Editor's note: The following announcement came in an e-mail from Tom Fote from the Jersey Coast Anglers Association. Click here for an explanation about the issue with the reefs.

***UPDATE: Fote on 10/3 said the Senate vote was rescheduled for October 18.***

The Pots Off  Reef Bill is posted in the Senate Environmental Committee for a vote this Thursday, October 4th at 10AM in Trenton (Editor's note: See the above update. This vote was rescheduled for Oct. 18.) It took a lot of work by JCAA  and others to get this bill posted and now we need your help to get it moved out of committee. We need to thank Senator Bob Smith for posting the bill in the committee and Senate President Richard Cody for allowing the committee to meet. The information about the hearing and contact information is below.  If you have any questions give me a call or go to the JCAA Web Page archives and read the articles about the bill in the last four JCAA Newspapers. In particular read Bill Figley's white paper http://www.jcaa.org/JCNL0704/0704FMLR.htm#ReefZone

 We will probably have Senators Smith, Adler and Sweeney at the hearing. Senator Ciesla said at the previous meeting he could not be there since he will be out of town and he is a sponsor of the bill.  I do not know about Senator McNamara. It is important to contact these Senators  about the bill from your organization if you are not going to be at the hearing.

Sincerely
Tom Fote
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Senate Environment
    Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 10:00 AM (See above update. This vote has been rescheduled for Oct. 18.)
    Meeting - Committee Room 10, Third Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Bill Abstract Current Status LDOA 

S2635 Fishing gear on artificial reefs-proh.   SEN 5/10/2007 
S2677 Forest stewardship-estab. Discussion Only SEN 5/14/2007 

Chairman
Senator Stephen M. Sweeney (D)
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Thorofare, NJ 08086
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Senator John H. Adler (D)
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Senator Andrew R. Ciesla (R)
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Brick, NJ 08724
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Senator Henry P. McNamara (R)
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Wyckoff, NJ 07481
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