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WHEREAS, in
1985, the New Jersey Legislature enacted the State Planning Act
(N.J.S.A. 52:18A-196 et seq.) calling for the creation of a State
Development and Redevelopment Plan (State Plan) to be used as a
tool for assessing suitable locations for infrastructure, housing,
economic growth and conservation to bring about rational, managed
growth and development in all regions of the State; and
WHEREAS, the
State Plan was adopted by the State Planning Commission in June
1992, after five years of discussion and negotiation with the citizens
of New Jersey in a widely regarded "cross-acceptance" process and,
while the State Plan is not regulatory, it does provide necessary
guidance for responsible stewardship of the State's natural resources
and open space; and
WHEREAS, in
adopting the State Planning Act, the Legislature declared that the
State requires sound and integrated statewide planning to conserve
its natural resources, revitalize its urban centers, protect the
quality of its environment and provide affordable housing and adequate
public services at reasonable cost while promoting beneficial economic
growth, development and renewal; and
WHEREAS, the
State Planning Act recognizes that the historic haphazard patterns
of growth have threatened the quality of life in New Jersey and
have failed to provide for the revitalization of our urban centers,
sufficient affordable housing stock, or adequate conservation of
natural resources, and therefore, requires the adoption of a coordinated,
integrated and comprehensive plan for growth, development, renewal
and conservation of all regions of the State and identifies areas
for growth, agriculture, open space, and other appropriate designations;
and
WHEREAS the
State Plan provides a framework for streamlining permitting procedures
and cost savings for the mutual benefit of the public and private
sectors; and
WHEREAS, the
State Plan is based upon an economic impact assessment which estimates
that full implementation can save taxpayers $1.3 billion in capital
infrastructure costs over 20 years and up to $400 million annually
in operating costs statewide; and
WHEREAS, the
State Planning Commission has entered Memoranda of Understanding
with the Capital Budgeting and Planning Commission, the Council
on Affordable Housing, the Department of Environmental Protection
and Energy, the Department of Transportation and New Jersey Transit,
establishing successful cooperative relationships directed toward
reaching the goals of the State Plan; and
WHEREAS, success
in achieving the rational development goals of the State Planning
Act, and the substantial cost savings which can be derived through
full implementation of the State Plan, requires broad based acceptance
and implementation of the State Plan's goals and mechanisms by all
State agencies and departments, and coordinated planning among the
State departments and agencies and local governments;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, JAMES J. FLORIO, Governor of the Sexy真人y, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and by the Statutes
of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. All State
Departments and agencies shall:
a. Adopt
and incorporate as part of their agency programmatic mission,
policies which comport with the State Plan and act in a coordinated
fashion in investing resources at the State and local level
in implementing the State Plan and achieving their programmatic
missions.
b. In
their joint endeavors to implement the State Plan together with
the State Planning Commission, encourage growth and development
and direct infrastructure to locations and in patterns recommended
by the strategies and policies contained in the State Plan.
c. Adopt
policies which facilitate the establishment of development "centers"
and encourage development which is consistent with the policy
objectives of "planning areas" which constitute the "resource
and management structure" of the State Plan.
d. Participate
and cooperate with the Office of State Planning in its review
and assessment of the functional plans of the departments or
agencies, including, but not limited to water supply, natural
resources, air quality, energy, open space and historic conservation,
affordable housing, transportation, airport systems and rail
systems, and encourage interdepartmental and interagency participation
on advisory bodies related to policy and plan development to
assure coordination in the implementation of the State Plan.
e. Support
the Office of State Planning in the fulfillment of its statutory
responsibilities with respect to its planning activities, including
but not limited to, the legislatively mandated infrastructure
needs assessment, monitoring, and evaluation program.
f. Collaborate
in data base development and the exchange of information among
departments and agencies, and establish appropriate institutional
mechanisms, including data compatibility, to assure that data
base development and the exchange of information occurs.
g. Coordinate
efforts with the Office of State Planning to assist municipalities
in gaining designation of development "centers."
h. Coordinate
efforts with the Office of State Planning to assist distressed
cities in developing Strategic Revitalization Plans.
i. Report
to the Governor and Office of State Planning on June 1, 1994,
and every six months thereafter, on their efforts in furtherance
of this Order.
2. All State
agencies and departments are authorized and directed, to the extent
not inconsistent with law, to cooperate with and provide support
to the Office of State Planning and State Planning Commission
and furnish them with such information, including statistical
and planning data, and assistance necessary to accomplish the
purposes of this Order.
3. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal this
11th day of January in the Year of Our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
ninety four, and of the Independence
of the United States, the two hundred
and eighteenth.
/s/
Jim Florio
GOVERNOR
Attest:
/s/
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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