A4958

An Act appropriating $17,288,315 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 $15,758,315 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) special project initiatives 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:

County

Municipality

Name of

Organization

Project Name

Grant Award

Atlantic

Margate

Save Lucy Committee, Inc.

Lucy, the Margate Elephant

$669,133

Burlington

Chesterfield Township

Fernbrook

Environmental

Education Center, Inc.

Fernbrook Farm Historic District

$150,000

Burlington

Southampton Township

Sally Stretch Keen Memorial Library

Vincentown Historic District

$85,622

Camden

Camden City

Camden County Historical Society

Benjamin Cooper Ferry and Tavern

$750,000

Camden

Camden City

Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, Inc.

USS New Jersey (BB-62)

$750,000

Camden

Camden City

NJDEP, Division of Parks and Forestry

Walt Whitman Neighborhood

$750,000

Camden

Haddonfield Borough

Historical Society of Haddonfield

Greenfield Hall

$150,000

Cape May

Cape May City

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (Cape May MAC)

Emlen Physick Estate

$110,475

Cape May

Lower Township

Historic Cold Spring Village (HCSV)

Foundation

Historic Cold Spring Village Historic District

$88,415

Cape May

Lower Township

Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Foundation

Hangar No. 1

$473,780

Essex

Montclair Township

Montclair Historical Society dba Montclair History Center

Israel Crane House

$366,000

Essex

Newark City

City of Newark

Newark City Hall

$750,000

Hudson

Hoboken City

City of Hoboken

Hoboken City Hall

$598,726

Hudson

Hoboken City

Hoboken Public Library

Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School: Phase II Commitment

$750,000

Hunterdon

Delaware Township

Friends of Locktown Stone Church, Inc.

Locktown Baptist Church

$148,869

Hunterdon

Raritan Township

Hunterdon Land Trust

Case-Dvoor Farmstead

$500,000

Mercer

Hamilton Township

Historical Society of Hamilton Township, Inc.

Isaac Pearson House

$150,000

Mercer

Trenton City

New Jersey Community Capital (Community Loan Fund of NJ, Inc) and the City of Trenton

East Trenton Public Library: Phase II Commitment

$750,000

Mercer

Trenton City

120 East State

First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

$750,000

Mercer

Trenton City

Trent House Association, Inc.

William Trent House

$299,870

Middlesex

Piscataway Township

Metlar House (Knapp House/Bodine House)

$138,000

Monmouth

Farmingdale Borough

Allaire Village, Inc.

Deserted Village of Allaire Historic District

$150,000

Morris

Chatham Township

Historical Society of the Township of Chatham

Mount Vernon School

$266,050

Morris

Chester Borough

Chester Historical Society

Chester’s Rockefeller Center

$45,610

Morris

Chester Borough

Morris County Park Commission

Merchiston Farm (Bamboo Brook)

$260,605

Morris

Hanover Township

Township of Hanover

Joseph Tuttle House

$7,965

Morris

Mount Olive Township

Township of Mount Olive

Seward House: Phase II Commitment

$672,000

Morris

Morris Plains Borough

Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms

Craftsman Farms (White Cottage)

$150,000

Morris

Morristown Town

Morris County Historical Society

Acorn Hall

$102,300

Morris

Randolph Township

Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Association of Randolph Township

Friends Meetinghouse

$74,525

Morris

Rockaway Borough

Township of Rockaway and Historical Society of Rockaway Township

Ford-Faesch Manor House

$68,390

Morris

Washington Township

Washington Township Land Trust of Morris County, Inc.

German Valley Historic District (Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill)

$31,064

Passaic

Clifton City

City of Clifton

United States Animal Quarantine Station

$453,600

Passaic

Paterson City

Passaic County

Lambert Castle Tower (Belle Vista)

$750,000

Passaic

Paterson City

Passaic County

Lambert Castle (Belle Vista): Phase III Commitment

$750,000

Somerset

Somerville Borough

Borough of Somerville

Daniel Robert House

$218,907

Sussex

Newton Town

Sussex County Historical Society

Newton Town Plot Historic District (Old Newton Academy)

$147,780

Union

Berkeley Heights Township

Union County

Feltville Historic District

$191,248

Union

Elizabeth City

NJDEP, Division of Parks and Forestry

Boxwood Hall

$128,140

Union

Plainfield City

Historical Society of Plainfield

Nathaniel Drake House

$135,240

Union

Rahway City

Merchants & Drovers Tavern Museum

Merchants and Drovers Tavern

$45,000

TOTAL

$13,827,314

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:

County

Municipality

Name of

Organization

Project Name

Grant Award

Atlantic

Atlantic City

City of Atlantic City

Atlantic City Fire Station #4

$50,000

Bergen

Alpine Borough

Palisades Interstate Park Commission

Palisades Interstate Park

$71,686

Bergen

Oradell Borough

Borough of Oradell

Oradell Railroad Station

$34,958

Burlington

Fieldsboro Borough

Friends of White Hill Mansion

White Hill Mansion

$35,131

Burlington

Moorestown Township

Community House of Moorestown

Moorestown Community House

$34,163

Burlington

Pemberton Township

New Jersey Pinelands Commission

Fenwick Manor

$31,387

Cape May

Cape May City

Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (Cape May MAC)

Emlen Physick Estate

$61,845

Cape May

Cape May Point Borough

Cape May Point Science Center

St. Mary’s by the Sea (fka Shoreham Hotel)

$59,955

Cape May

Middle Township

Cape May County Historical and Genealogical Society

John Holmes House

$7,014

Cumberland

Greenwich Township

Cumberland County Historical Society

Greenwich Historic District (Log Granary)

$11,750

Cumberland

Millville City

Millville Army Airfield Museum

Millville Army Air Field Historic District

$22,500

Essex

Nutley Township

Van Riper House, Inc.

Van Riper House

$64,080

Hunterdon

High Bridge Borough

Borough of High Bridge

Solitude House

$6,375

Hunterdon

Stockton Borough

Delaware River Mill Society

Prallsville District

$8,250

Mercer

Trenton City

City of Trenton

Mansion House (Ellarslie, McCall House)

$75,000

Mercer

Trenton City

120 East State

First Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

$75,000

Monmouth

Rumson Borough

SLTCC Landmark Friends, Inc.

Seabright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club

$18,337

Monmouth

Shrewsbury Borough

Monmouth County Historical Association

Allen House

$41,587

Morris

Washington Township

Washington Township Land Trust of Morris County, Inc.

German Valley Historic District (Obadiah LaTourette Grist and Saw Mill)

$21,000

Ocean

Beach Haven Borough

Long Beach Island Historical Association

Beach Haven Historic District (LBI Historical Association)

$25,181

Ocean

Point Pleasant Beach Borough

Borough of Point Pleasant Beach

Tower Cottage

$72,750

Passaic

Paterson City

Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, Inc.

Great Falls of the Passaic

$75,000

Somerset

Montgomery Township

Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum

True Farmstead

$75,000

Union

Fanwood Borough

Borough of Fanwood

Fanwood Railroad Station Complex

$75,000

Union

Plainfield City

Jerusalem Lodge

No. 26 F & AM

Plainfield Masonic Temple, Jerusalem Lodge No. 26 F & AM

$75,000

Union

Scotch Plains Township

Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Frazee House, Inc.

Elizabeth and Gershom Frazee House

$33,263

Union

Union Township

Liberty Hall Museum, Inc.

Liberty Hall (Governor William Livingston House)

$75,000

Union

Westfield Town

Town of Westfield

Westfield Fire Headquarters

$45,000

TOTAL

$1,281,212

d. Of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the sum of $649,789 shall be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust for the purpose of the following special project initiatives:

County	Municipality	Name of Organization	Project Name	Grant Award
Camden	Camden City	New Beginnings	Survey of Civil Rights Sites in Camden	$99,789
Mercer	Princeton Boro	D & R Canal Commission	Master Plan for the Delaware and Raritan Canal	$550,000
TOTAL				$649,789

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 $1,530,000 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 $17,288,315 to implement the provisions of this act.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

The bill appropriates $17,288,315 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 41 projects, totaling $13,827,314 (listed in subsection b. of section 1 of the bill), and historic site management grants for 28 projects, totaling $1,281,212 (listed in subsection c. of section 1 of the bill). In addition, of the funding, $649,789 will be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust for two special project initiatives. Lastly, the bill appropriates $1.53 million 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 “Preserve New Jersey Act” authorizes the use of monies in the “Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund” for emergency intervention and defines "emergency intervention" as an immediate assessment or capital improvement necessary to protect or stabilize the structural integrity of a historic property.

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.