An Act appropriating $77,450,448 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues and various Green Acres funds 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. As used in this act:
“Constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues” means corporation business tax revenues dedicated pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the “Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund” and the unexpended balances in the Diesel Risk Mitigation Fund - Constitutional Dedication account and the Diesel Risk Mitigation Administrative Costs - Constitutional Dedication account made available for this purpose pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2019, c.150, for the acquisition or development of lands by local government units for recreation and conservation purposes in accordance with the provisions of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.).
“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.
“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).
“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, P.L.1989, c.183, P.L.1987, c.265, and P.L.1983, c.354.
“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.
“Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund” means the fund established pursuant to section 6 of the “Preserve New Jersey Act,” P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48).
“Stewardship activity” means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of the “Preserve New Jersey Act,” P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-45).
2. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the following sums for the purpose of providing grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to section 4 of this act and for the purpose of providing grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to section 5 of this act:
a. $48,616,876 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues;
b. $23,775,958 from the “Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund” and any Green Acres fund established pursuant to a Green Acres bond act, made available due to loan repayments and interest earnings; and
c. $5,057,614 from the “Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund” and any Green Acres fund established pursuant to a Green Acres bond act, made available due to project cancellations and withdrawals.
3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the “Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund” an amount determined by the State Treasurer to be necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
4. a. The following projects to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 2 of this act:
(1) Planning Incentive Acquisition Projects:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
Oakland Boro |
Bergen |
Boro of Oakland Open Space & Recreation Plan
|
$500,000
|
River Vale Twp |
Bergen |
Watershed Property Acquisition |
500,000
|
Teaneck Twp |
Bergen |
Queen Anne Road Acquisition Project
|
182,500 |
Burlington County |
Burlington |
Planning Incentive
|
1,000,000 |
Evesham Twp |
Burlington |
Planning Incentive
|
750,000
|
Medford Twp |
Burlington |
Open Space Incentive |
500,000
|
Moorestown Twp |
Burlington |
Open Space Preservation Plan |
500,000
|
Mount Laurel Twp |
Burlington |
Mt Laurel Acquisition Plan
|
750,000
|
Cumberland County |
Cumberland |
Trails & Open Space Acquisition |
150,000
|
Gloucester County |
Gloucester |
Open Space Plan |
1,000,000
|
Clinton Twp |
Hunterdon |
Open Space Acquisition Plan
|
500,000
|
Delaware Twp |
Hunterdon |
Open Space Acquisition |
500,000
|
East Amwell Twp |
Hunterdon |
Open Space and Recreation Plan
|
350,000
|
Frenchtown Boro |
Hunterdon |
Frenchtown Greenbelt
|
500,000
|
Lebanon Twp |
Hunterdon |
Lebanon Twp Preservation Priorities
|
350,000
|
Raritan Twp |
Hunterdon |
Land Acquisition Plan
|
500,000 |
Readington Twp |
Hunterdon |
Greenway Incentive Plan |
500,000
|
Mercer County |
Mercer |
Mercer County Planning Incentive
|
1,250,000
|
Hamilton Twp |
Mercer |
Hamilton Township Open Space Acquisition
|
750,000 |
Hopewell Twp |
Mercer |
Hopewell Open Space Acquisition
|
500,000
|
Lawrence Twp
|
Mercer |
Open Space Plan Acquisition
|
500,000 |
Princeton Boro |
Mercer |
Princeton Open Space Acquisition |
125,000
|
Robbinsville Twp |
Mercer |
Green Links Program
|
500,000 |
West Windsor Twp |
Mercer |
West Windsor Planning Incentive |
500,000
|
North Brunswick Twp |
Middlesex
|
North Brunswick Plan
|
750,000
|
South Brunswick Twp |
Middlesex
|
Open Space Acquisition
|
750,000 |
Monmouth County |
Monmouth |
Planning Incentive Acquisition |
1,250,000
|
Millstone Twp |
Monmouth |
Millstone Planning Incentive-Project Evergreen
|
500,000 |
Tinton Falls Boro |
Monmouth |
Tinton Falls Acquisition
|
500,000 |
Chatham Twp |
Morris |
Chatham Open Space Acquisition |
467,253
|
Hanover Twp |
Morris |
Open Space Acquisition |
200,000
|
Madison Boro |
Morris |
Madison Boro Open Space Acquisition |
500,000
|
Ocean County |
Ocean |
Planning Incentive Grant |
1,000,000
|
Manchester Twp
|
Ocean |
Planning Incentive
|
604,603
|
Montgomery Twp
|
Somerset |
Open Space Acquisition 5
|
500,000
|
Peapack & Gladstone Boro
|
Somerset |
Open Space Acquisition |
500,000
|
Union County
|
Union |
Union County Open Space & Recreation Plan
|
1,500,000
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$22,179,356
|
(2) Standard Acquisition Projects:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
East Rutherford Boro
|
Bergen |
Morton Street Acquisition Project
|
$500,000
|
Downe Twp
|
Cumberland
|
Downe Twp Open Space Acquisition
|
50,000
|
Pitman Boro
|
Gloucester
|
Alcyon Lake Park Expansion
|
500,000
|
High Bridge Boro
|
Hunterdon
|
Open Space Plan
|
77,154
|
Mountainside Boro
|
Union |
Levi Cory Park Acquisition
|
56,250
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$1,183,404
|
b. 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, 2019 or the effective date of this act, are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 2 of this act:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
Bloomfield Twp |
Essex |
Bloomfield Twp Third River Park and Preserve
|
$1,000,000
|
Union City |
Hudson |
44th Street Acquisition
|
900,000
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$1,900,000
|
c. 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 section 2 of this act:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
Fairview Boro
|
Bergen
|
Fairview Dog Park Acquisition Project
|
$250,000
|
Wood-Ridge Boro |
Bergen |
Wood-Ridge Recreation Complex Acquisition
|
750,000 |
Bound Brook Boro
|
Somerset
|
Riverfront Acquisition
|
193,250
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$1,193,250 |
|
|
|
|
GRAND TOTAL |
|
|
$26,456,010
|
5. a. 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, 2019 or the effective date of this act, or sponsored by densely populated counties, are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 2 of this act:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
Bergenfield Boro
|
Bergen
|
Twin Boro Field Improvements
|
$1,000,000
|
Garfield City |
Bergen |
20th Century Field Playground
|
160,000
|
Hackensack City
|
Bergen |
Multi-Park Improvements
|
840,906
|
Lodi Boro
|
Bergen
|
Multi-Park Improvements
|
941,250
|
Mount Holly Twp
|
Burlington
|
Mill Dam Park Redevelopment
|
1,000,000
|
Camden County
|
Camden |
Cooper River Park Improvements II
|
1,250,000
|
Camden City |
Camden |
Whitman Park Improvement Project
|
1,000,000
|
Gloucester Twp
|
Camden
|
Multi-Park Improvements
|
276,983
|
Essex County |
Essex |
Multi-Park Improvements 2019
|
1,500,000
|
Belleville Twp
|
Essex |
Belleville Municipal Stadium Improvements
|
1,000,000 |
East Orange City |
Essex |
Columbian Park Improvements
|
1,000,000
|
Montclair Twp
|
Essex |
Multi Park Development
|
1,000,000
|
Newark City
|
Essex |
Frederick Douglas Park
|
750,000
|
Nutley Twp |
Essex |
DeMuro Park Improvements Project
|
731,160
|
Hudson County |
Hudson |
Laurel Hill Park Phase IV
|
1,500,000
|
Bayonne City |
Hudson |
Multi Park Development
|
1,000,000
|
Hoboken City
|
Hudson |
Hoboken Cove Park
|
1,000,000 |
Jersey City
|
Hudson |
Reservoir 3 Trail Development
|
884,334
|
North Bergen Twp |
Hudson |
North Bergen Community Center
|
1,000,000 |
Weehawken Twp |
Hudson |
Waterfront Multi-Use Pavilion II
|
1,000,000 |
West New York Town |
Hudson |
Port Imperial Pedestrian Connection
|
514,500
|
Trenton City |
Mercer |
Hetzel Field Park Development |
1,000,000
|
Middlesex County |
Middlesex |
Perth Amboy Arthur Kill Waterfront
|
1,250,000
|
Carteret Boro
|
Middlesex |
Bishop Andrews Park Improvements
|
1,000,000
|
Old Bridge Twp
|
Middlesex
|
Cottrell Farm Park Development
|
1,000,000
|
Long Branch City |
Monmouth |
Jerry Morgan Park Redevelopment
|
1,000,000
|
Brick Twp |
Ocean |
Multi-Park Improvements 2
|
1,000,000
|
Clifton City |
Passaic |
Athenia Park 2 |
862,685
|
Passaic City |
Passaic |
Multi-Park Improvements
|
1,000,000
|
Paterson City
|
Passaic |
Vista Park Development Project
|
1,000,000
|
Hillside Twp
|
Union |
Multi Parks Improvement Project
|
912,515
|
Plainfield City
|
Union |
Rushmore Playground Improvements Phase I
|
1,000,000
|
Rahway City |
Union |
Madden Field Park Improvements
|
1,000,000
|
Roselle Boro |
Union |
Arminio Field Park Improvement
|
1,000,000
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$32,374,333 |
b. 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 section 2 of this act:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
Atlantic City
|
Atlantic
|
Gardner's Basin Improvements
|
$750,000
|
Egg Harbor Twp
|
Atlantic
|
Tony Canale Park Expansion
|
750,000
|
Ventnor City
|
Atlantic
|
Ventnor City Ski Beach Improvements
|
388,400
|
Cliffside Park Boro
|
Bergen |
Zalewski Park Improvements 2
|
316,000
|
Dumont Boro
|
Bergen |
Gina's Field Improvements
|
235,632
|
Edgewater Boro
|
Bergen |
Old Borough Hall Park Development
|
115,000
|
Elmwood Park Boro
|
Bergen |
Elmwood Park Marina
|
250,407
|
Englewood City
|
Bergen |
Mackay Park Field Improvements
|
66,750
|
Maywood Boro
|
Bergen |
Memorial Park Field Improvements
|
60,000
|
North Arlington Boro
|
Bergen |
James Zadroga Memorial Field
|
268,425
|
Palisades Park Boro
|
Bergen |
Columbus Park Improvements
|
38,063
|
Riverside Twp
|
Burlington
|
Whomsley Fields Development
|
750,000 |
Washington Twp
|
Gloucester
|
Washington Lake Park Improvements
|
750,000 |
Harrison Town
|
Hudson
|
Cape May Street Waterfront Park
|
750,000
|
Edison Twp
|
Middlesex
|
Camp Kilmer Fields Improvements
|
750,000
|
Keyport Boro
|
Monmouth
|
Kearney Street Park Improvements
|
71,250
|
Middletown Twp |
Monmouth |
Multi-Park Improvements |
340,000
|
Red Bank Boro
|
Monmouth |
Bellhaven Nature Area Park
|
105,843
|
Parsippany-Troy Hills
|
Morris
|
Smith Field Park Improvements Project
|
750,000
|
Berkeley Twp |
Ocean |
Main Street Boat Ramp Park
|
135,872
|
Toms River Twp
|
Ocean
|
Toms River Field of Dreams
|
750,000
|
Manchester Twp
|
Ocean
|
Bowker Field Rehabilitation
|
86,650
|
Seaside Heights Boro
|
Ocean
|
Carousel Enclosure
|
750,000
|
Passaic County
|
Passaic |
Rifle Camp Park Improvement Project (Phase 1)
|
500,000
|
Little Falls Twp
|
Passaic |
Duva Field Improvements Project
|
750,000
|
Prospect Park Boro
|
Passaic |
Hofstra Park Soccer Field Improvements
|
750,000
|
Linden City
|
Union |
Linden City Multi-Parks Project
|
750,000
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$11,978,292
|
c. The following standard park development projects are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 2 of this act:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
Burlington City
|
Burlington
|
Multi-Park Improvements
|
$500,000
|
Woolwich Twp
|
Gloucester
|
Locke Ave Park Improvement Project
|
500,000 |
Carneys Point Twp
|
Salem
|
Rec Complex Infrastructure Improvements
|
500,000
|
Sussex Boro
|
Sussex
|
Brookside Ave Park Improvements
|
100,000
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$1,600,000 |
d. The following projects for stewardship activities are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 2 of this act:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
Bergen County |
Bergen |
Wild Duck Pond Restoration
|
$1,250,000
|
Rutherford Boro
|
Bergen |
Walls Field Rain Garden / Bio-Retention System
|
63,420
|
Camden County |
Camden |
Watchable Wildlife Trail |
118,300
|
Cape May City
|
Cape May
|
Lafayette Street Park Nature Trail
|
500,000
|
Belleville Twp
|
Essex
|
Rifle Range Preserve Project
|
105,000
|
Bloomfield Twp
|
Essex
|
Third River Park Trail
|
286,968
|
Harrison Town
|
Hudson |
Cape May Street Waterfront Park
|
750,000
|
Hoboken City
|
Hudson
|
Cove Shoreline and Ecological Restoration
|
69,132
|
Jersey City |
Hudson |
Gateway and Hamilton Park Rain Gardens
|
93,990
|
Secaucus Town
|
Hudson
|
Duck Pond Rehabilitation Project
|
325,000
|
Weehawken Twp
|
Hudson
|
South Park Shoreline Enhancement
|
406,222
|
Red Bank Boro
|
Monmouth |
Riverside Garden Park
|
56,782
|
Spring Lake Heights
|
Monmouth |
Joseph Robertson Park Improvements
|
75,000
|
Morris County
|
Morris
|
Trail Improvements and Meadow Restoration
|
198,715
|
Mendham Twp
|
Morris
|
Historic Park at Pitney Farm
|
377,500
|
Passaic County |
Passaic |
Westervelt-Vanderhoef Historic Landscape
|
289,500
|
Paterson City
|
Passaic |
Valley Rock Trail Improvements
|
76,284
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$5,041,813
|
GRAND TOTAL |
|
|
$50,994,438 |
6. a. Any transfer of funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in section 4 or 5 of this act shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
b. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in section 4 or 5 of this act 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 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.
7. 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 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 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, 2020, 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 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 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.
8. This act shall take effect immediately.
Approved January 21, 2020.