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An Act appropriating $2,988,859 from the “2009 Historic Preservation Fund” and 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.
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 following sums for the purpose of providing capital preservation grants as listed in subsection b. of this section as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for historic preservation projects approved as eligible for such funding:
(1) $2,292,145 from the “2009 Historic Preservation Fund,” established pursuant to section 20 of the “Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009,” P.L.2009, c.117, including $351,186 made available due to project withdrawals and cancellations of previously appropriated funds; and
(2) $696,714 from the unexpended balances of dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the Diesel Risk Mitigation Fund - Constitutional Dedication account made available for this purpose pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2016, c.10.
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:
|
County |
Municipality |
Name of Organization |
Project Name |
Grant Award
|
|
Burlington |
Burlington City |
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Burlington
|
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Burlington
|
$150,000 |
|
Burlington |
Edgewater Park Twp |
Shipman Mansion Foundation, Inc. |
Red Dragon Canoe Club
|
125,875 |
|
Burlington |
Fieldsboro Boro |
Fieldsboro Boro |
White Hill Manson
|
45,000
|
|
Cape May |
Dennis Twp |
The ARC of Cape May County, Inc. |
Joseph Falkenburge House
|
150,000 |
|
Cape May |
Middle Twp |
Goshen Volunteer Fire Company
|
Goshen School
|
150,000 |
|
Essex |
Bloomfield Twp |
Bloomfield Cemetery Company |
Bloomfield Cemetery: Receiving Vault
|
66,000 |
|
Hudson |
Hoboken City |
Hoboken City |
Hoboken City Hall
|
150,000 |
|
Hudson |
Jersey City |
Barrow Mansion Development Corp. |
The Dr. Barrow Mansion
|
150,000 |
|
Hunterdon |
Raritan Twp |
Hunterdon Land Trust |
Case-Dvoor Farmstead
|
150,000 |
|
Mercer |
Trenton City
|
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Trenton |
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Trenton
|
45,000 |
|
Monmouth |
Atlantic Highlands Boro |
Atlantic Highlands Historical Society |
The Towers (Strauss Mansion)
|
133,448 |
|
Monmouth |
Matawan Boro |
Matawan Boro |
Major John Burrowes Mansion
|
149,358 |
|
Monmouth |
Middletown Twp |
All Saints’ National Landmark Trust, Inc./ All Saints’ Memorial Church |
All Saints’ Memorial Church Complex, Navesink
|
150,000 |
|
Monmouth |
Red Bank Boro |
Count Basie Theatre
|
Carlton Theatre (Count Basie Theatre)
|
147,900 |
|
Morris |
Chester Twp |
Morris County Park Commission |
Nathan Cooper Grist Mill
|
13,200 |
|
Morris |
Harding Twp
|
First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon
|
First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon
|
150,000 |
|
Morris |
Madison Boro
|
Madison Boro |
Hartley Dodge Memorial
|
150,000 |
|
Morris |
Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp |
The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, Inc.
|
Craftsman Farms: White Cottage
|
150,000 |
|
Morris |
Roxbury Twp |
Lake Hopatcong Foundation |
Landing Railroad Station
|
150,000 |
|
Ocean |
Barnegat Twp |
Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders
|
Cedar Bridge Tavern
|
150,000 |
|
Somerset |
Somerville Boro |
Somerville Boro |
Daniel Robert House (Somerville Borough Hall)
|
46,360 |
|
Sussex |
Newton Town |
Christ Episcopal Church |
Christ Episcopal Church, Newton
|
131,400 |
|
Union |
Hillside Twp |
Evergreen Cemetery and Crematorium |
Evergreen Cemetery
|
150,000 |
|
Union |
Plainfield City |
duCret School of Art |
George A. Strong Residence
|
114,318 |
|
Union |
Summit City
|
Reeves-Reed Arboretum |
The Clearing (Reeves-Reed Arboretum)
|
21,000 |
|
TOTAL |
|
|
|
$2,988,859 |
c. Any transfer of any funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, 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 project of a local government unit or qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization 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.52 (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.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
The bill appropriates $2,988,859 to the New Jersey Historic Trust for the purpose of providing grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for certain historic preservation projects contained in this bill.
Of the funding provided in this bill: $2,292,145 is from the “2009 Historic Preservation Fund,” established pursuant to section 20 of the “Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009,” P.L.2009, c.117, including $351,186 made available due to project withdrawals and cancellations of previously appropriated funds; and $696,714 is from the unexpended balances of constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues in the Diesel Risk Mitigation Fund – Constitutional Dedication account made available for this purpose pursuant to P.L.2016, c.10 (i.e., the FY2017 annual appropriations act).
The projects listed in this bill have been approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust and the Garden State Preservation Trust.
The funding contained in this bill will be used to provide “Level I” capital preservation grants to the 25 projects listed in the bill. Capital preservation grants fund the restoration, preservation, repair, and rehabilitation of historic sites for new or continued use by nonprofit organizations or county and municipal governments. The properties must be listed or eligible for listing in the State or National Register of Historical Places. There are two levels of capital preservation grants: Level I grants of $5,000 to $150,000 and Level II grants of $150,001 to $750,000.
The bill 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 also provides that to the extent that there are funds remaining after those 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 of local government units or qualifying tax-exempt nonprofit organizations previously approved for funding pursuant to various other laws or approved for funding pursuant to this bill.
Appropriates $2,988,859 from 2009 Historic Preservation Fund and constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to provide capital preservation grants for certain historic preservation projects.