Bill Text: NJ A1933 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Appropriates $15,564,293 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-01-09 - Withdrawn Because Approved P.L.2023, c.342. [A1933 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-A1933-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ELLEN J. PARK
District 37 (Bergen)
Assemblyman ROY FREIMAN
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblywoman YVONNE LOPEZ
District 19 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Speight
SYNOPSIS
Appropriates $15,564,293 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act appropriating $15,564,293 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues for the purpose of providing grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. There is appropriated to the New Jersey Historic Trust the sum of $13,899,293 from dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 9 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51), for the purpose of providing, for historic preservation projects approved as eligible for such funding: (1) capital preservation grants as listed in subsection b. of this section; (2) historic site management grants as listed in subsection c. of this section; (3) special project initiatives as listed in subsection d. of this section; and (4) emergency intervention funds pursuant to subsection e. of this section.
b. The following historic preservation projects are eligible for funding in the form of capital preservation grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, using moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section:
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County |
Municipality |
Name of Organization |
Project Name |
Grant Award |
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Burlington |
Moorestown Twp |
Perkins Center for the Arts |
Carriage House (Perkins House)
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$150,000 |
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Burlington |
New Hanover Twp |
Township of New Hanover |
General Edward S. Godfrey House |
149,489 |
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Burlington |
Pemberton Twp |
NJ Pinelands Commission |
Fenwick Manor |
575,000 |
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Camden |
Camden City |
Camden County Historical Society |
Benjamin Cooper Ferry and Tavern |
611,340 |
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Camden |
Camden City |
Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc. |
USS New Jersey (BB-62) |
750,000 |
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Cape May |
Cape May City |
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (trading as Cape May MAC) |
Emlen Physick Estate |
32,308 |
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Cape May |
Cape May City |
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (trading as Cape May MAC) |
Emlen Physick Estate |
404,611 |
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Cape May |
Lower Twp |
Cape May Maritime Museum and Education Center |
U.S. Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG-36538 |
45,017 |
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Cape May |
Lower Twp |
HCSV Foundation, (trading as Historic Cold Spring Village) |
Cold Spring Grange Hall |
156,266 |
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Cumberland |
Commercial Twp |
Bayshore Center at Bivalve |
A.J. Meerwald Schooner and Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks
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82,728 |
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Essex |
Newark City |
Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
21,600 |
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Gloucester |
Woolwich Twp |
Gloucester County Historical Society |
Moravian Church |
23,582 |
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Hudson |
Hoboken City |
Hoboken Public Library |
Hoboken Public Library - Phase 3 |
750,000 |
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Hudson |
Jersey City |
City of Jersey City |
Reservoir #3 |
750,000 |
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Hudson |
Jersey City |
Hudson County Division of Parks |
North and South Summer Houses (West Bergen-East Lincoln Park Historic District
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713,550 |
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Mercer |
Princeton Boro |
Dorothea van Dyke McLane Association |
Dorothea van Dyke McLane House (Princeton Historic District) |
475,718 |
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Mercer |
Princeton Boro |
Historic Morven, Inc. |
Morven |
72,300 |
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Mercer |
Princeton Boro |
Historic Morven, Inc. |
Morven |
500,000 |
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Mercer |
Trenton City |
120 East State Street |
First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery |
750,000 |
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Mercer |
Trenton City |
City of Trenton |
Trenton City Hall |
749,644 |
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Mercer |
Trenton City |
Old Barracks Association |
Old Barracks |
152,622 |
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Monmouth |
Highlands Boro |
Twin Lights Historical Society |
Navesink Lighthouse (Twin Lights) (Navesink Light Station)
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15,000 |
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Monmouth |
Matawan Boro |
Borough of Matawan |
Major John Burrowes Mansion |
149,377 |
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Monmouth |
Rumson Boro |
SLT & CC Landmark Friends, Inc. |
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club |
304,000 |
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Morris |
Denville Twp |
Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation, Inc. |
Ayres Farm (Knuth Farm) |
194,150 |
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Morris |
Hanover Twp |
Township of Hanover |
Joseph Tuttle House |
539,250 |
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Morris |
Mendham Boro |
Borough of Mendham |
Phoenix House (Mendham Historic District) |
214,029 |
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Morris |
Mine Hill Twp |
Township of Mine Hill |
Bridget Smith House |
259,600 |
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Morris |
Morris Twp |
Morris County Park Commission |
General Joseph W. Revere House (The Willows, Fosterfields) |
245,430 |
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Morris |
Morristown Town |
The Morristown & Morris Township Library Foundation |
Morristown Public Library (Morristown Historic District Extension)
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37,911 |
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Morris |
Mount Olive Twp |
Township of Mount Olive |
Barn (Seward House) |
261,205 |
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Morris |
Netcong Boro |
The Growing Stage Theatre for Young Audiences, Inc. |
Palace Theatre |
140,502 |
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Morris |
Washington Twp |
Washington Township Land Trust of Morris County, Inc. |
Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill (German Valley Historic District)
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470,500 |
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Passaic |
Clifton City |
City of Clifton |
Morris Canal |
444,995 |
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Passaic |
Paterson City |
County of Passaic |
Passaic County Court House, and United States Custom House and Post Office Historic District - Phase 1
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750,000 |
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Passaic |
Ringwood Boro |
Skylands Association, NJ Botanical Garden |
Carriage House (Skylands) |
150,000 |
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Union |
Union Twp |
Liberty Hall Museum |
Carriage House Liberty Hall (Governor William Livingston House) |
90,000 |
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TOTAL |
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$12,181,724 |
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c. The following historic preservation projects are eligible for funding in the form of historic site management grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, using moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section:
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County |
Municipality |
Name of Organization |
Project Name |
Grant Award
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Bergen |
East Rutherford Boro |
Borough of East Rutherford |
Richard Outwater House |
$45,000 |
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Bergen |
Fair Lawn Boro |
Radburn Association |
Grange Hall (Radburn Historic District)
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36,821 |
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Bergen |
Oakland Boro |
Borough of Oakland |
Vygeberg Farm Office building |
61,125 |
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Bergen |
Oradell Boro |
County of Bergen |
New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company |
75,000 |
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Burlington |
Florence Twp |
Roebling Main Gate Museum (DBA: Roebling Museum) |
101 Second Avenue (Roebling Historic District) |
28,332 |
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Burlington |
Moorestown Twp |
Township of Moorestown |
Moorestown Historic District |
75,000 |
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Burlington |
Pemberton Twp |
The Whitesbog Preservation Trust, Inc. |
Whitesbog Historic District |
30,000 |
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Cape May |
Middle Twp |
Cape May County Historical & Genealogical Society |
Cresse-Holmes House (John Holmes House) |
49,584 |
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Cumberland |
Greenwich Twp |
South Mountain TheaterWorks, Inc. d/b/a South Mountain TV |
Greenwich Historic District |
75,000 |
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Cumberland |
Millville City |
Millville Army Air Field Museum Inc. |
Millville Army Air Field Historic District |
22,500 |
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Cumberland |
Millville City |
Millville Army Air Field Museum Inc. |
Millville Army Air Field Historic District |
8,163 |
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Essex |
Fairfield Twp |
Friends of the Van Ness House, Inc. |
Van Ness House |
45,713 |
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Essex |
Montclair Twp |
The Montclair Foundation |
Van Vleck House & Gardens (Mountain Historic District) |
41,025 |
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Gloucester |
National Park Boro |
Rowan University |
Red Bank Battlefield |
55,634 |
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Gloucester |
Woodbury City |
Gloucester County Historical Society |
Hunter-Lawrence-Jessup House |
26,929 |
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Hudson |
Jersey City |
Save Ellis Island, Inc. |
Hospital Complex (Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island)
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63,750 |
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Hunterdon |
Clinton Twp |
1759 Vought House |
Christoffel Vought Farmstead |
13,650 |
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Hunterdon |
High Bridge Boro |
Borough of High Bridge |
Solitude House |
26,550 |
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Mercer |
Ewing Twp |
The College of New Jersey |
William Green House |
47,775 |
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Mercer |
Hopewell Twp |
Howell Living History Farm |
Hunter Road Bridge (Pleasant Valley Historic District) |
35,250 |
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Mercer |
Princeton Boro |
American Battlefield Trust |
Princeton Battlefield (Princeton Battlefield/Stony Brook Historic District)
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74,925 |
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Mercer |
Princeton Boro |
Historic Morven, Inc. |
Morven |
75,000 |
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Mercer |
Trenton City |
St. Michael's Episcopal Church |
St. Michael's Episcopal Church |
24,390 |
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Middlesex |
Perth Amboy City |
City of Perth Amboy |
Perth Amboy City Hall and Surveyor General's Office |
71,250 |
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Middlesex |
Piscataway Twp |
Middlesex County, Division of History and Historic Preservation |
Cornelius Low House |
75,000 |
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Monmouth |
Freehold Boro |
Borough of Freehold |
General Clinton's Headquarters |
15,000 |
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Monmouth |
Matawan Boro |
Borough of Matawan |
Major John Burrowes Mansion |
33,964 |
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Monmouth |
Millstone Twp |
Millstone Township Historical Preservation Commission |
Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church |
71,250 |
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Morris |
Morristown Town |
Morris County Historical Society |
Acorn Hall |
15,330 |
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Morris |
Morristown Town |
Town of Morristown |
Morristown Post Office (Morristown Historic District Extension) |
75,000 |
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Morris |
Mountain Lakes Boro |
Borough of Mountain Lakes |
Mountain Lakes Train Station (Mountain Lakes Historic District) |
7,670 |
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Passaic |
Little Falls Twp |
Little Falls Historical Society |
Little Falls Old Town Hall |
13,725 |
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Passaic |
Paterson City |
County of Passaic, Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs |
Westside Park Pedestrian Bridge |
69,451 |
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Passaic |
Paterson City |
Friends of Passaic County |
Belle Vista (Lambert Castle) |
75,000 |
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Sussex |
Newton Town |
Town of Newton |
Newtown Town Plot Historic District |
32,813 |
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TOTAL |
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$1,592,569 |
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d. Of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the sum of $25,000 shall be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust for the purpose of the following special project initiatives:
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County |
Municipality |
Name of Organization
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Project Name |
Grant Award
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Mercer |
Trenton City |
NJ Historic Trust |
Discover NJ History License Plate Fund
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$25,000 |
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TOTAL |
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$25,000 |
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e. Of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the sum of $100,000 shall be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust for the purpose of providing funds for emergency intervention, as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-45). Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection c. of section 9 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51) to the contrary, the expenditure of funds pursuant to this subsection shall not require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor.
f. Any transfer of any funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in subsection b., c., or d. 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 b., c., or d. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project that previously received funding for historic preservation purposes appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund established pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-21), or that receives funding pursuant to this act, shall be eligible to receive additional funding, as determined by the New Jersey Historic Trust, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
For the purposes of this subsection, "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, and P.L.1987, c.265.
h. The expenditure of moneys appropriated pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.).
2. There is appropriated to the New Jersey Historic Trust from the "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 9 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51), the sum of $1,665,000 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 Historic Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 9 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51), the sum of $15,564,293 to implement the provisions of this act.
4. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
The bill appropriates $15,564,293 to the New Jersey Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects contained in the bill and associated administrative expenses.
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, approved by the voters of the State in November 2014. The "Preserve New Jersey Act" implements the constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for open space, farmland, and historic preservation. The "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund" was established by section 9 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act."
The funding contained in this bill will be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust to provide capital preservation grants for 37 projects, totaling $12,181,724 (listed in subsection b. of section 1 of the bill), and historic site management grants, including heritage tourism initiatives, for 35 projects, totaling $1,592,569 (listed in subsection c. of section 1 of the bill). In addition, of the funding, $25,000 will be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust for a special project initiative concerning heritage tourism and $100,000 will be used for emergency intervention. Lastly, the bill appropriates $1.665 million to the New Jersey Historic Trust for administrative expenses incurred in the implementation of the "Preserve New Jersey Act."
Capital preservation grants fund the restoration, preservation, repair, and rehabilitation of historic sites for new or continued use by nonprofit organizations or local governments. There are three levels of capital preservation grants: Level I grants of $5,000 to $150,000; Level II grants of $150,001 to $750,000; and Multi-Phase Level II grants range of $500,000 to $750,000. Historic site management grants help fund preservation planning projects, such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, construction documents, and heritage tourism initiatives to improve visitors' experiences at historic sites. All of the grants require a match from the recipient. All of the properties are listed or eligible to be listed in the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts. The "Preserve New Jersey Act" authorizes the use of monies in the "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund" for emergency intervention and defines "emergency intervention" as an immediate assessment or capital improvement necessary to protect or stabilize the structural integrity of a historic property.
The projects listed in this bill have been approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust and the Garden State Preservation Trust.
The bill also provides that any transfer of any funds to another project, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in the bill would require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee. The bill further provides that, to the extent there are funds remaining after the projects listed in this bill are offered funding, the New Jersey Historic Trust, with the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, may use those funds to provide additional funding for historic preservation projects, provided those projects were previously approved for funding pursuant to various other laws or approved for funding pursuant to this bill.
