Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. is a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee, and ranking member of Health Subcommittee. He is also a member of the Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, and Communications and Technology Subcommittee. Congressman Pallone is a member of the Natural Resources Committee and serves on the Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Subcommittee. Congressman Pallone will meet with NJ SEED members at the evening reception on April 23, 2013 as well as speak at the Congressional Briefing Reception on April 24. He will also host a hill visit meeting on April 24, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. at his office located at 237 Cannon Building, Washington, D.C. 20515.

Congressman Bob Gibbs serves on the Congressman Gibbs chairs the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, a subcommittee of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Congressman Gibbs also serves on the Highways and Transit Subcommittee and the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee. Within the Agriculture Committee, Congressman Gibbs serves on the General Farm Commodities and Risk Management Subcommittee, the Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Subcommittee, and the Department Operations, Oversight, and Nutrition Subcommittee. The meeting with Congressman Gibbs is scheduled for April 24, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. in his office located at B-370A Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515.

The Senate Environment and Energy Committee and the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee met jointly on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 10:00 AM at the Lavallette First Aid Building, 1207 Bay Boulevard, in Lavallette, New Jersey. The committee meeting was co-chaired by Senator Robert Smith, Chairman of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee. The environment committee met to hear testimony on the recycling and disposal of plastic bags and other floatables and their impact on New Jersey water bodies and sea life. The committee heard expert testimony from Dr. Michael Kennish of Rutgers University on the health of Barnegat Bay. NJ SEED was in attendance to support New Jersey busi Read the rest of this entry »

New submissions and updates for the 2012-13 State Issues Briefing Book are now due!

On October 3, 2012, NJ SEED will release the 2012-2013 State Issues Briefing Book at the 31st Annual KEP Governmental Affairs Seminar at the Trenton Marriott Downtown. This book is best described as a “road map to economic development” for New Jersey and features an array of state issues that impact our ability to grow jobs, bolster the economy and enhance the environment in the Garden State.  NJ SEED policy areas of focus include transportation, economic development, environment, and energy.  We urge our members to consider contributing to the newest edition of the State Briefing Book, today!

Materials should be submitted as a Word document and emailed to info@njseed.org. Submissions must be in narrative form and should include background on the issue, why it is important to business and labor interests, current status, and the action you want NJ SEED to take (e.g., “NJ SEED urges the New Jersey Legislature to support S-1234″). Past briefing books can be found at www.njseed.org. Submission does not guarantee inclusion into the Briefing Book. The appropriate NJ SEED Issues Policy Committees will review all submissions and updates, and the Executive Committee will have final approval.

Submissions are due by July 20, 2012!