Chris says, "A lawmaker in New Jersey is pushing a bill that would make it a crime to photograph or videotape power plants, sewage facilities, etc."
The state Senate Law and Public Safety Committee is expected to discuss a bill today which would make it a crime—punishable by up to 18 months in jail—to photograph, videotape or otherwise record for an extended period of time a power generation, waste treatment, public sewage, water treatment, public water, nuclear or flammable liquid storage facility, as well as any airport in the state.
At the very least, it will allow law enforcement officials across the state to detain the individual or confiscate any recorded materials to further their investigation, according to state Sen. Fred Madden, D-4 of Turnersville, who is the bill’s sponsor.
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As a daily commuter on the New Jersey Turnpike, I find this article very interesting having witnessed in the past couple weeks the Turnpike road workers installing 10 foot high fence/screens along the road side where it passes next to things like the Energy Plant in Elizabeth.