SENATE, No. 2140
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
INTRODUCED MAY 22, 1997
By Senators McNAMARA and SCHLUTER
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.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
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. 2138 of 1997 or Assembly Bill No. 2991 of 1997):
Local Government Unit |
County |
Project |
Approved Amount |
East Rutherford Boro |
Bergen |
Sesselmann Park Acq. |
$ 185,000 |
Harrington Park Boro |
Bergen |
Parkland Additions Acq. |
210,000 |
North Arlington Boro |
Bergen |
Passaic River Greenway Acq. |
150,000 |
Oakland Boro |
Bergen |
Mirror Lake Acq. |
100,000 |
Oakland Boro |
Bergen |
Conservation Area Acq. |
775,000 |
Old Tappan Boro |
Bergen |
Park Addition Acq. |
485,000 |
Upper Saddle River Boro |
Bergen |
Mettowee Farm Acq. |
1,600,000 |
Belleville Twp. |
Essex |
Reservoir Acq. |
260,000 |
Belleville Twp. |
Essex |
Senior Park Acq. |
110,000 |
Califon Boro |
Hunterdon |
Park Addition Acq. |
60,000 |
Clinton Twp. |
Hunterdon |
Clinton Open Space Acq. |
3,000,000 |
Delaware Twp. |
Hunterdon |
Sergeantsville Green Acq. |
300,000 |
High Bridge Boro |
Hunterdon |
Lake Solitude Acq. |
1,800,000 |
Lambertville City |
Hunterdon |
Lambertville Open Space Acq. |
2,025,000 |
Raritan Twp. |
Hunterdon |
Raritan Land Acq. Plan |
3,000,000 |
Readington Twp. |
Hunterdon |
Greenway Incentive Acq. |
3,000,000 |
Morris County |
Morris |
Cooper Mill Addition Acq. |
255,000 |
Morris Plains Boro |
Morris |
Central Avenue Tract Acq. |
160,000 |
Netcong Boro |
Morris |
Scenic Vista Acq. |
1,500,000 |
Randolph Twp. |
Morris |
Randolph Acq. Program |
3,000,000 |
Bedminster Twp. |
Somerset |
Bedminster Village Acq. |
220,000 |
Bedminster Twp. |
Somerset |
Pluckemin Village Acq. |
920,000 |
Hillsborough Twp. |
Somerset |
Hillsborough Land Acq. |
3,000,000 |
Montgomery Twp. |
Somerset |
Open Space 4 Acq. |
1,500,000 |
Somerset County |
Somerset |
County Open Space Plan Acq.: Bedminster Twp. Bernards Twp. Bernardsville Boro Bound Brook Boro Branchburg Twp. Bridgewater Twp. Far Hills Boro Franklin Twp. Green Brook Twp. Hillsborough Twp. Manville Boro Millstone Boro Montgomery Twp. North Plainfield Boro Peapack-Gladstone Boro Raritan Boro Rocky Hill Boro Somerville Boro South Bound Brook Boro Warren Twp. Watchung Boro |
3,000,000 |
Green Twp. |
Sussex |
Green Twp. Park Acq. |
560,000 |
Washington Twp. |
Warren |
Meadow Breeze Acq. |
355,000 |
b. Any transfer of funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, 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, P.L.1996, c.107, P.L.1996, c.108, P.L.1996, c.109, P.L.1996, c.110, section 5 of P.L. , c. (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. 2138 of 1997 or Assembly Bill No. 2991 of 1997), section 1 of P.L. , c. (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. 2139 of 1997 or Assembly Bill No. 2992 of 1997), and section 5 of P.L. , c. (now before the Legislature as Senate Bill No. 2141 of 1997 or Assembly Bill No. 2994 of 1997), 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. Any such transfer of funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
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 $31,530,000. This bill is part of a four-bill legislative package approving the funding of Green Acres or Blue 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 Green Acres or Blue Acres "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, 1992, and 1995 Green Acres bond acts.
Approves funding of Green Acres projects for certain local government units in northern NJ.