LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE
[First Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 2196
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
DATED: JULY 2, 2024
SUMMARY
Synopsis: Requires outdoor lighting fixtures installed or replaced by, or on behalf
of State, or at projects receiving State funds, to meet certain criteria.
Type of Impact: Net impact on State and local government expenditures.
Agencies Affected: Department of Transportation; Department of the Treasury, Division
of Property Management and Construction.
Office of Legislative Services Estimate
Fiscal Impact Annual
State Net Cost Impact Indeterminate
Local Net Cost Impact Indeterminate
 The Office of Legislative Services (OLS) finds that there may be upfront costs for the State
and local governments to assess, install, or replace outdoor lighting fixtures for projects
receiving State funds. The OLS also finds the use of more efficient light sources under the bill
may result in cost savings to the State and local government units.
 The OLS cannot determine the bill’s net fiscal impact to the State and local government units.
However, for context, the office notes that similar legislation in the states of California and
Texas involved building standards for lighting fixtures designed to minimize energy use and
light pollution. Analyses of each bill determined that there would be minimal to no fiscal
implications.
BILL DESCRIPTION
This bill requires outdoor lighting fixtures installed or replaced by, or on behalf of State
agencies to meet certain criteria to reduce light pollution. These include that the luminaire is fully
shielded and that the outdoor lighting fixture emits only as much light as necessary for the intended
purpose. Additionally, the criteria under the bill require full consideration to energy conservation,
Office of Legislative Services Legislative Budget and Finance Office
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glare reduction, light pollution minimization, and preservation of the natural night environment
and public health. The requirements of the bill would not apply to lighting fixtures used only on
a temporary basis or if there is a safety concern that cannot be addressed by another method.
Under the provisions of this bill, the Department of Transportation is required to assess whether
the purpose of outdoor lighting fixtures can be achieved by the installation of reflective road
markers, lines, or other substitute methods.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
None received.
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SERVICES
The OLS finds that there may be upfront costs for the State and local governments to assess,
install, or replace outdoor lighting fixtures for projects receiving State funds. The OLS also finds
the use of more efficient light sources under the bill may result in cost savings to the State and
local government units. To the extent that compliant lighting fixtures are more expensive than
other alternatives, there will be an increase in overall construction costs, incurred by the Division
of Purchase and Property Management, for purchase of goods or services to comply with this bill.
Other State agencies and local government units could also expect to experience an increase in
overall construction costs and decrease in expenditures on electricity, to the extent that their
projects are covered under the provisions of the bill.
The OLS notes there also may be State costs increases associated with the Department of
Transportation’s assessments of whether reflective road markers, lines, signage, or other methods
might be effective substitutes for the installation of new outdoor lighting fixtures.
The OLS cannot determine the bill’s net fiscal impact to the State and local government units.
However, for context, the office notes that similar legislation in the states of California and Texas
involved building standards for lighting fixtures designed to minimize energy use and light
pollution. Analyses of each bill determined that there would be minimal to no fiscal implications.
Section: Environment, Agriculture, Energy, and Natural Resources
Analyst: Anna Heckler
Assistant Fiscal Analyst
Approved: Thomas Koenig
Legislative Budget and Finance Officer
This legislative fiscal estimate has been produced by the Office of Legislative Services due to the
failure of the Executive Branch to respond to our request for a fiscal note.
This fiscal estimate has been prepared pursuant to P.L.1980, c.67 (C.52:13B-6 et seq.).