An Act appropriating $9,184,427 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues to provide grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire or develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes, and for certain administrative expenses.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. For the purposes of this section:
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.
Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund means the fund established pursuant to section 6 of the Preserve New Jersey Act, P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48).
Stewardship activity means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of the Preserve New Jersey Act, P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-45).
b. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the sum of $8,747,073 from the dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund, established pursuant to section 6 of the Preserve New Jersey Act, P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48), for the purpose of providing grants to assist qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations to acquire lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to subsection c. of this section, to develop lands for recreation and conservation purposes pursuant to subsection d. of this section, and to undertake stewardship activities pursuant to subsection e. of this section.
c. The following projects for the acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes are eligible for funding with the moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection b. of this section:
Nonprofit Organization Project County Municipality Approved Amount
(1) D & R Greenway Greenway Acq Burlington Beverly City $1,000,000
Land Trust Bordentown City
Bordentown Twp
Burlington City
Burlington Twp
Chesterfield Twp
Cinnaminson Twp
Delanco Twp
Delran Twp
Edgewater Park Twp
Fieldsboro Boro
Florence Twp
Hainesport Twp
Mansfield Twp
Maple Shade Twp
Moorestown Twp
Mount Holly Twp
Mount Laurel Twp
Palmyra Boro
Riverside Twp
Riverton Boro
Springfield Twp
Westampton Twp
Willingboro Twp
Camden Audubon Boro
Audubon Park Boro
Brooklawn Boro
Camden City
Cherry Hill Twp
Collingswood Boro
Gloucester City
Haddon Heights Boro
Haddon Twp
Haddonfield Boro
Merchantville Boro
Mount Ephraim Boro
Oaklyn Boro
Pennsauken Twp
Woodlynne Boro
Cumberland Deerfield Twp
Fairfield Twp
Greenwich Twp
Hopewell Twp
Stow Creek Twp
Upper Deerfield Twp
Gloucester National Park Boro
West Deptford Twp
Westville Boro
Hunterdon All municipalities
Mercer All municipalities
Middlesex All municipalities
Monmouth All municipalities
Morris All municipalities
Salem Elsinboro Twp
Lower Alloways Creek Twp
Mannington Twp
Pennsville Twp
Somerset All municipalities
(2) Friends of Hopewell Hopewell Valley Mercer Hopewell Boro 174,915
Valley Open Space Park Acq Hopewell Twp
Pennington Boro
(3) Friends of Princeton Millstone River Mercer Princeton Boro 250,000
Open Space Watershed
(4) Hunterdon Land Trust Hunterdon Open Hunterdon All municipalities 500,000
Space Plan
Priority Areas
(5) New Jersey Priority Area Acq Atlantic Buena Vista Twp 1,000,000
Conservation Egg Harbor City
Foundation Egg Harbor Twp
Estell Manor City
Folsom Boro
Galloway Twp
Hamilton Twp
Hammonton Town
Mullica Twp
Weymouth Twp
Burlington Bass River Twp
Beverly City
Bordentown City
Bordentown Twp
Burlington City
Burlington Twp
Chesterfield Twp
Cinnaminson Twp
Delanco Twp
Delran Twp
Evesham Twp
Fieldsboro Boro
Florence Twp
Mansfield Twp
Medford Twp
New Hanover Twp
North Hanover Twp
Pemberton Twp
Shamong Twp
Southampton Twp
Springfield Twp
Tabernacle Twp
Washington Twp
Camden Camden City
Merchantville Boro
Pennsauken Twp
Cape May Lower Twp
Middle Twp
Cumberland Fairfield Twp
Greenwich Twp
Hopewell Twp
Maurice River Twp
Millville City
Stow Creek Twp
Upper Deerfield Twp
Vineland City
Gloucester Franklin Twp