A4583

An Act appropriating $2,988,859 from the “2009 Historic Preservation Fund” and 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.

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 following sums for the purpose of providing capital preservation grants as listed in subsection b. of this section as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for historic preservation projects approved as eligible for such funding:

(1) $2,292,145 from the “2009 Historic Preservation Fund,” established pursuant to section 20 of the “Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009,” P.L.2009, c.117, including $351,186 made available due to project withdrawals and cancellations of previously appropriated funds; and

(2) $696,714 from the unexpended balances of dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the Diesel Risk Mitigation Fund - Constitutional Dedication account made available for this purpose pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2016, c.10.

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
Burlington	Burlington City	St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Burlington	St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Burlington	$150,000
Burlington	Edgewater Park Twp	Shipman Mansion Foundation, Inc.	Red Dragon Canoe Club	125,875
Burlington	Fieldsboro Boro	Fieldsboro Boro	White Hill Manson	45,000
Cape May	Dennis Twp	The ARC of Cape May County, Inc.	Joseph Falkenburge House	150,000
Cape May	Middle Twp	Goshen Volunteer Fire Company	Goshen School	150,000
Essex	Bloomfield Twp	Bloomfield Cemetery Company	Bloomfield Cemetery: Receiving Vault	66,000
Hudson	Hoboken City	Hoboken City	Hoboken City Hall	150,000
Hudson	Jersey City	Barrow Mansion Development Corp.	The Dr. Barrow Mansion	150,000
Hunterdon	Raritan Twp	Hunterdon Land Trust	Case-Dvoor Farmstead	150,000
Mercer	Trenton City	St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Trenton	St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Trenton	45,000
Monmouth	Atlantic Highlands Boro	Atlantic Highlands Historical Society	The Towers (Strauss Mansion)	133,448
Monmouth	Matawan Boro	Matawan Boro	Major John Burrowes Mansion	149,358
Monmouth	Middletown Twp	All Saints’ National Landmark Trust, Inc./ All Saints’ Memorial Church	All Saints’ Memorial Church Complex, Navesink	150,000
Monmouth	Red Bank Boro	Count Basie Theatre	Carlton Theatre (Count Basie Theatre)	147,900
Morris	Chester Twp	Morris County Park Commission	Nathan Cooper Grist Mill	13,200
Morris	Harding Twp	First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon	First Presbyterian Church of New Vernon	150,000
Morris	Madison Boro	Madison Boro	Hartley Dodge Memorial	150,000
Morris	Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp	The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, Inc.	Craftsman Farms: White Cottage	150,000
Morris	Roxbury Twp	Lake Hopatcong Foundation	Landing Railroad Station	150,000
Ocean	Barnegat Twp	Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders	Cedar Bridge Tavern	150,000
Somerset	Somerville Boro	Somerville Boro	Daniel Robert House (Somerville Borough Hall)	46,360
Sussex	Newton Town	Christ Episcopal Church	Christ Episcopal Church, Newton	131,400
Union	Hillside Twp	Evergreen Cemetery and Crematorium	Evergreen Cemetery	150,000
Union	Plainfield City	duCret School of Art	George A. Strong Residence	114,318
Union	Summit City	Reeves-Reed Arboretum	The Clearing (Reeves-Reed Arboretum)	21,000
TOTAL				$2,988,859

c. Any transfer of any funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in subsection b. of this section shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.

d. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection b. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project of a local government unit or qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization 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.52 (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.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

The bill appropriates $2,988,859 to the New Jersey Historic Trust for the purpose of providing grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for certain historic preservation projects contained in this bill.

Of the funding provided in this bill: $2,292,145 is from the “2009 Historic Preservation Fund,” established pursuant to section 20 of the “Green Acres, Water Supply and Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009,” P.L.2009, c.117, including $351,186 made available due to project withdrawals and cancellations of previously appropriated funds; and $696,714 is from the unexpended balances of constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues in the Diesel Risk Mitigation Fund – Constitutional Dedication account made available for this purpose pursuant to P.L.2016, c.10 (i.e., the FY2017 annual appropriations act).

The projects listed in this bill have been approved by the New Jersey Historic Trust and the Garden State Preservation Trust.

The funding contained in this bill will be used to provide “Level I” capital preservation grants to the 25 projects listed in the bill. Capital preservation grants fund the restoration, preservation, repair, and rehabilitation of historic sites for new or continued use by nonprofit organizations or county and municipal governments. The properties must be listed or eligible for listing in the State or National Register of Historical Places. There are two levels of capital preservation grants: Level I grants of $5,000 to $150,000 and Level II grants of $150,001 to $750,000.

The bill 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 also provides that to the extent that there are funds remaining after those 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 of local government units or qualifying tax-exempt nonprofit organizations previously approved for funding pursuant to various other laws or approved for funding pursuant to this bill.