[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 1774

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

INTRODUCED MARCH 18, 1996

 

 

By Assemblymen GIBSON, MALONE, Asselta, Cottrell, Stuhltrager, Collins, Blee and LeFevre

 

 

An Act appropriating $15,200,000 from the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, and reappropriating $3,800,000 from the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, for farmland preservation, and approving certain farmland preservation projects in southern New Jersey as eligible for funding therefrom.

 

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

 

    1. a. There is appropriated from the "1992 Farmland Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 24 of the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, to the State Agriculture Development Committee the sum of $15,200,000 for the purpose of: (1) providing grants to counties and municipalities for up to 80% of the cost of acquisition of development easements on farmland, provided that any funds received for the transfer of a development easement shall be dedicated to the future purchase of development easements, for projects approved as eligible for such funding pursuant to section 2 of this act and section 1 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No.110211 of 1996 or Assembly Bill No.1775 of 1996); and (2) providing for up to 100% of the cost of acquisition of development easements under such emergency conditions as the State Agriculture Development Committee determines, for projects approved as eligible for such funding pursuant to section 2 of this act and section 1 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. 110211 of 1996 or Assembly Bill No.1775 of 1996).

    b. There is reappropriated from the "1989 Farmland Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 22 of the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, to the State Agriculture Development Committee the unexpended balances of $3,800,000 appropriated pursuant to P.L.1991, c.234, P.L.1991, c.321, P.L.1993, c.262, and P.L.1993, c.263, for the purpose of: (1) providing grants to counties and municipalities for up to 80% of the cost of acquisition of development easements on farmland, provided that any funds received for the transfer of a development easement shall be dedicated to the future purchase of development easements, for projects approved as eligible for such funding pursuant to section 2 of this act and section 1 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No.110211 of 1996 or Assembly Bill No. 1775 of 1996); and (2) providing for up to 100% of the cost of acquisition of development easements under such emergency conditions as the State Agriculture Development Committee determines, for projects approved as eligible for such funding pursuant to section 2 of this act and section 1 of P.L. , c. (C. ) (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No.110211 of 1996 or Assembly Bill No.1775 of 1996).

 

    2. The following projects are eligible for funding with the monies appropriated or reappropriated pursuant to subsections a. and b. of section 1 of this act:

 

Project

(farm)

County

Municipality

Acres

(+/-)

Amount of

Grant Not

To Exceed

Plisco

Burlington

Chesterfield

41

$ 125,000

Robson

Burlington

North Hanover

144

    425,000

Steward

Burlington

North Hanover

167

    475,000

Winding Lane

Burlington

North Hanover/

Chesterfield

545

 1,250,000

Rahilly

Burlington

Springfield

107

    350,000

Cape May/

Germanio

Cape May

Dennis

219

    175,000

Cape May/

Jorgenson

Cape May

Dennis

14

      50,000

Cape May/

Bartle

Cape May

Lower

57

    325,000

Cape May/

Wheeler

Cape May

Middle

107

    225,000

Hancock

Cumberland

Greenwich

524

    475,000

Beal

Cumberland

Hopewell

53

    100,000

Perry

Cumberland

Hopewell

212

    250,000

Riggins

Cumberland

Hopewell/

Greenwich

174

    250,000

Joyce

Cumberland

Upper Deerfield

96

    150,000

Tice

Cumberland

Upper Deerfield

92

    175,000

Black

Gloucester

South Harrison

129

    350,000

Cain

Gloucester

South Harrison

114

    200,000

Pedrick

Gloucester

South Harrison

35

      75,000

West

Gloucester

South Harrison

61

    175,000

Dey

Monmouth

Upper Freehold

133

    575,000

Gerath

Monmouth

Upper Freehold

86

    375,000

Mullen

Monmouth

Upper Freehold

132

    550,000

Perretti

Monmouth

Upper Freehold

379

 1,575,000

Punk

Monmouth

Upper Freehold

175

    750,000

Rue Bros.

Monmouth

Upper Freehold

327

 1,500,000

Search

Monmouth

Upper Freehold

105

    400,000

DeWolf`

Ocean

Plumsted

210

    400,000

Hlubik

Ocean

Plumsted

137

    225,000

VanKirk

Ocean

Plumsted

118

    300,000

Joyce

Salem

Alloway

89

    175,000

Simkins

Salem

Alloway

213

    325,000

Dancer/

Sherman

Salem

Mannington

239

    300,000

Prickett

Salem

Pilesgrove/

Alloway

168

    225,000

Brooks

Salem

Upper Pittsgrove

381

    550,000

Cooper

Salem

Upper Pittsgrove

134

    225,000

Hitchner

Salem

Upper Pittsgrove

139

    200,000

 

    3. The expenditure of the sums appropriated or reappropriated by this act is subject to the provisions and conditions of P.L.1989, c.183


and P.L.1992, c.88, as appropriate.

 

    4. This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

                             

 

Appropriates $19 million from 1992 and 1989 bond acts for farmland preservation projects; approves funding of certain farmland preservation projects in southern NJ.