An Act appropriating $34,000,000 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 $34,000,000 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 percent 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 (County) Municipality Amount of Grant
Burlington County Bass River Twp 1,000,000
Bordentown Twp
Burlington 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
Cumberland County Commercial Twp 500,000
Deerfield Twp
Downe 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 1,000,000
Deptford Twp
East Greenwich Twp
Elk Twp
Franklin Twp
Glassboro Boro
Greenwich Twp
Harrison Twp
Logan Twp
Mantua Twp
Monroe Twp
Newfield Boro
South Harrison Twp
Washington Twp
West Deptford Twp
Woolwich Twp
Monmouth County Allentown Boro 500,000
Colts Neck Twp
Farmingdale Boro
Freehold Twp
Holmdel Twp
Howell Twp
Manalapan Twp
Marlboro Twp
Middletown Twp
Millstone Twp
Roosevelt Boro
Upper Freehold Twp
Wall Twp
Somerset County Bedminster Twp 1,000,000
Bernards Twp
Bernardsville Boro
Branchburg Twp
Bridgewater Twp
Far Hills Boro
Franklin Twp
Hillsborough Twp
Millstone Boro
Montgomery Twp
Peapack-Gladstone Boro
Warren Twp
TOTAL $4,000,000
c. (1) In addition to the funding provided pursuant to subsection b. of this section, each applicant identified in subsection b. of this section shall be eligible, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Agriculture Development Committee providing for a county planning incentive grant program competitive grant fund, to receive a grant not to exceed $7,500,000 from the monies appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
(2) The following applicants shall be eligible, in
accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Agriculture Development
Committee providing for a county planning incentive grant program competitive
grant fund, to receive a grant not to exceed $7,500,000 from 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 (County) Municipality
Bergen County Allendale Boro
Closter Boro
Emerson Boro
Franklin Lakes Boro
Hillsdale Boro
Mahwah Twp
Montvale Boro
Norwood Boro
Oakland Boro
Old Tappan Boro
Paramus Boro
Saddle River Boro
Woodcliff Lake Boro
Wyckoff Twp
Camden County Berlin Boro
Berlin Twp
Cherry Hill Twp
Gloucester Twp
Voorhees Twp
Waterford Twp
Winslow Twp
Cape May County Dennis Twp
Lower Twp
Middle Twp
Upper Twp
West Cape May Boro
Woodbine Boro
Hunterdon County Alexandria Twp
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
Milford Boro
Raritan Twp
Readington Twp
Stockton Boro
Tewksbury Twp
Union Twp
West Amwell Twp
Mercer County East Windsor Twp
Hamilton Twp
Hopewell Boro
Hopewell Twp
Lawrence Twp
Princeton Boro
Robbinsville Twp
West
Windsor Twp
Middlesex County Cranbury Twp
East Brunswick Twp
Monroe Twp
Old Bridge Twp
Plainsboro Twp
Sayreville Boro
South Brunswick Twp
Morris County Boonton Twp
Chester Boro
Chester Twp
Denville Twp
Harding Twp
Lincoln Park Boro
Long Hill Twp
Mendham Boro
Mendham Twp
Montville Twp
Mount Olive Twp
Randolph Twp
Rockaway Twp
Washington Twp
Salem County Alloway Twp
Carneys Point Twp
Elsinboro Twp
Lower Alloways Creek Twp
Mannington Twp
Oldmans Twp
Pilesgrove Twp
Pittsgrove Twp
Quinton Twp
Upper Pittsgrove Twp
Sussex County Andover Boro
Andover Twp
Byram Twp
Frankford Twp
Fredon Twp
Green Twp
Hampton Twp
Hardyston Twp
Lafayette Twp
Montague Twp
Sandyston Twp
Sparta Twp
Stillwater Twp
Vernon Twp
Wantage Twp
Warren County Allamuchy Twp
Alpha Boro
Belvidere Town
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
Phillipsburg Town
Pohatcong Twp
Washington Twp
White Twp
(3) (a) The total expenditure by the State Agriculture Development Committee pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed $30,000,000.
(b) The maximum grant award an applicant identified in subsection b. of this section may receive pursuant to the funding provided by subsection b. of this section and paragraph (1) of this subsection is $8,500,000.
(c) The maximum grant award an applicant identified in paragraph (2) of this subsection may receive pursuant to the funding provided by this subsection is $7,500,000.
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 $34,000,000 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 December 19, 2025.