CHAPTER 105

 

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

 



 

     Allaire State Park

          Howell Twp.

          Wall Twp.


Monmouth

Monmouth


 

     Cheesequake State Park

          Old Bridge Twp.


Middlesex


 

     Kuser Mountain Greenway

          Hopewell Twp.


Mercer


 

     Liberty State Park

          Jersey City


Hudson



 

     Long Pond Ironworks State Park

          Ringwood Borough

          West Milford Twp.


Passaic

Passaic

ESTIMATED

COST

PROJECT

COUNTY






 

     Ramapo Mt. State Forest

          Mahwah Twp.

          Oakland Borough

          Pompton Lakes Borough

          Ringwood Borough

          Wanaque Borough


Bergen

Bergen

Passaic

Passaic

Passaic



 

     Winslow WMA

          Winslow Twp.

          Monroe Twp.


Camden

Gloucester



 

     Ringwood State Park

          Mahwah Twp.

          Ringwood Borough


Bergen

Passaic



 

     Wharton State Forest

          Waterford Twp.

          Winslow Twp.


Camden

Camden

$2,500,000

BLACK RIVER GREENWAY

 




 

          Chester Twp.

          Washington Twp.

          Bedminster Twp.

          Tewksbury Twp.

Morris

Morris

Somerset

Hunterdon

$1,000,000

CAPE MAY ISLAND

 


 

     Cape May Point State Park

          Cape May Point Borough


Cape May



 

     Higbee Beach WMA

          Lower Twp.

          West Cape May Borough


Cape May

Cape May

$4,000,000

HILLTOP PARK

 



 

          North Caldwell Twp.

          Cedar Grove Twp.

          Verona Twp.

Essex

Essex

Essex

$6,250,000

DELAWARE BAY GREENWAY

 






 

 Salem River/Mannington Greenway

          Carneys Point Twp.

          Elsinboro Twp.

          Pilesgrove Twp.

          Mannington Twp.

          Pennsville Twp.


Salem

Salem

Salem

Salem

Salem







 

     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






 

    Stow Creek Greenway

          Lower Alloways Creek Twp.

          Quinton Twp.

          Alloways Twp.

          Stow Creek Twp.

          Greenwich Twp.


Salem

Salem

Salem

Cumberland

Cumberland







 

    Alloways Creek Greenway

          Elsinboro Twp.

          Lower Alloways Creek Twp.

          Quinton Twp.

          Alloway Twp.

          Pilesgrove Twp.

          Upper Pittsgrove Twp.


Salem

Salem

Salem

Salem

Salem

Salem










 

     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






 

     Dividing/Nantuxent/Cedar/

     Back Creeks Greenway

          Commercial Twp.

          Downe Twp.

          Lawrence Twp.

          Fairfield Twp.



Cumberland

Cumberland

Cumberland

Cumberland

$3,000,000

DELAWARE RIVER GREENWAY

 



 

     Woodbury Creek Watershed

          West Deptford Twp.

          National Park Borough


Gloucester

Gloucester





 

     Trenton Marsh

          Trenton City

          Hamilton Twp.

          Bordentown Twp.

          Chesterfield Twp.


Mercer

Mercer

Burlington

Burlington






 

     Delaware River Bluffs

          Hopewell Twp.

          Frenchtown Borough

          Milford Borough

          Kingwood Twp.

          Delaware Twp.


Mercer

Hunterdon

Hunterdon

Hunterdon

Hunterdon

ESTIMATED

COST

PROJECT

COUNTY







 

     Oldmans Creek Greenway

          Logan Twp.

          South Harrison Twp.

          Woolwich Twp.

          Oldmans Twp.

          Pilesgrove Twp.

          Upper Pittsgrove Twp.


Gloucester

Gloucester

Gloucester

Salem

Salem

Salem





 

     Raccoon Creek Greenway

          Logan Twp.

          Woolwich Twp.

          Harrison Twp.

          Elk Twp.


Gloucester

Gloucester

Gloucester

Gloucester


 

     Big Timber Creek

          Westville Borough


Gloucester














 

     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



 

     Washington Crossing State Park

          Hopewell Twp.

          Ewing Twp.


Mercer

Mercer










 

     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



 

     Monmouth Battlefield

          Freehold Borough

          Manalapan Twp.


Monmouth

Monmouth


 

     Princeton Battlefield

          Princeton Twp.


Mercer


 

     Proprietary House

          City of Perth Amboy


Middlesex


 

     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.

          Pohatcong 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


 

     Campus Swamp

          Gloucester Twp.


Camden


 

     Hidden Lake

          Gloucester Twp.


Camden


 

     Long-A-Coming Branch

          Winslow Twp.


Camden



 

     High Mountain

          Wayne Twp.

          North Haledon Borough


Passaic

Passaic


 

     Uttertown Bog

          W. Milford Twp.


Passaic



 

     Ramapo Lake Natural Area

          Wanaque Borough

          Ringwood Borough


Passaic

Passaic


 

     Ramapo Lake Natural Area

          Oakland Borough


Bergen


 

     Strawberry Hill

          Hopewell Twp.

Mercer


 

     Limestone Ridge

          Blairstown Twp.


Warren


 

     Troy Meadows

          Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp.


Morris



 

     Great Piece Meadows

          Lincoln Park Borough

          Fairfield Twp.


Morris

Essex

ESTIMATED

COST

PROJECT

COUNTY



 

     Crossley Preserve

          Manchester Twp.

          Berkeley Twp.


Ocean

Ocean


 

     Milford Bluffs

          Holland Twp.


Hunterdon


 

     Cheesequake State Park

          Old Bridge Twp.


Middlesex






 

     Ramapo Mountain State Park

          Mahwah Twp.

          Oakland Borough

          Pompton Lakes Borough

          Wanaque Borough

          Ringwood Borough


Bergen

Bergen

Passaic

Passaic

Passaic


 

     Mountain Lake Bog

          White Twp.


Warren


 

     Oswego River Natural Area

          Washington Twp.


Burlington


 

     Sunfish Pond

          Pahaquarry Twp.


Warren


 

     Bill Henry Pond

          Egg Harbor Twp.


Atlantic


 

     Five Acre Pond

          Estell Manor City


Atlantic


 

     Woodbine Bogs

          Upper Twp.


Cape May


 

     Ogdensburg Fen

          Ogdensburg Borough


Sussex


 

     Phone-in-Fen

          Hardwick Twp.


Warren


 

     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










PAULINS KILL 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






































 

          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.



    Approved August 28, 1996.