CHAPTER 122

 

An Act reappropriating $8,036,000 from the "Cultural Centers and Historic Preservation Fund," established pursuant to the "New Jersey Green Acres, Cultural Centers and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1987," P.L.1987, c.265, to assist projects for cultural center development, and providing for cancellation of certain previous appropriations from the fund.


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


    1. a. There is reappropriated $8,036,000 to the State Council on the Arts in the Department of State for the purpose of awarding grants to assist projects for cultural center development, which sum shall include administrative costs of the projects, from the unexpended balances of amounts previously appropriated pursuant to P.L.1989, c.349, P.L.1991, c.251 and P.L.1993, c.191 from the "Cultural Centers and Historic Preservation Fund," created pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1987, c.265, to the extent the unexpended balances are available due to project cancellation or withdrawal or the inability to execute contract with grant applicant as of the effective date of P.L.1997, c.122, as determined by the State Council on the Arts. The following capital projects are eligible for funding from this reappropriation up to amounts listed herein and subject to grant awards:


The New Jersey Shakespeare Festival............................                                                $2,500,000

The John Harms Concerts.............................................                                                    2,108,000

The Jersey City Museum...............................................                                                   2,000,000

Burlington County College............................................                                                      530,000

The South Jersey Performing Arts Center.......................                                                    500,000

Cumberland County College..........................................                                                      398,000

TOTAL........................................................................                                                    $8,036,000


    b. Appropriations previously made pursuant to P.L.1989, c.349, P.L.1991, c.251 and P.L.1993, c.191 from the "Cultural Centers and Historic Preservation Fund," created pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1987, c.265, are hereby canceled to the extent of any unexpended balances in amounts in excess of the reappropriation made in subsection a. of this section that are available due to project cancellation or withdrawal or the inability to execute contract with grant applicant as of the effective date of P.L.1997, c.122, as determined by the State Council on the Arts.

    c. The State Council on the Arts shall report to the Joint Budget Oversight Committee within 30 days following the effective date of P.L.1997, c.122 the amounts previously appropriated pursuant to P.L.1989, c.349, P.L.1991, c.251 and P.L.1993, c.191 that remain unexpended as of the effective date of P.L.1997, c.122 due to project cancellation, withdrawal or inability to execute contract with grant applicant and the reasons for any cancellation or withdrawal or inability to execute a contract.

    d. The expenditure of the sums reappropriated by this section is subject to the provisions and conditions of P.L.1987, c.265.


    2. This act shall take effect immediately.


    Approved June 20, 1997.