South Jersey Sun

The signing of yesterday's Construction Bill and Why It's Important:

Statement from N.J Chamber President and CEO Tom Bracken on Gov. Murphy Signing Bill to Streamline Inspection Process2023-01-05Economic development projects in New Jersey are often subject to lengthy delays because municipalities may not have the resources to turn-around construction inspections in a timely manner. This unfairly stalls projects and increases costs for developers. In the meantime, towns and cities miss out on the much-needed tax revenue that result from completed projects.

The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce advocated for bill A-573 because it streamlines the inspection process by allowing for third party, private-sector construction inspections when municipal inspectors cannot complete the work within three days.

Today’s action eliminates an impediment to economic development that results in our state becoming more business friendly and helps in our quest to improve our competitiveness.

We thank Gov. Phil Murphy for signing A-573 and the bill sponsors (Karabinchak; Freiman; Calabrese; Greenwald; Scutari; Diegnan) for tackling this important issue. We especially thank the prime sponsor, Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak, for his diligent work with all the stakeholders and his expertise and guidance on this important issue.

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