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TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew to create a free state registry for saltwater recreational fishing and prevent residents from having to pay a $15 federal fishing fee was signed into law today by Governor Chris Christie.

“This law will send a clear message to our residents and to tourists that we are beginning to do business differently here in New Jersey – that while other states are charging, recreational fishing in the Garden State will be free,” said Senator Van Drew (D-Cape May/Atlantic/Cumberland).

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew to create a free state registry for saltwater recreational fishing and prevent residents from having to pay a $15 federal fishing fee received final approval today in the Assembly, sending it to desk of Governor Chris Christie.

“New Jerseyans are already over-burdened with taxes and fees,” said Senator Van Drew, (D-Cape May/Atlantic/Cumberland). “At a time when residents are struggling to pay their property taxes, their electric bills and other household costs, it will be nice to be able to say New Jersey is still a place where people can go out on the ocean, and they can throw a line in the water for free.”

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew to create a free state registry for saltwater recreational fishing and prevent residents from having to pay a $15 federal fishing fee poised to take effect on Jan. 1 was unanimously approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee today. It now heads to the full Senate for final consideration.

“We tax and toll and charge for everything in New Jersey,” said Senator Van Drew, (D-Cape May/Atlantic/Cumberland). “At a time when residents are struggling to pay their property taxes and other escalating costs, it would be nice to be able to say that New Jersey is still a place where people can go out on the ocean, and they can throw a line in the water for free.”

TRENTON – Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew to create a free state registry for saltwater recreational fishing and prevent residents from having to pay a $15 federal fishing fee poised to take effect on Jan. 1 cleared the Senate Environment and Energy Committee yesterday.

“We tax, and toll and charge for everything in New Jersey,” said Senator Van Drew, (D-Cape May/Atlantic/Cumberland). “At a time when residents are struggling to pay their property taxes and other escalating costs, it would be nice to be able to say that New Jersey is still a place where someone can go out on the ocean, and they can throw a line in the water for free.”

TRENTON – Senator Jeff Van Drew today testified before the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee in support of legislation, which he introduced in the Senate, to create a free registry for saltwater recreational fishing and prevent residents from getting slammed with a fee.

“New Jersey residents are up to their eyeballs in taxes and fees. They’ve had enough,” Senator Van Drew, D-Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland, said following the committee hearing. “We need to make sure New Jersey remains a place where a father can take his son out for a day at the beach and, once the two get there, they can throw a line in the water for free.”