CHAPTER 56

An Act reapropriating $376,100 from the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, for soil and water conservation projects, and appropriating $2,000,000 from the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, for costs incurred in implementing the farmland preservation program.

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

    1. 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 balance of $376,100 appropriated pursuant to P.L.1993, c.262, and P.L.1993, c.263, for the purpose of providing grants to landowners for up to 50% of the cost of soil and water conservation projects approved as eligible for such funding pursuant to section 2 of this act.

    2. The following projects are eligible for funding with the monies reappropriated pursuant to section 1 of this act:

    3. There is appropriated from the "1992 Farmland Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 24 of the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, to the State Agriculture Development Committee the sum of $2,000,000 for the purpose of providing for costs, as defined in section 3 of P.L.1992, c.88, incurred in implementing the provisions of the "Agriculture Retention and Development Act," P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-11 et seq.).

    4. The expenditure of the sums appropriated or reappropriated by this act is subject to the provisions and conditions of P.L.1989, c.183 or P.L. 1992, c.88, as appropriate.

    5. This act shall take effect immediately.

    Approved June 28, 1996.