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Executive Directors Message
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NEW BATCH OF NOVs FOR GAS STATION OWNERS
TWO NEW EV INITIATIVES PROPOSED THIS WEEK
CA TOWN TO BAN ALL TOBACCO
MORE NJ TOWNS BAN PLASTIC BAGS/STRAWS
MAY IS SMALL BUSINESS MONTH
NJGCA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
NOVs
We last notified you about Notices of Violations (NOVs) being distributed to gas station owners for failure to designate a Class A/B operator in April. We received word this week from NJDEP that the next batch of NOVs are currently being processed. Counties included in this most recent batch are Hudson, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren. The deadline to designate a Class A and Class B operator on your UST registration was October 13th, 2018. Recipients of this NOV have 30 days to make the corrective action of changing their UST registration to reflect their Class A and B operator. If they do not respond within 30 days, NJDEP will issue a penalty assessment of $1,750. NJDEP may also take administrative, judicial enforcement action, and/or impose a delivery ban.
We understand more NOVs will continue to go out. If you own or operate a gas station, make sure you have updated your UST registration with your Class A/B Operator to avoid violation penalties and possible delivery bans. Please refer to our guidance document I Passed My A/B Operator Exam. . .Now What Do I Do Next? for step-by-step instructions on filling out your registration forms. If you receive a notice of violation, please contact the office.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE INITIATIVES
Here's the weekly mention of what's going on with the electrification of automobiles. The governor announced two new electric vehicle initiatives this week. First, the announcement of a state interagency electric vehicle partnership, New Jersey Partnership to Plug-In, to ramp up EV infrastructure. The goal of the agency is to have 330,000 electric vehicles on New Jersey roads by 2025. The very next day, the governor proposed to spend $16 million to fund electric garbage trucks, school buses, and port-related vehicles.
Last week I received a question from a member that specifically asks how our industry can profit on electric vehicles. Here's my answer: right now, you can't and won't. There are simply not enough vehicles on the road purchasing electric charging services. But here's my big however: it is going to come in a tidal wave. It is creeping up, but it will turn into a tidal wave. I keep pointing out all the different efforts being made by the state and federal governments and by big corporations that are investing heavily. They are not making these investments just to be nice people. They are expecting a big future pay day. I am hoping to put together a program for you that will introduce you to manufacturers of charging equipment and electrified vehicles. For now it is my responsibility to make sure that you know what I see on the horizon.
TOBACCO BAN
This week also came the news that Beverly Hills, California will pass the most restrictive tobacco ban in the country. Expect more of anti-smoking legislation in the future. Many communities with anti-smoking leadership will certainly follow. I already have an idea of who the lunatics in New Jersey will be, so I need you to alert me if you hear any rumblings in your town that this is being considered. Remember, I don't have any way of knowing what your local mayor and council are doing unless YOU tell me.
PLASTIC BAN
If you have a convenience store or sell products in your repair shop that require giving your customer a plastic bag or straw, you need to know that Avalon, Stone Harbor, and Brigantine all passed ordinances that went into effect last Saturday banning plastic bags. We still expect that the state of New Jersey will also pass a statewide ban, but enough roadblocks have been thrown in front of the legislation that it seems as if nothing will pass before the November election.
SMALL BUSINESS MONTH
Here's a clue as to how important our governor thinks the small business community is: he declared the month of May as small business month, but he declared it on the 31st of May when it had already passed...thanks Governor Murphy!
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
You all should have read in our April 2019 OTR and received emails about our membership drive. Please consider colleagues and competitors that you have a relationship with, and ask them to consider joining our cause here at NJGCA. After you speak to them, give us a call and let us know that you have spoken to them, and we will take it from there. The member with the most referrals that result in membership will win a $250 Visa gift card!
That's all for this week-
Sal Risalvato
Executive Director
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Training Class Schedule
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All classes held at NJGCA HQ -- 4900 Route 33 West, Wall Township, NJ 07753
Want to become an emission repair technician/facility?
Entire Emission Technician Education Program (ETEP) Training Classes
Sections 1-7
2 PM to 10 PM
May 1, 8, 15, 22
June 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26
Sections 8, 9, 10 (RECERTIFICATION)
2 PM to 10 PM
May 1, 8, 15, 22
Stop turning away work!
The New Jersey Inspection Program requires vehicles that fail emissions inspection to go to a Licensed Certified Emission Repair Facility and have a Licensed Emission Repair Technician perform the repairs! When the new Emissions Inspection program begins, a list of Certified Emission Repair Facilities will be given to the vehicle owners who fail the New Jersey Emission Inspection. If you want your business name on the list - make sure you have a Certified Licensed Emission Repair Technician and you are licensed as a Emission Repair Facility! Those signing up for the FULL training course will attend sections 1-10. Full ETEP class fees for members are $2,195 and non-members are $2,395. Recertification fees for members are $729 and non-members are $879. Note for Spring 2019 classes: Recertification dates will be held FIRST, with sections 1 to 7 to follow.
Click here for FULL ETEP REGISTRATION FORM
Click here for ETEP RECERTIFICATION FORM
FUTURE CLASSES WILL BE ADDED UPON REQUEST AND ACCORDING TO DEMAND. CONTACT DEBBIE at 732-256-9646 or DEBBIE@NJGCA.ORG TO LET HER KNOW YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING A SPECIFIC CLASS. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO GAUGE YOUR NEEDS AND KEEP TRACK OF THOSE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE! |
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Energy Information Agency Weekly Retail Gasoline Prices
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Each week, the Energy Information Administration publishes a list of average gasoline prices for the previous three weeks. NJGCA will begin including this list with the Weekly Road Warrior. Remember, these prices are reflective of self-serve everywhere except NJ.
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Classifieds: For Sale and Help Wanted Ads
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NEW!
FOR SALE:
Business For Sale: Monmouth County gas station and repair shop in business since 2001 is for sale. Owner is relocating out of state and is interested in selling business and equipment. Owner is open to limited financing. Business has a strong 10 year lease. The building has two repair bays and the gas pumps are leased to a large independent tenant. Repair shop business currently employs a Manager and two full-time Technicians. For inquiries and more info, please call Mark at 908-670-7798.
New! Parts For Sale: Incon TS-1000 tank monitor works well just taken out of service. Printer is aprox 2 months old. Also, Incon 8, tank probes. System replaced because on an Exxon upgrade. Call John Twin Towers Exxon (201) 224-8444
 
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News Around The State
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6/5/19
The Backlash to Plastic Has Oil Companies Worried
As the world strives to wean itself off fossil fuels, oil companies have been turning to plastic as the key to their future. Now even that's looking overly optimistic. The global crackdown on plastic trash threatens to take a big chunk out of demand growth just as oil companies like Saudi Aramco sink billions into plastic and chemicals assets. Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc, Total SA and Exxon Mobil Corp. are all ramping up investments in the sector.
6/5/19
Beverly Hills Becomes The First U.S. City To End Most Tobacco Sales
Beverly Hills has passed what experts say is the most restrictive tobacco ban in the nation, barring the sale of virtually all nicotine products and setting the stage for a wave of copycat laws in small municipalities around the country. The ban, which takes effect in 2021, drew headlines for its extreme stringency, as well as for carve-outs to allow cigar lounges to continue to ply their trade in the tony enclave. Under the final version of the ordinance, approved Tuesday night by the Beverly Hills City Council, gas stations and convenience stores will be forbidden to sell cigarettes, chewing tobacco and e-cigarettes, while hotels will retain the right to sell them - but only through room service.
6/4/19
Pretzel Logic From The State On Microbreweries And The Liquor Lobby's Desire To Quash Competition | Mulshine
The post concerned a set of regulations put out last week by the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The regulations clarified the rules concerning microbreweries. Here are some excerpts from Joe's summation: "It is illegal to make or sell coffee at a brewery. But soda is OK. To-go beer sold during off-premises events (e.g. festivals) must be warm." And finally: "It's OK to sell hard pretzels in a bag, but not soft pretzels." . . .The reason you can't consume them in a Jersey microbrewery, Russell said, stems from an aspect of New Jersey's alcoholic-beverage laws that he termed "stupid" and "absurd" - and so on through the thesaurus. That's a rule that says microbreweries can serve you beer but they can't serve you food.
6/4/19
Administration Promises Almost $25M To Electrify Transportation Sector
The Murphy administration yesterday signaled a more aggressive approach toward electrifying the transportation sector by proposing to spend $16 million to fund the deployment of electric garbage trucks, school buses, and port-related vehicles. The word came as Gov. Phil Murphy announced a partnership among state agencies to hasten the buildout of a fast-charging infrastructure for electric vehicles with another $7 million infusion of funding, as well as a directive to develop a rebate program to help consumers buy zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).
6/3/19
What's Behind Problems At The Lottery, Courts, NJ Transit And Much More? A Political Logjam
While Murphy and his fellow Democrats in the Legislature publicly butt heads over tax incentives and whether to raise taxes on millionaires, a far less sensational breakdown in negotiations is presenting problems at boards and commissions across the state. While there is no public count of how many slots are unfilled, as of last week Murphy had filed more than 100 nominations that had not been confirmed, according to his office. About half of them required additional paperwork, to be done themselves or in the Senate, to complete the nomination process. The other half have been held up in the Senate, which has final say on who become judges, commissioners and board members around New Jersey.
6/3/19
Court Decision Supports N.J. Online Gambling Over Trump Administration Opposition
A federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from going after New Jersey's $350 million online gambling industry. U.S. District Judge Paul Barbadoro ruled the federal Wire Act referred only to sports betting and did not ban in-state online gambling or lotteries.
6/1/19
Paramus, The Retail Colossus Of New Jersey, Looks To Ban Plastic Bags
Single-use plastic bags and Styrofoam may be banned as soon as January in one of the nation's preeminent shopping hubs. The Borough Council introduced the ordinance last week that will ban plastic bags and Styrofoam from every store and restaurant, including the borough's four major malls. The final draft of the ordinance will be tweaked with input from the Paramus Environmental Commission in the coming days.
5/31/19
Trump Administration Lifts Ethanol-Fuel Ban That Was Meant to Cut Smog
The Trump administration said Friday that it has lifted a summertime ban on the use of E15, a gasoline blend made of 15 percent ethanol. The move is designed to help corn and soybean farmers harmed by President Trump's decision to impose tariffs. . .Oil refiners are required to blend some ethanol into gasoline under a pair of laws, passed in 2005 and 2007, intended to lower the use of oil and greenhouse gas pollution by mandating increased levels of ethanol in the nation's fuel mix every year. However, since passage of the 2007 law, the mandate has been met with criticism that it has contributed to increased fuel prices and has done little to lower greenhouse gas pollution.
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