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New Jersey Proposes Ban on Gas Leaf Blowers
Breaking Local News Report June 22, 2024
New Jersey Senate Moves Forward with Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Restrictions TRENTON, NJ—First, it was your gas car. Then it was your gas stove and gas fireplace. Now, they are coming …
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New Jersey proposes banon gas leaf
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blowers New Jersey senate moves forward
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with gas powered leaf blower
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restrictions Trenton NJ first it was
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your gas car then it was your gas stove
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and gas fireplace now they are coming
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for your gas powered yard
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tools no New Jersey we're not kidding
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the New Jersey senate environment and
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energy committee has approved Senate
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bill number 27 with amendments targeting
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the phased elimination of gas powered
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leaf blowers in the state the bill
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specifically addresses the environmental
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concerns associated with two stroke and
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fourstroke engine leaf blowers the
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legislation mandates that starting 2
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years after its effective date the sale
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or distribution of gas-powered leaf
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blowers with two-stroke engines will be
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prohibited
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Statewide moreover 4 years post
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enactment the use or operation of any
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gas- powered leaf blower with a
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two-stroke engine will be banned in New
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Jersey the restrictions will extend to
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fourstroke engine blowers in red
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residential areas limiting their use to
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specific times of the year outside these
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zones adding to the Bill's comprehensive
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approach it also introduces a tax
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incentive program encouraging the
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adoption of electric leaf blowers the
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state will offer a tax credit against
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the corporation business tax covering up
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to 50% of the purchase cost including
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necessary batteries and charging
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equipment this initiative aims to
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facilitate the transition from gas
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powerered to electric leaf blowers
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aligning with environmental goals
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the bill also defines residential area
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and sets penalties for non-compliance
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ranging from warnings for firsttime
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offenders to fines up to $1,000 for
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commercial entities in subsequent
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violations municipalities are empowered
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to enact local ordinances that align
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with or exceed the stringency of this
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state legislation though they cannot
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restrict the use of blowers designed for
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pesticide
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application this legislative move
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reflects New Jersey's commitment to
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environmental stewardship and public
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health addressing noise pollution and
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air quality concerns associated with gas
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powered leaf
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blowers the Department of Environmental
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Protection will oversee the
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implementation of the bill ensuring a
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structured transition to less harmful
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alternatives
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