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An Act approving projects of certain local government units in northern New Jersey as eligible for funding with moneys made available from the "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation, and Blue Acres Bond Act of 1995," P.L.1995, c.204, the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, or the "New Jersey Green Acres Bond Act of 1983," P.L.1983, c.354.

1. a. The following projects are eligible for funding with moneys made available from the "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation, and Blue Acres Bond Act of 1995," P.L.1995, c.204, the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, or the "New Jersey Green Acres Bond Act of 1983," P.L.1983, c.354, and which moneys are appropriated or reappropriated pursuant to sections 1 and 2 of P.L. , c. (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No.1320 of 1996 or Assembly Bill No. 41 of 1996):

Local Government Unit	County	Project	Approved Amount
Lodi Boro	Bergen	Saddle River Pk. Dev.	$ 206,000
Lodi Boro	Bergen	Arnot St. Athletic Fld. Dev.	$ 445,000
Lodi Boro	Bergen	Saddle River Pk. Acq.	$ 500,000
Paramus Boro	Bergen	Paramus Conserv. Area Acq.	$1,750,000
Local Government Unit	County	Project	Approved Amount
Ridgefield Park Village	Bergen	Multi Park Dev.	$ 195,000
River Vale Twp.	Bergen	Green Acres Expansion Acq.	$ 250,000
Belleville Twp.	Essex	Mun. Stadium Complex Dev.	$2,000,000
Cedar Grove Twp.	Essex	Hilltop Acq.	$5,000,000
North Caldwell Twp.	Essex	Hilltop Rec. Expans. Acq.	$1,500,000
Verona Twp.	Essex	Verona Hilltop Park Acq.	$5,000,000
Frenchtown Boro	Hunterdon	Plessy Field Acq.	$ 350,000
High Bridge Boro	Hunterdon	Boro Golf Course Acq.	$1,900,000
Readington Twp.	Hunterdon	Kolodzinski Acq.	$ 250,000
Chester Twp.	Morris	Black River Greenway Acq.	$4,000,000
Mendham Twp.	Morris	Buttermilk Falls Acq.	$2,600,000
Passaic City	Passaic	Dundee Island Field Dev.	$ 400,000
Passaic City	Passaic	Third Ward Pk. Restor. Dev.	$ 500,000
Passaic County	Passaic	Lambert Castle Grounds Dev. (in Paterson City)	$1,000,000
Paterson City	Passaic	Park Program Ph. 3 Dev.	$ 534,000
Pompton Lakes Boro	Passaic	Lakeside Park Dev.	$ 500,000
Bridgewater Twp.	Somerset	Prince Rogers Park Dev.	$ 500,000
Montgomery Twp.	Somerset	Open Space 3 Acq.	$1,200,000
Local Government Unit	County	Project	Approved Amount
Montgomery Twp.	Somerset	Arboretum Dev.	$ 45,000
Frankford Twp.	Sussex	Frankford Rec. 3 Dev.	$ 150,000
Montague Twp.	Sussex	Recreational Dev.	$ 150,000
Wantage Twp.	Sussex	Wantage Twp. Park Dev.	$ 150,000
Belvidere Town	Warren	Pool Rehab. Dev.	$ 200,000
Warren County	Warren	Whitelake Greenway (in Hardwick Twp.)	$1,500,000

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

c. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection a. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, the local government unit projects listed in P.L.1984, c.224, P.L.1985, c.479, P.L.1986, c.208, P.L.1988, c.23, P.L.1989, c.194, P.L.1991, c.13, P.L.1991, c.14, P.L.1991, c.15, P.L.1991, c.16, P.L.1991, c.522, P.L.1993, c.200, P.L.1993, c.201, P.L.1993, c.266, P.L.1993, c.267, P.L.1994, c.37, P.L.1994, c.45, P.L.1994, c.51, P.L.1994, c.52, P.L.1995, c.199, P.L.1995, c.200, P.L.1995, c.201, P.L.1995, c.202, P.L.1995, c.203, sections 5 and 6 of P.L. , c. (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No.1320 of 1996 or Assembly Bill No. 41 of 1996), section 1 of P.L. , c. (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. 1319 of 1996 or Assembly Bill No. 42 of 1996), and section 1 of P.L. , c. (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No.1316 of 1996 or Assembly Bill No. 44 of 1996), shall be eligible for funding or additional funding, including administrative costs, in a sequence consistent with the priority system established by the Department of Environmental Protection, and shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.

This bill would approve projects of certain local government units in northern New Jersey as eligible for funding with moneys made available from the "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation, and Blue Acres Bond Act of 1995," P.L.1995, c.204, the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, or the "New Jersey Green Acres Bond Act of 1983," P.L.1983, c.354. The funding will be used to provide low-interest loans or grants, or both, to assist the local government units to acquire and develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and includes administrative costs. The total sum of the approved amounts for the northern New Jersey projects is $32,775,000. This bill is part of a four-bill legislative package approving the funding of Green Acres projects of local government units around the State.

To the extent that there are funds remaining after those local government unit projects in northern New Jersey listed in this bill are offered funding, the bill also authorizes the Department of Environmental Protection, with the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, to use those funds for local government unit projects listed in the three other "local government" bills of this legislative package as well as for local government unit projects previously approved for funding pursuant to various acts implementing the 1983, 1987, 1989, and 1992 Green Acres bond acts.

Approves funding of Green Acres projects for certain local government units in northern NJ.