Bill Text: NJ S3922 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Appropriates $18,518,738 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-01-30 - Approved P.L.2025, c.12. [S3922 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-S3922-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator ANDREW ZWICKER
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
SYNOPSIS
Appropriates $18,518,738 from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues to NJ Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act appropriating $18,518,738 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues for the purpose of providing grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. There is appropriated to the New Jersey Historic Trust the sum of $16,598,738 from dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 9 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51), for the purpose of providing, for historic preservation projects approved as eligible for such funding: (1) capital preservation grants as listed in subsection b. of this section; (2) historic site management grants as listed in subsection c. of this section; and (3) easement purchases as listed in subsection d. of this section.
b. The following historic preservation projects are eligible for funding in the form of capital preservation grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, using moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section:
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County |
Municipality |
Name of Organization |
Project Name |
Grant Award |
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Atlantic |
Atlantic City |
Atlantic City |
Fire Station #8 (Northside Institutional Historic District)
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750,000 |
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Atlantic |
Atlantic City |
Casino Reinvestment Development Authority |
Atlantic City Convention Hall |
750,000 |
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Atlantic |
Atlantic City |
Inlet Public/Private Association, Inc. |
Absecon Lighthouse |
750,000 |
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Bergen |
Fair Lawn Boro |
Borough of Fair Lawn |
Naugle-Vanderbeck House |
537,509 |
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Bergen |
Oradell Boro |
County of Bergen |
New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company |
750,000 |
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Burlington |
New Hanover Twp |
New Hanover Township |
General Edward S. Godfrey House |
149,257 |
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Camden |
Camden City |
Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc. |
USS New Jersey (BB-62) |
350,000 |
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Camden |
Cherry Hill Twp |
Cherry Hill Township |
Kay-Evans Farmstead (Croft Farmstead) |
638,286 |
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Camden |
Gibbsboro Boro |
Borough of Gibbsboro |
John Lucas House |
552,094 |
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Cape May |
Lower Twp |
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities (trading as Cape May MAC)
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Cape May Lighthouse
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23,166 |
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Cape May |
Lower Twp |
Lower Township |
Judge Nathaniel Foster House |
150,000 |
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Essex |
Livingston Twp |
Township of Livingston |
Theophilus Ward/Thomas Force House and Condit Family Cook House |
370,750 |
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Essex |
Montclair Twp |
The Montclair Foundation |
Van Vleck House & Gardens (Mountain Historic District) |
337,197 |
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Hudson |
Jersey City |
Save Ellis Island |
Statue of Liberty National Monument, Ellis Island and Liberty Island |
191,152 |
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Hudson |
Jersey City |
Jersey City Free Public Library |
Jersey City Public Library (Van Vorst Park Historic District)
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600,000 |
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Hunterdon |
Flemington Boro |
Hunterdon County Historical Society |
Doric House (Flemington Historic District) |
8,153 |
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Hunterdon |
Holland Twp |
Township of Holland |
Riegel Ridge Community Center |
120,000 |
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Hunterdon |
Raritan Twp |
Hunterdon Land Trust |
Case-Dvoor Farmstead |
750,000 |
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Mercer |
Hamilton Twp |
The Founders Committee, NJ State Society of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution |
Isaac Watson House |
40,200 |
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Mercer |
Hopewell Boro |
Borough of Hopewell |
Hopewell Railroad Station |
146,676 |
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Mercer |
Trenton City |
Historic Trenton Masonic Temple |
Masonic Temple (State House Historic District) |
60,300 |
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Mercer |
Trenton City |
City of Trenton |
Roebling Machine Shop |
750,000 |
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Mercer |
Lawrence Twp |
Lawrence Township |
Baker-Brearley House
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400,000 |
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Monmouth |
Asbury Park City |
Asbury Park African-American Music Project, Inc. |
Turf Club |
313,075 |
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Monmouth |
Shrewsbury Boro |
Monmouth County Historical Association |
Allen House |
200,000 |
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Monmouth |
West Long Branch Boro |
Monmouth University |
Shadow Lawn - Phase 2 |
750,000 |
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Morris |
Dover Town |
Dover Area Historical Society |
Condict House/ Presbyterian Church House (Blackwell Street Historic District)
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150,000 |
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Morris |
Mendham Boro |
Mendham Borough |
Cary Barn (Stephen Cary House) |
434,845 |
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Morris |
Morristown Town |
Morris County Historical Society |
Acorn Hall |
168,225 |
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Morris |
Morristown Town |
The Woman's Club of Morristown, Inc. |
Dr. Lewis Condict House |
350,900 |
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Morris |
Mountain Lakes Boro |
Borough of Mountain Lakes |
Mountain Lakes Train Station (Mountain Lakes Historic District) |
270,950 |
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Morris |
Netcong Boro |
The Growing Stage - The Children's Theatre of New Jersey |
Palace Theatre |
150,000 |
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Morris |
Rockaway Twp |
Township of Rockaway |
Ford-Faesch Manor House
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400,000 |
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Morris |
Washington Twp |
Middle Valley Community Center, Inc. |
Middle Valley Community Center (Middle Valley Historic District) |
30,900 |
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Ocean |
Toms River Twp |
Ocean County Historical Society |
Elizabeth Sculthorp Force House |
12,600 |
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Passaic |
Paterson City |
County of Passaic |
Passaic County Court House, and United States Custom House and Post Office Historic District - Phase 2
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750,000 |
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Passaic |
Wayne Twp |
Township of Wayne |
Van Duyne House
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407,520 |
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Somerset |
Bernards Twp |
The Friends of the Kennedy Martin Stelle Farmstead, Inc. |
Kennedy-Martin- Stelle Farmstead |
577,384 |
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Union |
Berkeley Heights Twp |
Township of Berkeley Heights |
Littel-Lord Farmstead |
384,067 |
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Union |
Clark Twp |
Township of Clark |
Seventeenth Century Clark House
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145,950 |
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Union |
Rahway City |
Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum Association |
Merchants and Drovers Tavern |
120,000 |
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Union |
Scotch Plains Twp |
Preserve Shady Rest Committee |
Shady Rest Golf and Country Club |
150,000 |
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Union |
Union Twp |
Liberty Hall Museum |
Liberty Hall |
89,844 |
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TOTAL |
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$15,031,000 |
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c. The following historic
preservation projects are eligible for funding in the form of historic site
management grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, using moneys
appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section:
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County |
Municipality |
Name of Organization |
Project Name |
Grant Award
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Atlantic |
Atlantic City |
City of Atlantic City |
Atlantic City Fire Station #6/Atlantic City Fire Station #9 |
49,999 |
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Atlantic |
Atlantic City |
Atlantic City |
Liberty Hotel |
75,000 |
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Bergen |
Dumont Boro |
Borough of Dumont |
Derick Banta House |
25,875 |
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Bergen |
Fair Lawn Boro |
Radburn Association |
Radburn Historic District
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75,000 |
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Burlington |
Bordentown City |
Bordentown Historical Society |
Clara Barton Schoolhouse (Bordentown Historic District) |
43,867 |
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Burlington |
Florence Twp |
Roebling Main Gate Museum |
101 Second Avenue (Roebling Historic District) |
18,750 |
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Camden |
Camden City |
Camden County Historical Society |
Pomona Hall (Cooper House) |
43,110 |
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Cumberland |
Millville City |
Millville Army Air Field Museum (MAAFM) |
Millville Army Air Field Historic District |
13,830 |
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Essex |
Nutley Twp |
Van Riper House, Inc. |
Van Riper House |
9,634 |
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Hudson |
Weehawken Twp |
Township of Weehawken |
Hackensack Water Company Complex |
56,250 |
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Hunterdon |
Clinton Twp |
The 1759 Vought House, Inc., A Revolutionary War Loyalist Homestead |
Christoffel Vought Farmstead |
16,111 |
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Hunterdon |
Lambertville City |
The Kalmia Club |
The Kalmia Club |
26,250 |
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Hunterdon |
Readington Twp |
Readington Township |
Taylor's Mill (Taylor's Mill Historic District) |
34,290 |
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Hunterdon |
Stockton Boro |
Stockton Borough |
District No.98 Schoolhouse |
43,875 |
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Mercer |
Hamilton Twp |
The Founders Committee, NJ State Society of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution |
Isaac Watson House |
53,400 |
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Mercer |
Hamilton Twp |
Historical Society of Hamilton Township, Inc. |
Isaac Pearson House |
20,145 |
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Mercer |
Hopewell Twp |
Washington Crossing Park Association, Inc. |
Washington Crossing State Park |
75,000 |
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Mercer |
Trenton City |
Historic Trenton Masonic Temple |
Masonic Temple (State House Historic District) |
31,350 |
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Mercer |
Trenton City |
Greater Mt. Zion Community Development Corporation |
Greater Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church |
18,700 |
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Mercer |
Trenton City |
Old Barracks Association |
Old Barracks
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66,450 |
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Monmouth |
Fair Haven Boro |
Borough of Fair Haven |
Fisk Chapel |
38,625 |
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Monmouth |
Middletown Twp |
Township of Middletown |
Dempsey Pump House |
38,100 |
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Monmouth |
Red Bank Boro |
Borough of Red Bank |
Monmouth Boat Club |
45,000 |
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Morris |
Boonton Town |
The Town of Boonton |
Darress Theatre |
75,000 |
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Morris |
Chester Twp |
Morris County Park Commission |
Willowwood Arboretum |
47,175 |
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Morris |
Randolph Twp |
Friends Meeting House & Cemetery Association of Randolph Township, NJ
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Friends Meetinghouse
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75,000 |
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Somerset |
Franklin Twp |
Franklin Inn-Van Liew Homestead Association, Inc. |
Van Liew Farmhouse (East Millstone Historic District) |
39,540 |
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Somerset |
Somerville Boro |
NJ Department of Environmental Protection |
Old Dutch Parsonage |
75,000 |
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Sussex |
Stillwater Twp |
Historical Society of Stillwater Township |
Casper and Abraham Shafer Grist Mill Complex |
19,537 |
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Sussex |
Vernon Twp |
Vernon Township Historic Society |
Rickey Farm |
16,125 |
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Union |
Rahway City |
City of Rahway |
Rahway Library |
35,250 |
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Union |
Plainfield City |
City of Plainfield |
Plainfield YMCA (Plainfield Civic Historic District) |
26,250 |
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Union |
Plainfield City |
Jerusalem Lodge No. 26 F & AM |
Plainfield Masonic Temple, Jerusalem Lodge No. 26 F & AM |
75,000 |
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Union |
Union Twp |
Union Township Historical Society |
Caldwell Parsonage |
65,250 |
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TOTAL |
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$1,467,738 |
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d. Of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the sum of $100,000 shall be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust for the purpose of the following easement purchases:
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County |
Municipality |
Name of Organization
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Project Name |
Grant Award
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Burlington |
Bordentown City |
NJ Historic Trust |
Easement Purchase
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$100,000 |
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TOTAL |
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$100,000 |
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e. Any transfer of any funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in subsection b., c., or d. of this section shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
f. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection b., c., or d. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project that previously received funding for historic preservation purposes appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund established pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-21), or that receives funding pursuant to this act, shall be eligible to receive additional funding, as determined by the New Jersey Historic Trust, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
For the purposes of this subsection, "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.1987, c.265.
g. The expenditure of moneys appropriated pursuant to this section is subject to the provisions of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.).
2. There is appropriated to the New Jersey Historic Trust from the "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 9 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51), the sum of $1,920,000 for paying administrative costs associated with administering the applicable provisions of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.).
3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund," established pursuant to section 9 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act," P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51), the sum of $18,518,738 to implement the provisions of this act.
4. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
The bill appropriates $18,518,738 to the New Jersey Historic Trust for grants for certain historic preservation projects contained in the bill and associated administrative expenses.
The funding in this bill is provided from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax (CBT) revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution, approved by the voters of the State in November 2014. The "Preserve New Jersey Act" implements the constitutional dedication of CBT revenues for open space, farmland, and historic preservation. The "Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund" was established by section 9 of the "Preserve New Jersey Act."
The funding contained in this bill will be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust to provide capital preservation grants for 43 projects, totaling $15,031,000 (listed in subsection b. of section 1 of the bill), and historic site management grants, including heritage tourism initiatives, for 34 projects, totaling $1,467,738 (listed in subsection c. of section 1 of the bill). In addition, of the funding, $100,000 will be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust to purchase a historic preservation easement. Lastly, the bill appropriates $1,920,000 to the New Jersey Historic Trust for administrative expenses incurred in the implementation of the "Preserve New Jersey Act."
Capital preservation grants fund the restoration, preservation, repair, and rehabilitation of historic sites for new or continued use by nonprofit organizations or local governments. There are three levels of capital preservation grants: Level I grants of $5,000 to $150,000; Level II grants of $150,001 to $750,000; and Multi-Phase Level II grants range of $500,000 to $750,000. Historic site management grants help fund preservation planning projects, such as condition assessments, historic structure reports, archaeological investigations, construction documents, and heritage tourism initiatives to improve visitors' experiences at historic sites. All of the grants require a match from the recipient. All of the properties are listed or eligible to be listed in the New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places, either individually or within designated historic districts.
The projects listed in this bill have been approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust and the Garden State Preservation Trust.
The bill also provides that any transfer of any funds to another project, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in the bill would require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee. The bill further provides that, to the extent there are funds remaining after the projects listed in this bill are offered funding, the New Jersey Historic Trust, with the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee, may use those funds to provide additional funding for historic preservation projects, provided those projects were previously approved for funding pursuant to various other laws or approved for funding pursuant to this bill.
