An Act appropriating $3,750,990 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues to the State Agriculture Development Committee for grants to qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations 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 $3,750,990 for the purpose of providing grants to qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations, as listed in subsections b. and c. of this section, for up to 50 percent of the cost of acquisition of development easements on farmland or for up to 50 percent of the cost of acquisition of fee simple titles to farmland for resale or lease with agricultural deed restrictions approved by the committee, as follows:
(1) $3,561,350 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), made available due to the reallocation of previously appropriated monies; and
(2) $189,640 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).
b. The following projects are eligible for funding with the monies appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section:
Applicant Farm County Municipality Amount of Grant
(Project) Not to Exceed
The Land Conservancy Carson, Daniel, Warren Frelinghuysen Twp. $2,000,100
of New Jersey & Whitney #1
The Land Conservancy Carson, Daniel, Warren Frelinghuysen Twp. $409,740
of New Jersey & Whitney #2
The Land Conservancy Carson, Daniel, Warren Frelinghuysen Twp. $251,400
of New Jersey & Whitney #3
The Land Conservancy Harrison, Randy S., Warren Washington Twp. $177,450
of New Jersey & Joann
The Land Conservancy Good Springs LLC Warren Franklin Twp. $320,600
of New Jersey
c. (1) Of the monies appropriated to the State Agricultural Development Committee pursuant to subsection a. of this section, $591,700 shall be utilized to provide grants to the qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection for up to 50 percent of the cost of acquisition of development easements on farmland or for up to 50 percent of the cost of acquisition of fee simple titles to farmland for resale or lease with agricultural deed restrictions approved by the committee. Any unused monies provided as grants to the qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organizations listed in paragraph (2) of this subsection may be utilized by the qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization for allowable project costs.
(2) The following
projects are eligible for funding with the monies appropriated pursuant to
subsection a. of this section, in the amount and for the purposes of paragraph
(1) of this subsection:
Applicant (Project) Farm County Municipality
The Land Conservancy Hubbard, Adam Sussex Wantage Twp.
of New Jersey
The Land Conservancy Vosper, Michelle Marie Sussex Stillwater Twp.
of New Jersey
The Land Conservancy 526 Delaware Rd. LLC Warren Blairstown Twp.
of New Jersey
2. The expenditure of the sums 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.2009, c.117, P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.), and P.L.1983, c.32 (C.4:1C-11 et seq.), as appropriate.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
Approved December 19, 2025.