New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4140: Flood monitoring and rainfall sensing-establish a pilot program;$2M
Status: In committee, May 11, 2026
Establishes a pilot program for State flood monitoring and rainfall sensing; appropriates $2 million.
What the bill says
An Act establishing pilot program for State flood monitoring and rainfall sensing and making an appropriation.
From the introduced text, May 11, 2026:
An Act establishing pilot program for State flood monitoring and rainfall sensing and making an appropriation. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. There is established in the Department of Environmental Protection a two-year pilot program to be known as the Flood Monitoring Pilot Program. The purpose of the pilot program shall be to facilitate comprehensive, continuous, economical, and responsive flood monitoring systems across the State, particularly in flood-prone areas of the State, in furtherance of State and local flood prevention. Through the program, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall collaborate with the Davidson Laboratory at Stevens Institute of Technology in order to oversee Statewide flood monitoring, rainfall sensing, prediction, and analysis. b. Under the pilot program, the commissioner shall collaborate with Stevens to: (1) establish three regions of analysis for flood monitoring and rainfall sensing, one in each the northern, central, and southern areas of the State; (2) install as many flood and rainfall sensors as necessary in each municipality selected as a site for flood and rainfall monitoring through the program, with 10 municipalities in each designated region, and coordinate with local authorities to obtain necessary permissions for the deployment of the sensors by the Davidson Laboratory team; (3) ensure the appropriate staffing of qualified post-doctorate researchers at …
Sponsors
- Paul A. Sarlo (D, 36) · primary sponsor
- Nicholas P. Scutari (D, 22) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SEN
Subjects: ENVIRONMENT - WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER
Common questions
- What is S4140?
- S4140 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Flood monitoring and rainfall sensing-establish a pilot program;$2M.
- What does S4140 do?
- In its own words: An Act establishing pilot program for State flood monitoring and rainfall sensing and making an appropriation.
- What is the status of S4140?
- In committee as of May 11, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SEN (May 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4140?
- Paul A. Sarlo (D, 36), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S4140?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4140
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