CHAPTER 183
An Act appropriating moneys from the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds, and appropriating and reappropriating certain other moneys, to assist local government units 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), and from the Green Trust funds established pursuant to the Green Acres bond acts, the sum of $25,638,975 to provide grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes. The following projects to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, located in municipalities eligible to receive State aid pursuant to P.L.1978, c.14 (C.52:27D-178 et seq.) either as of June 30, 2004 or the effective date of this act, or sponsored by densely populated counties, are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNTY PROJECT APPROVED
UNIT AMOUNT
Garfield City Bergen Historic Dundee $800,000
Dam Pedestrian Way
and Preserve
Garfield City Bergen Garfield City 800,000
Multiparks
Hackensack City Bergen Hackensack High 800,000
School Athletic
Field
Lodi Boro Bergen Memorial Park 488,250
Improvements
Lodi Boro Bergen Kennedy Park 800,000
Improvements
Camden County Camden Johnson Park 500,000
Rehabilitation
(Camden City)
Camden City Camden Yorkship Square 500,000
Park
Gloucester Twp Camden Hickstown Road 800,000
Dev
Winslow Twp Camden Peter Volpa 250,000
Memorial Park II
Essex County Essex Multi-Parks 1,200,000
Improvements
(Bloomfield Twp
East Orange City
Irvington Twp
Newark City
Orange City Twp
Verona Twp
West Orange Twp)
Bloomfield Twp Essex Restoration of 436,920
Upper Memorial Park
Irvington Twp Essex Playground 500,000
Improvements
Glassboro Boro Gloucester Glassboro Public 180,000
Schools Playground
Woodbury City Gloucester Woodbury High 800,000
School Stadium
Complex
Woodbury City Gloucester Stewart Lake 350,000
Park Dev
Hudson County Hudson Multi Parks 800,000
Playgrounds Dev
(Bayonne City
Harrison Town
Jersey City
Kearny Town
Union City)
Hoboken City Hudson Multi Parks Dev 800,000
Jersey City Hudson Owen Grundy Pier 800,000
and York St. Park
Kearny Town Hudson Riverbank 277,380
Skateboard Park
Kearny Town Hudson Reconstruction 781,700
of Bell Playground
Union City Hudson 47th Street Pool 800,000
Improvements
Weehawken Twp Hudson Pier B Restoration 800,000
Weehawken Twp Hudson Pershing Road 250,000
Nature Trail
Trenton City Mercer George Page Park 800,000
Dev
Trenton City Mercer Hetzel Field Park 800,000
Dev
Middlesex County Middlesex New Brunswick 1,000,000
Landing
(New Brunswick City)
Carteret Boro Middlesex Arthur Kill 800,000
Waterfront Recreation
Facility Ph II
Carteret Boro Middlesex Carteret Multipark 800,000
Improvements
New Brunswick City Middlesex New Brunswick 800,000
Landing
Perth Amboy City Middlesex Perth Amboy 500,000
Bayview Park
Perth Amboy City Middlesex Patten Center Park 800,000
Rehabilitation
Woodbridge Twp Middlesex Ferry Street and 800,000
Riverwalk Park
Improvements
Neptune Twp Monmouth Multi-Parks Dev 500,000
Passaic County Passaic Lambert Castle 250,000
Observatory Tower
Rehab
(Paterson City
West Paterson Boro)
Clifton City Passaic Athenia Steel 800,000
Recreational
Complex
Paterson City Passaic Paterson Great 674,725
Falls and Pocket
Parks - Phase 1
Paterson City Passaic Restoration and 800,000
Revitalization of
Pennington Park
Union County Union Esposito Park 1,000,000
(Clark Twp)
TOTAL $25,638,975
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.2005, c.184, P.L.2005, c.185, P.L.2005, c.186, or sections 2, 3, or 4 of this act, 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.
d. For the purposes of this section:
"Densely populated county" means a county with a population density of at least 5,000 persons per square mile according to the latest federal decennial census; and
"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. 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), and from the Green Trust funds established pursuant to the Green Acres bond acts, the sum of $8,250,100 to provide grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes. The following projects to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, located in densely or highly populated municipalities or sponsored by highly populated counties, are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNTY PROJECT APPROVED
UNIT AMOUNT
Margate City Atlantic Upgrades to $600,000
Jerome Ave
Rec Facility
Ventnor City Atlantic Rehabilitation 565,000
of Ventnor
Fishing Pier
Edgewater Boro Bergen Veteran's Field 600,000
Improvements
Edgewater Boro Bergen Grand Cove 600,000
Marina Dredging
Maywood Boro Bergen Thoma Avenue 250,000
Little League Field
Mount Laurel Twp Burlington Comprehensive 600,000
Recreation Trail
Mercer County Mercer Baldpate Mountain 1,000,000
Dev
(Hopewell Twp)
Highland Park Boro Middlesex Centennial Park 120,000
Jamesburg Boro Middlesex Jamesburg Multipark 75,000
Improvements
Keyport Boro Monmouth Keyport Waterfront 600,000
Park Improvements
Marlboro Twp Monmouth Marlboro Twp Park 600,000
Phase II
Middletown Twp Monmouth Banfield Park Dev 35,000
Berkeley Twp Ocean Bayview Park 346,500
Dover Twp Ocean Castle Park 220,000
Playground
Renovation
Point Pleasant Boro Ocean Riverfront Park 600,000
Dev
Haledon Boro Passaic Roe Athletic Field 600,000
Renovation Project
Wayne Twp Passaic Barbour Pond Park 600,000
Athletic Field
Linden City Union Multi Park 238,600
Playground
Replacement/Upgrade
TOTAL $8,250,100
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.2005, c.184, P.L.2005, c.185, P.L.2005, c.186, or sections 1, 3, or 4 of this act, 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.
d. For the purposes of this section:
"Densely or highly populated municipality" means a municipality with a population density of at least 5,000 persons per square mile, or a population of at least 35,000 persons, according to the latest federal decennial census;
"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; and
"Highly populated county" means a county with a population density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile according to the latest federal decennial census.
3. 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), and from the Green Trust funds established pursuant to the Green Acres bond acts, the sum of $9,293,500 to provide grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes. The following projects to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes located in municipalities eligible to receive State aid pursuant to P.L.1978, c.14 (C.52:27D-178 et seq.), either as of June 30, 2004 or the effective date of this act, are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNTY PROJECT APPROVED
UNIT AMOUNT
Camden City Camden New Roosevelt $800,000
Park Acq
Bloomfield Twp Essex Bloomfield 800,000
Township Acq
Orange City Essex Alden and 800,000
Colgate Land Acq
Orange City Essex Military Park 800,000
Expansion
Bayonne City Hudson North Street 380,000
Community Park
Acq
Hoboken City Hudson 1600 Park Avenue 800,000
Acq
Jersey City Hudson Harsimus Stem 800,000
Embankment Acq
Union City Hudson 44th Street Acq 800,000
Old Bridge Twp Middlesex Cedar Ridge II Acq 800,000
Long Branch City Monmouth Manahasett Creek 800,000
Acq
Neptune Twp Monmouth South Riverside 800,000
Drive Waterfront
Clifton City Passaic Dundee Island 800,000
Acq
Rahway City Union Rahway River 113,500
Greenway Acq
TOTAL $9,293,500
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.2005, c.184, P.L.2005, c.185, P.L.2005, c.186, or sections 1, 2, or 4 of this act, 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.
d. For the purposes of this section, "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.
4. 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), and from the Green Trust funds established pursuant to the Green Acres bond acts, the sum of $22,639,500 to provide grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes. The following projects to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes, located in densely or highly populated municipalities or sponsored by densely populated counties or highly populated counties, are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection:
(1) Planning Incentive Acquisition Projects
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNTY PROJECT APPROVED
UNIT AMOUNT
Bergen County Bergen Open Space Plan $1,250,000
Acq
Evesham Twp Burlington Planning 600,000
Incentive
Mount Laurel Twp Burlington Mt. Laurel 600,000
Acq Plan
Camden County Camden Open Space Plan 1,000,000
Cherry Hill Twp Camden Planning Incentive 600,000
Grant
West Orange Twp Essex West Orange Twp 600,000
Open Space Acq
Hudson County Hudson Open Space Acq 1,200,000
Mercer County Mercer Mercer County 1,000,000
Planning Incentive
Hamilton Twp Mercer Hamilton Twp Open 600,000
Space Acq
Middlesex County Middlesex Middlesex County 1,000,000
Open Space Acq
East Brunswick Twp Middlesex Open Space Plan 600,000
Edison Twp Middlesex Edison Acq Plan 600,000
Monroe Twp Middlesex Thompson Park III 200,000
North Brunswick Twp Middlesex North Brunswick 600,000
Plan
South Brunswick Twp Middlesex Open Space Acq 600,000
Monmouth County Monmouth Planning Incentive 1,000,000
Acq
Howell Twp Monmouth Howell Twp 600,000
Planning Incentive
Middletown Twp Monmouth Middletown Twp 600,000
Planning Incentive
Morris County Morris Morris County 1,250,000
Planning Incentive
Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp Morris Parsippany-Troy 775,000
Hills Open Space
Acq
Berkeley Twp Ocean Planning Incentive 600,000
Dover Twp Ocean Open Space and 600,000
Recreation Plan
Manchester Twp Ocean Planning Incentive 600,000
Passaic County Passaic Open Space Plan 1,250,000
Acq
Bridgewater Twp Somerset Bridgewater Open 600,000
Space Plan
Franklin Twp Somerset Open Space Plan 600,000
Acq
Union County Union Union County 1,200,000
Open Space and
Recreation Plan
SUBTOTAL $20,725,000
(2) Site Specific Incentive Acquisition Projects
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNTY PROJECT APPROVED
UNIT AMOUNT
Wayne Twp Passaic St. Joseph's $600,000
Hospital at
Wayne Acq
SUBTOTAL $600,000
(3) Standard Acquisition Projects
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNTY PROJECT APPROVED
UNIT AMOUNT
Wallington Boro Bergen Open Space $114,500
Corridor Acq
Piscataway Twp Middlesex Open Space Acq 600,000
South Amboy City Middlesex Open Space Acq 600,000
SUBTOTAL $1,314,500
TOTAL $22,639,500
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.2005, c.184, P.L.2005, c.185, P.L.2005, c.186, or sections 1, 2, or 3 of this act, 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.
d. For the purposes of this section:
"Densely or highly populated municipality" means a municipality with a population density of at least 5,000 persons per square mile, or a population of at least 35,000 persons, according to the latest federal decennial census;
"Densely populated county" means a county with a population density of at least 5,000 persons per square mile according to the latest federal decennial census;
"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; and
"Highly populated county" means a county with a population density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile according to the latest federal decennial census.
5. a. 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 local government units to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, for the purposes of providing:
(1) grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, for projects approved as eligible for such funding pursuant to P.L.2005, c.184, P.L.2005, c.185, P.L.2005, c.186, or sections 1 through 4 of this act; and
(2) additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, to 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.2005, c.184, P.L.2005, c.185, P.L.2005, c.186, or sections 1 through 4 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, 2006, due to interest earnings or loan repayments in any "Green Trust Fund" established pursuant to a Green Acres bond act or in the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," for the purpose of providing:
(1) grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, for projects approved as eligible for such funding pursuant to P.L.2005, c.184, P.L.2005, c.185, P.L.2005, c.186, or sections 1 through 4 of this act; and
(2) additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, to 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.2005, c.184, P.L.2005, c.185, P.L.2005, c.186, or sections 1 through 4 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:
"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); and
"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.
6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005 or on the date of enactment, whichever is later.
Approved August 8, 2005.