Sponsored by:
Senator JOSEPH PENNACCHIO
District 26 (Essex, Morris and Passaic)
Senator STEVEN V. OROHO
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
SYNOPSIS
Makes supplemental appropriation of $10 million for grants for certain lake management activities for recreation and conservation purposes.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Supplement to the Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations act, P.L.2020, c.97.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2020, c.97, the annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2020-2021, there is appropriated the following sum for the purposes specified:
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42 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 40 Community Development and Environmental Management 43 Science and Technical Programs
GRANTS-IN-AID |
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06-4850 |
Water Monitoring........................................................ |
$10,000,000 |
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Total Grants-In-Aid Appropriation, Stormwater Management Grants |
$10,000,000 |
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Grants-In-Aid: |
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06 |
Stormwater Management Grants .......................................... |
($10,000,000) |
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The amounts hereinabove appropriated shall be used for providing grants to assist qualified entities to pay the cost of development of lands for the management and maintenance of lakes for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to section 2 of this act.
2. a. The amounts appropriated in section 1 of this act shall be used for providing grants to assist qualified entities to pay the cost of development of lands for the management and maintenance of lakes for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to the provisions of this section.
b. The department shall establish a program for the purpose of providing grants with the moneys allocated pursuant to section 1 of this act to assist qualified entities to pay certain costs associated with the management and maintenance of lakes for recreation and conservation purposes.
c. (1) In establishing the program required pursuant to this section, the department shall develop criteria for the evaluation and ranking of applications to provide priority to projects:
(a) submitted by qualified entities located in the Highlands Region and pinelands area; and
(b) to improve water quality and increase recreational access and use of lakes, including projects to control nutrient levels in lakes in order to prevent future harmful algal blooms.
(2) A grant issued pursuant to this section may be used for stormwater and nonpoint source pollution management activities that would, as determined by the department, directly enhance, improve, or protect the use of a lake for recreation and conservation purposes.
(3) (a) An application received by the department from the Greenwood Lake Commission for funding pursuant to this section shall be approved by the department and shall receive a minimum grant award of $750,000. A grant awarded to the Greenwood Lake Commission pursuant to this section shall be used solely for that part of Greenwood Lake which lies within the State, and may be utilized without matching funds from substantially similar legislation by the State of New York.
(b) An application received by the department from the Lake Hopatcong Commission for funding pursuant to this section shall be approved by the department and shall receive a minimum grant award of $750,000.
(4) The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall develop an application by which a qualified entity may apply for a grant pursuant to this section, and criteria by which to rank the applications received by the department. The commissioner shall provide notice of the availability of funding for this program and make the application available on the department's Internet website.
d. As used in this section: