CHAPTER 54
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.1996, c.55; 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.1996, c.55.
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.1996, c.55, 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.1996, c.55.
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 |
Project (farm) |
County |
Municipality |
Acres (+/-) |
Amount of Grant Not To Exceed |
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 |
Project (farm) |
County |
Municipality |
Acres (+/-) |
Amount of Grant Not To Exceed |
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.
Approved June 28, 1996.