Bill Text: NJ S4313 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Appropriates $33.915 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-21 - Approved P.L.2019, c.458. [S4313 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-S4313-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator KRISTIN M. CORRADO
District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Senator CHRISTOPHER "KIP" BATEMAN
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
SYNOPSIS
Appropriates $33.915 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including Blue Acres projects.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act appropriating $33,915,000 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues 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 to the Department of Environmental Protection the sum of $29,314,000 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 the acquisition of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes in accordance with the provisions of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.).
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 $2,881,000
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 4,000,000
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 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
2,000,000
Bergen Bogota Boro
Carlstadt Boro
East Rutherford Boro
Fort Lee Boro
Garfield City
Hackensack City
Hasbrouck Heights Boro
Leonia Boro
Little Ferry Boro
Lodi Boro
Lyndhurst Twp
Maywood Boro
Moonachie Boro
New Milford Boro
North Arlington Boro
Palisades Park Boro
Ridgefield Park Village
River Edge Boro
Rochelle Park Twp
Rutherford Boro
South Hackensack Twp
Teterboro Boro
Wallington Boro
Wood-Ridge Boro
Burlington Beverly City
Bordentown City
Bordentown Twp
Burlington City
Burlington Twp
Edgewater Park Twp
Fieldsboro Boro
Florence Twp
Hainesport Twp
Mansfield Twp
Maple Shade Twp
Moorestown Twp
Mount Holly Twp
Mount Laurel Twp
Palmyra Boro
Riverside Twp
Riverton Boro
Springfield Twp
Westampton Twp
Willingboro Twp
Camden Audubon Boro
Audubon Park Boro
Brooklawn Boro
Camden City
Cherry Hill Twp
Collingswood Boro
Gloucester City
Haddon Heights Boro
Haddon Twp
Haddonfield Boro
Merchantville Boro
Mount Ephraim Boro
Oaklyn Boro
Pennsauken Twp
Woodlynne Boro
Essex Belleville Twp
Irvington Twp
Livingston Twp
Maplewood Twp
Millburn Twp
Newark City
Nutley Twp
Gloucester National Park Boro
West Deptford Twp
Westville Boro
Hunterdon Delaware Twp
East Amwell Twp
Flemington Boro
Franklin Twp
Frenchtown Boro
Kingwood Twp
Lambertville City
Raritan Twp
Readington Twp
Stockton Boro
West Amwell Twp
Mercer East Windsor Twp
Ewing Twp
Hamilton Twp
Hightstown Boro
Hopewell Boro
Hopewell Twp
Lawrence Twp
Pennington Boro
Princeton Boro
Robbinsville Twp
Trenton City
West Windsor Twp
Middlesex Carteret Boro
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 BrunwickTwp
South Plainfield Boro
South River Boro
Spotswood Boro
Woodbridge Twp
Monmouth Aberdeen Twp
Allentown Boro
Colts Neck Twp
Englishtown Boro
Freehold Boro
Freehold Twp
Holmdel Twp
Manalapan Twp
Marlboro Twp
Matawan Boro
Millstone Twp
Roosevelt Boro
Upper Freehold Twp
Wall Twp
Morris Boonton Town
Boonton Twp
Butler Boro
Chatham Boro
Chatham Twp
Chester Boro
Denville Twp
Dover Town
East Hanover Twp
Florham Park Boro
Hanover Twp
Harding 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
Mountain Lakes Boro
Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp
Pequannock Twp
Randolph Twp
Riverdale Boro
Rockaway Boro
Rockaway Twp
Victory Gardens Boro
Wharton Boro
Passaic Clifton City
Passaic City
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
Clark Twp
Cranford Twp
Elizabeth City
Fanwood Boro
Garwood Boro
Hillside Twp
Kenilworth Boro
Linden City
Mountainside Boro
New Providence Boro
Plainfield City
Rahway City
Roselle Boro
Roselle Park Boro
Scotch Plains Twp
Springfield Twp
Summit City
Union Twp
Westfield Twp
Winfield Twp
(4) DELAWARE BAY WATERSHED GREENWAY 5,000,000
Atlantic Buena Boro
Buena Vista Twp
Cape May Dennis Twp
Lower Twp
Middle Twp
Upper Twp
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
Elk Twp
Franklin Twp
Glassboro Boro
Monroe Twp
Newfield Boro
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
(5) HIGHLANDS GREENWAY 6,500,000
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
(6) HISTORIC RESOURCES 1,500,000
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 Red Bank Boro
Monmouth Battlefield
Monmouth Freehold Twp
Manalapan Twp
New Bridge Landing
Bergen New Milford Boro
River Edge Boro
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
(7) PINELANDS 3,433,000
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
(8) RIDGE AND VALLEY GREENWAY 4,000,000
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
TOTAL $29,314,000
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.
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.1989, c.183.
2. a. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the sum of $4,601,000 for the acquisition, for recreation and conservation purposes, of lands throughout the State 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:
(1) $2,482,000 from dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the "Preserve New Jersey Blue Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 7 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-49); and
(2) $2,119,000 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).
b. The funds appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section shall be allocated as follows:
Project County Municipality Amount
BLUE ACRES $4,601,000
Every county Every municipality
TOTAL $4,601,000
c. 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.).
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 this act, 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. 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. a. 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 $31,433,000 to implement the provisions of this act.
b. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the "Preserve New Jersey Blue Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 7 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-49), the sum of $2,482,000 to implement the provisions of this act.
5. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill appropriates the sum of $33.915 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, pursuant to the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.). The "Preserve New Jersey Act" established the funding allocations for FY2017 through FY2019, and P.L.2019, c.136 amended the act to establish the funding allocations for FY2020 and thereafter.
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 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 moneys for State open space acquisition projects, including for Blue Acres projects.
Specifically, this bill appropriates $29.314 million to the DEP from the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund" to provide funding for the acquisition by the State of lands for recreation and conservation purposes. The "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund" was established by section 6 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act." This appropriation allocates funding for the acquisition by the State of lands for recreation and conservation purposes in eight project categories throughout the State.
In addition, this bill appropriates $4.601 million to the DEP to provide funding by the State for the acquisition, for recreation and conservation purposes, of properties throughout the State that are prone to or have incurred flood or storm damage, or that may buffer or protect other lands from such damage, i.e., "Blue Acres" projects. Of this funding, $2.482 million is from the "Preserve New Jersey Blue Acres Fund" and $2.119 million is from the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund." The "Preserve New Jersey Blue Acres Fund" was established by section 7 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act." P.L.2019, c.136 amended the "Preserve New Jersey Act" to incorporate the purposes of the "Preserve New Jersey Blue Acres Fund" into the "Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund," rather than having two separate allocations and two separate funds, both providing moneys to the DEP's Green Acres program for the acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
The projects and appropriations listed in this bill have been approved by the DEP and the Garden State Preservation Trust.
Lastly, the bill authorizes the department to re-distribute certain other moneys made available by project cancellations or cost savings to provide additional funding, for recreation and conservation purposes, to previously approved and funded State projects, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee. The bill provides that the additional funding, if provided from a Green Acres bond act, may include administrative costs.
