An Act appropriating $18,000,000 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues to the State Agriculture Development Committee for planning incentive grants to counties for farmland preservation purposes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. There is appropriated to the State Agriculture Development Committee the sum of $18,000,000 from dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the “Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund,” established pursuant to section 8 of the “Preserve New Jersey Act,” P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-50), for the purpose of providing planning incentive grants to counties pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1999, c.180 (C.4:1C-43.1) for up to 80% of the cost of acquisition of development easements on farmland for projects approved as eligible for such funding pursuant to this section.
b. The following applicants are eligible for funding with the monies appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section for eligible projects located in an agricultural development area approved pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-18):
Applicant Municipality Amount of Grant
(County)
Burlington County Bass River Twp $2,000,000
Bordentown Twp
Chesterfield Twp
Cinnaminson Twp
Eastampton Twp
Evesham Twp
Florence Twp
Hainesport Twp
Lumberton Twp
Mansfield Twp
Medford Twp
Moorestown Twp
Mount Laurel Twp
New Hanover Twp
North Hanover Twp
Pemberton Boro
Pemberton Twp
Shamong Twp
Southampton Twp
Springfield Twp
Tabernacle Twp
Washington Twp
Westampton Twp
Woodland Twp
Wrightstown Boro
Cumberland County Commercial Twp 2,000,000
Deerfield Twp
Fairfield Twp
Greenwich Twp
Hopewell Twp
Lawrence Twp
Maurice River Twp
Millville City
Shiloh Boro
Stow Creek Twp
Upper Deerfield Twp
Vineland City
Gloucester County Clayton Boro 2,000,000
East Greenwich Twp
Elk Twp
Franklin Twp
Glassboro Boro
Greenwich Twp
Harrison Twp
Logan Twp
Mantua Twp
Monroe Twp
Newfield Boro
South Harrison Twp
Swedesboro Boro
Washington Twp
West Deptford Twp
Woolwich Twp
Hunterdon County Alexandria Twp 2,000,000
Bethlehem Twp
Califon Boro
Clinton Twp
Delaware Twp
East Amwell Twp
Franklin Twp
Glen Gardner Boro
Hampton Boro
Holland Twp
Kingwood Twp
Lebanon Boro
Lebanon Twp
Raritan Twp
Readington Twp
Stockton Boro
Tewksbury Twp
Union Twp
West Amwell Twp
Middlesex County Cranbury Twp 2,000,000
East Brunswick Twp
Monroe Twp
North Brunswick Twp
Old Bridge Twp
Plainsboro Twp
Sayreville Boro
South Brunswick Twp
Monmouth County Colts Neck Twp 2,000,000
Farmingdale Boro
Freehold Twp
Holmdel Twp
Howell Twp
Manalapan Twp
Marlboro Twp
Middletown Twp
Millstone Twp
Roosevelt Boro
Tinton Falls Boro
Upper Freehold Twp
Wall Twp
Morris County Boonton Twp 1,000,000
Chester Boro
Chester Twp
Denville Twp
Harding Twp
Lincoln Park Boro
Long Hill Twp
Mendham Boro
Mendham Twp
Mine Hill Twp
Montville Twp
Mount Olive Twp
Randolph Twp
Rockaway Twp
Roxbury Twp
Washington Twp
Salem County Alloway Twp 2,000,000
Carneys Point Twp
Elmer Boro
Elsinboro Twp
Lower Alloways Creek Twp
Mannington Twp
Oldmans Twp
Pilesgrove Twp
Pittsgrove Twp
Quinton Twp
Upper Pittsgrove Twp
Woodstown Boro
Somerset County Bedminster Twp 2,000,000
Bernards Twp
Bernardsville Boro
Branchburg Twp
Far Hills Boro
Franklin Twp
Hillsborough Twp
Millstone Boro
Montgomery Twp
Peapack-Gladstone Boro
Rocky Hill Boro
Warren Twp
Warren County Allamuchy Twp 1,000,000
Alpha Boro
Blairstown Twp
Franklin Twp
Frelinghuysen Twp
Greenwich Twp
Hardwick Twp
Harmony Twp
Hope Twp
Independence Twp
Knowlton Twp
Liberty Twp
Lopatcong Twp
Mansfield Twp
Oxford Twp
Pohatcong Twp
Washington Twp
White Twp
TOTAL $18,000,000
2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the “Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund,” established pursuant to section 8 of the “Preserve New Jersey Act,” P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-50), the sum of $18,000,000 to implement the provisions of this act.
3. The expenditure of the sum appropriated by this act is subject to the provisions and conditions of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.), P.L.1999, c.180 (C.4:1C-43.1), P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-11 et seq.), and P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.), as appropriate.
4. This act shall take effect immediately.
Approved January 18, 2022.