work in the site remediation world," he said.
Mauriello’s presentation was followed by two panels, including one that focused specifically on site remediation. Environmental attorney Dennis Toft of Wolf & Samson moderated that discussion and concurred that the LSRP program "holds promise for people to address contaminated sites in an orderly way." Panelists included Len Romino, assistant director of NJDEP’s Site Remediation Program; Andrew Robins of Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla; and Jorge Berkowitz of Langan Engineering & Environmental Services.
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