Bill Text: NJ A3410 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides supplemental appropriation of $500,000 for Farm Viability Study at Agricultural Experiment Station.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-01 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee [A3410 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-A3410-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ALEX SAUICKIE
District 12 (Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Provides supplemental appropriation of $500,000 for Farm Viability Study at Agricultural Experiment Station.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Supplement to the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, P.L.2023, c.74.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2023, c.74, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, there is appropriated from the General Fund the following amount for the purpose specified:
74 STATE
30 Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development
36 Higher Educational Services
2415 Agricultural Experiment Station
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2410 Institutional Support ............................................... $500,000
Total Grants-in-Aid appropriation,
Agricultural Experiment Station ........................ $500,000
Grants-In-Aid:
82 Farm Viability Study................................ ($500,000)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill supplements the fiscal year 2024 appropriations act to provide a $500,000 appropriation for a Farm Viability Study at the Agricultural Experiment Station.
Farm viability refers to the strength and long-term existence and growth of agricultural entities within the State, and includes sustainable agricultural production, diversified farming systems, climate resilience, feasibility analysis, farm management, business decision-making, and marketing strategies.
New Jersey is home to 9,900 farms that occupy 750,000 acres of land across the State. These farms are responsible for producing a wide variety of crops and livestock. New Jersey is one of the top ten states for producing numerous fruits and vegetables, including ranking among the top five for producing cranberries, blueberries, peaches, and bell peppers.
