ASSEMBLY, No. 492

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

 

 

By Assemblywoman VANDERVALK

 

 

An Act concerning grants for cultural center development projects under the "New Jersey Green Acres, Cultural Centers and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1987" (P.L.1987, c.265).

 

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

 

    1. Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, an organization or government unit which previously received the full amount of the funds requested in its application for a grant for a cultural center development project pursuant to section 4 of the "New Jersey Green Acres, Cultural Centers and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1987," P.L.1987, c.265, may apply for and receive, from the moneys for cultural center development grants under P.L.1987, c.265 and in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of that act, additional funds for the same or another project.

 

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

    This bill provides that an organization or government unit which previously received the full amount of the funds requested in its application for a grant for a cultural center development project pursuant to section 4 of the "New Jersey Green Acres, Cultural Centers and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1987," P.L.1987, c.265, may apply for and receive, from the moneys for cultural center development grants under P.L.1987, c.265 and in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of that act, additional funds for the same or another project.

    Under current rules of the New Jersey Cultural Centers Bond Issue Program, applicants who received full funding in the past are not permitted to apply for additional funds.


 

Permits organizations and government units which previously received full amount of funds requested under the Cultural Centers Bond Issue Program to receive additional funds.