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P.L. 2019, CHAPTER 451, approved January 21, 2020

Senate, No. 4278

 

 


An Act appropriating $21,000,000 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues to the State Agriculture Development Committee for planning incentive grants to counties for farmland preservation purposes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.   There is appropriated to the State Agriculture Development Committee the sum of $21,000,000 from dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the “Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund,” established pursuant to section 8 of the “Preserve New Jersey Act,” P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-50), for the purpose of providing planning incentive grants to counties pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1999, c.180 (C.4:1C-43.1) for up to 80% of the cost of acquisition of development easements on farmland for projects approved as eligible for such funding pursuant to this section.

     b.    The following applicants are eligible for funding with the monies appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section for eligible projects located in an agricultural development area approved pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-18):

 

Applicant

(County)

Municipality

Amount of Grant

 

Burlington County

Bass River Twp

Bordentown Twp

Chesterfield Twp

Cinnaminson Twp

Eastampton Twp

Evesham Twp

Florence Twp

Hainesport Twp

Lumberton Twp

Mansfield Twp

Medford Twp

Moorestown Twp

Mount Laurel Twp

New Hanover Twp

North Hanover Twp

Pemberton Boro

Pemberton Twp

Shamong Twp

Southampton Twp

Springfield Twp

Tabernacle Twp

Washington Twp

Westampton Twp

Woodland Twp

Wrightstown Boro

 

2,000,000

Cumberland County

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

 

2,000,000

Gloucester County

Clayton Boro

East Greenwich Twp

Elk Twp

Franklin Twp

Glassboro Boro

Greenwich Twp

Harrison Twp

Logan Twp

Mantua Twp

Monroe Twp

Newfield Boro

South Harrison Twp

Swedesboro Boro

Washington Twp

West Deptford Twp

Woolwich Twp

 

2,000,000

Hunterdon County

Alexandria Twp

Bethlehem Twp

Califon Boro

Clinton Twp

Delaware Twp

East Amwell Twp

Franklin Twp

Hampton Boro

Holland Twp

Kingwood Twp

Lebanon Boro

Lebanon Twp

Raritan Twp

Readington Twp

Tewksbury Twp

Union Twp

West Amwell Twp

 

1,000,000

Morris County

Boonton Twp

Chester Boro

Chester Twp

Denville Twp

Harding Twp

Kinnelon Boro

Lincoln Park Boro

Long Hill Twp

Mendham Boro

Mendham Twp

Mine Hill Twp

Montville Twp

Morris Twp

Mount Olive Twp

Pequannock Twp

Randolph Twp

Rockaway Twp

Roxbury Twp

Washington Twp               

 

2,000,000

Salem County

Alloway Twp

Carneys Point Twp

Elmer Boro

Elsinboro Twp

Lower Alloways Creek Twp

Mannington Twp

Oldmans Twp

Pilesgrove Twp

Pittsgrove Twp

Quinton Twp

Upper Pittsgrove Twp

Woodstown Boro

 

2,000,000

TOTAL

 

$11,000,000

 

     c.     (1)     In addition to the funding provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section, each applicant identified in subsection b. of this section shall be eligible, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Agriculture Development Committee providing for a county planning incentive grant program competitive grant fund, to receive a grant not to exceed $2,000,000 from the monies appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section.

     (2)   The following applicants shall be eligible, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Agriculture Development Committee providing for a county planning incentive grant program competitive grant fund, to receive a grant not to exceed $2,000,000 from the monies appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section for eligible projects located in an agricultural development area approved pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-18):

 


Applicant

(County)

 

Municipality

 

Atlantic County

Buena Boro

Buena Vista Twp

Corbin City

Estell Manor City

Folsom Boro

Galloway Twp

Hamilton Twp

Hammonton Town

Mullica Twp

 

 

Bergen County

 

Allendale Boro

Closter Boro

Emerson Boro

Franklin Lakes Boro

Hillsdale Boro

Mahwah Twp

Montvale Boro

Norwood Boro

Oakland Boro

Old Tappan Boro

Paramus Boro

Saddle River Boro

Woodcliff Lake Boro

Wyckoff Twp

 

 

Camden County

Berlin Boro

Berlin Twp

Cherry Hill Twp

Chesilhurst Boro

Gloucester Twp

Voorhees Twp

Waterford Twp

Winslow Twp

 

 

Cape May County

Dennis Twp

Lower Twp

Middle Twp

Upper Twp

West Cape May Boro

Woodbine Boro

 

 

Mercer County

East Windsor Twp

Hamilton Twp

Hopewell Boro

Hopewell Twp

Lawrence Twp

Princeton Boro

Robbinsville Twp

West Windsor Twp

 

 

Middlesex County

Cranbury Twp

East Brunswick Twp

Monroe Twp

North Brunswick Twp

Old Bridge Twp

Plainsboro Twp

Sayreville Boro

South Brunswick Twp

 

 

Monmouth County

Colts Neck Twp

Farmingdale Boro

Freehold Twp

Holmdel Twp

Howell Twp

Manalapan Twp

Marlboro Twp

Middletown Twp

Millstone Twp

Roosevelt Boro

Tinton Falls Boro

Upper Freehold Twp

Wall Twp

 

 

Ocean County

Jackson Twp

Lakewood Twp

Mancester Twp

Plumsted Twp

Toms River Twp

 

 

Passaic County

Bloomingdale Boro

Clifton City

North Haledon Boro

Ringwood Boro

Totowa Boro

Wanaque Boro

Wayne Twp

West Milford Twp

 

Somerset County

Bedminster Twp

Bernards Twp

Bernardsville Boro

Branchburg Twp

Far Hills Boro

Franklin Twp

Hillsborough Twp

Millstone Boro

Montgomery Twp

Peapack-Gladstone Boro

Rocky Hill Boro

Warren Twp

 

Sussex County

Andover Boro

Andover Twp

Frankford Twp

Fredon Twp

Green Twp

Hampton Twp

Hardyston Twp

Lafayette Twp

Montague Twp

Sandyston Twp

Sparta Twp

Stillwater Twp

Vernon Twp

Wantage Twp

 

Warren County

Allamuchy Twp

Alpha Boro

Blairstown Twp

Franklin Twp

Frelinghuysen Twp

Greenwich Twp

Hardwick Twp

Harmony Twp

Hope Twp

Independence Twp

Knowlton Twp

Liberty Twp

Lopatcong Twp

Mansfield Twp

Oxford Twp

Pohatcong Twp

Washington Twp

White Twp

 

     (3)   (a)   The total expenditure by the State Agriculture Development Committee pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed $10,000,000.

     (b)   The maximum grant award an applicant identified in subsection b. of this section may receive pursuant to the funding provided by subsection b. of this section and paragraph (1) of this subsection is $4,000,000.

     (c)   The maximum grant award an applicant identified in paragraph (2) of this subsection may receive pursuant to the funding provided by this subsection is $2,000,000.

 

      2.   There is appropriated from the General Fund to the “Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund,” established pursuant to section 8 of the “Preserve New Jersey Act,” P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-50), the sum of $21,000,000 to implement the provisions of this act.

 

     3.    The expenditure of the sum appropriated by this act is subject to the provisions and conditions of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.), P.L.1999, c.180 (C.4:1C-43.1), P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-11 et seq.), and P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.), as appropriate.

 

     4.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill appropriates $21 million to the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) for the purpose of providing planning incentive grants to counties for up to 80% of the cost of acquisition of development easements on farmland for farmland preservation purposes.

     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,” P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-50), implements the constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for open space, farmland, and historic preservation.  The “Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund” was established pursuant to section 8 of the “Preserve New Jersey Act.

     Under the bill, six counties will each receive a “base grant” of either $1 million or $2 million, as specified in the bill.  Those six counties, plus 12 other counties identified in the bill, would also be eligible to compete to receive an additional grant from the “competitive grant fund” pursuant to subsection c. of section 1 of the bill, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.  The maximum grant award a county could receive under the bill is $4 million (i.e., the $2 million base grant, if applicable, and a $2 million competitive grant).

     The bill also appropriates to the “Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund” moneys from the General Fund already constitutionally dedicated to the “Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund” for the purpose of making the appropriations from that fund required by this bill.

     The allocations and projects listed in this bill have been approved by the SADC and the Garden State Preservation Trust.

 

 

                                

 

     Appropriates $21 million from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for county planning incentive grants for farmland preservation purposes.