P.L. 1997, c.106 (A362)

An Act appropriating from the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, the sum of $6,334,437 for the purpose of making grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for certain historic preservation projects in southern New Jersey, and the sum of $102,500 for the purpose of funding the monitoring and enforcement of historic preservation easements, restrictions, or other requirements.

1. a. There is appropriated to the New Jersey Historic Trust from the "1992 Historic Preservation Fund" established pursuant to section 25 of the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, the sum of $6,334,437 for the purpose of making grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for historic preservation projects listed in this subsection. The sum appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall include administrative costs of the New Jersey Historic Trust incurred in administering this act. The following projects are eligible for funding with the monies appropriated pursuant to this subsection:

COUNTY	PROJECT NAME	LOCATION	NAME OF ORGANIZATION	GRANT AWARD
Atlantic	Absecon Lighthouse	Atlantic City	Inlet Public/Private Association	$1,000,922
Burlington	Smithville	Eastampton Twp.	Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders	$933,508
Burlington	Thomas and Mary Evens House	Evesham Twp.	Twp. of Evesham	$215,784
Camden	Eldridge R. Johnson Park	Camden	Rutgers, The State University	$186,033
Cape May	Hereford Inlet Light Station	North Wildwood	City of North Wildwood	$53,356
Cape May	Ocean City City Hall	Ocean City	City of Ocean City	$615,954
Cumberland	David Sheppard House	Bridgeton	City of Bridgeton	$260,000
Cumberland	East Point Lighthouse	Maurice River Twp.	Maurice River Historical Society	$184,000
Gloucester	Old Carpenter Street School	Woodbury	Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church	$104,850
Gloucester	Woodbury (Train) Station	Woodbury	Woodbury Old-City Restoration Committee, Inc.	$97,523
Mercer	Hopewell Railroad Station	Hopewell	Borough of Hopewell	$568,050
Mercer	Roebling Machine Shop	Trenton	Invention Factory Science Center	$1,245,000
Ocean	Georgian Court College - Casino Building	Lakewood	Georgian Court College	$553,000
Salem	First Presbyterian Church of Salem	Salem	First Presbyterian Church of Salem	$316,457
TOTAL				$6,334,437

b. Any transfer of any funds or project sponsor listed in subsection a. of this section shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.

c. There is appropriated to the New Jersey Historic Trust from the "1992 Historic Preservation Fund" established pursuant to section 25 of the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, the sum of $102,500 for the purpose of funding the monitoring and enforcement of historic preservation easements, restrictions, or other requirements associated with the projects funded pursuant to subsection a. of this section and pursuant to P.L. , c. (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. of 1996 or Assembly Bill No. of 1996).

2. To the extent that monies remain available after the projects listed in section 1 of this act are offered funding from the "1992 Historic Preservation Fund," the projects listed in P.L. , c. (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. of 1996 or Assembly Bill No. of 1996) shall be eligible for funding, including administrative costs of the New Jersey Historic Trust in administering this section, in a sequence consistent with the priority system established by the New Jersey Historic Trust, and shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.

3. The expenditure of the sums appropriated by this act is subject to the provisions and conditions of P.L.1992, c.88.

This bill would appropriate to the New Jersey Historic Trust from the "1992 Historic Preservation Fund" established pursuant to section 25 of the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, the sum of $6,334,437 for the purpose of making grants, to be awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for historic preservation projects in southern New Jersey, which sum would include administrative costs of the New Jersey Historic Trust incurred in administering the bill. The bill would also appropriate to the New Jersey Historic Trust from the "1992 Historic Preservation Fund" the sum of $102,500 for the purpose of funding the monitoring and enforcement of historic preservation easements, restrictions, or other requirements associated with the projects funded pursuant to this bill and a companion bill for northern New Jersey (Senate Bill No. of 1996 or Assembly Bill No. of 1996).

The bill provides that any transfer of any funds or project sponsor listed in the bill would require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.

The bill also provides that to the extent monies remain available after the projects listed in the bill are offered funding, the historic preservation projects listed in a companion bill for northern New Jersey (Senate Bill No. of 1996 or Assembly Bill No. of 1996) would be eligible for additional funding, including administrative costs, in a sequence consistent with the priority system established by the New Jersey Historic Trust, but only with the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.