CHAPTER 239
An Act appropriating moneys from the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" to assist local government units in northern New Jersey to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
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 from the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," established pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-19), the sum of $12,377,500 to provide grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units in northern New Jersey to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes. The following projects to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection:
(1) Planning Incentive Acquisition Projects:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNTY PROJECT APPROVED
UNIT AMOUNT
Montvale Boro Bergen Park Acq $400,000
Ridgewood Village Bergen Open Space Project Acq 400,000
Fairfield Twp Essex Open Space Acq 400,000
Livingston Twp Essex Open Space Acq 400,000
Chatham Boro Morris Open Space Acq 400,000
Chester Twp Morris Open Space Acq 400,000
Denville Twp Morris Open Space Acq 400,000
East Hanover Twp Morris East Hanover Twp Pl Acq 400,000
Florham Park Boro Morris Open Space Acq 400,000
Hanover Twp Morris Open Space Acq 400,000
Jefferson Twp Morris Jefferson Acq Plan 400,000
Mendham Boro Morris Open Space Program Acq 400,000
Mine Hill Twp Morris Open Space Acq 400,000
Montville Twp Morris Open Space Acq 400,000
Morris Twp Morris Open Space Acq 400,000
Mount Olive Twp Morris Mount Olive 400,000
Greenway Acq
Pequannock Twp Morris Planning Incentive Acq 200,000
Randolph Twp Morris Randolph Acq Program 400,000
Roxbury Twp Morris Roxbury Open 400,000
Space Plan Acq
Bloomingdale Boro Passaic Open Space 400,000
Master Plan Acq
Vernon Twp Sussex Planning Incentive Acq 400,000
Allamuchy Twp Warren Open Space Acq 400,000
Greenwich Twp Warren Planning Incentive Acq 400,000
SUBTOTAL $9,000,000
(2) Site Specific Incentive Acquisition Projects:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNTY PROJECT APPROVED
UNIT AMOUNT
Woodcliff Lake Boro Bergen Woodcliff Lake $400,000
Historic Park Acq
Pompton Lakes Boro Passaic Feinbloom and 120,000
Sherman Acq
West Milford Twp Passaic Apple Acres Acq 347,500
SUBTOTAL $867,500
(3) Standard Acquisition Projects:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNTY PROJECT APPROVED
UNIT AMOUNT
East Rutherford Bergen Veterans Park $400,000
Boro Extension Acq
Franklin Lakes Boro Bergen Woodside Ave Acq 400,000
Ramsey Boro Bergen Garrison Pond Park Acq 200,000
Secaucus Town Hudson Waterfront Acq 400,000
SUBTOTAL $1,400,000
(4) Development Projects:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNTY PROJECT APPROVED
UNIT AMOUNT
East Rutherford Boro Bergen Veteran's Park $100,000
Extension Dev
Roseland Boro Essex Athletic Field Dev 250,000
Bloomingdale Boro Passaic Recreation 100,000
Redevelopment Dev
Byram Twp Sussex C. O. Johnson Park Dev 250,000
Frankford Twp Sussex Frankford Twp 160,000
Park Phase IV Dev
Lopatcong Twp Warren Lopatcong Park Dev 250,000
SUBTOTAL $1,110,000
GRAND TOTAL ALL CATEGORIES $12,377,500
b. Any transfer of funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in subsection a. of this section shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
c. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection a. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project of a local government unit 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 P.L.2003, c.238, P.L.2003, c.240, or P.L.2003, c.241, 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.1995, c.204, P.L.1992, c.88, P.L.1989, c.183, P.L.1987, c.265, and P.L.1983, c.354.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Approved January 12, 2004.