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June 11, 2009 - 1:39pm
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MILAM/ ALBANO/McKEON BILL TO TOUGHEN PENALTIES FOR BEACH-DUMPING CLEARS SENATE PANEL

MILAM/ ALBANO/McKEON BILL TO TOUGHEN PENALTIES FOR BEACH-DUMPING CLEARS SENATE PANEL

Lawmakers Aim to Toughen Decade-Old Penalties;
Spurred to Action by Illegal Dumping that Closed Beaches Over Labor Day Weekend

Legislation Assemblymen Matt Milam, Nelson Albano and John F. McKeon sponsored to toughen the financial penalties against illegal ocean dumping today was released by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.

The measure was crafted after several South Jersey beaches were forced to close around Labor Day weekend after illegally dumped medical waste washed ashore. As many as 225 syringes and other medical waste were found in Avalon – leading borough officials to close beaches four times. Syringes also washed ashore in Berkeley, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Brigantine and Upper Township.

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