December 12, 2018 - Burlington County Freeholders voted to approve closure of County Routes 528 and 664 when New Jersey Natural Gas moves forward with construction of the Southern Reliability Link (SRL) pipeline. Currently, over one million people in 83 municipalities in Monmouth, Ocean, and Burlington counties rely upon a single, interstate pipeline for their homes and businesses. SRL will address this single point of failure and add resiliency and redundancy to the system.
“This decision by the Burlington County Freeholders is one that will benefit all New Jerseyans. Pipelines provide natural gas energy to millions of New Jerseyans, keeping ... Read More
"This bill requires workers who are subject to “The Public Works Contractor Registration Act” to have completed or be actively participating in a registered apprenticeship program.
Under the bill, a registered apprenticeship program means an apprenticeship program that is registered with and approved by the United States Department of Labor and provides the trainee with combined classroom and on-the-job training in an occupation recognized as a trade and meets the program standards of enrolment and graduation under the Code of Federal Regulations."
Status
2018-10-17 Passed Senate and Assembly Labor Committee
Senate Sponsors
Fred H. Madden, Jr.
Joseph A. Lagana
Dawn ... Read More
October 24, 2018John Flores
“Requires certain contractors to register under ‘The Public Works Contractor Registration Act.’”
Why is this good for the state?
S62 raises the level of construction quality in the state
S62 protects the public from contractors less-trained and less-experienced workers on public works projects
S62 ensures that highly skilled and trained labor is performing all public work... Read More
July 26, 2018John Flores
“Requires certain contractors to register under ‘The Public Works Contractor Registration Act.’”
Why is this good for the state?
S62 raises the level of construction quality in the state
S62 protects the public from contractors less-trained and less-experienced workers on public works projects
S62 ensures that highly skilled and trained labor is performing all public work... Read More
June 18, 2018John Flores