The state Senate environment and energy committee has advanced a package of bipartisan bills sponsored by Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. (R-Ocean) and Sen. Owen Henry (R-Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean) to approve and authorize the financing of clean water projects in New Jersey. “Clean water is one of the most important investments that we can make in public health,” said Henry.

Bill SCR-135, sponsored by Amato, would approve the FY2027 financial plan for the N.J.