Bill Text: NJ A3368 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Appropriates $45 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $12 million from "2009 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-10)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-12-03 - Substituted by S2248 [A3368 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2012-A3368-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman L. GRACE SPENCER
District 29 (Essex)
Assemblywoman CELESTE M. RILEY
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Assemblyman HERB CONAWAY, JR.
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblyman TROY SINGLETON
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblyman VINCENT PRIETO
District 32 (Bergen and Hudson)
Assemblywoman ANGELICA M. JIMENEZ
District 32 (Bergen and Hudson)
Assemblywoman CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER
District 28 (Essex)
Assemblyman RALPH R. CAPUTO
District 28 (Essex)
SYNOPSIS
Appropriates $45 million from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $12 million from "2009 Blue Acres Fund" for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act appropriating $45,000,000 from the "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $12,000,000 from the "2009 Blue Acres Fund" for the acquisition of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes and for Blue Acres projects.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. There is appropriated $45,000,000 from the "2009 Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 17 of the "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009," P.L.2009, c.117, to the Department of Environmental Protection for the acquisition of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes.
b. The funds appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be allocated as follows:
Project County Municipality Amount
(1) BARNEGAT BAY WATERSHED GREENWAY $3,000,000
Barnegat Bay Greenway
Monmouth Freehold Twp
Howell Twp
Ocean Barnegat Twp
Berkeley Twp
Brick Twp
Eagleswood Twp
Jackson Twp
Lacey Twp
Lakewood Twp
Little Egg Harbor Twp
Ocean Twp
Stafford Twp
Toms River Twp
(2) CAPE MAY PENINSULA 2,000,000
Cape May Peninsula
Cape May Cape May City
Cape May Point Boro
Dennis Twp
Lower Twp
Middle Twp
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Upper Twp
West Cape May Boro
Woodbine Boro
(3) CROSSROADS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION 2,000,000
Princeton to Morristown
Hunterdon Delaware Twp
East Amwell Twp
Flemington Boro
Franklin Twp
Frenchtown Boro
Kingwood Twp
Lambertville City
Raritan Twp
Readington Twp
Stockton Boro
Morris Chatham Boro
Chatham Twp
Chester Boro
Harding Twp
Long Hill Twp
Madison Boro
Mendham Boro
Mendham Twp
Morris Plains Boro
Morris Twp
Morristown Town
Randolph Twp
Somerset Bedminster Twp
Bernards Twp
Bernardsville Boro
Bound Brook Boro
Branchburg Twp
Bridgewater Twp
Far Hills Boro
Franklin Twp
Green Brook Twp
Hillsborough Twp
Manville Boro
Millstone Boro
Montgomery Twp
North Plainfield Boro
Peapack-Gladstone Boro
Raritan Boro
Rocky Hill Boro
Somerville Boro
South Bound Brook Boro
Warren Twp
Watchung Boro
Washington Crossing to Princeton Battlefield
Hunterdon East Amwell Twp
West Amwell Twp
Mercer Hopewell Boro
Hopewell Twp
Pennington Boro
Princeton Twp
Trenton City
(4) DELAWARE & RARITAN CANAL GREENWAY 2,000,000
Hunterdon Delaware Twp
Kingwood Twp
Lambertville City
Stockton Boro
West Amwell Twp
Mercer Ewing Twp
Hamilton Twp
Hopewell Twp
Lawrence Twp
Princeton Twp
Trenton City
Middlesex New Brunswick City
Plainsboro Twp
South Brunswick Twp
Somerset Franklin Twp
(5) DELAWARE BAY WATERSHED GREENWAY 4,000,000
Alloways Creek Greenway
Salem Alloway Twp
Elsinboro Twp
Lower Alloways Creek Twp
Pilesgrove Twp
Quinton Twp
Upper Pittsgrove Twp
Cape May Tributaries
Cape May Dennis Twp
Lower Twp
Middle Twp
Upper Twp
Cohansey River Greenway
Cumberland Bridgeton City
Fairfield Twp
Greenwich Twp
Hopewell Twp
Lawrence Twp
Shiloh Boro
Upper Deerfield Twp
Salem Alloway Twp
Dividing/ Nantuxent/ Cedar/ Back Creeks Greenway
Cumberland Commercial Twp
Downe Twp
Fairfield Twp
Lawrence Twp
Maurice River Greenway
Atlantic Buena Boro
Buena Vista Twp
Cape May Dennis Twp
Cumberland Commercial Twp
Deerfield Twp
Maurice River Twp
Millville City
Vineland City
Gloucester Clayton Boro
Elk Twp
Franklin Twp
Glassboro Boro
Monroe Twp
Newfield Boro
Salem Elmer Boro
Pittsgrove Twp
Upper Pittsgrove Twp
Salem River/ Mannington Greenway
Salem Carneys Point Twp
Elsinboro Twp
Mannington Twp
Oldmans Twp
Pennsville Twp
Pilesgrove Twp
Upper Pittsgrove Twp
Woodstown Boro
Stow Creek Greenway
Cumberland Greenwich Twp
Stow Creek Twp
Salem Alloway Twp
Lower Alloways Creek Twp
Quinton Twp
(6) DELAWARE RIVER WATERSHED GREENWAY 4,000,000
Assinkunk Creek Watershed
Burlington Mansfield Twp
Big Timber Creek
Camden Clementon Boro
Gloucester Twp
Lindenwold Boro
Pine Hill Boro
Gloucester Deptford Twp
Westville Boro
Cooper River Greenway
Camden Berlin Twp
Camden City
Gibbsboro Boro
Haddon Twp
Lindenwold Boro
Voorhees Twp
Crosswicks Creek Watershed
Burlington Bordentown City
Bordentown Twp
Chesterfield Twp
Mansfield Twp
North Hanover Twp
Mercer Hamilton Twp
Robbinsville Twp
Trenton City
Monmouth Allentown Boro
Millstone Twp
Upper Freehold Twp
Ocean Jackson Twp
Plumsted Twp
Delaware River Bluffs
Hunterdon Delaware Twp
Frenchtown Boro
Kingwood Twp
Lambertville City
Stockton Boro
West Amwell Twp
Mercer Ewing Twp
Hopewell Twp
Nishisakawick Greenway
Hunterdon Alexandria Twp
Delaware Twp
Frenchtown Boro
Kingwood Twp
Oldmans Creek Greenway
Gloucester Logan Twp
South Harrison Twp
Woolwich Twp
Salem Oldmans Twp
Pilesgrove Twp
Upper Pittsgrove Twp
Raccoon Creek Greenway
Gloucester East Greenwich Twp
Elk Twp
Greenwich Twp
Harrison Twp
Logan Twp
Woolwich Twp
Rancocas Creek Greenway
Burlington Cinnaminson Twp
Delanco Twp
Delran Twp
Eastampton Twp
Hainesport Twp
Lumberton Twp
Medford Twp
Moorestown Twp
Mount Holly Twp
Mount Laurel Twp
Pemberton Twp
Riverside Twp
Southampton Twp
Springfield Twp
Westampton Twp
Willingboro Twp
Trenton / Hamilton Marsh
Burlington Bordentown Twp
Chesterfield Twp
Mercer Hamilton Twp
Trenton City
Woodbury Creek Watershed
Gloucester National Park Boro
West Deptford Twp
(7) HIGHLANDS GREENWAY 8,000,000
Bergen Mahwah Twp
Oakland Boro
Hunterdon Alexandria Twp
Bethlehem Twp
Bloomsbury Boro
Califon Boro
Clinton Town
Clinton Twp
Glen Gardner Boro
Hampton Boro
High Bridge Boro
Holland Twp
Lebanon Boro
Lebanon Twp
Milford Boro
Tewksbury Twp
Union Twp
Morris Boonton Town
Boonton Twp
Butler Boro
Chester Boro
Chester Twp
Denville Twp
Dover Town
Hanover Twp
Harding Twp
Jefferson Twp
Kinnelon Boro
Mendham Boro
Mendham Twp
Mine Hill Twp
Montville Twp
Morris Plains Boro
Morris Twp
Morristown Town
Mount Arlington Boro
Mount Olive Twp
Mountain Lakes Boro
Netcong Boro
Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp
Pequannock Twp
Randolph Twp
Riverdale Boro
Rockaway Boro
Rockaway Twp
Roxbury Twp
Victory Gardens Boro
Washington Twp
Wharton Boro
Passaic Bloomingdale Boro
Pompton Lakes Boro
Ringwood Boro
Wanaque Boro
West Milford Twp
Somerset Bedminster Twp
Bernards Twp
Bernardsville Boro
Far Hills Boro
Peapack-Gladstone Boro
Sussex Byram Twp
Franklin Boro
Green Twp
Hamburg Boro
Hardyston Twp
Hopatcong Boro
Ogdensburg Boro
Sparta Twp
Stanhope Boro
Vernon Twp
Warren Allamuchy Twp
Alpha Boro
Belvidere Town
Franklin Twp
Frelinghuysen Twp
Greenwich Twp
Hackettstown Town
Harmony Twp
Hope Twp
Independence Twp
Liberty Twp
Lopatcong Twp
Mansfield Twp
Oxford Twp
Phillipsburg Town
Pohatcong Twp
Washington Boro
Washington Twp
White Twp
(8) HISTORIC RESOURCES 1,000,000
Allaire State Park
Monmouth Howell Twp
Wall Twp
Fort Mott Officers Quarters
Salem Pennsville Twp
Griggstown Muletenders Barracks
Somerset Franklin Twp
Historic Sites
Burlington Medford Twp
Monmouth Battlefield
Monmouth Freehold Twp
Manalapan Twp
New Bridge Landing
Bergen New Milford Boro
River Edge Boro
Princeton Battlefield
Mercer Princeton Twp
Proprietary House
Middlesex Perth Amboy City
Register Eligible Sites
Somerset Green Brook Twp
Watchung Boro
Rockingham Farmstead
Somerset Franklin Twp
Twin Lights
Monmouth Highlands Boro
Washington Crossing State Park
Mercer Ewing Twp
Hopewell Twp
Waterloo Village
Sussex Byram Twp
Stanhope Boro
(9) NATURAL AREAS 2,000,000
Bill Henry Pond
Atlantic Egg Harbor Twp
Budd Lake Bog
Morris Mount Olive Twp
Campus Swamp
Camden Gloucester Twp
Cheesequake State Park
Middlesex Old Bridge Twp
Crossley Preserve
Ocean Berkeley Twp
Manchester Twp
Five Acre Pond
Atlantic Estell Manor City
Gravel Hill
Hunterdon Holland Twp
Great Piece Meadows/ Troy Meadows
Essex Fairfield Twp
Roseland Boro
West Caldwell Twp
Morris East Hanover Twp
Hanover Twp
Lincoln Park Boro
Montville Twp
Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp
Pequannock Twp
Passaic Wayne Twp
Hamburg Mountain
Sussex Franklin Boro
Hamburg Boro
Hardyston Twp
Vernon Twp
Hidden Lake
Camden Gloucester Twp
High Mountain
Passaic North Haledon Boro
Wayne Twp
Limestone Ridge
Warren Blairstown Twp
Long-A-Coming Branch
Camden Winslow Twp
Milford Bluffs
Hunterdon Holland Twp
Mountain Lake Bog
Warren White Twp
Ogdensburg Fen
Sussex Ogdensburg Boro
Oswego River Natural Area
Burlington Washington Twp
Phone-In-Fen
Warren Hardwick Twp
Ramapo Lake Natural Area
Bergen Oakland Boro
Passaic Ringwood Boro
Wanaque Boro
Ramapo Mountain
Bergen Mahwah Twp
Oakland Boro
Passaic Pompton Lakes Boro
Ringwood Boro
Wanaque Boro
Sourland Mountains
Hunterdon East Amwell Twp
West Amwell Twp
Mercer Hopewell Twp
Somerset Hillsborough Twp
Montgomery Twp
Strawberry Hill
Mercer Hopewell Twp
Sunfish Pond
Warren Hardwick Twp
Sweet Hollow
Hunterdon Alexandria Twp
Holland Twp
Troy Meadows
Morris Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp
Uttertown Bog
Passaic West Milford Twp
Washington Crossing State Park
Mercer Hopewell Twp
Wetlands Habitat/ Bog Turtle
Sussex Frankford Twp
Wantage Twp
Whale Pond
Monmouth Ocean Twp
Woodbine Bogs
Cape May Upper Twp
(10) PINELANDS 8,000,000
Atlantic Brigantine City
Buena Boro
Buena Vista Twp
Corbin City
Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor Twp
Estell Manor City
Folsom Boro
Galloway Twp
Hamilton Twp
Hammonton Town
Mullica Twp
Port Republic City
Weymouth Twp
Burlington Bass River Twp
Evesham Twp
Medford Lakes Boro
Medford Twp
New Hanover Twp
North Hanover Twp
Pemberton Twp
Shamong Twp
Southampton Twp
Springfield Twp
Tabernacle Twp
Washington Twp
Woodland Twp
Wrightstown Boro
Camden Berlin Boro
Berlin Twp
Chesilhurst Boro
Waterford Twp
Winslow Twp
Cape May Dennis Twp
Middle Twp
Upper Twp
Woodbine Boro
Cumberland Maurice River Twp
Vineland City
Gloucester Franklin Twp
Monroe Twp
Ocean Barnegat Twp
Beachwood Boro
Berkeley Twp
Eagleswood Twp
Jackson Twp
Lacey Twp
Lakehurst Boro
Little Egg Harbor Twp
Manchester Twp
Ocean Twp
Plumsted Twp
South Toms River Boro
Stafford Twp
Toms River Twp
Tuckerton Boro
(11) RIDGE AND VALLEY GREENWAY 5,000,000
Sussex Andover Boro
Andover Twp
Branchville Boro
Frankford Twp
Fredon Twp
Green Twp
Hampton Twp
Lafayette Twp
Montague Twp
Newton Town
Sandyston Twp
Stillwater Twp
Sussex Boro
Walpack Twp
Wantage Twp
Warren Blairstown Twp
Frelinghuysen Twp
Hackettstown Town
Hardwick Twp
Hope Twp
Knowlton Twp
Liberty Twp
(12) URBAN PARKS ` 4,000,000
Bergen Edgewater Boro
Camden Camden City
Essex Belleville Twp
Bloomfield Twp
Caldwell Boro
Cedar Grove Twp
East Orange City
Glen Ridge Twp Boro
Irvington Twp
Maplewood Twp
Montclair Twp
Newark City
Nutley Twp
Orange City Twp
South Orange Village Twp
West Orange Twp
Hudson Bayonne City
East Newark Boro
Guttenberg Town
Harrison Town
Hoboken City
Jersey City
Kearny Town
North Bergen Twp
Union City
Weehawken Twp
West New York Town
Mercer Trenton City
Middlesex Edison Twp
Monmouth Long Branch City
Passaic Paterson City
Totowa Boro
Union Elizabeth City
Fanwood Boro
Garwood Boro
Hillside Twp
Linden City
Plainfield City
Rahway City
Roselle Boro
Roselle Park Boro
Union Twp
Winfield Twp
TOTAL $45,000,000
c. Any transfer of any funds, or change in project site, listed in subsection b. of this section shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
d. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection b. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any State project 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, established pursuant to the "Garden State Preservation Trust Act," P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.), 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.
e. For the purposes of this section, "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.1989, c.183.
2. a. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection from the "2009 Blue Acres Fund" established pursuant to section 19 of the "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009," P.L.2009, c.117, the sum of $12,000,000 for the acquisition, for recreation and conservation purposes, of lands that have been damaged by, or may be prone to incurring damage caused by, storms or storm-related flooding, or that may buffer or protect other lands from such damage, as follows:
Project County Municipality Amount
BLUE ACRES $12,000,000
Delaware River Acquisitions
Atlantic Buena Boro
Buena Vista Twp
Burlington Beverly City
Bordentown City
Bordentown Twp
Burlington City
Burlington Twp
Chesterfield Twp
Cinnaminson Twp
Delanco Twp
Delran Twp
Easthampton Twp
Edgewater Park Twp
Evesham Twp
Fieldsboro Boro
Florence Twp
Hainesport Twp
Lumberton Twp
Mansfield Twp
Maple Shade Twp
Medford Lakes Boro
Medford Twp
Moorestown Twp
Mount Holly Twp
Mount Laurel Twp
New Hanover Twp
North Hanover Twp
Palmyra Boro
Pemberton Boro
Pemberton Twp
Riverside Twp
Riverton Boro
Shamong Twp
Southampton Twp
Springfield Twp
Tabernacle Twp
Westampton Twp
Willingboro Twp
Woodland Twp
Wrightstown Boro
Camden Audubon Boro
Audubon Park Boro
Barrington Boro
Bellmawr Boro
Berlin Boro
Berlin Twp
Brooklawn Boro
Camden City
Cherry Hill Twp
Clementon Boro
Collingswood Boro
Gibbsboro Boro
Gloucester City
Gloucester Twp
Haddon Heights Boro
Haddon Twp
Haddonfield Boro
Hi-Nella Boro
Laurel Springs Boro
Lawnside Boro
Lindenwold Boro
Magnolia Boro
Merchantville Boro
Mount Ephraim Boro
Oaklyn Boro
Pennsauken Twp
Pine Hill Boro
Pine Valley Boro
Runnemede Boro
Somerdale Boro
Stratford Boro
Tavistock Boro
Voorhees Twp
Winslow Twp
Woodlynne Boro
Cape May Cape May Point Boro
Dennis Twp
Lower Twp
Middle Twp
West Cape May Boro
Woodbine Boro
Cumberland Bridgeton City
Commercial Twp
Deerfield Twp
Downe Twp
Fairfield Twp
Greenwich Twp
Hopewell Twp
Lawrence Twp
Maurice River Twp
Millville City
Shiloh Boro
Stow Creek Twp
Upper Deerfield Twp
Vineland City
Gloucester Clayton Boro
Deptford Twp
East Greenwich Twp
Elk Twp
Franklin Twp
Glassboro Boro
Greenwich Twp
Harrison Twp
Logan Twp
Mantua Twp
Monroe Twp
National Park Boro
Newfield Boro
Paulsboro Boro
Pitman Boro
South Harrison Twp
Swedesboro Boro
Washington Twp
Wenonah Boro
West Deptford Twp
Westville Boro
Woodbury City
Woodbury Heights Boro
Woolwich Twp
Hunterdon Alexandria Twp
Bethlehem Twp
Bloomsbury Boro
Delaware Twp
East Amwell Twp
Franklin Twp
Frenchtown Boro
Glen Gardner Boro
Hampton Boro
Holland Twp
Kingwood Twp
Lambertville City
Lebanon Twp
Milford Boro
Raritan Twp
Stockton Boro
Union Twp
West Amwell Twp
Mercer East Windsor Twp
Ewing Twp
Hamilton Twp
Hopewell Twp
Lawrence Twp
Pennington Boro
Robbinsville Twp
Trenton City
West Windsor Twp
Monmouth Allenhurst Boro
Middletown Twp
Rumson Boro
Upper Freehold Twp
Morris Jefferson Twp
Mount Arlington Boro
Mount Olive Twp
Netcong Boro
Roxbury Twp
Washington Twp
Ocean Island Heights Boro
Jackson Twp
Long Beach Twp
Pine Beach Boro
Salem Alloway Twp
Carneys Point Twp
Elmer Boro
Elsinboro Twp
Lower Alloways Creek Twp
Mannington Twp
Oldmans Twp
Penns Grove Boro
Pennsville Twp
Pilesgrove Twp
Pittsgrove Twp
Quinton Twp
Salem City
Upper Pittsgrove Twp
Woodstown Boro
Sussex Andover Boro
Andover Twp
Branchville Boro
Byram Twp
Frankford Twp
Fredon Twp
Green Twp
Hampton Twp
Hardyston Twp
Hopatcong Boro
Lafayette Twp
Montague Twp
Newton Town
Sandyston Twp
Sparta Twp
Stanhope Boro
Stillwater Twp
Walpack Twp
Wantage Twp
Warren Allamuchy Twp
Alpha Boro
Belvidere Town
Blairstown Twp
Franklin Twp
Frelinghuysen Twp
Greenwich Twp
Hackettstown Town
Hardwick Twp
Harmony Twp
Hope Twp
Independence Twp
Knowlton Twp
Liberty Twp
Lopatcong Twp
Mansfield Twp
Oxford Twp
Phillipsburg Town
Pohatcong Twp
Washington Boro
Washington Twp
White Twp
Passaic River Acquisitions
Bergen Allendale Boro
Carlstadt Boro
East Rutherford Boro
Elmwood Park Boro
Fair Lawn Boro
Franklin Lakes Boro
Garfield City
Glen Rock Boro
Hackensack City
Hasbrouck Heights Boro
Hillsdale Boro
Ho-Ho-Kus Boro
Lodi Boro
Lyndhurst Twp
Mahwah Twp
Maywood Boro
Midland Park Boro
Montvale Boro
North Arlington Boro
Oakland Boro
Paramus Boro
Ramsey Boro
Ridgewood Village
Rochelle Park Twp
Rutherford Boro
Saddle Brook Twp
Saddle River Boro
South Hackensack Twp
Upper Saddle River Boro
Waldwick Boro
Wallington Boro
Washington Twp
Woodcliff Lake Boro
Wood-Ridge Boro
Wyckoff Twp
Essex Belleville Twp
Bloomfield Twp
Caldwell Boro
Cedar Grove Twp
East Orange City
Essex Fells Twp
Fairfield Twp
Glen Ridge Twp Boro
Livingston Twp
Millburn Twp
Montclair Twp
Newark City
North Caldwell Twp
Nutley Twp
Orange City Twp
Roseland Boro
South Orange Village Twp
Verona Twp
West Caldwell Twp
West Orange Twp
Hudson East Newark Boro
Harrison Town
Kearny Town
Morris Boonton Town
Boonton Twp
Butler Boro
Chatham Boro
Chatham Twp
Denville Twp
Dover Town
East Hanover Twp
Florham Park Boro
Hanover Twp
Harding Twp
Jefferson Twp
Kinnelon Boro
Lincoln Park Boro
Long Hill Twp
Madison Boro
Mendham Boro
Mendham Twp
Mine Hill Twp
Montville Twp
Morris Plains Boro
Morris Twp
Morristown Town
Mount Arlington Boro
Mountain Lakes Boro
Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp
Pequannock Twp
Randolph Twp
Riverdale Boro
Rockaway Boro
Rockaway Twp
Roxbury Twp
Victory Gardens Boro
Wharton Boro
Passaic Bloomingdale Boro
Clifton City
Haledon Boro
Hawthorne Boro
Little Falls Twp
North Haledon Boro
Passaic City
Paterson City
Pompton Lakes Boro
Prospect Park Boro
Ringwood Boro
Totowa Boro
Wanaque Boro
Wayne Twp
West Milford Twp
Woodland Park Boro
Somerset Bernards Twp
Bernardsville Boro
Bridgewater Twp
Far Hills Boro
Warren Twp
Sussex Hardyston Twp
Sparta Twp
Vernon Twp
Union Berkeley Heights Twp
New Providence Boro
Summit City
Raritan River Acquisitions
Hunterdon Alexandria Twp
Bethlehem Twp
Califon Boro
Clinton Town
Clinton Twp
Delaware Twp
East Amwell Twp
Flemington Boro
Franklin Twp
Glen Gardner Boro
Hampton Boro
High Bridge Boro
Lebanon Boro
Lebanon Twp
Raritan Twp
Readington Twp
Tewksbury Twp
Union Twp
West Amwell Twp
Mercer East Windsor Twp
Hightstown Boro
Hopewell Boro
Hopewell Twp
Lawrence Twp
Pennington Boro
Princeton Boro
Princeton Twp
Robbinsville Twp
West Windsor Twp
Middlesex Cranbury Twp
Dunellen Boro
East Brunswick Twp
Edison Twp
Helmetta Boro
Highland Park Boro
Jamesburg Boro
Metuchen Boro
Middlesex Boro
Milltown Boro
Monroe Twp
New Brunswick City
North Brunswick Twp
Old Bridge Twp
Perth Amboy City
Piscataway Twp
Plainsboro Twp
Sayreville Boro
South Amboy City
South Brunswick Twp
South Plainfield Boro
South River Boro
Spotswood Boro
Woodbridge Twp
Monmouth Eatontown Boro
Farmingdale Boro
Freehold Boro
Loch Arbour Village
Manalapan Twp
Middletown Twp
Rumson Boro
Morris Chester Boro
Chester Twp
Mendham Boro
Mendham Twp
Mine Hill Twp
Mount Arlington Boro
Mount Olive Twp
Randolph Twp
Roxbury Twp
Washington Twp
Somerset Bedminster Twp
Bernards Twp
Bernardsville Boro
Bound Brook Boro
Branchburg Twp
Bridgewater Twp
Far Hills Boro
Franklin Twp
Green Brook Twp
Hillsborough Twp
Manville Boro
Millstone Boro
Montgomery Twp
North Plainfield Boro
Peapack-Gladstone Boro
Raritan Boro
Rocky Hill Boro
Somerville Boro
South Bound Brook Boro
Warren Twp
Watchung Boro
Union Berkeley Heights Twp
Fanwood Boro
Mountainside Boro
New Providence Boro
Plainfield City
Scotch Plains Twp
Springfield Twp
Summit City
Westfield Town
Atlantic Basin / Hudson River / Rahway Basin
Atlantic Absecon City
Atlantic City
Brigantine City
Corbin City
Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor Twp
Estell Manor City
Folsom Boro
Galloway Twp
Hamilton Twp
Hammonton Town
Linwood City
Longport Boro
Margate City
Mullica Twp
Northfield City
Pleasantville City
Port Republic City
Somers Point City
Ventnor City
Weymouth Twp
Bergen Alpine Boro
Bergenfield Boro
Bogota Boro
Cliffside Park Boro
Closter Boro
Cresskill Boro
Demarest Boro
Dumont Boro
Edgewater Boro
Emerson Boro
Englewood City
Englewood Cliffs Boro
Fairview Boro
Fort Lee Boro
Harrington Park Boro
Haworth Boro
Leonia Boro
Little Ferry Boro
Moonachie Boro
New Milford Boro
Northvale Boro
Norwood Boro
Old Tappan Boro
Oradell Boro
Palisades Park Boro
Park Ridge Boro
Ridgefield Boro
Ridgefield Park Village
River Edge Boro
River Vale Twp
Rockleigh Boro
South Hackensack Twp
Teaneck Twp
Tenafly Boro
Teterboro Boro
Westwood Boro
Burlington Bass River Twp
Washington Twp
Camden Chesilhurst Boro
Waterford Twp
Cape May Avalon Boro
Cape May City
North Wildwood City
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Stone Harbor Boro
Upper Twp
West Wildwood Boro
Wildwood City
Wildwood Crest Boro
Cumberland Downe Twp
Essex Irvington Twp
Maplewood Twp
Hudson Bayonne City
Guttenburg Town
Hoboken City
Jersey City
North Bergen Twp
Secaucus Town
Union City
Weehawken Twp
West New York Town
Middlesex Carteret Boro
Monmouth Aberdeen Twp
Allentown Boro
Asbury Park City
Atlantic Highlands Boro
Avon-By-The-Sea Boro
Belmar Boro
Bradley Beach Boro
Brielle Boro
Colts Neck Twp
Deal Boro
Englishtown Boro
Fair Haven Boro
Freehold Twp
Hazlet Twp
Highlands Boro
Holmdel Twp
Howell Twp
Interlaken Boro
Keansburg Boro
Keyport Boro
Lake Como Boro
Little Silver Boro
Long Branch City
Manasquan Boro
Marlboro Twp
Matawan Boro
Millstone Twp
Monmouth Beach Boro
Neptune Twp
Neptune City Boro
Ocean Twp
Oceanport Boro
Red Bank Boro
Roosevelt Boro
Sea Bright Boro
Sea Girt Boro
Shrewsbury Boro
Shrewsbury Twp
Spring Lake Boro
Spring Lake Heights Boro
Tinton Falls Boro
Union Beach Boro
Wall Twp
West Long Branch Boro
Ocean Barnegat Light Boro
Barnegat Twp
Bay Head Boro
Beach Haven Boro
Beachwood Boro
Berkeley Twp
Brick Twp
Eagleswood Twp
Harvey Cedars Boro
Lacey Twp
Lakehurst Boro
Lakewood Twp
Lavellette Boro
Little Egg Harbor Twp
Manchester Twp
Mantoloking Boro
Ocean Gate Boro
Ocean Twp
Plumstead Twp
Point Pleasant Boro
Point Pleasant Beach Boro
Seaside Heights Boro
Seaside Park Boro
Ship Bottom Boro
South Toms River Boro
Stafford Twp
Surf City Boro
Toms River Twp
Tuckerton Boro
Sussex Franklin Boro
Hamburg Boro
Ogdensburg Boro
Sussex Boro
Union Clark Twp
Cranford Twp
Elizabeth City
Garwood Boro
Hillside Twp
Kenilworth Boro
Linden City
Rahway City
Roselle Boro
Roselle Park Boro
Union Twp
Winfield Twp
TOTAL $12,000,000
b. The expenditure of moneys appropriated pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of the "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009," P.L.2009, c.117.
3. a. There is reappropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the unexpended balances, due to project 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, established pursuant to the "Garden State Preservation Trust Act," P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.), for State projects to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, for the purpose of providing additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, to any State project 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 or that receives funding approved pursuant to section 1 of this act, 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.
b. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection such sums as may be, or may become, available on or before June 30, 2013, due to interest earnings in any Green Acres Fund established pursuant to a Green Acres bond act or in the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund, for the purpose of providing additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, to any State project that previously received funding from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for recreation and conservation purposes or that receives funding approved pursuant to section 1 of this act, 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.
c. For the purposes of this section, "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.1989, c.183.
4. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill appropriates $57 million to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to provide funding for the acquisition by the State of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including for Blue Acres projects.
Of this funding, this bill appropriates $45 million from the "2009 Green Acres Fund" to the DEP to provide funding for the acquisition by the State of lands for recreation and conservation purposes. The "2009 Green Acres Fund" was established pursuant to the "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009," P.L.2009, c.117. This appropriation allocates funding for the acquisition by the State of lands for recreation and conservation purposes in 12 project categories throughout the State.
In addition, this bill appropriates $12 million from the "2009 Blue Acres Fund" established pursuant to section 19 of the "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009," to provide funding by the State for the acquisition, for recreation and conservation purposes, of properties that are prone to or have incurred flood or storm damage, or that may buffer or protect other lands from such damage. The expenditure of moneys and acquisition of lands for this purpose is subject to the provisions of the "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009."
The projects listed in this bill have been approved by the DEP and the Garden State Preservation Trust.
The bill also allows DEP to re-distribute certain other moneys from project cancellations or cost savings, and appropriates certain interest earnings which have or will become available on or before June 30, 2013, for the purpose of providing additional funding, for recreation and conservation purposes, to previously approved and funded State projects, 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.
