Bill Text: NJ S2894 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Chaptered

New Jersey Senate Bill 2894 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Appropriates $8.831 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 11-5)

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-17 - Approved P.L.2011, c.98. [S2894 Detail]

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P.L.2011, CHAPTER 98, approved August 17, 2011

Senate, No. 2894

An Act concerning farmland preservation and appropriating monies from the "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," the "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and the "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.

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

1. a. There is appropriated from the "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 18 of the "Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009," P.L.2009, c.117, from the "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 18 of the "Green Acres, Farmland, Blue Acres, and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007," P.L.2007, c.119, and from the "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund," established pursuant to section 20 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-20), to the State Agriculture Development Committee the following sums for the purpose of providing grants to qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations listed in subsection b. of this section for up to 50% of the cost of acquisition of development easements on farmland or for up to 50% of the cost of acquisition of fee simple titles to farmland for resale or lease with agricultural deed restrictions approved by the committee:

(1) $4,999,796 from the "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund";

(2) $856,852 from the "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," made available due to project withdrawals, canceled obligations, and reallocation of monies previously appropriated pursuant to P.L.2009, c.95; and

(3) $2,974,352 from the "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund," made available due to project withdrawals, cancelled obligations and reallocation of monies previously appropriated pursuant to P.L.2003, c.82, P.L.2003, c.83, P.L.2005, c.17, P.L.2005, c.180, P.L.2006, c.81, and P.L.2007, c.186.

b. The following projects are eligible for funding with the monies appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section:

Applicant (Project)	Farm	County	Municipality	Amount of Grant Not to Exceed
D&R Greenway Land Trust				$1,943,000
	Battiato	Salem	Mannington Twp
	Carpenter, J., III	Salem	Mannington Twp
	Carpenter, John	Salem	Mannington Twp
	DePalma	Salem	Mannington Twp
	Spina	Salem	Mannington Twp
	Waddington	Salem	Pilesgrove Twp
Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance				$1,445,000
	Crouse	Hunterdon	Alexandria Twp
	Lanwin Development	Hunterdon	East Amwell Twp
	Horoschak	Hunterdon	Franklin Twp
	Trstensky	Hunterdon	Kingwood Twp
Lamington Conservancy				$ 500,000
	Jones	Somerset	Bedminster Twp
Monmouth Conservation Foundation				$ 411,000
	Conover	Monmouth	Wall Twp
Montgomery Friends of Open Space Inc				$ 500,000
	Webster	Somerset	Montgomery Twp
New Jersey Conservation Foundation				$2,552,000
	Maccarone	Gloucester	Woolwich Twp
	Conley	Hunterdon	Delaware Twp
	Fisher	Hunterdon	Delaware Twp
	Lanza	Salem	Pilesgrove Twp
	Sorbello	Salem	Pilesgrove Twp
	Dougan	Salem	Quinton Twp
	Fox	Salem	Quinton Twp
	Joyce	Salem	Upper Pittsgrove Twp
	Miller	Salem	Upper Pittsgrove Twp
Ridge and Valley Conservancy				$ 87,000
	Windkissed	Warren	Frelinghuysen Twp
The Land Conservancy of New Jersey				$1,393,000
	McCain	Sussex	Frankford Twp
	McMahon	Sussex	Frankford Twp
	Williams	Sussex	Frankford Twp
	Allison	Sussex	Lafayette Twp
	CF Investment	Sussex	Stillwater Twp
	Syberg	Sussex	Stillwater Twp

2. The expenditure of the sums appropriated by this act is subject to the provisions and conditions of P.L.2009, c.117, P.L.2007, c.119, P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.), and P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-11 et seq.), as appropriate.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

This bill would appropriate a total of $8.831 million to the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) for farmland preservation purposes, as follows:

(1) $4,999,796 from the "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund,"

(2) $856,852 from the "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," made available due to project withdrawals, cancelled obligations and reallocation of monies previously appropriated pursuant to P.L.2009, c.95; and

The "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" was established pursuant to section 20 of the "Garden State Preservation Trust Act," P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-20).

Specifically, the bill would appropriate these sums for grants to qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations for (1) up to 50% of the cost of acquisition of development easements on farmland for farmland preservation purposes, or (2) up to 50% of the cost of acquisition of fee simple titles to farmland for resale or lease with agricultural deed restrictions approved by the SADC.

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

Appropriates $8.831 million from "2009 Farmland Preservation Fund," "2007 Farmland Preservation Fund," and "Garden State Farmland Preservation Trust Fund" for grants to certain nonprofit organizations for farmland preservation purposes.