Extends expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres and farmland preservation program; provides aid for watershed lands.
Extends for five years expiration date of special appraisal process for Green Acres program and farmland preservation program for lands in Highlands Region.
Revises method for appraisals of farmland to be acquired for farmland preservation purposes.
Revises method for appraisals of farmland to be acquired for farmland preservation purposes.
Revises method for appraisals of farmland to be acquired for farmland preservation purposes.
Authorizes State Agriculture Development Committee to maintain and use its own list of property appraisers, or to employ dedicated pool of property appraisers, or both, to facilitate valuation of land for farmland preservation purposes.
Requires SADC and any local board acquiring farmland for preservation purposes to provide partial payment to landowner, in advance of settlement, to demonstrate good faith intent to proceed with settlement and acquisition.
Directs Garden State Preservation Trust to perform audit of State's land preservation programs, authorizes local governments and nonprofit organizations to utilize certain constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for administrative expenses; appropriates $150,000.
Authorizes State, local, and nonprofit acquisition of fee simple titles to, and development easements on, farmland, in certain cases, for negotiated purchase prices exceeding appraised value thereof.
Requires establishment and implementation, in certain circumstances, of wildlife management plans for open space and farmland, and authorizes use of constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to finance activities undertaken pursuant to such plans.