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NJ A5150

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/12/2024

Primary Sponsor

Gary Schaer

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Transfers the Division of Food and Nutrition from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Human Services, affecting administration of programs including National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Summer Food Service, and Emergency Food Assistance programs

  • Appropriates $115.091 million from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues to the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) for acquiring farmland development easements and fee simple titles

  • Provides grants to counties and municipalities for up to 80% of farmland acquisition costs, and grants to qualifying tax-exempt nonprofits for up to 50% of acquisition costs

  • Allocates $13.15 million for SADC administrative purposes: $12 million for organizational and administrative work, $1 million for appraisal/survey/title costs, and $150,000 for legal enforcement of development easements

  • Appropriates $120.539 million from the General Fund to the Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund to implement the farmland preservation provisions

Legislative Description

Transfers Division of Food and Nutrition from Department of Agriculture to DHS; appropriates $128.241 million from constitutionally dedicated revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.

2nd Reading in the Assembly

Last Action

Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

12/16/2024

Committee Referrals

Appropriations12/12/2024

Full Bill Text

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