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Assembly committee releases bill to expand BPU rebates for zero‑emission lawn equipment
Summary
The New Jersey Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee voted to release A2319, which directs the Board of Public Utilities to create a rebate program to help residents and businesses buy zero‑emission lawn equipment. Witnesses urged higher rebates for commercial landscapers, battery recycling and charging infrastructure.
At a committee hearing in Trenton, the New Jersey Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee voted to release Assembly Bill A2319 as amended, a measure directing the Board of Public Utilities to establish a rebate program to encourage purchases of zero‑emission lawn equipment by residents and businesses.
Supporters — including landscapers, trade groups and environmental advocates — told the committee the proposal could speed a statewide shift away from gas‑powered leaf blowers and other small landscape engines that witnesses described as significant contributors to local air pollution and harmful noise levels. "They need to be higher for landscapers," said Amner De Leon,…
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