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P.L. 1996, CHAPTER 105, approved August 28, 1996
Senate, No. 1318
An Act appropriating $65,000,000 from the "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation, and Blue Acres Bond Act of 1995," P.L.1995, c.204, for the acquisition of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes, and appropriating certain interest earnings and reappropriating certain unexpended balances for the acquisition and development of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection from the "1995 New Jersey Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 22 of the "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation, and Blue Acres Bond Act of 1995," P.L.1995, c.204, the sum of $65,000,000 for the acquisition of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes. This sum shall include administrative costs and shall be allocated as follows:
ESTIMATED COST |
PROJECT |
COUNTY |
$3,750,000 |
ADDITIONS |
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Allaire State Park Howell Twp. Wall Twp. |
Monmouth Monmouth |
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Cheesequake State Park Old Bridge Twp. |
Middlesex |
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Kuser Mountain Greenway Hopewell Twp. |
Mercer |
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Liberty State Park Jersey City |
Hudson |
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Long Pond Ironworks State Park Ringwood Borough West Milford Twp. |
Passaic Passaic |
ESTIMATED COST |
PROJECT |
COUNTY |
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Ramapo Mt. State Forest Mahwah Twp. Oakland Borough Pompton Lakes Borough Ringwood Borough Wanaque Borough |
Bergen Bergen Passaic Passaic Passaic |
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Winslow WMA Winslow Twp. Monroe Twp. |
Camden Gloucester |
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Ringwood State Park Mahwah Twp. Ringwood Borough |
Bergen Passaic |
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Wharton State Forest Waterford Twp. Winslow Twp. |
Camden Camden |
$2,500,000 |
BLACK RIVER GREENWAY |
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Chester Twp. Washington Twp. Bedminster Twp. Tewksbury Twp. |
Morris Morris Somerset Hunterdon |
$1,000,000 |
CAPE MAY ISLAND |
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Cape May Point State Park Cape May Point Borough |
Cape May |
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Higbee Beach WMA Lower Twp. West Cape May Borough |
Cape May Cape May |
$4,000,000 |
HILLTOP PARK |
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North Caldwell Twp. Cedar Grove Twp. Verona Twp. |
Essex Essex Essex |
$6,250,000 |
DELAWARE BAY GREENWAY |
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Salem River/Mannington Greenway Carneys Point Twp. Elsinboro Twp. Pilesgrove Twp. Mannington Twp. Pennsville Twp. |
Salem Salem Salem Salem Salem |
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Cohansey River Greenway Fairfield Twp. Greenwich Twp. Hopewell Twp. Bridgeton City Upper Deerfield Twp. Alloway Twp. |
Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Salem |
ESTIMATED COST |
PROJECT |
COUNTY |
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Stow Creek Greenway Lower Alloways Creek Twp. Quinton Twp. Alloways Twp. Stow Creek Twp. Greenwich Twp. |
Salem Salem Salem Cumberland Cumberland |
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Alloways Creek Greenway Elsinboro Twp. Lower Alloways Creek Twp. Quinton Twp. Alloway Twp. Pilesgrove Twp. Upper Pittsgrove Twp. |
Salem Salem Salem Salem Salem Salem |
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Maurice River Greenway Dennis Twp. Pittsgrove Twp. Vineland City Millville City Maurice River Twp. Commercial Twp. Franklin Twp. Newfield Borough Deerfield Twp. |
Cape May Salem Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Gloucester Gloucester Cumberland |
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Dividing/Nantuxent/Cedar/ Back Creeks Greenway Commercial Twp. Downe Twp. Lawrence Twp. Fairfield Twp. |
Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland |
$3,000,000 |
DELAWARE RIVER GREENWAY |
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Woodbury Creek Watershed West Deptford Twp. National Park Borough |
Gloucester Gloucester |
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Trenton Marsh Trenton City Hamilton Twp. Bordentown Twp. Chesterfield Twp. |
Mercer Mercer Burlington Burlington |
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Delaware River Bluffs Hopewell Twp. Frenchtown Borough Milford Borough Kingwood Twp. Delaware Twp. |
Mercer Hunterdon Hunterdon Hunterdon Hunterdon |
ESTIMATED COST |
PROJECT |
COUNTY |
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Oldmans Creek Greenway Logan Twp. South Harrison Twp. Woolwich Twp. Oldmans Twp. Pilesgrove Twp. Upper Pittsgrove Twp. |
Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Salem Salem Salem |
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Raccoon Creek Greenway Logan Twp. Woolwich Twp. Harrison Twp. Elk Twp. |
Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester Gloucester |
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Big Timber Creek Westville Borough |
Gloucester |
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Rancocas Creek Greenway Delran Twp. Moorestown Twp. Willingboro Twp. Mount Laurel Twp. Hainesport Twp. Westampton Twp. Eastampton Twp. Mt. Holly Twp. Lumberton Twp. Medford Twp. Southampton Twp. Pemberton Twp. Springfield Twp. |
Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington |
$1,000,000 |
DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL GREENWAY Trenton City Hopewell Twp. Ewing Twp. Princeton Twp. Lambertville City Stockton Borough Franklin Twp. |
Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Hunterdon Hunterdon Somerset |
$3,000,000 |
HIGHLANDS GREENWAY Hardyston Twp. Sparta Twp. Jefferson Twp. Rockaway Twp. |
Sussex Sussex Morris Morris |
ESTIMATED COST |
PROJECT |
COUNTY |
$1,999,000 |
GREAT EGG HARBOR GREENWAY Egg Harbor Twp. Hamilton Twp. Estell Manor City Weymouth Twp. Corbin City Upper Twp. Winslow Twp. Monroe Twp. Franklin Twp. Folsom Borough |
Altantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Cape May Camden Gloucester Gloucester Atlantic |
$2,000,000 |
HISTORIC RESOURCES Allaire State Park Howell Twp. Wall Twp. |
Monmouth Monmouth |
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Washington Crossing State Park Hopewell Twp. Ewing Twp. |
Mercer Mercer |
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Delaware & Raritan Canal Ewing Twp. Hamilton Twp. Hopewell Twp. Lawrence Twp. West Windsor Twp. Trenton City New Brunswick City Plainsboro Twp. South Brunswick Twp. |
Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Mercer Middlesex Middlesex Middlesex |
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Monmouth Battlefield Freehold Borough Manalapan Twp. |
Monmouth Monmouth |
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Princeton Battlefield Princeton Twp. |
Mercer |
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Proprietary House City of Perth Amboy |
Middlesex |
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Twin Lights Highlands Borough |
Middlesex |
$2,000,000 |
JENNY JUMP STATE PARK Independence Twp. Hope Twp. Liberty Twp. Frelinghuysen Twp. |
Warren Warren Warren Warren |
ESTIMATED COST |
PROJECT |
COUNTY |
$2,000,000 |
MUSCONETCONG RIVER GREENWAY Franklin Twp. Pohotcong Twp. Washington Twp. Mansfield Twp. Hackettstown Town Mt. Olive Twp. Holland Twp. Alexandria Twp. Bloomsbury Borough Bethlehem Twp. Hampton Borough Lebanon Twp. |
Warren Warren Warren Warren Warren Morris Hunterdon Hunterdon Hunterdon Hunterdon Hunterdon Hunterdon |
$4,750,000 |
NATURAL AREAS Budd Lake Bog Mt. Olive Twp. |
Morris |
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Campus Swamp Gloucester Twp. |
Camden |
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Hidden Lake Gloucester Twp. |
Camden |
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Long-A-Coming Branch Winslow Twp. |
Camden |
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High Mountain Wayne Twp. North Haledon Borough |
Passaic Passaic |
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Uttertown Bog W. Milford Twp. |
Passaic |
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Ramapo Lake Natural Area Wanaque Borough Ringwood Borough |
Passaic Passaic |
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Ramapo Lake Natural Area Oakland Borough |
Bergen |
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Strawberry Hill Hopewell Twp. |
Mercer |
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Limestone Ridge Blairstown Twp. |
Warren |
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Troy Meadows Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp. |
Morris |
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Great Piece Meadows Lincoln Park Borough Fairfield Twp. |
Morris Essex |
ESTIMATED COST |
PROJECT |
COUNTY |
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Crossley Preserve Manchester Twp. Berkeley Twp. |
Ocean Ocean |
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Milford Bluffs Holland Twp. |
Hunterdon |
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Cheesequake State Park Old Bridge Twp. |
Middlesex |
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Ramapo Mountain State Park Mahwah Twp. Oakland Borough Pompton Lakes Borough Wanaque Borough Ringwood Borough |
Bergen Bergen Passaic Passaic Passaic |
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Mountain Lake Bog White Twp. |
Warren |
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Oswego River Natural Area Washington Twp. |
Burlington |
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Sunfish Pond Pahaquarry Twp. |
Warren |
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Bill Henry Pond Egg Harbor Twp. |
Atlantic |
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Five Acre Pond Estell Manor City |
Atlantic |
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Woodbine Bogs Upper Twp. |
Cape May |
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Ogdensburg Fen Ogdensburg Borough |
Sussex |
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Phone-in-Fen Hardwick Twp. |
Warren |
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Washington Crossing State Park Hopewell Twp. |
Mercer |
$1,000,000 |
NON-PROFIT CAMPS Alloway Twp. Alpine Borough Pine Hill Borough Rockleigh Borough Upper Pittsgrove Twp. |
Salem Bergen Camden Bergen Salem |
$2,000,000 |
NORVIN GREEN CONNECTORS Bloomingdale Borough Ringwood Borough Wanaque Borough West Milford Twp. |
Passaic Passaic Passaic Passaic |
ESTIMATED COST |
PROJECT |
COUNTY |
$1,000,000 |
PARVIN STATE PARK Pittsgrove Twp. Upper Pittsgrove Twp. Deerfield Twp. Upper Deerfield Twp. |
Salem Salem Cumberland Cumberland |
$3,000,000 |
PAULINSKILL RIVER GREENWAY Hampton Twp. Stillwater Twp. Fredon Twp. Lafayette Twp. Sparta Twp. Blairstown Twp. Knowlton Twp. Hardwick Twp. Frelinghuysen Twp. |
Sussex Sussex Sussex Sussex Sussex Warren Warren Warren Warren |
$3,000,000 |
PEQUEST RIVER GREENWAY Belvidere Town White Twp. Liberty Twp. Oxford Twp. Mansfield Twp. Independence Twp. Allamuchy Twp. Green Twp. Andover Twp. Andover Borough Fredon Twp. |
Warren Warren Warren Warren Warren Warren Warren Sussex Sussex Sussex Sussex |
$6,000,000 |
PINELANDS Brigantine City Buena Borough Buena Vista Twp. Corbin City Egg Harbor City Egg Harbor Twp. Estell Manor City Folsom Borough Galloway Twp. Hamilton Twp. Hammonton Town Mullica Twp. Port Republic City Weymouth Twp. Bass River Twp. Evesham Twp. Medford Lakes Borough Medford Twp. |
Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington |
ESTIMATED COST |
PROJECT |
COUNTY |
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New Hanover Twp. North Hanover Twp. Pemberton Twp. Shamong Twp. Southampton Twp. Springfield Twp. Tabernacle Twp. Washington Twp. Woodland Twp. Wrightstown Borough Berlin Borough Berlin Twp. Chesilhurst Borough Waterford Twp. Winslow Twp. Dennis Twp. Middle Twp. Upper Twp. Woodbine Borough Maurice River Twp. Vineland City Franklin Twp. Monroe Twp. Barnegat Twp. Beachwood Borough Berkeley Twp. Dover Twp. Eagleswood Twp. Jackson Twp. Lacey Twp. Lakehurst Borough Little Egg Harbor Twp. Manchester Twp. Ocean Twp. Plumsted Twp. South Toms River Borough Stafford Twp. Tuckerton Borough |
Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Camden Camden Camden Camden Camden Cape May Cape May Cape May Cape May Cumberland Cumberland Gloucester Gloucester Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean Ocean |
$1,500,000 |
SWARTSWOOD STATE PARK Stillwater Twp. Hampton Twp. |
Sussex Sussex |
$1,000,000 |
URBAN PARKS Jersey City Trenton City Camden City North Caldwell Twp. Cedar Grove Twp. Verona Twp. |
Hudson Mercer Camden Essex Essex Essex |
ESTIMATED COST |
PROJECT |
COUNTY |
$1,000,000 |
WATER ACCESS SITES Jersey City Trenton City Camden City West Deptford Twp. Manasquan Borough |
Hudson Mercer Camden Gloucester Monmouth |
$9,250,000 |
WATERSHED LANDS Jefferson Twp. Rockaway Twp. Kinnelon Borough West Milford Twp. |
Morris Morris Morris Passaic |
b. Any transfer of any funds listed in this section, section 1 of P.L.1995, c.198, section 1 of P.L.1993, c.386, section 1 of P.L.1993, c.217, section 1 of P.L.1991, c.522, or section 1 of P.L.1991, c.13, shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
c. There is reappropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the unexpended balances of the amounts appropriated or reappropriated for State projects pursuant to (1) section 1 of P.L.1995, c.198, section 1 of P.L.1993, c.386, and section 1 of P.L.1993, c.217, from the "1992 New Jersey Green Acres Fund" established pursuant to section 21 of the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, and (2) section 1 of P.L.1991, c.522, and section 1 of P.L.1991, c.13, from the "1989 New Jersey Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 18 of the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, for the State projects listed in this section, section 1 of P.L.1995, c.198, section 1 of P.L.1993, c.386, section 1 of P.L.1993, c.217, section 1 of P.L.1991, c.522, and section 1 of P.L.1991, c.13, for the acquisition and development of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes and for the purpose of administrative costs associated with any such projects, to the extent such funds are available as a result of project cancellations or cost savings.
d. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection such sums as may be or become available on or before June 30, 1997, due to interest earnings in the "1995 New Jersey Green Acres Fund" established pursuant to section 22 of the "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation, and Blue Acres Bond Act of 1995," P.L.1995, c.204, in the "1992 New Jersey Green Acres Fund" established pursuant to section 21 of the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, and in the "1989 New Jersey Green Acres Fund" established pursuant to section 18 of the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, for the State projects listed in this section, section 1 of P.L.1995, c.198, section 1 of P.L.1993, c.386, section 1 of P.L.1993, c.217, section 1 of P.L.1991, c.522, and section 1 of P.L.1991, c.13, for the acquisition and development of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes and for the purpose of administrative costs associated with any such projects.
2. The expenditure of the sums appropriated by this act is subject to the provisions and conditions of P.L.1995, c.204, P.L.1992, c.88, and P.L.1989, c.183, as appropriate.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would appropriate $65 million from the "1995 New Jersey Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 22 of the "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation, and Blue Acres Bond Act of 1995," P.L.1995, c.204, for the acquisition of lands by the State for recreation and conservation purposes. This sum would include administrative costs.
This bill would also appropriate such sums as may be or become available on or before June 30, 1997, due to interest earnings in the "1995 New Jersey Green Acres Fund," in the "1992 New Jersey Green Acres Fund" established pursuant to section 21 of the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, and in the "1989 New Jersey Green Acres Fund" established pursuant to section 18 of the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, for funding the State projects listed in this bill, section 1 of P.L.1995, c.198, section 1 of P.L.1993, c.386, section 1 of P.L.1993, c.217, section 1 of P.L.1991, c.522, and section 1 of P.L.1991, c.13.
Finally, the bill would reappropriate the unexpended balances of the amounts appropriated or reappropriated for State projects pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1995, c.198, section 1 of P.L.1993, c.386, and section 1 of P.L.1993, c.217 from the "1992 New Jersey Green Acres Fund," and pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1991, c.522 and section 1 of P.L.1991, c.13 from the "1989 New Jersey Green Acres Fund," for funding the State projects listed in this bill, section 1 of P.L.1995, c.198, section 1 of P.L.1993, c.386, section 1 of P.L.1993, c.217, section 1 of P.L.1991, c.522, and section 1 of P.L.1991, c.13, to the extent such moneys are available as a result of project cancellations or cost savings.
The appropriation made by this bill would exhaust all Green Acres bond act funds allocated for State acquisition projects.
Appropriates $65 million in Green Acres bond funds for acquisition projects by the State.