New Jersey § 13:1d-115

§ 13:1d-115.

a. The Department of Environmental Protection shall prepare, and submit to the Senate

Environmental Quality Committee and the Assembly Energy and Environment Committee,

or their successors as designated respectively by the President of the Senate and

the Speaker of the General Assembly, a semi-annual report. The report shall include, for each type of permit issued by the department during

the reporting period, summaries of the records required to be maintained pursuant

to section 1 of this act, 1 and any other statistical or other type of information deemed pertinent by the department

to evaluate the effectiveness of the permit review capabilities and performance of

the department and its various divisions, bureaus, agencies, offices, and other administrative

units. The report shall also identify recurring problems in the permitting process and

procedures, citing any particular types of permits that are chronically subject to

significant delays and backlogs and describing the causes thereof; suggest possible

solutions to those recurring problems; provide an evaluation and analysis of the

permit data and information collected and set forth in the report; and make recommendations

for appropriate legislative or administrative action. b. The department shall make copies of each semi-annual report available to the public

for a charge not to exceed the cost of reproduction. c. The first report prepared by the department pursuant to this act shall be submitted

to the respective legislative committees not later than July 15, 1992, and shall include

information for the period January 1 through June 30, 1992 as well as, to the maximum

extent practicable, comparable information for the six month period, beginning July

1 through December 31, 1991. All subsequent reports shall be submitted to the legislative committees not later

than the 15th day of the month next following the end of each six month period. 1

N.J.S.A. § 13:1D-114.