New Jersey § 52:32-1b

§ 52:32-1b.

a. Any person or entity that purchases unit concrete products, or that undertakes

any construction or improvement that requires the use of unit concrete products, including

the replacement of impervious surface with permeable pavement, the cost or contract

price of which is financed, in whole or in part, by State funds, shall, as a condition

of receiving State funds, use unit concrete products that utilize carbon footprint-reducing

technology, provided that such utilization does not conflict with federal funding

conditions. b. As used in this section: “ Permeable pavement ” means a concrete product that allows rainwater to penetrate the pavement and percolate

into the supporting soils and includes, but is not limited to, pervious concrete,

permeable interlocking concrete pavers, and concrete grid pavers. “ Unit concrete product ” means a concrete building product that is fabricated under controlled conditions

separate and remote from the intended point of use and is produced in a wet cast or

dry cast method in a factory setting and then transported to the location of intended

use for installation, including, but not limited to, all concrete pavers, whether

permeable or non-permeable, and concrete block. “Unit concrete product” shall not include ready mix concrete, sand, stone, gravel,

or bituminous concrete or asphalt. “ Unit concrete product that utilizes carbon footprint-reducing technology ” means a unit concrete product that is certified by the Department of Environmental

Protection, or any independent third party authorized by the department, pursuant

to section 10 of P.L.2021, c. 278 ( C.52:27D-141.17 ), as generating at least 50 percent less carbon dioxide emissions in the production

and utilization of the unit concrete product than conventional unit concrete products

made with ordinary Portland cement. Such products shall also conform with the relevant requirements of the “State Uniform

Construction Code Act,” P.L.1975, c. 217 ( C.52:27D-119 et seq. ) that incorporate by reference TMS 402/602 Building Code Requirements and Specification

for Masonry Structures.