New Jersey Green Industry Council

January 10, 2012
Advocacy Success!

NJGIC Stops Safe Playing Fields Act from Moving Forward in either the Senate or Assembly

Thank you to all of you who took the time to call and voice your opinion on the Safe Playing Fields Act (SPFA) to Speaker Oliver and NJ Assembly Representatives!

Our efforts have resulted in a victory! The bills you voiced your opinion on (A-3782 and A-362) were not voted on during the final legislative session (Jan. 9, 2012) of the Senate or Assembly. You calls made possible the removal of the bill from the Assembly Board List. This is a Green Industry Success!

What does this mean? All bills that have not been passed by both houses (Senate and Assembly) by the end of session must start over from scratch. The entire legisltative process must begin again.

What is Next? We expect a similar bill for 'safe playing fields' will be back again in 2012. NJGIC will continue to educate all new legislators of the new session and advocate the importance of sound-science and inclusion of the successful IPM programs methodology in any future playing fields bill.

What can you do to help NJGIC in future efforts on this issue? Supporting NJGIC with your membership dues and contributions to the NJGIC Pesticides Task Force help us continue to be successful in communicating industry concerns.

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Who Do We Represent?
The NJGIC represents, promotes and defends the interests of our Green Industry partners through legislative lobbying efforts, education and public relations on both the state and local level.
These efforts are coordinated with, and are an extension to, various national industry trade associations such as RISE, PLANET, CROPLIFE and Project Evergreen.