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ASSEMBLY, No. 2401 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 222nd LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION Sponsored by: Assemblyman WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR. District 5 (Camden and Gloucester) SYNOPSIS Establishes safety measures for scrap metal businesses. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel. An Act concerning scrap metal regulation and supplementing P.L.2009, c.8 (C.45:28-1 et seq.). Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Each scrap metal business in the State shall: a. conduct a quarterly audit of records to be retained pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2009, c.8 (C.45:28-2) and regulations at N.J.A.C.7:26-2.13 and ensure that items that are prohibited are not on the premises of the business; and b. reduce the likelihood of a fire by, at a minimum: (1) employing or contracting with individuals who are trained in fire suppression; and (2) installing and maintaining an on-site fire suppression system that can be remotely operated. 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sixth month next following enactment, except that a scrap metal business shall have until the first day of 60th month next following enactment to install an on-site fire suppression system that can be remotely operated. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection may take any anticipatory administrative action in advance as shall be necessary for the implementation of this act. STATEMENT This bill updates current statutes regulating scrap metal businesses by establishing certain safety measures to be followed by each business. A scrap metal business is to conduct a quarterly audit of records to be retained pursuant to current law and ensure that items that are prohibited are not on the premises of the business. Additionally, each business is to reduce the likelihood of a fire by, at a minimum: (1) installing and maintaining an on-site fire suppression system so that it can be remotely operated; and (2) employing or contracting with individuals who are trained in fire suppression. A scrap metal business is given five years to install the on-site fire suppression system.
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