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NJ A5864

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mitchelle Drulis

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $11,959,000 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues to the Department of Environmental Protection for grants to tax-exempt nonprofit organizations for land acquisition, park development, and stewardship activities for recreation and conservation purposes

  • Allocates $8,346,000 for land acquisition projects across 8 nonprofit organizations including D&R Greenway Land Trust ($1,136,000), New Jersey Conservation Foundation ($3,080,000), and Tewksbury Land Trust ($1,616,000), covering municipalities in 18 counties

  • Provides $2,133,000 for park development projects, including Branch Brook Park improvements in Newark ($1,082,000) and Mills Reservation improvements in Cedar Grove ($1,051,000)

  • Designates $1,480,000 for stewardship activities across 4 projects, including trail restoration, historic landscape restoration, and riparian habitat improvements in Mercer, Passaic, Somerset, and Warren counties

  • Establishes $1,000,000 for a Planning Grant program to fund nonprofit organizations' preparation of recreation and conservation plans, plus $681,000 for DEP administrative costs

Legislative Description

Appropriates $13,640,000 to DEP from constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for grants to certain nonprofit entities for open space acquisition, park development, and planning projects, and for certain administrative expenses.

Substituted by another Bill

Last Action

Substituted by S4569

12/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations6/19/2025

Full Bill Text

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