Bill Text: NJ S3022 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Appropriates $88,592,361 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-06-25 - Substituted by A4559 [S3022 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-S3022-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator RICHARD J. CODEY
District 27 (Essex and Morris)
SYNOPSIS
Appropriates $88,592,361 from "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds for local government open space acquisition and park development projects.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act appropriating $88,592,361 from the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond funds to assist local government units 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. As used in this act:
"Densely or highly populated municipality" means a municipality with a population density of at least 5,000 persons per square mile, or a population of at least 35,000 persons, according to the latest federal decennial census.
"Densely populated county" means a county with a population density of at least 5,000 persons per square mile according to the latest federal decennial census.
"Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" means the fund established pursuant to section 19 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-19).
"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, P.L.1989, c.183, P.L.1987, c.265, and P.L.1983, c.354.
"Highly populated county" means a county with a population density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile according to the latest federal decennial census.
2. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the following sums for the purpose of providing grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to section 3 of this act and for the purpose of providing grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to section 4 of this act:
a. $1,700,000 from the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," made available due to loan repayments;
b. $19,330,422 from the "1995 New Jersey Green Trust Fund," established pursuant to section 23 of the "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation, and Blue Acres Bond Act of 1995," P.L.1995, c.204, made available due to loan repayments and interest earnings;
c. $7,147,246 from the "1992 New Jersey Green Trust Fund," established pursuant to section 22 of the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," P.L.1992, c.88, made available due to loan repayments and interest earnings;
d. $24,205,185 from the
"1989 New Jersey Green Trust Fund," established pursuant to section 19 of the
"Open Space Preservation
Bond Act of 1989," P.L.1989, c.183, made available due to loan repayments and
interest earnings;
e. $31,285,106 from the "Green Trust Fund," established pursuant to section 16 of the "New Jersey Green Acres Bond Act of 1983," P.L.1983, c.354, made available due to loan repayments and interest earnings; and
f. $4,924,402 from the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and any Green Acres fund established pursuant to a Green Acres bond act, made available due to project cancellations, withdrawals, and cost savings.
3. a. The following projects to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 2 of this act:
(1) Planning Incentive Acquisition Projects:
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
|
Oakland Boro |
Bergen |
Open Space & Recreation Plan |
$550,000
|
|
Ridgewood Village |
Bergen |
Open Space Project |
415,000
|
|
River Vale Twp |
Bergen |
Watershed Property Acq |
550,000
|
|
Bordentown Twp |
Burlington |
Bordentown Twp Open Space Acq
|
550,000 |
|
Eastampton Twp |
Burlington |
Planning Incentive |
550,000
|
|
Medford Twp |
Burlington |
Open Space Incentive |
550,000
|
|
Moorestown Twp |
Burlington |
Open Space Preservation Plan |
550,000
|
|
Gibbsboro Boro |
Camden |
Greenway Acq |
3,000
|
|
Haddonfield Boro |
Camden |
Open Space Acq |
550,000
|
|
Voorhees Twp |
Camden |
Planning Incentive Grant |
199,000
|
|
Cumberland County |
Cumberland |
Trails & Open Space Acq |
500,000
|
|
Upper Deerfield Twp |
Cumberland |
Open Space Acq |
550,000
|
|
Gloucester County |
Gloucester |
Open Space Plan |
1,100,000
|
|
Harrison Twp |
Gloucester |
Planning Incentive Grant |
315,750
|
|
Woolwich Twp |
Gloucester |
Open Space Plan |
375,000
|
|
Clinton Twp |
Hunterdon |
Open Space Acq |
550,000
|
|
Delaware Twp |
Hunterdon |
Open Space Acq |
550,000
|
|
East Amwell Twp |
Hunterdon |
Open Space & Recreation Plan |
310,000
|
|
Franklin Twp |
Hunterdon |
Franklin Open Space Plan |
220,000
|
|
High Bridge Boro |
Hunterdon |
Open Space Plan |
550,000
|
|
Kingwood Twp |
Hunterdon |
Open Space Plan |
550,000
|
|
Raritan Twp |
Hunterdon |
Land Acq Plan |
550,000
|
|
Readington Twp |
Hunterdon |
Greenway Incentive Plan |
550,000
|
|
Tewksbury Twp |
Hunterdon |
Recreation and Open Space Plan |
350,000
|
|
East Windsor Twp |
Mercer |
East Windsor Open Space Acq |
550,000
|
|
Hopewell Boro |
Mercer |
Hopewell Boro Greenbelt Acq
|
100,000 |
|
Hopewell Twp |
Mercer |
Hopewell Open Space Acq |
550,000
|
|
Pennington Boro |
Mercer |
Pennington Greenbelt Planning Incentive
|
200,000
|
|
Princeton Boro |
Mercer |
Princeton Open Space Acq |
550,000
|
|
West Windsor Twp |
Mercer |
West Windsor Planning Inc. |
550,000
|
|
Millstone Twp |
Monmouth |
Millstone Planning Incentive - Project Evergreen |
550,000
|
|
Tinton Falls Boro |
Monmouth |
Tinton Falls Acq |
550,000
|
|
Chester Twp |
Morris |
Chester Twp Open Space Acq |
205,000
|
|
Hanover Twp |
Morris |
Open Space Acq |
300,000
|
|
Harding Twp |
Morris |
Harding Open Space Acq |
550,000
|
|
Madison Boro |
Morris |
Madison Boro Open Space Acq |
500,000
|
|
Mendham Twp |
Morris |
Mendham Twp Open Space Acq |
187,800
|
|
Pequannock Twp |
Morris |
Planning Incentive |
302,000
|
|
Rockaway Twp |
Morris |
Open Space Acq |
550,000
|
|
Ocean County |
Ocean |
Planning Incentive Grant |
1,375,000
|
|
Little Egg Harbor Twp |
Ocean |
Planning Incentive |
550,000
|
|
Point Pleasant Beach Boro |
Ocean |
Open Space & Recreation Acq |
550,000
|
|
Bedminster Twp |
Somerset |
Bedminster Parks Exp |
521,000
|
|
Montgomery Twp |
Somerset |
Open Space Acq 5 |
550,000
|
|
Peapack-Gladstone Boro |
Somerset |
Open Space Acq |
550,000
|
|
Wantage Twp |
Sussex |
Wantage Twp Open Space Plan |
550,000
|
|
Warren County |
Warren |
Warren County Open Space Plan |
1,000,000
|
|
Allamuchy Twp |
Warren |
Allamuchy Twp Open Space Acq |
150,000
|
|
Alpha Boro |
Warren |
Alpha Borough Open Space |
350,000
|
|
Blairstown Twp |
Warren |
Blairstown Township Planning Incentive
|
165,000 |
|
Frelinghuysen Twp |
Warren |
Open Space & Recreation Plan |
200,000
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$24,193,550
|
(2) Site Specific Incentive Acquisition Projects:
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
|
Mantua Twp |
Gloucester |
Fossil Park Acq |
$550,000
|
|
Lambertville City
|
Hunterdon |
McCann Tract Acq |
470,000 |
|
Long Hill Twp |
Morris |
Passaic River Basin Property Acq |
500,000
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$1,520,000
|
(3) Standard Acquisition Projects:
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
|
Brigantine City |
Atlantic |
Former Gulf Station Acq |
$27,125
|
|
Hammonton Town |
Atlantic |
Hammonton Lake Park Expansion
|
550,000
|
|
Westwood Boro |
Bergen |
Flood Damaged Properties Acq |
200,000
|
|
North Caldwell Boro |
Essex |
North Caldwell Boro Open Space Acq
|
550,000
|
|
Secaucus Town |
Hudson |
Downtown Recreation Acq
|
550,000 |
|
Milltown Boro |
Middlesex |
Acquisition for Public Park |
311,750
|
|
Ocean Twp |
Monmouth |
Blue Acres Matching funds |
550,000
|
|
Lincoln Park Boro |
Morris |
Lincoln Park Floodplain Acq Project |
550,000 |
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$3,288,875
|
b. The following projects to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes located in municipalities eligible to receive State aid pursuant to P.L.1978, c.14 (C.52:27D-178 et seq.), either as of June 30, 2014 or the effective date of this act, are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 2 of this act:
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
|
Bloomfield Twp |
Essex |
Third River Park and Preserve |
$1,100,000
|
|
Union City |
Hudson |
Weehawken - Union City Reservoir Acq
|
1,100,000
|
|
Weehawken Twp |
Hudson |
Weehawken - Union City Reservoir Acq
|
1,100,000
|
|
Carteret Boro |
Middlesex |
Noe Street Park Acq |
1,042,500
|
|
Asbury Park City |
Monmouth |
Bradley Cove Acq |
1,100,000
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$5,442,500
|
c. The following projects to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes, located in densely or highly populated municipalities or sponsored by densely populated counties or highly populated counties, are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 2 of this act:
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
|
New Milford Boro |
Bergen |
New Milford Open Space Plan |
$425,000
|
|
North Arlington Boro
|
Bergen |
River Road Acq |
362,500
|
|
Evesham Twp |
Burlington |
Planning Incentive |
570,000
|
|
Mount Laurel Twp |
Burlington |
Mt. Laurel Acq Plan |
825,000
|
|
Gloucester Twp |
Camden |
Open Space Acq |
1,100,000
|
|
Washington Twp |
Gloucester |
Open Space & Recreation Project |
825,000
|
|
Harrison Town |
Hudson |
Waterfront Park Walkway Acq |
825,000
|
|
Mercer County |
Mercer |
Mercer County Planning Incentive |
1,375,000
|
|
Hamilton Twp |
Mercer |
Hamilton Twp Open Space Acq |
410,000
|
|
North Brunswick Twp |
Middlesex |
North Brunswick Plan |
825,000
|
|
South Brunswick Twp |
Middlesex |
Open Space Acq |
744,000
|
|
Monmouth County |
Monmouth |
Planning Incentive Acq |
1,375,000
|
|
Marlboro Twp |
Monmouth |
Marlboro Open Space Acq |
825,000
|
|
Middletown Twp |
Monmouth |
Middletown Twp Planning Incentive |
825,000
|
|
Morris County |
Morris |
Morris County Planning Incentive
|
1,175,000 |
|
Manchester Twp |
Ocean |
Planning Incentive |
825,000
|
|
Seaside Heights Boro
|
Ocean |
Marina Acq |
825,000
|
|
Somerset County |
Somerset |
County Open Space Acq |
1,375,000
|
|
Franklin Twp |
Somerset |
Open Space Plan Acq |
825,000
|
|
Union County |
Union |
Union County Open Space & Recreation Plan |
1,650,000
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$17,986,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
GRAND TOTAL |
|
|
$52,431,425
|
4. a. The following projects to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 2 of this act:
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
|
Buena Vista Twp |
Atlantic |
Michael Debbi Park Improvements |
$550,000
|
|
Cape May City |
Cape May |
Lafayette Street Park Development Phase 1
|
500,000 |
|
Wildwood City |
Cape May |
Fox Park Improvements |
550,000
|
|
Manasquan Boro |
Monmouth |
Mallard Park Improvements |
550,000
|
|
Barnegat Twp |
Ocean |
Barnegat Blvd Rec Complex |
550,000
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$2,700,000
|
b. The following projects to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, located in municipalities eligible to receive State aid pursuant to P.L.1978, c.14 (C.52:27D-178 et seq.) either as of June 30, 2014 or the effective date of this act, or sponsored by densely populated counties, are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 2 of this act:
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
|
Garfield City |
Bergen |
20th Century Field Improvements |
$1,100,000
|
|
Burlington County |
Burlington |
Willingboro Lakes Park Development
|
1,100,000 |
|
Mount Holly Twp |
Burlington |
Mill Dam Park Redevelopment |
1,100,000
|
|
Pemberton Twp |
Burlington |
West End Park Development |
1,100,000
|
|
Camden City |
Camden |
Whitman Park Improvement Project
|
300,000
|
|
Winslow Twp |
Camden |
Daniel Calabrese Memorial Park |
306,500
|
|
Bridgeton City |
Cumberland |
City Park Splash Park |
400,000
|
|
Vineland City |
Cumberland |
Multi-Field Improvements |
330,000
|
|
Essex County |
Essex |
Multi-Park Improvements |
1,650,000
|
|
East Orange City |
Essex |
Elmwood Park Court Reconstruction
|
990,000
|
|
Irvington Twp |
Essex |
40th Street Park Upgrades |
650,500
|
|
Newark City |
Essex |
Jesse Allen Park |
850,000
|
|
Orange City Twp |
Essex |
Multi-Park Development Project |
1,100,000
|
|
Glassboro Boro |
Gloucester |
Town Square Park Improvements |
850,000
|
|
Monroe Twp |
Gloucester |
Monroe Township Dog Park |
780,000
|
|
Woodbury City |
Gloucester |
Woodbury Creek/Stewart Lake Improvements
|
700,000
|
|
Hudson County |
Hudson |
Lincoln Park West Development Project
|
1,650,000
|
|
Jersey City |
Hudson |
Berry Lane Park Development |
1,100,000
|
|
Kearny Town |
Hudson |
Gunnell Oval Sports Complex Reconstruction
|
1,100,000 |
|
North Bergen Twp |
Hudson |
76th Street Little League Field Improvements
|
1,100,000 |
|
West New York Town |
Hudson |
Donnelly and Veteran's Park Rehab
|
1,100,000 |
|
Middlesex County |
Middlesex |
Medwick Park 2 |
1,375,000
|
|
Perth Amboy City |
Middlesex |
Raritan Riverfront Park |
1,100,000
|
|
Woodbridge Twp |
Middlesex |
East William Street Park Development
|
105,000 |
|
Long Branch City |
Monmouth |
Manahassett Creek Park |
624,800
|
|
Neptune Twp |
Monmouth |
Shark River Marina Improvements
|
400,000 |
|
Brick Twp |
Ocean |
Multi-Park Improvements |
1,100,000
|
|
Lakewood Twp |
Ocean |
Multi-Park Improvements |
1,100,000
|
|
Passaic County |
Passaic |
Garret Mountain Improvements |
1,375,000
|
|
Passaic City |
Passaic |
McDonald Brook Improvements Ph II
|
1,100,000
|
|
Plainfield City |
Union |
Multi-Parks Improvements |
1,100,000
|
|
Roselle Boro |
Union |
Arminio Field Park Improvement |
1,100,000
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$29,836,800 |
c. The following projects to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, located in densely or highly populated municipalities or sponsored by highly populated counties, are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to section 2 of this act:
|
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
|
COUNTY |
PROJECT |
APPROVED AMOUNT |
|
Cliffside Park Boro |
Bergen |
Zalewski Park Improvements |
$79,000
|
|
Teaneck Twp |
Bergen |
Terhune North Trail |
60,136
|
|
Caldwell Boro |
Essex |
Kiwanis Oval Field Improvement |
825,000
|
|
Guttenberg Town |
Hudson |
Multi Park Improvements |
185,000
|
|
Belmar Boro |
Monmouth |
Maclearie Park Improvements |
825,000
|
|
Red Bank Boro |
Monmouth |
Count Basie Park Phase III |
825,000
|
|
Wayne Twp |
Passaic |
Alps Road Ballfields |
825,000
|
|
TOTAL |
|
|
$3,624,136
|
|
GRAND TOTAL |
|
|
$36,160,936 |
5. a. Any transfer of funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in section 3 or 4 of this act shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
b. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in section 3 or 4 of this act are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project of a local government unit 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, or that receives funding approved pursuant to this act, 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.
6. a. 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 local government units to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, for the purposes of providing:
(1) grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, for projects approved as eligible for such funding pursuant to this act; and
(2) additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, to any project of a local government unit 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 or that receives funding approved pursuant to this act, 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.
b. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection such sums as may be, or may become, available on or before June 30, 2015, due to interest earnings or loan repayments in any "Green Trust Fund" established pursuant to a Green Acres bond act or in the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," for the purpose of providing:
(1) grants or loans, or both, to assist local government units to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, for projects approved as eligible for such funding pursuant to this act; and
(2) additional funding, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection, to any project of a local government unit 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 or that receives funding approved pursuant to this act, 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.
7. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill appropriates $88,592,361 from the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and various Green Acres bond acts to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to provide grants or low-interest loans, or both, to assist local government units in the State to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes.
Of the amount appropriated: $1,700,000 is from the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund," established by the "Garden State Preservation Trust Act," made available due to loan repayments; $19,330,422 is from the "1995 New Jersey Green Trust Fund," established by the "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation, and Blue Acres Bond Act of 1995," made available due to loan repayments and interest earnings; $7,147,246 is from the "1992 New Jersey Green Trust Fund," established by the "Green Acres, Clean Water, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 1992," made available due to loan repayments and interest earnings; $24,205,185 is from the "1989 New Jersey Green Trust Fund," established by the "Open Space Preservation Bond Act of 1989," made available due to loan repayments and interest earnings; $31,285,106 is from the "Green Trust Fund," established by the "New Jersey Green Acres Bond Act of 1983," made available due to loan repayments and interest earnings; and $4,924,402 is from the "Garden State Green Acres Preservation Trust Fund" and any Green Acres fund established pursuant to a Green Acres bond act, made available due to project cancellations, withdrawals, and cost savings.
The total amount of funding allocated for local government projects that are listed in this bill is $88,592,361. Of this amount, $52,431,425 is for projects to acquire lands for recreation and conservations purposes, and $36,160,936 is for projects to develop lands for recreation and conservations purposes.
Of the sum for projects to acquire lands for recreation and conservations purposes: $24,193,500 is allocated for planning incentive open space acquisition projects; $1,520,000 is allocated for site specific incentive open space acquisition projects; $3,288,875 is allocated for standard open space acquisition projects (i.e., projects located in municipalities that do not have an open space tax); $5,442,500 is allocated for projects in "urban aid" municipalities; and $17,986,500 is allocated for projects in densely or highly populated municipalities or sponsored by densely or highly populated counties.
Of the sum for projects to develop lands for recreation and conservations purposes: $2,700,000 is allocated for "standard" open space development projects (i.e., located in non-urban municipalities and counties); $29,836,800 is allocated for local park development projects in urban aid municipalities or sponsored by densely populated counties; and $3,624,136 is allocated for local park development projects in densely or highly populated municipalities or sponsored by highly populated counties.
The projects listed have been approved by the DEP and the Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT).
The projects approved by the bill include projects in "urban aid" and densely or highly populated municipalities and counties. The bill defines a "densely or highly populated municipality" as a municipality with a population density of at least 5,000 persons per square mile or a population of at least 35,000 persons; a "densely populated county" as a county with a population density of at least 5,000 persons per square mile; and a "highly populated county" as a county with a population density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile.
To the extent that there are funds remaining after those local government unit projects listed in this bill are offered funding, the bill also authorizes the DEP, with the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee (JBOC), to use those funds to provide additional funding for local government unit projects listed in this bill as well as for local government unit projects previously approved for funding pursuant to various other laws.
The bill also allows the DEP, subject to the approval of the JBOC, to re-distribute moneys, which have been returned to the department due to project withdrawals, cancellations, or cost savings, or which have or will become available on or before June 30, 2015 due to interest earnings and loan repayments from various Green Acres bond act funds, for the purpose of providing additional funding, for recreation and conservation purposes, to previously approved and funded projects of local government units, or to local government unit projects listed in this bill. This additional funding, if provided from a Green Acres bond act, may include administrative costs.
