Bill Text: NJ S2858 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Appropriates $14,818,787 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-11)

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-03 - Approved P.L.2011, c.91. [S2858 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2010-S2858-Chaptered.html

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Approp.

 

P.L.2011, CHAPTER 91, approved August 3, 2011

Senate, No. 2858

 

 

An Act appropriating $14,818,787 from the "2009 Green Acres Fund" and the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" to provide grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.

 

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

 

     1.    a.  There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the following sums for the purpose of providing grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to subsection b. of this section and for the purpose of providing grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to subsection c. of this section:

     (1)   $9,000,000 from the "2009 Green Acres Fund," established pursuant to section 17 of the "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009," P.L.2009, c.117; and

     (2)   $5,818,787 from the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" established pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-19), and made available due to interest earnings, project withdrawals, cancellations, and cost savings.

     b.    The following projects for the acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section:

 

Nonprofit Organization	Project	County	Municipality	Approved Amount
(1) American Littoral Society	Delaware Bay Acquisitions	Cape May         Cumberland                   Salem	Dennis Twp Lower Twp Middle Twp Upper Twp   Bridgeton City Deerfield Twp Fairfield Twp Greenwich Twp Hopewell Twp Millville City Stow Creek Twp Upper Deerfield Twp Vineland City   Alloway Twp Elsinboro Twp Lower Alloways Creek Twp Mannington Twp Pennsville Twp Quinton Twp	$275,000
(2) Concerned Citizens of Allendale, Inc	Fell House & Open Space Acq	Bergen	Allendale Boro	17,574
(3) D & R Greenway Land Trust	Greenway Acq			550,000
	Central Stony Brook Greenway	Hunterdon     Mercer	Delaware Twp East Amwell Twp   Hopewell Twp Lawrence Twp Pennington Boro Princeton Twp
		Middlesex	Cranbury Twp
	Delaware Bay Estuary Acq	Cumberland	Deerfield Twp Fairfield Twp Greenwich Twp Hopewell Twp Stow Creek Twp Upper Deerfield Twp
		Salem	Elinsboro Twp Lower Alloways Creek Twp Mannington Twp Pennsville Twp
	Delaware River Tributaries Acq	Burlington	Bordentown City Bordentown Twp Chesterfield Twp North Hanover Twp
		Mercer	Hamilton Twp Hopewell Twp Lawrence Twp Robbinsville Twp West Windsor Twp Trenton City
		Middlesex	Monroe Twp
		Monmouth	Upper Freehold Twp
	Griggstown Canal Acq	Middlesex	Highland Park Boro
		Somerset	Franklin Twp Rocky Hill Boro
	Sourlands Mountain Acq	Hunterdon	East Amwell Twp Lambertville City West Amwell Twp
		Mercer	Hopewell Twp
		Somerset	Branchburg Twp Hillsborough Twp Montgomery Twp
	Upper Millstone	Mercer	West Windsor Twp
	Greenway	Middlesex	Cranbury Twp Highland Park Boro Monroe Twp Plainsboro Twp South Brunswick Twp
		Monmouth	Millstone Twp
(4) East Windsor Green Space, Inc	Millstone River - Rocky Brook Acq	Mercer	East Windsor Twp	100,000
(5) Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space	Hopewell Valley Park Acq	Mercer	Hopewell Boro Hopewell Twp Lawrence Twp	275,000
(6) Friends Of Princeton Open Space	Millstone River Watershed	Mercer	Princeton Twp	275,000
(7) Friends of West Windsor Open Space	Duck Pond Run - Greenway Initiative	Mercer	West Windsor Twp	100,000
(8) Greater Newark Conservancy	Urban Env & Ecological Center Expansion	Essex	Newark City	275,000
(9) Harding Land Trust	Open Spaces & Natural Places of Harding Twp	Morris	Harding Twp	260,000
(10) Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance	Priority Areas	Hunterdon	All municipalities	550,000
(11) Kingston Greenways Association	Princeton Ridge / Ricciardi Tract	Mercer	Princeton Twp	275,000
(12) Lamington Conservancy	Central Lamington Project	Hunterdon   Morris     Somerset	Tewksbury Twp   Chester Twp Washington Twp   Bedminster Twp Peapack-Gladstone Boro	275,000
(13) Monmouth Conservation Foundation	Open Space Plans 2	Monmouth	All municipalities	275,000
(14) Montgomery Friends Of Open Space	Montgomery Conservation Plan	Somerset	Montgomery Twp	275,000
(15) National Biodiversity Park, Inc	Lower Rahway River	Middlesex   Union	Carteret Boro   Linden City	275,000
(16) Natural Lands Trust, Inc.	Delaware Estuaries Acq	Cumberland               Salem	Commercial Twp Downe Twp Greenwich Twp Hopewell Twp Maurice River Twp Millville City Stow Creek Twp   Alloway Twp Lower Alloways Creek Twp Quinton Twp	200,000
(17) New Jersey Conservation Foundation	Priority Area Acq:			550,000
	Appalachian Trail Buffers	Sussex	Wantage Twp
	Arthur Kill Greenway	Middlesex	Edison Twp
		Union	Linden City Springfield Twp Union Twp
	Black River Greenway	Hunterdon	Clinton Twp Lebanon Boro Lebanon Twp Readington Twp Tewksbury Twp
		Somerset	Bedminster Twp Bernards Twp Bernardsville Boro Branchburg Twp Bridgewater Twp Far Hills Boro Hillsborough Twp Peapack-Gladstone Boro Raritan Boro
	Burden Hill Forest/	Cape May	Lower Twp Middle Twp
	Delaware Bay	Cumberland	Fairfield Twp Greenwich Twp Hopewell Twp Millville City Stow Creek Twp Upper Deerfield Twp Vineland City
		Gloucester	Logan Twp South Harrison Twp Woolwich Twp
		Salem	Alloway Twp Carneys Point Twp Elmer Boro Elsinboro Twp Lower Alloways Creek Twp Mannington Twp Oldmans Twp Pennsville Twp Pilesgrove Twp Pittsgove Twp Quinton Twp Upper Pittsgrove Twp Woodstown Boro
	South Jersey Metro / Pine Barrens:
	Camden Greenway	Camden	Camden City
	Ellwood Corridor	Atlantic	Buena Vista Twp Egg Harbor City Egg Harbor Twp Estell Manor City Folsom Boro Hamilton Twp Hammonton Town Mullica Twp Weymouth Twp
	Forked River Mountain Add	Ocean	Lacey Twp Ocean Twp
	Four Mile Circle	Burlington	Bass River Twp Burlington Twp Pemberton Twp Tabernacle Twp Washington Twp Woodland Twp
	Greater Kettle Run	Burlington	Evesham Twp Medford Twp
	Highlands Region:
	Arcadia Lake/Newark Watershed	Passaic	West Milford Twp
	Kittatinny Forest Area	Sussex	Frankford Twp Hampton Twp
	Morris County Additions	Morris	Boonton Town Butler Boro Chatham Boro Chatham Twp Denville Twp Dover Town East Hanover Twp Florham Park Boro Hanover Twp Harding Twp Lincoln Park Boro Long Hill Twp Madison Boro Morris Plains Boro Morris Twp Morristown Town Mount Olive Twp Mountain Lakes Boro Netcong Boro Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp Pequannock Twp Riverdale Boro Rockaway Boro Rockaway Twp Victory Gardens Boro Wharton Boro
	Musconetcong Valley	Warren	Franklin Twp Greenwich Twp Mansfield Twp Washington Twp
	Pyramid Mountain Addition	Morris	Boonton Twp Kinnelon Boro Montville Twp
	Scotts Mtn Acq	Warren	Harmony Twp Lopatcong Twp White Twp
	Sparta Mountain Greenway	Morris                 Sussex	Jefferson Twp Mendham Boro Mendham Twp Mine Hill Twp Mount Arlington Boro Randolph Twp Roxbury Twp Washington Twp   Byram Twp Hopatcong Boro Sparta Twp
	Vernon Marsh	Sussex	Vernon Twp
	Western Piedmont:
	Back Brook	Hunterdon	East Amwell Twp Lambertville City West Amwell Twp
	Sourland Mountain	Mercer	Hopewell Twp Princeton Twp
		Somerset	Montgomery Twp
	Wickecheoke Creek Acq	Hunterdon	Delaware Twp Franklin Twp Kingwood Twp Raritan Twp Stockton Boro
(18) Old Pine Farm Natural Lands Trust	Old Pine Farm Greenway	Camden   Gloucester	Gloucester Twp   Deptford Twp	237,500
(19) Passaic River Coalition	Passaic River Preservation Project	Bergen	Allendale Boro Elmwood Park Boro Fair Lawn Boro Garfield City Ho-Ho-Kus Boro Lyndhurst Twp Mahwah Twp Oakland Boro Ridgewood Village Rutherford Boro Saddle River Boro Upper Saddle River Boro Wallington Boro	550,000
		Essex	Cedar Grove Twp Fairfield Twp Livingston Twp Newark City Roseland Boro Verona Twp West Caldwell Twp
		Morris	Butler Boro Chatham Boro Chatham Twp Denville Twp East Hanover Twp Florham Park Boro Hanover Twp Jefferson Twp Kinnelon Boro Lincoln Park Boro Long Hill Twp Mendham Boro Mendham Twp Montville Twp Morris Twp Morristown Town Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp Pequannock Twp Riverdale Boro Rockaway Twp
		Passaic	Bloomingdale Boro Clifton City Hawthorne Boro Little Falls Twp Passaic City Paterson City Pompton Lakes Boro Totowa Boro Wanaque Boro Wayne Twp West Milford Twp Woodland Park Boro
		Somerset	Bernards Twp Bernardsville Boro Warren Twp
		Sussex	Hardyston Twp Sparta Twp
		Union	Berkeley Heights Twp New Providence Boro Summit City
(20) Rancocas Conservancy	Rancocas Watershed Acq	Burlington	All municipalities	275,000
(21) Ridge and Valley Conservancy	Open Space Conservation Plan	Sussex                       Warren	Andover Boro Andover Twp Frankford Twp Fredon Twp Green Twp Hampton Twp Hardyston Twp Lafayette Twp Sandyston Twp Stillwater Twp Wantage Twp   Allamuchy Twp Blairstwon Twp Frelinghuysen Twp Hardwick Twp Hope Twp Knowlton Twp Mansfield Twp White Twp	275,000
(22) Schiff Natural Lands Trust, Inc	Schiff-Mount Paul Greenway	Morris	Chester Twp East Hanover Twp Florham Park Boro Hanover Twp Mendham Boro Mendham Twp	275,000
(23) South Jersey Land Trust	South Jersey Watersheds	Gloucester   Salem	All municipalities   Carneys Point Twp Oldmans Twp Pilesgrove Twp	275,000
(24) Stony Brook Millstone Watershed Association	Watershed Connectors	Mercer	Hopewell Boro Hopewell Twp Pennington Boro Princeton Twp	275,000
(25) Tewksbury Land Trust	Land Acq	Hunterdon	Tewksbury Twp	275,000
(26) The Conservation Fund	Future Mining Indian Trail	Cape May	Middle Twp	275,000
(27) The Elizabeth Conservancy, Inc	Bongiovanni Land Acq	Union	Elizabeth City	242,713
(28) The Land Conservancy of New Jersey	Priority Areas Acq	Essex	Bloomfield Twp Livingston Twp West Orange Twp	550,000
		Morris	Boonton Twp Chatham Boro Chatham Twp Denville Twp Jefferson Twp Kinnelon Boro Madison Boro Mine Hill Twp Montville Twp Morris Twp Morristown Town Mount Olive Twp Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp Pequannock Twp Randolph Twp Rockaway Twp Roxbury Twp Washington Twp
		Passaic	Ringwood Boro West Milford Twp
		Somerset	Peapack-Gladstone Boro
		Sussex	Andover Boro Byram Twp Frankford Twp Fredon Twp Green Twp Hampton Twp Hopatcong Boro Lafayette Twp Stillwater Twp Vernon Twp
		Warren	Allamuchy Twp Franklin Twp Frelinghuysen Twp Greenwich Twp Hardwick Twp Harmony Twp Pohatcong Twp
(29) The Nature Conservancy	Priority Areas Acq			550,000
	Cape May Project Area	Cape May	Cape May City Cape May Point Boro Dennis Twp Lower Twp Middle Twp West Cape May Boro
		Cumberland	Maurice River Twp
	Delaware Bay Greenway	Cumberland	Commercial Twp Downe Twp Fairfield Twp Lawrence Twp Maurice River Twp Millville City Vineland City
	East and West Plains	Burlington	Bass River Twp Pemberton Boro Pemberton Twp Washington Twp Woodland Twp
	Ellwood Corridor	Atlantic	Estell Manor City Galloway Twp Hamilton Twp Mullica Twp
	Forked River Mountain	Ocean	Lacey Twp Ocean Twp
	High Mt Project Area	Passaic	North Haledon Boro Wayne Twp
	Hirst Ponds	Atlantic	Galloway Twp
	Limestone Forest Acq	Sussex	Andover Boro Andover Twp Frankford Twp Fredon Twp Green Twp Hampton Twp Hardyston Twp Lafayette Twp Montague Twp Newton Town Sandyston Twp Stillwater Twp Walpack Twp Wantage Twp
		Warren	Allamuchy Twp Blairstown Twp Frelinghuysen Twp Hardwick Twp Hope Twp
	Maurice River Project Area	Cumberland	Maurice River Twp Millville City
	Oswego River Lowlands	Ocean	Barnegat Twp Eagleswood Twp Little Egg Harbor Twp Stafford Twp
	Willow Grove	Gloucester   Salem	Franklin Twp   Pittsgrove Twp
(30) Trust For Public Land	Project Priority Areas			550,000
	Atlantic Balanced Communities Acq	Atlantic	Absecon City Egg Harbor City Egg Harbor Twp Galloway Twp Hamilton Twp Linwood City Northfield City Pleasantville City Port Republic City Somers Point City
	Bay to Bay	Monmouth	Allenhurst Boro Asbury Park City Avon-By-The-Sea Boro Belmar Boro Bradley Beach Boro Brielle Boro Deal Boro Interlaken Boro Loch Arbour Village Long Branch City Manasquan Boro Monmouth Beach Boro Neptune Twp Sea Bright Boro Sea Girt Boro Spring Lake Boro Spring Lake Heights Boro Wall Twp
	Bergen Co. Open  Space Partnership	Bergen	All municipalities
	Beyond the Century Plan - Barnegat Bay	Monmouth	Freehold Twp
	Initiative	Ocean	Barnegat Light Boro Berkeley Twp Brick Twp Eagleswood Twp Jackson Twp Lacey Twp Little Egg Harbor Twp Long Beach Twp Manchester Twp Ocean Twp Stafford Twp Toms River Twp Tuckerton Boro
	Camden Balanced Communities Acq	Camden	Berlin Boro Camden City Cherry Hill Twp Clementon Boro Gloucester Twp Haddon Twp Lindenwold Boro Pennsauken Twp Voorhees Twp
	Delaware River Inland	Burlington	Bordentown Twp Burlington Twp Cinnaminson Twp Delran Twp Florence Twp Mansfield Twp Mount Laurel Twp Springfield Twp Willingboro Twp
	Essex Co. Open Space	Essex	All municipalities
	Harbor Estuaries Acq	Bergen	East Rutherford Boro
		Hudson	Jersey City Secaucus Town
		Middlesex	Carteret Boro Old Bridge Twp Woodbridge Twp
		Monmouth	Aberdeen Twp Atlantic Highlands Boro Fair Haven Boro Hazlet Twp Highlands Boro Keansburg Boro Keyport Boro Matawan Boro Middletown Twp Rumson Boro Union Beach Boro
		Union	Linden City Rahway City
	Hudson Co Open Space	Hudson	All municipalities
	Hunterdon Co Open Space Partnership	Hunterdon	All municipalities
	Interstate 195 Corridor	Mercer	Hamilton Twp Robbinsville Twp
		Monmouth	Allentown Boro Freehold Boro Freehold Twp Howell Twp Millstone Twp Upper Freehold Twp Wall Twp
	Metedeconk Watershed Protection	Monmouth	Freehold Twp Howell Twp Millstone Twp Wall Twp
		Ocean	Brick Twp Jackson Twp Lakewood Twp
	Morris Open Space Acq	Morris	All municipalities
	Passaic Open Space	Passaic	All municipalities
	Somerset Open Space Acq	Somerset	All municipalities
	Sussex Open Space Partnership	Sussex	All municipalities
	Upper Delaware River Watershed	Hunterdon	Alexandria Twp Bethlehem Twp Bloomsbury Boro Hampton Boro Holland Twp Lebanon Boro Lebanon Twp
		Morris	Mount Arlington Boro Mount Olive Twp Netcong Boro Roxbury Twp Washington Twp
		Sussex	Andover Boro Andover Twp Branchville Boro Byram Twp Frankford Twp Fredon Twp Green Twp Hampton Twp Hardyston Twp Hopatcong Boro Lafayette Twp Montague Twp Newton Town Sandyston Twp Sparta Twp Stanhope Boro Stillwater Twp Walpack Twp Wantage Twp
		Warren	All municipalities
	Wanaque Gap Acq	Bergen	Mahwah Twp
(31) Upper Raritan Watershed Association	Upper Raritan Watershed Region	Hunterdon   Morris     Somerset	Tewksbury Twp   Chester Twp Washington Twp   Bedminster Twp Bernards Twp Bernardsville Boro Peapack-Gladstone Boro	275,000
(32) Washington Twp Land Trust / Washington Twp	Schooley's Mountain Cooridor & Vicinity	Morris	Washington Twp	275,000
(33) YMCA Camp Ockanickon	Camp Ockanickon Conservation & Recreation Program	Burlington	Medford Twp Shamong Twp	275,000
TOTAL				$10,232,787

 

     c.     The following projects for the development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section:

 

Nonprofit Organization	Project	County	Municipality	Approved Amount
Branch Brook Park Alliance	Branch Brook Park - Kiyo Grove, Lions & Lake Edge	Essex	Newark City	$275,000
Briant Park Olmsted Conservancy	Briant Park Improvements	Union	Summit City	275,000
Down Neck Community Sports Group	Riverfront Park Improvements	Essex	Newark City	275,000
Eagle Rock Conservancy, Inc	Eagle Rock Reservation Improvements	Essex	Montclair Twp Verona Twp West Orange Twp	275,000
Hilltop Conservancy, Inc	Hilltop Reservation Improvements	Essex	Montclair Twp Verona Twp	275,000
Ironbound Community Corporation	Riverfront Park Improvements	Essex	Newark City	275,000
La Casa de Don Pedro	Branch Brook Park - Kiyo Grove, Lions & Lake Edge	Essex	Newark City	275,000
Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District	Lincoln Park/Coast Cultural Revitalization Greenway	Essex	Newark City	275,000
North Ward Center	Branch Brook Park Ext. Rehabilitation	Essex	Belleville Twp Newark City	275,000
Passaic River Rowing Association	Passaic River Rowing Association Boathouse	Bergen	Lyndhurst Twp	275,000
Roberto Clemente League	Branch Brook Park Ext. Rehabilitation	Essex	Belleville Twp Newark City	275,000
Save Ellis Island	Ellis Island Open Space Project	Hudson	Jersey City	275,000
South Mountain Conservancy	South Mountain Reservation Improvements	Essex	Maplewood Twp Millburn Twp South Orange Village Twp West Orange Twp	275,000
SPARK Friends, Inc	Riverfront Park Improvements	Essex	Newark City	275,000
Verona Park Conservancy	Verona Park Improvements	Essex	Verona Twp	275,000
Washington Park Association	Washington & Lincoln Park Improvements	Hudson	Jersey City Union City	186,000
West Side Park Conservancy, Inc	Hatfield Swamp Improvements	Essex	Roseland Boro	275,000
TOTAL				$4,586,000

 

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

     e.     To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection b. or c. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project of a qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization that previously received funding appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for recreation and conservation purposes shall be eligible to receive additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.

     f.     There is reappropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the unexpended balances, due to project withdrawals, cancellations, or cost savings, of the amounts appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, for the purposes of:  (1) this section; and (2) providing additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, to any project of a qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization that previously received funding appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund for recreation and conservation purposes, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.  Any such additional funding provided from a Green Acres bond act may include administrative costs.

     g.     For the purposes of this section, "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.1989, c.183.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     The bill appropriates $14,818,787 in Green Acres funds to provide grants to various nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.  Of the amount appropriated, $9 million is from the "2009 Green Acres Fund" and $5,818,787 is reappropriated from the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund."

     The "2009 Green Acres Fund" was established pursuant to the "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009," P.L.2009, c.117, and the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" was established pursuant to the "Garden State Preservation Trust Act," P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.). 

     Of the amount appropriated, $10,232,787 is allocated for acquisition projects and $4,586,000 is allocated for park development projects. 

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

     The bill also would allow the DEP to re-distribute certain other moneys, which have been returned to the department due to project withdrawals, cancellations, or cost savings, for the purpose of providing additional funding, for recreation and conservation purposes, to previously approved and funded projects of nonprofit entities, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee.  This additional funding, if provided from a Green Acres bond act, may include administrative costs.

 

 

                                

 

     Appropriates $14,818,787 from "2009 Green Acres Fund" and "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit entities to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.