Approp.
An Act amending P.L.2024, c.22, the Fiscal Year 2025 annual appropriations act, to redirect appropriation for Old Courthouse Asbestos Remediation from Hudson County to Jersey City.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The following line item in section 1 of P.L.2024, c.22, the annual appropriations act for State Fiscal Year 2025, is amended to read as follows:
22 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
70 Government Direction, Management, and Control
75 State Subsidies and Financial Aid
STATE AID
04-8030 Local Government Services................................. $2,000,000
(From Property Tax Relief Fund…..$2,000,000)
Total State Aid Appropriation, State Subsidies
and Financial Aid ............................................. $2,000,000
State Aid:
04 [Hudson County] City of Jersey City – Old Courthouse Asbestos Remediation (PTRF)................................................. ($2,000,000)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
The Fiscal Year 2025 annual appropriations act
currently allocates $2 million to Hudson County for asbestos remediation at the
Old Courthouse. This bill amends that appropriation to distribute the funds directly
to the City of Jersey City. The project addresses asbestos remediation needs
at the Hudson County Administration Building, commonly known as the Old
Courthouse, which is located in Jersey City.
Amends Fiscal Year 2025 annual appropriations act to assign distribution of Old Courthouse asbestos remediation funding from Hudson County to Jersey City.