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NJ S5007

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Shirley Turner

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Origin

Senate

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Garden State Preservation Trust to conduct a comprehensive audit of state land preservation programs within six months, including Green Acres, Blue Acres, farmland preservation, and historic property preservation programs

  • Authorizes local governments and nonprofit organizations receiving farmland preservation grants to use up to 3% of the property's development easement or fee simple value for administrative expenses, covering costs like landowner outreach, negotiations, and document preparation

  • Mandates that farmland preservation funds allocated to local governments must be returned to the Preserve New Jersey Farmland Preservation Fund if not committed to an active transaction within 18 months of allocation

  • Appropriates $150,000 from the General Fund to the Garden State Preservation Trust to implement the audit requirement

  • Requires the audit report to be submitted to the Governor and Legislature and published on the Trust's website

Legislative Description

Directs Garden State Preservation Trust to perform audit of State's land preservation programs, authorizes local governments and nonprofit organizations to utilize certain constitutionally dedicated CBT revenues for administrative expenses; appropriates $150,000.

Substituted by another Bill

Last Action

Substituted by A5778

1/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Environment and Energy12/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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