New Jersey-2024-A1933-Introduced

An Act appropriating $15,564,293 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues for the purpose of providing grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.

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

1. a. There is appropriated to the New Jersey Historic Trust the sum of $13,899,293 from dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 9 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51), for the purpose of providing, for historic preservation projects approved as eligible for such funding: (1) capital preservation grants as listed in subsection b. of this section; (2) historic site management grants as listed in subsection c. of this section; (3) special project initiatives as listed in subsection d. of this section; and (4) emergency intervention funds pursuant to subsection e. of this section.

b. The following historic preservation projects are eligible for funding in the form of capital preservation grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, using moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section:

County

Municipality

Name of

Organization

Project Name

Grant Award

Burlington

Moorestown Twp

Perkins Center for the Arts

Carriage House (Perkins House)

$150,000

Burlington

New Hanover Twp

Township of New Hanover

General Edward S. Godfrey House

149,489

Burlington

Pemberton Twp

NJ Pinelands Commission

Fenwick Manor

575,000

Camden

Camden City

Camden County Historical Society

Benjamin Cooper Ferry and Tavern

611,340

Camden

Camden City

Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc.

USS New Jersey (BB-62)

750,000

Cape May

Cape May City

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (trading as Cape May MAC)

Emlen Physick Estate

32,308

Cape May

Cape May City

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (trading as Cape May MAC)

Emlen Physick Estate

404,611

Cape May

Lower Twp

Cape May Maritime Museum and Education Center

U.S. Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG-36538

45,017

Cape May

Lower Twp

HCSV Foundation, (trading as Historic Cold Spring Village)

Cold Spring Grange Hall

156,266

Cumberland

Commercial Twp

Bayshore Center at Bivalve

A.J. Meerwald Schooner and Bivalve Oyster Packing Houses and Docks

82,728

Essex

Newark City

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

21,600

Gloucester

Woolwich Twp

Gloucester County Historical Society

Moravian Church

23,582

Hudson

Hoboken City

Hoboken Public Library

Hoboken Public Library - Phase 3

750,000

Hudson

Jersey City

City of Jersey City

Reservoir #3

750,000

Hudson

Jersey City

Hudson County Division of Parks

North and South Summer Houses (West Bergen-East Lincoln Park Historic District

713,550

Mercer

Princeton Boro

Dorothea van Dyke McLane Association

Dorothea van Dyke McLane House

(Princeton Historic District)

475,718

Mercer

Princeton Boro

Historic Morven, Inc.

Morven

72,300

Mercer

Princeton Boro

Historic Morven, Inc.

Morven

500,000

Mercer

Trenton City

120 East State Street

First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

750,000

Mercer

Trenton City

City of Trenton

Trenton City Hall

749,644

Mercer

Trenton City

Old Barracks Association

Old Barracks

152,622

Monmouth

Highlands Boro

Twin Lights Historical Society

Navesink Lighthouse

(Twin Lights) (Navesink Light Station)

15,000

Monmouth

Matawan Boro

Borough of Matawan

Major John Burrowes Mansion

149,377

Monmouth

Rumson Boro

SLT & CC Landmark Friends, Inc.

Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club

304,000

Morris

Denville Twp

Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation, Inc.

Ayres Farm (Knuth Farm)

194,150

Morris

Hanover Twp

Township of Hanover

Joseph Tuttle House

539,250

Morris

Mendham Boro

Borough of Mendham

Phoenix House (Mendham Historic District)

214,029

Morris

Mine Hill Twp

Township of Mine Hill

Bridget Smith House

259,600

Morris

Morris Twp

Morris County Park Commission

General Joseph W. Revere House (The Willows, Fosterfields)

245,430

Morris

Morristown Town

The Morristown & Morris Township Library Foundation

Morristown Public Library (Morristown Historic District Extension)

37,911

Morris

Mount Olive Twp

Township of Mount Olive

Barn (Seward House)

261,205

Morris

Netcong Boro

The Growing Stage Theatre for Young Audiences, Inc.

Palace Theatre

140,502

Morris

Washington Twp

Washington Township Land Trust of Morris County, Inc.

Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill (German Valley Historic District)

470,500

Passaic

Clifton City

City of Clifton

Morris Canal

444,995

Passaic

Paterson City

County of Passaic

Passaic County Court House, and United States Custom House and Post Office Historic District - Phase 1

750,000

Passaic

Ringwood Boro

Skylands Association, NJ Botanical Garden

Carriage House

(Skylands)

150,000

Union

Union Twp

Liberty Hall Museum

Carriage House

Liberty Hall (Governor William Livingston House)

90,000

TOTAL

$12,181,724

c. The following historic preservation projects are eligible for funding in the form of historic site management grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, using moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section:

County	Municipality	Name of Organization	Project Name	Grant Award
Bergen	East Rutherford Boro	Borough of East Rutherford	Richard Outwater House	$45,000
Bergen	Fair Lawn Boro	Radburn Association	Grange Hall (Radburn Historic District)	36,821
Bergen	Oakland Boro	Borough of Oakland	Vygeberg Farm Office building	61,125
Bergen	Oradell Boro	County of Bergen	New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company	75,000
Burlington	Florence Twp	Roebling Main Gate Museum (DBA: Roebling Museum)	101 Second Avenue (Roebling Historic District)	28,332
Burlington	Moorestown Twp	Township of Moorestown	Moorestown Historic District	75,000
Burlington	Pemberton Twp	The Whitesbog Preservation Trust, Inc.	Whitesbog Historic District	30,000
Cape May	Middle Twp	Cape May County Historical & Genealogical Society	Cresse-Holmes House (John Holmes House)	49,584
Cumberland	Greenwich Twp	South Mountain TheaterWorks, Inc. d/b/a South Mountain TV	Greenwich Historic District	75,000
Cumberland	Millville City	Millville Army Air Field Museum Inc.	Millville Army Air Field Historic District	22,500
Cumberland	Millville City	Millville Army Air Field Museum Inc.	Millville Army Air Field Historic District	8,163
Essex	Fairfield Twp	Friends of the Van Ness House, Inc.	Van Ness House	45,713
Essex	Montclair Twp	The Montclair Foundation	Van Vleck House & Gardens (Mountain Historic District)	41,025
Gloucester	National Park Boro	Rowan University	Red Bank Battlefield	55,634
Gloucester	Woodbury City	Gloucester County Historical Society	Hunter-Lawrence-Jessup House	26,929
Hudson	Jersey City	Save Ellis Island, Inc.	Hospital Complex (Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island)	63,750
Hunterdon	Clinton Twp	1759 Vought House	Christoffel Vought Farmstead	13,650
Hunterdon	High Bridge Boro	Borough of High Bridge	Solitude House	26,550
Mercer	Ewing Twp	The College of New Jersey	William Green House	47,775
Mercer	Hopewell Twp	Howell Living History Farm	Hunter Road Bridge (Pleasant Valley Historic District)	35,250
Mercer	Princeton Boro	American Battlefield Trust	Princeton Battlefield (Princeton Battlefield/Stony Brook Historic District)	74,925
Mercer	Princeton Boro	Historic Morven, Inc.	Morven	75,000
Mercer	Trenton City	St. Michael's Episcopal Church	St. Michael's Episcopal Church	24,390
Middlesex	Perth Amboy City	City of Perth Amboy	Perth Amboy City Hall and Surveyor General's Office	71,250
Middlesex	Piscataway Twp	Middlesex County, Division of History and Historic Preservation	Cornelius Low House	75,000
Monmouth	Freehold Boro	Borough of Freehold	General Clinton's Headquarters	15,000
Monmouth	Matawan Boro	Borough of Matawan	Major John Burrowes Mansion	33,964
Monmouth	Millstone Twp	Millstone Township Historical Preservation Commission	Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church	71,250
Morris	Morristown Town	Morris County Historical Society	Acorn Hall	15,330
Morris	Morristown Town	Town of Morristown	Morristown Post Office (Morristown Historic District Extension)	75,000
Morris	Mountain Lakes Boro	Borough of Mountain Lakes	Mountain Lakes Train Station (Mountain Lakes Historic District)	7,670
Passaic	Little Falls Twp	Little Falls Historical Society	Little Falls Old Town Hall	13,725
Passaic	Paterson City	County of Passaic, Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs	Westside Park Pedestrian Bridge	69,451
Passaic	Paterson City	Friends of Passaic County	Belle Vista (Lambert Castle)	75,000
Sussex	Newton Town	Town of Newton	Newtown Town Plot Historic District	32,813
TOTAL			$1,592,569

d. Of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the sum of $25,000 shall be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust for the purpose of the following special project initiatives:

County	Municipality	Name of Organization	Project Name	Grant Award
Mercer	Trenton City	NJ Historic Trust	Discover NJ History License Plate Fund	$25,000
TOTAL				$25,000

e. Of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the sum of $100,000 shall be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust for the purpose of providing funds for emergency intervention, as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-45). Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection c. of section 9 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51) to the contrary, the expenditure of funds pursuant to this subsection shall not require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, or its successor.

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

g. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection b., c., or d. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project that previously received funding for historic preservation purposes appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund established pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-21), or that receives funding pursuant to this act, shall be eligible to receive additional funding, as determined by the New Jersey Historic Trust, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.

For the purposes of this subsection, "Green Acres bond act" means P.L.2009, c.117, P.L.2007, c.119, P.L.1995, c.204, P.L.1992, c.88, and P.L.1987, c.265.

h. The expenditure of moneys appropriated pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.).

2. There is appropriated to the New Jersey Historic Trust from the "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 9 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51), the sum of $1,665,000 for paying administrative costs associated with administering the applicable provisions of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.).

3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 9 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51), the sum of $15,564,293 to implement the provisions of this act.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

The bill appropriates $15,564,293 to the New Jersey Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects contained in the bill and associated administrative expenses.

The funding in this bill is provided from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax (CBT) revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution, approved by the voters of the State in November 2014. The "Preserve New Jersey Act" implements the constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for open space, farmland, and historic preservation. The "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund" was established by section 9 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act."

The funding contained in this bill will be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust to provide capital preservation grants for 37 projects, totaling $12,181,724 (listed in subsection b. of section 1 of the bill), and historic site management grants, including heritage tourism initiatives, for 35 projects, totaling $1,592,569 (listed in subsection c. of section 1 of the bill). In addition, of the funding, $25,000 will be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust for a special project initiative concerning heritage tourism and $100,000 will be used for emergency intervention. Lastly, the bill appropriates $1.665 million to the New Jersey Historic Trust for administrative expenses incurred in the implementation of the "Preserve New Jersey Act."

Capital preservation grants fund the restoration, preservation, repair, and rehabilitation of historic sites for new or continued use by nonprofit organizations or local governments. There are three levels of capital preservation grants: Level I grants of $5,000 to $150,000; Level II grants of $150,001 to $750,000; and Multi-Phase Level II grants range of $500,000 to $750,000. Historic site management grants help fund preservation planning projects, such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, construction documents, and heritage tourism initiatives to improve visitors' experiences at historic sites. All of the grants require a match from the recipient. All of the properties are listed or eligible to be listed in the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts. The "Preserve New Jersey Act" authorizes the use of monies in the "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund" for emergency intervention and defines "emergency intervention" as an immediate assessment or capital improvement necessary to protect or stabilize the structural integrity of a historic property.

The projects listed in this bill have been approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust and the Garden State Preservation Trust.

The bill also provides that any transfer of any funds to another project, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in the bill would require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee. The bill further provides that, to the extent there are funds remaining after the projects listed in this bill are offered funding, the New Jersey Historic Trust, with the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, may use those funds to provide additional funding for historic preservation projects, provided those projects were previously approved for funding pursuant to various other laws or approved for funding pursuant to this bill.