SENATE, No. 1710

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

INTRODUCED DECEMBER 16, 1996

 

 

By Senators INVERSO, LITTELL and Schluter

 

 

An Act approving certain farmland preservation projects in northern New Jersey as eligible for funding from the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, and from the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183.

 

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

 

    1.    The following projects are eligible for funding with monies made available from the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, and from the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, and appropriated or reappropriated to the State Agriculture Development Committee pursuant to section 1 of P.L., c. (C. ) (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. 1712 of 1996 or Assembly Bill No. of 1996):

 

Project

(farm)

County

Municipality

Acres

(+/-)

Amount of

Grant Not

To Exceed

Asbury Farms

Hunterdon

Bethlehem

130

$375,000

Hilton

Hunterdon

Delaware

71

225,000

Readington/Kanach/Mason

Hunterdon

Readington

258

1,250,000

Zaitz Trust

Middlesex

Cranbury

369

2,350,000

Maier Brothers

Morris

Washington

136

600,000

Melroy

Morris

Washington

86

375,000

Washington Twp/ Borgenicht

Morris

Washington

390

2,725,000

Doyle

Somerset

Bedminister

97

825,000

Matjes Associates

Somerset

Hillsborough

105

750,000

Stafford

Somerset

Hillsborough

38

250,000

Medina

Somerset

Montgomery

133

775,000

Tucker

Somerset

Montgomery

36

200,000

Compton

Sussex

Wantage

155

375,000

Cosh, E. & M.

Sussex

Wantage

318

675,000

Cosh, Marjorie

Sussex

Wantage

270

575,000

Ricker Brothers

Sussex

Wantage

244

600,000

Oostdyk

Warren

Franklin

146

450,000

Trout

Warren

Franklin

157

450,000

 

    2.    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.

 

    3.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

    This bill would approve certain farmland preservation projects in northern counties of the State as eligible for funding from the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, and from the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, with respect to (1) providing grants to counties and municipalities for up to 80% of the cost of acquisition of development easements on farmland; 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, in accordance with the provisions of the bond acts.

 

 

                             

 

Approves eligibility for funding of certain farmland preservation projects in northern NJ.