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1-CHAPTER 37 An Act appropriating $10,067,905 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues to provide grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and for certain administrative expenses. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. For the purposes of this section: "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" means the fund established pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-19). "Green Acres bond act" means P.L.2009, c.117, P.L.2007, c.119, P.L.1995, c.204, P.L.1992, c.88, P.L.1989, c.183, P.L.1987, c.265, and P.L.1983, c.354. "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund" means the fund established pursuant to section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48). "Stewardship activity" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-45). b. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the sum of $9,588,905 from the dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48), for the purpose of providing grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to subsection c. of this section, to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to subsection d. of this section, and to undertake stewardship activities pursuant to subsection e. of this section. c. The following projects for the acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection b. of this section: Nonprofit Organization Project County Municipality Approved Amount (1) Friends of Hopewell Valley Hopewell Valley Park Acq Mercer Hopewell Boro Open Space Hopewell Twp Pennington Boro 137,500 (2) Friends of Princeton Millstone River Watershed Mercer Princeton Boro 140,000 Open Space (3) Greater Culver Lake Watershed Watershed Protection Sussex Frankford Twp 220,000 Conservation Foundation Program (4) Hunterdon Land Trust Hunterdon Open Space Hunterdon All municipalities 500,000 Plan Priority Areas (5) New Jersey Conservation Priority Area Acquisitions Atlantic Buena Vista Twp 1,074,300 Foundation Egg Harbor City Egg Harbor Twp Estell Manor City Folsom Boro Galloway Twp Hamilton Twp Hammonton Town Mullica Twp Weymouth Twp Burlington Bass River Twp Beverly City Bordentown City Bordentown Twp Burlington City Burlington Twp Chesterfield Twp Cinnaminson Twp Delanco Twp Delran Twp Evesham Twp Fieldsboro Boro Florence Twp Mansfield Twp Medford Twp New Hanover Twp North Hanover Twp Pemberton Twp Shamong Twp Southampton Twp Springfield Twp Tabernacle Twp Washington Twp Woodland Twp Camden Camden City Merchantville Boro Pennsauken Twp Cape May Lower Twp Middle Twp Cumberland Fairfield Twp Greenwich Twp Hopewell Twp Maurice River Twp Millville City Stow Creek Twp Upper Deerfield Twp Vineland City Gloucester Franklin Twp Logan Twp South Harrison Twp Woolwich Twp Hunterdon All municipalities Mercer East Windsor Twp Ewing Twp Hamilton Twp Hightstown Boro Hopewell Twp Lawrence Twp Trenton City Princeton Boro Robbinsville Twp West Windsor Twp Middlesex Cranbury Twp Edison Twp Monmouth Allentown Boro Millstone Twp Upper Freehold Twp Morris All municipalities Ocean Lacey Twp Ocean Twp Plumsted Twp Passaic West Milford Twp Salem Alloway Twp Carneys Point Twp Elmer Boro Elsinboro Twp Lower Alloways Creek Twp Mannington Twp Oldmans Twp Pennsville Twp Pilesgrove Twp Pittsgrove Twp Quinton Twp Upper Pittsgrove Twp Woodstown Boro Somerset Bedminster Twp Bernards Twp Bernardsville Boro Branchburg Twp Bridgewater Twp Far Hills Boro Hillsborough Twp Montgomery Twp Peapack-Gladstone Boro Raritan Boro Sussex Andover Twp Byram Twp Frankford Twp Green Twp Hampton Twp Hopatcong Boro Sparta Twp Vernon Twp Wantage Twp Union Elizabeth City Linden City Springfield Twp Union Twp Warren Allamuchy Twp Blairstown Twp Franklin Twp Frelinghuysen Twp Greenwich Twp Hardwick Twp Harmony Twp Hope Twp Independence Twp Knowlton Twp Liberty Twp Lopatcong Twp Mansfield Twp Oxford Twp Pohatcong Twp Washington Twp White Twp (6) Ridgeview Conservancy Ridgeview Conservancy Mercer Hopewell Boro 290,000 Acquisitions Hopewell Twp Princeton Boro Somerset Montgomery Twp (7) South Jersey Land South Jersey Watersheds Atlantic All municipalities 575,000 and Water Trust Camden All municipalities Cape May All municipalities Cumberland All municipalities Gloucester All municipalities Salem All municipalities (8) Tewksbury Land Trust Land Acquisition Hunterdon Tewksbury Twp 450,000 (9) The Land Conservancy Priority Areas Acq Bergen All municipalities 1,675,000 of New Jersey Essex All municipalities Middlesex All municipalities Morris All municipalities Ocean All municipalities Passaic All municipalities Somerset All municipalities Sussex All municipalities Union All municipalities Warren All municipalities (10) The Nature Conservancy Priority Area Acquisition Atlantic Estell Manor City 500,000 Galloway Twp Hamilton Twp Mullica Twp Burlington Bass River Twp Pemberton Boro Pemberton Twp Washington Twp Woodland Twp Cape May Cape May City Cape May Point Boro Dennis Twp Lower Twp Middle Twp West Cape May Boro Cumberland Commercial Twp Downe Twp Fairfield Twp Lawrence Twp Maurice River Twp Millville City Vineland City Gloucester Franklin Twp Ocean Barnegat Twp Eagleswood Twp Lacey Twp Little Egg Harbor Twp Ocean Twp Stafford Twp Passaic North Haledon Boro Wayne Twp Salem Pittsgrove Twp Sussex Andover Boro Andover Twp Frankford Twp Fredon Twp Green Twp Hampton Twp Hardyston Twp Lafayette Twp Montague Twp Newton Town Sandyston Twp Stillwater Twp Walpack Twp Wantage Twp Warren Allamuchy Twp Blairstown Twp Frelinghuysen Twp Hardwick Twp Hope Twp Knowlton Twp (11) The Watershed Institute Watershed Connectors Mercer Hopewell Boro 140,000 Hopewell Twp Pennington Boro Princeton Boro TOTAL $5,701,800 d. The following projects for the development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection b. of this section: Nonprofit Organization Project County Municipality Approved Amount Camden Community Partnership Elijah Perry Park Camden Camden City 484,750 Improvement Phase II Camp Dill Foundation Camp Dill Improvements Hunterdon Clinton Twp 100,000 Essex County Parks Foundation Monte Irvin Orange Essex Orange City Twp 1,405,080 Park Improvements SPARK Friends Inc. Athletic Facility Essex Newark City 1,588,275 Improvements at Riverfront TOTAL $3,578,105 e. The following stewardship activity projects are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection b. of this section: Nonprofit Organization Project County Municipality Approved Amount Friends of Passaic County Lambert Tower Passaic Paterson City 300,000 Parks, Inc. Historic Landscape Harding Land Trust Gatehouse and Primrose Morris Harding Twp 9,000 Phase 2 TOTAL $309,000 f. Any transfer of any funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in subsection c., d., or e. of this section shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor. g. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection c., d., or e. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project of a qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization that previously received funding appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for recreation and conservation purposes shall be eligible to receive additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor. h. There is reappropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the unexpended balances, due to project withdrawals, cancellations, or cost savings, of the amounts appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, for the purposes of: (1) this section; and (2) providing additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, to any project of a qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization that previously received funding appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for recreation and conservation purposes, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor. Any such additional funding provided from a Green Acres bond act may include administrative costs. 2. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the sum of $479,000 from dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48), for paying administrative costs associated with administering the applicable provisions of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.). 3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48), the sum of $10,067,905 to implement the provisions of this act. 4. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved July 10, 2024.
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17+ An Act appropriating $10,067,905 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues to provide grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and for certain administrative expenses. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. For the purposes of this section: "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" means the fund established pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-19). "Green Acres bond act" means P.L.2009, c.117, P.L.2007, c.119, P.L.1995, c.204, P.L.1992, c.88, P.L.1989, c.183, P.L.1987, c.265, and P.L.1983, c.354. "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund" means the fund established pursuant to section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48). "Stewardship activity" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-45). b. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the sum of $9,588,905 from the dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48), for the purpose of providing grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to subsection c. of this section, to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to subsection d. of this section, and to undertake stewardship activities pursuant to subsection e. of this section. c. The following projects for the acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection b. of this section: Nonprofit Organization Project County Municipality Approved Amount (1) Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space Hopewell Valley Park Acq Mercer Hopewell Boro Hopewell Twp Pennington Boro 137,500 (2) Friends of Princeton Open Space Millstone River Watershed Mercer Princeton Boro 140,000 (3) Greater Culver Lake Watershed Conservation Foundation Watershed Protection Program Sussex Frankford Twp 220,000 (4) Hunterdon Land Trust Hunterdon Open Space Plan Priority Areas Hunterdon All municipalities 500,000 (5) New Jersey Conservation Foundation Priority Area Acquisitions Atlantic Buena Vista Twp Egg Harbor City Egg Harbor Twp Estell Manor City Folsom Boro Galloway Twp Hamilton Twp Hammonton Town Mullica Twp Weymouth Twp 1,074,300 Burlington Bass River Twp Beverly City Bordentown City Bordentown Twp Burlington City Burlington Twp Chesterfield Twp Cinnaminson Twp Delanco Twp Delran Twp Evesham Twp Fieldsboro Boro Florence Twp Mansfield Twp Medford Twp New Hanover Twp North Hanover Twp Pemberton Twp Shamong Twp Southampton Twp Springfield Twp Tabernacle Twp Washington Twp Woodland Twp Camden Camden City Merchantville Boro Pennsauken Twp Cape May Lower Twp Middle Twp Cumberland Fairfield Twp Greenwich Twp Hopewell Twp Maurice River Twp Millville City Stow Creek Twp Upper Deerfield Twp Vineland City Gloucester Franklin Twp Logan Twp South Harrison Twp Woolwich Twp Hunterdon All municipalities Mercer East Windsor Twp Ewing Twp Hamilton Twp Hightstown Boro Hopewell Twp Lawrence Twp Trenton City Princeton Boro Robbinsville Twp West Windsor Twp Middlesex Cranbury Twp Edison Twp Monmouth Allentown Boro Millstone Twp Upper Freehold Twp Morris All municipalities Ocean Lacey Twp Ocean Twp Plumsted Twp Passaic West Milford Twp Salem Alloway Twp Carneys Point Twp Elmer Boro Elsinboro Twp Lower Alloways Creek Twp Mannington Twp Oldmans Twp Pennsville Twp Pilesgrove Twp Pittsgrove Twp Quinton Twp Upper Pittsgrove Twp Woodstown Boro Somerset Bedminster Twp Bernards Twp Bernardsville Boro Branchburg Twp Bridgewater Twp Far Hills Boro Hillsborough Twp Montgomery Twp Peapack-Gladstone Boro Raritan Boro Sussex Andover Twp Byram Twp Frankford Twp Green Twp Hampton Twp Hopatcong Boro Sparta Twp Vernon Twp Wantage Twp Union Elizabeth City Linden City Springfield Twp Union Twp Warren Allamuchy Twp Blairstown Twp Franklin Twp Frelinghuysen Twp Greenwich Twp Hardwick Twp Harmony Twp Hope Twp Independence Twp Knowlton Twp Liberty Twp Lopatcong Twp Mansfield Twp Oxford Twp Pohatcong Twp Washington Twp White Twp (6) Ridgeview Conservancy Ridgeview Conservancy Acquisitions Mercer Hopewell Boro Hopewell Twp Princeton Boro 290,000 Somerset Montgomery Twp (7) South Jersey Land and Water Trust South Jersey Watersheds Atlantic All municipalities 575,000 Camden All municipalities Cape May All municipalities Cumberland All municipalities Gloucester All municipalities Salem All municipalities (8) Tewksbury Land Trust Land Acquisition Hunterdon Tewksbury Twp 450,000 (9) The Land Conservancy of New Jersey Priority Areas Acq Bergen All municipalities 1,675,000 Essex All municipalities Middlesex All municipalities Morris All municipalities Ocean All municipalities Passaic All municipalities Somerset All municipalities Sussex All municipalities Union All municipalities Warren All municipalities (10) The Nature Conservancy Priority Area Acquisition Atlantic Estell Manor City Galloway Twp Hamilton Twp Mullica Twp 500,000 Burlington Bass River Twp Pemberton Boro Pemberton Twp Washington Twp Woodland Twp Cape May Cape May City Cape May Point Boro Dennis Twp Lower Twp Middle Twp West Cape May Boro Cumberland Commercial Twp Downe Twp Fairfield Twp Lawrence Twp Maurice River Twp Millville City Vineland City Gloucester Franklin Twp Ocean Barnegat Twp Eagleswood Twp Lacey Twp Little Egg Harbor Twp Ocean Twp Stafford Twp Passaic North Haledon Boro Wayne Twp Salem Pittsgrove Twp Sussex Andover Boro Andover Twp Frankford Twp Fredon Twp Green Twp Hampton Twp Hardyston Twp Lafayette Twp Montague Twp Newton Town Sandyston Twp Stillwater Twp Walpack Twp Wantage Twp Warren Allamuchy Twp Blairstown Twp Frelinghuysen Twp Hardwick Twp Hope Twp Knowlton Twp (11) The Watershed Institute Watershed Connectors Mercer Hopewell Boro Hopewell Twp Pennington Boro Princeton Boro 140,000 TOTAL $5,701,800 d. The following projects for the development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection b. of this section: Nonprofit Organization Project County Municipality Approved Amount Camden Community Partnership Elijah Perry Park Improvement Phase II Camden Camden City 484,750 Camp Dill Foundation Camp Dill Improvements Hunterdon Clinton Twp 100,000 Essex County Parks Foundation Monte Irvin Orange Park Improvements Essex Orange City Twp 1,405,080 SPARK Friends Inc. Athletic Facility Improvements at Riverfront Essex Newark City 1,588,275 TOTAL $3,578,105 e. The following stewardship activity projects are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection b. of this section: Nonprofit Organization Project County Municipality Approved Amount Friends of Passaic County Parks, Inc. Lambert Tower Historic Landscape Passaic Paterson City 300,000 Harding Land Trust Gatehouse and Primrose Phase 2 Morris Harding Twp 9,000 TOTAL $309,000 f. Any transfer of any funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in subsection c., d., or e. of this section shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor. g. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection c., d., or e. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project of a qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization that previously received funding appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for recreation and conservation purposes shall be eligible to receive additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor. h. There is reappropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the unexpended balances, due to project withdrawals, cancellations, or cost savings, of the amounts appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, for the purposes of: (1) this section; and (2) providing additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, to any project of a qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization that previously received funding appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for recreation and conservation purposes, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor. Any such additional funding provided from a Green Acres bond act may include administrative costs. 2. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the sum of $479,000 from dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48), for paying administrative costs associated with administering the applicable provisions of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.). 3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48), the sum of $10,067,905 to implement the provisions of this act. 4. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT The bill appropriates $10,067,905 to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), of which $9,588,905 is to provide grants to various nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and $479,000 is to be used by the DEP for associated administrative costs. The funding in this bill is provided from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax (CBT) revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution. The "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.), implements the constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for open space, farmland, and historic preservation. The "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund" was established by section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act." The act provides that a certain amount of the portion of dedicated CBT revenues allocated each year for the Green Acres program is to be used for: the acquisition of lands for open space, including Blue Acres projects, and development projects on State lands administered by the DEP's Division of Fish and Wildlife and Division of Parks and Forestry; grants and loans to fund local government open space acquisition and development projects; and grants to nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes. This bill appropriates funds to be used to provide grants to nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes. Further, of the funding allocated for acquisition and development projects by nonprofit entities, a certain percentage is to be used to fund stewardship activities undertaken by nonprofit entities. A "stewardship activity" is defined in the "Preserve New Jersey Act" as an activity, which is beyond routine operations and maintenance, undertaken to repair or restore lands acquired or developed for recreation and conservation purposes for the purpose of enhancing or protecting those lands for recreation and conservation purposes. Of the amount appropriated by the bill to provide grants to various nonprofit entities: $5,701,800 is allocated for 11 acquisition projects; $3,578,105 is allocated for four park development projects; and $309,000 is allocated for two stewardship activity projects. In addition, the bill appropriates $479,000 to the DEP for the purposes of paying administrative costs associated with administering the applicable provisions of the "Preserve New Jersey Act." The projects listed in the bill have been approved by the DEP and the Garden State Preservation Trust. The bill also would allow the DEP to re-distribute certain other moneys, which have been returned to the department due to project withdrawals, cancellations, or cost savings, for the purpose of providing additional funding, for recreation and conservation purposes, to previously approved and funded projects of nonprofit entities, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee. This additional funding, if provided from a Green Acres bond act, may include administrative costs. Appropriates $10,067,905 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and for certain administrative expenses.
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1729 "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" means the fund established pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-19).
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1931 "Green Acres bond act" means P.L.2009, c.117, P.L.2007, c.119, P.L.1995, c.204, P.L.1992, c.88, P.L.1989, c.183, P.L.1987, c.265, and P.L.1983, c.354.
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2133 "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund" means the fund established pursuant to section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48).
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2335 "Stewardship activity" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-45).
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2537 b. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the sum of $9,588,905 from the dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48), for the purpose of providing grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to subsection c. of this section, to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to subsection d. of this section, and to undertake stewardship activities pursuant to subsection e. of this section.
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44+(1) Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space Hopewell Valley Park Acq Mercer Hopewell Boro Hopewell Twp Pennington Boro 137,500
45+(2) Friends of Princeton Open Space Millstone River Watershed Mercer Princeton Boro 140,000
46+(3) Greater Culver Lake Watershed Conservation Foundation Watershed Protection Program Sussex Frankford Twp 220,000
47+(4) Hunterdon Land Trust Hunterdon Open Space Plan Priority Areas Hunterdon All municipalities 500,000
48+(5) New Jersey Conservation Foundation Priority Area Acquisitions Atlantic Buena Vista Twp Egg Harbor City Egg Harbor Twp Estell Manor City Folsom Boro Galloway Twp Hamilton Twp Hammonton Town Mullica Twp Weymouth Twp 1,074,300
49+ Burlington Bass River Twp Beverly City Bordentown City Bordentown Twp Burlington City Burlington Twp Chesterfield Twp Cinnaminson Twp Delanco Twp Delran Twp Evesham Twp Fieldsboro Boro Florence Twp Mansfield Twp Medford Twp New Hanover Twp North Hanover Twp Pemberton Twp Shamong Twp Southampton Twp Springfield Twp Tabernacle Twp Washington Twp Woodland Twp
50+ Camden Camden City Merchantville Boro Pennsauken Twp
51+ Cape May Lower Twp Middle Twp
52+ Cumberland Fairfield Twp Greenwich Twp Hopewell Twp Maurice River Twp Millville City Stow Creek Twp Upper Deerfield Twp Vineland City
53+ Gloucester Franklin Twp Logan Twp South Harrison Twp Woolwich Twp
54+ Hunterdon All municipalities
55+ Mercer East Windsor Twp Ewing Twp Hamilton Twp Hightstown Boro Hopewell Twp Lawrence Twp Trenton City Princeton Boro Robbinsville Twp West Windsor Twp
56+ Middlesex Cranbury Twp Edison Twp
57+ Monmouth Allentown Boro Millstone Twp Upper Freehold Twp
58+ Morris All municipalities
59+ Ocean Lacey Twp Ocean Twp Plumsted Twp
60+ Passaic West Milford Twp
61+ Salem Alloway Twp Carneys Point Twp Elmer Boro Elsinboro Twp Lower Alloways Creek Twp Mannington Twp Oldmans Twp Pennsville Twp Pilesgrove Twp Pittsgrove Twp Quinton Twp Upper Pittsgrove Twp Woodstown Boro
62+ Somerset Bedminster Twp Bernards Twp Bernardsville Boro Branchburg Twp Bridgewater Twp Far Hills Boro Hillsborough Twp Montgomery Twp Peapack-Gladstone Boro Raritan Boro
63+ Sussex Andover Twp Byram Twp Frankford Twp Green Twp Hampton Twp Hopatcong Boro Sparta Twp Vernon Twp Wantage Twp
64+ Union Elizabeth City Linden City Springfield Twp Union Twp
65+ Warren Allamuchy Twp Blairstown Twp Franklin Twp Frelinghuysen Twp Greenwich Twp Hardwick Twp Harmony Twp Hope Twp Independence Twp Knowlton Twp Liberty Twp Lopatcong Twp Mansfield Twp Oxford Twp Pohatcong Twp Washington Twp White Twp
66+(6) Ridgeview Conservancy Ridgeview Conservancy Acquisitions Mercer Hopewell Boro Hopewell Twp Princeton Boro 290,000
67+ Somerset Montgomery Twp
68+(7) South Jersey Land and Water Trust South Jersey Watersheds Atlantic All municipalities 575,000
69+ Camden All municipalities
70+ Cape May All municipalities
71+ Cumberland All municipalities
72+ Gloucester All municipalities
73+ Salem All municipalities
74+(8) Tewksbury Land Trust Land Acquisition Hunterdon Tewksbury Twp 450,000
75+(9) The Land Conservancy of New Jersey Priority Areas Acq Bergen All municipalities 1,675,000
76+ Essex All municipalities
77+ Middlesex All municipalities
78+ Morris All municipalities
79+ Ocean All municipalities
80+ Passaic All municipalities
81+ Somerset All municipalities
82+ Sussex All municipalities
83+ Union All municipalities
84+ Warren All municipalities
85+(10) The Nature Conservancy Priority Area Acquisition Atlantic Estell Manor City Galloway Twp Hamilton Twp Mullica Twp 500,000
86+ Burlington Bass River Twp Pemberton Boro Pemberton Twp Washington Twp Woodland Twp
87+ Cape May Cape May City Cape May Point Boro Dennis Twp Lower Twp Middle Twp West Cape May Boro
88+ Cumberland Commercial Twp Downe Twp Fairfield Twp Lawrence Twp Maurice River Twp Millville City Vineland City
89+ Gloucester Franklin Twp
90+ Ocean Barnegat Twp Eagleswood Twp Lacey Twp Little Egg Harbor Twp Ocean Twp Stafford Twp
91+ Passaic North Haledon Boro Wayne Twp
92+ Salem Pittsgrove Twp
93+ Sussex Andover Boro Andover Twp Frankford Twp Fredon Twp Green Twp Hampton Twp Hardyston Twp Lafayette Twp Montague Twp Newton Town Sandyston Twp Stillwater Twp Walpack Twp Wantage Twp
94+ Warren Allamuchy Twp Blairstown Twp Frelinghuysen Twp Hardwick Twp Hope Twp Knowlton Twp
95+(11) The Watershed Institute Watershed Connectors Mercer Hopewell Boro Hopewell Twp Pennington Boro Princeton Boro 140,000
96+TOTAL $5,701,800
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37- Open Space Hopewell Twp
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39- Pennington Boro 137,500
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41-(2) Friends of Princeton Millstone River Watershed Mercer Princeton Boro 140,000
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45-(3) Greater Culver Lake Watershed Watershed Protection Sussex Frankford Twp 220,000
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49-(4) Hunterdon Land Trust Hunterdon Open Space Hunterdon All municipalities 500,000
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51- Plan Priority Areas
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53-(5) New Jersey Conservation Priority Area Acquisitions Atlantic Buena Vista Twp 1,074,300
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164+Watershed Protection Program
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166+Sussex
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168+Frankford Twp
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184+All municipalities
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186+500,000
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190+Priority Area Acquisitions
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202+Egg Harbor City
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57204 Egg Harbor Twp
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59206 Estell Manor City
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61208 Folsom Boro
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63210 Galloway Twp
64211
65212 Hamilton Twp
66213
67214 Hammonton Town
68215
69216 Mullica Twp
70217
71218 Weymouth Twp
72219
73- Burlington Bass River Twp
220+
221+
222+1,074,300
223+
224+
225+
226+
227+
228+Burlington
229+
230+Bass River Twp
74231
75232 Beverly City
76233
77234 Bordentown City
78235
79236 Bordentown Twp
80237
81238 Burlington City
82239
83240 Burlington Twp
84241
85242 Chesterfield Twp
86243
87244 Cinnaminson Twp
88245
89246 Delanco Twp
90247
91248 Delran Twp
92249
93250 Evesham Twp
94251
95252 Fieldsboro Boro
96253
97254 Florence Twp
98255
99256 Mansfield Twp
100257
101258 Medford Twp
102259
103260 New Hanover Twp
104261
105262 North Hanover Twp
106263
107264 Pemberton Twp
108265
109266 Shamong Twp
110267
111268 Southampton Twp
112269
113270 Springfield Twp
114271
115272 Tabernacle Twp
116273
117274 Washington Twp
118275
119276 Woodland Twp
120277
121- Camden Camden City
278+
279+
280+
281+
282+
283+
284+
285+
286+Camden
287+
288+Camden City
122289
123290 Merchantville Boro
124291
125292 Pennsauken Twp
126293
127- Cape May Lower Twp
294+
295+
296+
297+
298+
299+
300+
301+
302+Cape May
303+
304+Lower Twp
128305
129306 Middle Twp
130307
131- Cumberland Fairfield Twp
308+
309+
310+
311+
312+
313+
314+
315+
316+Cumberland
317+
318+Fairfield Twp
132319
133320 Greenwich Twp
134321
135322 Hopewell Twp
136323
137324 Maurice River Twp
138325
139326 Millville City
140327
141328 Stow Creek Twp
142329
143330 Upper Deerfield Twp
144331
145332 Vineland City
146333
147- Gloucester Franklin Twp
334+
335+
336+
337+
338+
339+
340+
341+
342+Gloucester
343+
344+Franklin Twp
148345
149346 Logan Twp
150347
151348 South Harrison Twp
152349
153350 Woolwich Twp
154351
155- Hunterdon All municipalities
156352
157- Mercer East Windsor Twp
353+
354+
355+
356+
357+
358+
359+
360+
361+
362+
363+
364+Hunterdon
365+
366+All municipalities
367+
368+
369+
370+
371+
372+
373+
374+
375+
376+Mercer
377+
378+East Windsor Twp
158379
159380 Ewing Twp
160381
161382 Hamilton Twp
162383
163384 Hightstown Boro
164385
165386 Hopewell Twp
166387
167388 Lawrence Twp
168389
169390 Trenton City
170391
171392 Princeton Boro
172393
173394 Robbinsville Twp
174395
175396 West Windsor Twp
176397
177- Middlesex Cranbury Twp
398+
399+
400+
401+
402+
403+
404+
405+
406+Middlesex
407+
408+
409+
410+Cranbury Twp
178411
179412 Edison Twp
180413
181- Monmouth Allentown Boro
414+
415+
416+
417+
418+
419+
420+
421+
422+Monmouth
423+
424+Allentown Boro
182425
183426 Millstone Twp
184427
185428 Upper Freehold Twp
186429
187- Morris All municipalities
188430
189- Ocean Lacey Twp
431+
432+
433+
434+
435+
436+
437+
438+Morris
439+
440+All municipalities
441+
442+
443+
444+
445+
446+
447+
448+
449+
450+Ocean
451+
452+Lacey Twp
190453
191454 Ocean Twp
192455
193456 Plumsted Twp
194457
195- Passaic West Milford Twp
196458
197- Salem Alloway Twp
459+
460+
461+
462+
463+
464+
465+
466+Passaic
467+
468+West Milford Twp
469+
470+
471+
472+
473+
474+
475+
476+
477+
478+Salem
479+
480+Alloway Twp
198481
199482 Carneys Point Twp
200483
201484 Elmer Boro
202485
203486 Elsinboro Twp
204487
205488 Lower Alloways Creek Twp
206489
207490 Mannington Twp
208491
209492 Oldmans Twp
210493
211494 Pennsville Twp
212495
213496 Pilesgrove Twp
214497
215498 Pittsgrove Twp
216499
217500 Quinton Twp
218501
219502 Upper Pittsgrove Twp
220503
221504 Woodstown Boro
222505
223- Somerset Bedminster Twp
506+
507+
508+
509+
510+
511+
512+
513+
514+Somerset
515+
516+Bedminster Twp
224517
225518 Bernards Twp
226519
227520 Bernardsville Boro
228521
229522 Branchburg Twp
230523
231524 Bridgewater Twp
232525
233526 Far Hills Boro
234527
235528 Hillsborough Twp
236529
237530 Montgomery Twp
238531
239532 Peapack-Gladstone Boro
240533
241534 Raritan Boro
242535
243- Sussex Andover Twp
536+
537+
538+
539+
540+
541+
542+
543+
544+Sussex
545+
546+
547+
548+Andover Twp
244549
245550 Byram Twp
246551
247552 Frankford Twp
248553
249554 Green Twp
250555
251556 Hampton Twp
252557
253558 Hopatcong Boro
254559
255560 Sparta Twp
256561
257562 Vernon Twp
258563
259564 Wantage Twp
260565
261- Union Elizabeth City
566+
567+
568+
569+
570+
571+
572+
573+
574+Union
575+
576+Elizabeth City
262577
263578 Linden City
264579
265580 Springfield Twp
266581
267582 Union Twp
268583
269- Warren Allamuchy Twp
584+
585+
586+
587+
588+
589+
590+
591+
592+Warren
593+
594+Allamuchy Twp
270595
271596 Blairstown Twp
272597
273598 Franklin Twp
274599
275600 Frelinghuysen Twp
276601
277602 Greenwich Twp
278603
279604 Hardwick Twp
280605
281606 Harmony Twp
282607
283608 Hope Twp
284609
285610 Independence Twp
286611
287612 Knowlton Twp
288613
289614 Liberty Twp
290615
291616 Lopatcong Twp
292617
293618 Mansfield Twp
294619
295620 Oxford Twp
296621
297622 Pohatcong Twp
298623
299624 Washington Twp
300625
301626 White Twp
302627
303-(6) Ridgeview Conservancy Ridgeview Conservancy Mercer Hopewell Boro 290,000
304628
305- Acquisitions Hopewell Twp
629+
630+
631+
632+(6) Ridgeview Conservancy
633+
634+
635+
636+Ridgeview Conservancy Acquisitions
637+
638+
639+
640+Mercer
641+
642+Hopewell Boro
643+
644+Hopewell Twp
306645
307646 Princeton Boro
308647
309- Somerset Montgomery Twp
648+290,000
310649
311-(7) South Jersey Land South Jersey Watersheds Atlantic All municipalities 575,000
312650
313- and Water Trust
314651
315- Camden All municipalities
316652
317- Cape May All municipalities
318653
319- Cumberland All municipalities
654+Somerset
320655
321- Gloucester All municipalities
656+Montgomery Twp
322657
323- Salem All municipalities
324658
325-(8) Tewksbury Land Trust Land Acquisition Hunterdon Tewksbury Twp 450,000
326659
327-(9) The Land Conservancy Priority Areas Acq Bergen All municipalities 1,675,000
328660
329- of New Jersey Essex All municipalities
330661
331- Middlesex All municipalities
332662
333- Morris All municipalities
334663
335- Ocean All municipalities
664+(7) South Jersey Land and Water Trust
336665
337- Passaic All municipalities
666+South Jersey Watersheds
338667
339- Somerset All municipalities
340668
341- Sussex All municipalities
342669
343- Union All municipalities
670+Atlantic
344671
345- Warren All municipalities
346672
347-(10) The Nature Conservancy Priority Area Acquisition Atlantic Estell Manor City 500,000
673+
674+
675+
676+All municipalities
677+
678+
679+
680+575,000
681+
682+
683+
684+
685+
686+Camden
687+
688+All municipalities
689+
690+
691+
692+
693+
694+
695+
696+
697+
698+
699+
700+
701+
702+
703+
704+
705+
706+Cape May
707+
708+All municipalities
709+
710+
711+
712+
713+
714+
715+
716+
717+
718+
719+
720+
721+
722+
723+
724+
725+
726+Cumberland
727+
728+All municipalities
729+
730+
731+
732+
733+
734+
735+
736+
737+
738+
739+
740+
741+
742+
743+
744+
745+
746+Gloucester
747+
748+All municipalities
749+
750+
751+
752+
753+
754+
755+
756+
757+
758+
759+
760+
761+
762+
763+
764+
765+
766+Salem
767+
768+All municipalities
769+
770+
771+
772+
773+
774+
775+
776+
777+
778+
779+
780+
781+
782+(8) Tewksbury Land Trust
783+
784+
785+
786+Land Acquisition
787+
788+Hunterdon
789+
790+Tewksbury Twp
791+
792+
793+
794+450,000
795+
796+(9) The Land Conservancy of New Jersey
797+
798+Priority Areas Acq
799+
800+Bergen
801+
802+All municipalities
803+
804+1,675,000
805+
806+
807+
808+
809+
810+
811+
812+
813+
814+
815+
816+
817+
818+
819+
820+Essex
821+
822+All municipalities
823+
824+
825+
826+
827+
828+
829+
830+
831+
832+
833+
834+
835+
836+
837+
838+
839+
840+Middlesex
841+
842+All municipalities
843+
844+
845+
846+
847+
848+
849+
850+
851+
852+
853+
854+
855+
856+
857+
858+
859+
860+Morris
861+
862+All municipalities
863+
864+
865+
866+
867+
868+
869+
870+
871+
872+
873+
874+
875+
876+
877+
878+
879+
880+Ocean
881+
882+All municipalities
883+
884+
885+
886+
887+
888+
889+
890+
891+
892+
893+
894+
895+
896+
897+
898+
899+
900+Passaic
901+
902+All municipalities
903+
904+
905+
906+
907+
908+
909+
910+
911+
912+
913+
914+
915+
916+
917+
918+
919+
920+Somerset
921+
922+All municipalities
923+
924+
925+
926+
927+
928+
929+
930+
931+
932+
933+
934+
935+
936+
937+
938+
939+
940+Sussex
941+
942+All municipalities
943+
944+
945+
946+
947+
948+
949+
950+
951+
952+
953+
954+
955+
956+
957+
958+
959+
960+Union
961+
962+All municipalities
963+
964+
965+
966+
967+
968+
969+
970+
971+
972+
973+
974+
975+
976+
977+
978+
979+
980+Warren
981+
982+All municipalities
983+
984+
985+
986+
987+
988+
989+
990+
991+
992+
993+
994+
995+
996+(10) The Nature Conservancy
997+
998+
999+
1000+Priority Area Acquisition
1001+
1002+Atlantic
1003+
1004+Estell Manor City
3481005
3491006 Galloway Twp
3501007
3511008 Hamilton Twp
3521009
3531010 Mullica Twp
3541011
355- Burlington Bass River Twp
1012+
1013+
1014+500,000
1015+
1016+
1017+
1018+
1019+
1020+Burlington
1021+
1022+Bass River Twp
3561023
3571024 Pemberton Boro
3581025
3591026 Pemberton Twp
3601027
3611028 Washington Twp
3621029
3631030 Woodland Twp
3641031
365- Cape May Cape May City
1032+
1033+
1034+
1035+
1036+
1037+
1038+
1039+
1040+Cape May
1041+
1042+Cape May City
3661043
3671044 Cape May Point Boro
3681045
3691046 Dennis Twp
3701047
3711048 Lower Twp
3721049
3731050 Middle Twp
3741051
3751052 West Cape May Boro
3761053
377- Cumberland Commercial Twp
1054+
1055+
1056+
1057+
1058+
1059+
1060+
1061+
1062+Cumberland
1063+
1064+Commercial Twp
3781065
3791066 Downe Twp
3801067
3811068 Fairfield Twp
3821069
3831070 Lawrence Twp
3841071
3851072 Maurice River Twp
3861073
3871074 Millville City
3881075
3891076 Vineland City
3901077
391- Gloucester Franklin Twp
3921078
393- Ocean Barnegat Twp
1079+
1080+
1081+
1082+
1083+
1084+
1085+
1086+Gloucester
1087+
1088+
1089+
1090+Franklin Twp
1091+
1092+
1093+
1094+
1095+
1096+
1097+
1098+
1099+
1100+Ocean
1101+
1102+Barnegat Twp
3941103
3951104 Eagleswood Twp
3961105
3971106 Lacey Twp
3981107
3991108 Little Egg Harbor Twp
4001109
4011110 Ocean Twp
4021111
4031112 Stafford Twp
4041113
405- Passaic North Haledon Boro
1114+
1115+
1116+
1117+
1118+
1119+
1120+
1121+
1122+Passaic
1123+
1124+North Haledon Boro
4061125
4071126 Wayne Twp
4081127
409- Salem Pittsgrove Twp
4101128
411- Sussex Andover Boro
1129+
1130+
1131+
1132+
1133+
1134+
1135+
1136+Salem
1137+
1138+
1139+
1140+Pittsgrove Twp
1141+
1142+
1143+
1144+
1145+
1146+
1147+
1148+Sussex
1149+
1150+Andover Boro
4121151
4131152 Andover Twp
4141153
4151154 Frankford Twp
4161155
4171156 Fredon Twp
4181157
4191158 Green Twp
4201159
4211160 Hampton Twp
4221161
4231162 Hardyston Twp
4241163
4251164 Lafayette Twp
4261165
4271166 Montague Twp
4281167
4291168 Newton Town
4301169
4311170 Sandyston Twp
4321171
4331172 Stillwater Twp
4341173
4351174 Walpack Twp
4361175
4371176 Wantage Twp
4381177
439- Warren Allamuchy Twp
1178+
1179+
1180+
1181+
1182+
1183+
1184+
1185+
1186+Warren
1187+
1188+Allamuchy Twp
4401189
4411190 Blairstown Twp
4421191
4431192 Frelinghuysen Twp
4441193
4451194 Hardwick Twp
4461195
4471196 Hope Twp
4481197
4491198 Knowlton Twp
4501199
451- (11) The Watershed Institute Watershed Connectors Mercer Hopewell Boro 140,000
4521200
453- Hopewell Twp
4541201
455- Pennington Boro
4561202
457- Princeton Boro
4581203
459-TOTAL $5,701,800
1204+(11) The Watershed Institute
1205+
1206+
1207+
1208+
1209+
1210+Watershed Connectors
1211+
1212+
1213+
1214+Mercer
1215+
1216+Hopewell Boro
1217+
1218+Hopewell Twp Pennington Boro Princeton Boro
1219+
1220+
1221+
1222+140,000
1223+
1224+TOTAL
1225+
1226+
1227+
1228+
1229+
1230+
1231+
1232+$5,701,800
4601233
4611234
4621235
4631236 d. The following projects for the development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection b. of this section:
4641237
4651238
4661239
467-Nonprofit Organization Project County Municipality Approved
1240+Nonprofit Organization Project County Municipality Approved Amount
1241+Camden Community Partnership Elijah Perry Park Improvement Phase II Camden Camden City 484,750
1242+Camp Dill Foundation Camp Dill Improvements Hunterdon Clinton Twp 100,000
1243+Essex County Parks Foundation Monte Irvin Orange Park Improvements Essex Orange City Twp 1,405,080
1244+SPARK Friends Inc. Athletic Facility Improvements at Riverfront Essex Newark City 1,588,275
1245+TOTAL $3,578,105
4681246
469- Amount
1247+Nonprofit Organization
4701248
471-Camden Community Partnership Elijah Perry Park Camden Camden City 484,750
1249+Project
4721250
473- Improvement Phase II
1251+County
4741252
475-Camp Dill Foundation Camp Dill Improvements Hunterdon Clinton Twp 100,000
1253+Municipality
4761254
477-Essex County Parks Foundation Monte Irvin Orange Essex Orange City Twp 1,405,080
1255+Approved Amount
4781256
479- Park Improvements
4801257
481-SPARK Friends Inc. Athletic Facility Essex Newark City 1,588,275
4821258
483- Improvements at
1259+Camden Community Partnership
4841260
485- Riverfront
4861261
487-TOTAL $3,578,105
1262+
1263+Elijah Perry Park Improvement Phase II
1264+
1265+
1266+
1267+Camden
1268+
1269+Camden City
1270+
1271+484,750
1272+
1273+Camp Dill Foundation
1274+
1275+Camp Dill Improvements
1276+
1277+
1278+
1279+Hunterdon
1280+
1281+Clinton Twp
1282+
1283+
1284+
1285+100,000
1286+
1287+Essex County Parks Foundation
1288+
1289+Monte Irvin Orange Park Improvements
1290+
1291+
1292+
1293+
1294+
1295+
1296+
1297+
1298+
1299+Essex
1300+
1301+Orange City Twp
1302+
1303+1,405,080
1304+
1305+SPARK Friends Inc.
1306+
1307+Athletic Facility Improvements at Riverfront
1308+
1309+Essex
1310+
1311+Newark City
1312+
1313+1,588,275
1314+
1315+
1316+
1317+
1318+
1319+
1320+
1321+
1322+
1323+
1324+
1325+TOTAL
1326+
1327+
1328+
1329+
1330+
1331+
1332+
1333+$3,578,105
4881334
4891335
4901336
4911337 e. The following stewardship activity projects are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection b. of this section:
4921338
4931339
4941340
4951341 Nonprofit Organization Project County Municipality Approved Amount
1342+Friends of Passaic County Parks, Inc. Lambert Tower Historic Landscape Passaic Paterson City 300,000
1343+Harding Land Trust Gatehouse and Primrose Phase 2 Morris Harding Twp 9,000
1344+TOTAL $309,000
1345+
1346+Nonprofit Organization
1347+
1348+Project
1349+
1350+County
1351+
1352+Municipality
1353+
1354+Approved Amount
4961355
4971356
4981357
499-Friends of Passaic County Lambert Tower Passaic Paterson City 300,000
1358+Friends of Passaic County Parks, Inc.
5001359
501- Parks, Inc. Historic Landscape
1360+Lambert Tower Historic Landscape
5021361
503-Harding Land Trust Gatehouse and Primrose Morris Harding Twp 9,000
5041362
505- Phase 2
5061363
507-TOTAL $309,000
1364+
1365+
1366+Passaic
1367+
1368+Paterson City
1369+
1370+300,000
1371+
1372+Harding Land Trust
1373+
1374+Gatehouse and Primrose Phase 2
1375+
1376+
1377+
1378+Morris
1379+
1380+Harding Twp
1381+
1382+
1383+
1384+9,000
1385+
1386+TOTAL
1387+
1388+
1389+
1390+
1391+
1392+
1393+
1394+$309,000
5081395
5091396
5101397
5111398 f. Any transfer of any funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in subsection c., d., or e. of this section shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
5121399
5131400 g. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection c., d., or e. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project of a qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization that previously received funding appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for recreation and conservation purposes shall be eligible to receive additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
5141401
5151402 h. There is reappropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the unexpended balances, due to project withdrawals, cancellations, or cost savings, of the amounts appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, for the purposes of: (1) this section; and (2) providing additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, to any project of a qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization that previously received funding appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for recreation and conservation purposes, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor. Any such additional funding provided from a Green Acres bond act may include administrative costs.
516-
517-
5181403
5191404 2. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the sum of $479,000 from dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48), for paying administrative costs associated with administering the applicable provisions of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.).
5201405
5211406
5221407
5231408 3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48), the sum of $10,067,905 to implement the provisions of this act.
5241409
5251410
5261411
5271412 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
5281413
5291414
5301415
531- Approved July 10, 2024.
1416+
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1418+STATEMENT
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1422+ The bill appropriates $10,067,905 to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), of which $9,588,905 is to provide grants to various nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and $479,000 is to be used by the DEP for associated administrative costs.
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1424+ The funding in this bill is provided from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax (CBT) revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution. The "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.), implements the constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for open space, farmland, and historic preservation. The "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund" was established by section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act." The act provides that a certain amount of the portion of dedicated CBT revenues allocated each year for the Green Acres program is to be used for: the acquisition of lands for open space, including Blue Acres projects, and development projects on State lands administered by the DEP's Division of Fish and Wildlife and Division of Parks and Forestry; grants and loans to fund local government open space acquisition and development projects; and grants to nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
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1426+ This bill appropriates funds to be used to provide grants to nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes. Further, of the funding allocated for acquisition and development projects by nonprofit entities, a certain percentage is to be used to fund stewardship activities undertaken by nonprofit entities. A "stewardship activity" is defined in the "Preserve New Jersey Act" as an activity, which is beyond routine operations and maintenance, undertaken to repair or restore lands acquired or developed for recreation and conservation purposes for the purpose of enhancing or protecting those lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
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1428+ Of the amount appropriated by the bill to provide grants to various nonprofit entities: $5,701,800 is allocated for 11 acquisition projects; $3,578,105 is allocated for four park development projects; and $309,000 is allocated for two stewardship activity projects. In addition, the bill appropriates $479,000 to the DEP for the purposes of paying administrative costs associated with administering the applicable provisions of the "Preserve New Jersey Act."
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1430+ The projects listed in the bill have been approved by the DEP and the Garden State Preservation Trust.
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1432+ The bill also would allow the DEP to re-distribute certain other moneys, which have been returned to the department due to project withdrawals, cancellations, or cost savings, for the purpose of providing additional funding, for recreation and conservation purposes, to previously approved and funded projects of nonprofit entities, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee. This additional funding, if provided from a Green Acres bond act, may include administrative costs.
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1442+ Appropriates $10,067,905 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and for certain administrative expenses.