Bill Text: NJ S1361 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Redirects certain State funding for specific arts, cultural, and historic organizations to competitive grant program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee [S1361 Detail]
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator MICHAEL L. TESTA, JR.
District 1 (Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland)
SYNOPSIS
Redirects certain State funding for specific arts, cultural, and historic organizations to competitive grant program.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act amending P.L.2022, c.49, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
Whereas, The fiscal year 2023 appropriations act includes an overabundance of special appropriations that benefit specifically-named public and private organizations and groups, including various arts, cultural, and historic organizations; and
Whereas, These special, direct appropriations are included in the appropriations act without providing similar organizations and groups across the State the opportunity to earn these public dollars; and
Whereas, The fiscal year 2023 appropriations act inappropriately singles out many arts, cultural, and historic organizations when other similar organizations have legitimate needs that have been ignored; and
Whereas, State funds can be more fairly and efficiently allocated if they are redirected to a competitive grant program that recognizes the needs of all arts, cultural, and historic organizations and seeks regional balance in the distribution of monies; now, therefore,
Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The following items in section 1 of P.L.2022, c.49, the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, are amended to read as follows:
22 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
50 Economic Planning, Development, and Security
55 Social Services Programs
GRANTS-IN-AID
05-8050 Community Resources.......... [$166,571,000] $155,021,000
Total Grants-in-Aid appropriation,
Social Services Program .. [$166,571,000] $155,021,000
Grants-in-Aid:
[05 Newark Museum................................................. ($5,700,000)
05 Camden County Historical Society ....................... (250,000)
05 Lambert Castle Visiting Center .......................... (3,600,000)
05 Collingswood Foundation for the Arts - Collingswood Grand Ballroom ......................................................................... (2,000,000)]
74 DEPARTMENT OF STATE
30 Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development
37 Cultural and Intellectual Development Services
GRANTS-IN-AID
05-2530 Support of the Arts.................... [$40,375,000] $53,925,000
Total Grants-in-Aid appropriation,
Cultural and Intellectual Development Services [$47,878,000] $61,428,000
Grants-in-Aid:
[05 Newark Symphony Hall Infrastructure Project ($6,000,000)
05 Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey.............. ($175,000)
05 The Papermill Playhouse - Capital Improvements ($2,000,000)]
05 Arts, Cultural, and Historic Organizations Fund .... $21,725,000
The amount hereinabove appropriated for "Arts, Cultural, and Historic Organizations Fund" shall be used to establish a competitive grant program in the Department of State that provides funds to support the missions and financial and capital needs of qualifying arts, cultural, and historic organizations. The Secretary of State shall establish reasonable eligibility criteria, and identify any priority funding areas, for the distribution of grants under the program, provided however that, to the maximum extent possible, funds awarded under the grant program shall be allocated equally among the northern, central, and southern regions of the State.
94 INTERDEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS
70 Government Direction, Management, and Control
74 General Government Services
GRANTS-IN-AID
09-9460 Aid to Independent Authorities [$148,934,000] $146,934,000
|
(From General Fund ....................... |
[$134,657,000] $132,457,000 |
) |
Total Grants-in-Aid appropriation, General Government Services [$148,934,000] $146,934,000
Grants-in-Aid:
[09 New Jersey Performing Arts Center-Operating Aid ($2,000,000)]
FEDERAL FUNDS
Notwithstanding the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, moneys are appropriated from the federal "Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund" (SFRF) established pursuant to the federal "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021," Pub. L. 117-2, in the following amounts for the following purposes without the additional approval by the Joint Budget Oversight Committee:
|
Program |
Agency |
Appropriation |
|
TOTAL |
$1,763,447,000 |
|
|
Rutgers University - Capital Needs |
State |
$300,000,000 |
|
Water Infrastructure |
DEP |
300,000,000 |
|
Home Lead Paint Remediation |
DCA |
170,000,000 |
|
UPK Facilities Fund (SDA) |
DOE |
120,000,000 |
|
Rebuild by Design Hoboken |
DEP |
100,000,000 |
|
Liberty State Park |
IDA |
50,000,000 |
|
Capital Improvements, Statewide |
IDA |
50,000,000 |
|
Enrollment Based Payment Extension |
DHS |
48,000,000 |
|
Resident Services Upgrades |
OIT |
40,000,000 |
|
Railroad and Bus Operations (NJ Transit Improvements) |
DOT |
40,000,000 |
|
Overlook Medical Center - Emergency Department Renovation |
DOH |
35,000,000 |
|
Child Care Facilities Fund |
EDA |
30,000,000 |
|
Real Estate Projects Fund - Property Assemblage |
EDA |
30,000,000 |
|
Revolutionary War State Owned Historic Sites |
Treasury |
25,000,000 |
|
Greenway Planning, Development, and Remediation |
DEP |
20,000,000 |
|
Maternal and Infant Health Center Capital |
EDA |
20,000,000 |
|
Middlesex County College |
Treasury |
20,000,000 |
|
Middlesex County Improvement Authority |
DCA |
20,000,000 |
|
Union County Improvement Authority |
DCA |
20,000,000 |
|
Kean University Science Buildings |
State |
20,000,000 |
|
Arts Support and Placemaking |
EDA |
15,000,000 |
|
Unemployment Processing Modernization and Improvements |
DOL |
15,000,000 |
|
IHE Mental Health Provider Grants |
OSHE |
15,000,000 |
|
State Building Electrification Pilot |
Treasury |
10,000,000 |
|
Increased County Jail Population due to COVID |
DOC |
10,000,000 |
|
RWJ Barnabas Health - Mobile Health Division |
DOH |
10,000,000 |
|
Gap Financing - Real Estate Projects Funding |
EDA |
10,000,000 |
|
Telehealth Mental Health Supports |
OSHE |
10,000,000 |
|
Resident Services Upgrades |
MVC |
9,000,000 |
|
Capital Health - Satellite Emergency Department, Trenton |
DOH |
8,000,000 |
|
Paulsboro Port Road Paving |
DOT |
8,000,000 |
|
Virtua Health - Hospital Infrastructure and Workforce Education |
DOH |
8,000,000 |
|
Ferry Terminal Support - Carteret |
NJT |
8,000,000 |
|
Ferry Terminal Support - South Amboy |
NJT |
8,000,000 |
|
Irvington Park |
DCA |
7,500,000 |
|
Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit |
DCA |
7,500,000 |
|
School Linked Services Federal Revenue Planning |
DCF |
6,500,000 |
|
Newark Pedestrianization |
DCA |
6,500,000 |
|
Universal Newborn Home Visitation |
DCF |
6,000,000 |
|
Office of Eviction Prevention |
DCA |
5,500,000 |
|
Assertive Community Treatment Pilot |
DCF |
5,000,000 |
|
[New Jersey Performing Arts Center - Community Center] Arts, Cultural, and Historic Organizations Fund |
[IDA] State |
5,000,000 |
|
Centralized Advertising Budget |
DHS |
5,000,000 |
|
South Toms River Landfill |
DEP |
5,000,000 |
|
Elizabeth, Storm Recovery Support |
DCA |
5,000,000 |
|
Atlantic County Airport |
DCA |
5,000,000 |
|
Stormwater Drainage Repair & Replacement - NJ State Prison |
DOC |
5,000,000 |
|
Inspira Health - Hospital Infrastructure and Workforce Education |
DOH |
5,000,000 |
|
Cooper University Hospital - Ronald McDonald House Southern New Jersey |
DOH |
5,000,000 |
|
Carrier Clinic - Inpatient Behavioral Health Expansion |
DOH |
5,000,000 |
|
St. Peter's Hospital - Family Health Center |
DOH |
5,000,000 |
|
Coriell Institute for Medical Research - New Research Facility |
DOH |
5,000,000 |
|
Rowan University-Rutgers Camden Board of Governors |
State |
5,000,000 |
|
The New Valley Hospital - Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness |
DOH |
5,000,000 |
|
COVID Respite Services |
DCF |
4,300,000 |
|
County Area Agencies on Aging |
DHS |
4,000,000 |
|
Port Liberte Ferry Terminal |
NJT |
4,000,000 |
|
Developing Resiliency with Engaging Approaches to Maximize Success (DREAMS) |
DOE |
3,600,000 |
|
Educator and Staff Training Initiatives |
DOE |
3,300,000 |
|
Hudson County Jail |
DOC |
3,200,000 |
|
Worker Experience & Service Delivery |
OOI |
3,200,000 |
|
Veterans Haven North HVAC System |
MVA |
2,930,000 |
|
Teen Mental Health First Aid Pilot |
DHS |
2,700,000 |
|
Neighborhood Preservation Program |
DCA |
2,500,000 |
|
Potable Water Treatment Improvements - New Lisbon/Hunterdon |
DHS |
2,417,000 |
|
Higher Education Peer Counseling |
DHS |
2,400,000 |
|
State Police - Storage Warehouses |
LPS |
2,200,000 |
|
Manufacturing Initiative - Workforce Development |
DOL |
2,000,000 |
|
CareWell Health - Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility |
DCA |
2,000,000 |
|
United in Care |
DCA |
1,500,000 |
|
Mental Health First Aid |
DHS |
1,500,000 |
|
Society for Prevention of Teen Suicide |
DCF |
1,200,000 |
|
Employer Supports CC&R Agency Support |
DHS |
1,000,000 |
|
IHE MH Professional Development |
OSHE |
1,000,000 |
|
Former State Buildings Planning Study |
Treasury |
1,000,000 |
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill redirects approximately $21.7 million in State funds included in the fiscal year 2023 appropriations act for specific arts, cultural, and historic organizations to a competitive grant program in the Department of State called the Arts, Cultural, and Historic Organizations Fund. The bill also redirects $5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to the program, which funds are currently dedicated for New Jersey Performing Arts Center - Community Center. Total available funding for the program, therefore, is $26.7 million.
The grant program would provide funds to support the missions and financial and capital needs of qualifying arts, cultural, and historic organizations. Under the bill, the Secretary of State would establish reasonable eligibility criteria, and identify any priority funding areas, for the distribution of grants under the program. The bill requires, to the maximum extent possible, that funds awarded under the grant program would be allocated equally among the northern, central, and southern regions of the State.
