An Act appropriating $15,815,984 from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues for the purpose of providing grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, for certain historic preservation projects and associated administrative expenses.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. There is appropriated to the New Jersey Historic Trust the sum of $13,839,484 from dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution in the “Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund,” established pursuant to section 9 of the “Preserve New Jersey Act,” P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51), for the purpose of providing, for historic preservation projects approved as eligible for such funding: (1) capital preservation grants as listed in subsection b. of this section; (2) historic site management grants as listed in subsection c. of this section; and (3) emergency intervention as provided in subsection d. of this section. Of the amount appropriated pursuant to this subsection, the sum of $5,000,000 is available due to interest earnings on the dedicated corporation business tax revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6 of the State Constitution.
b. The following historic preservation projects are eligible for funding in the form of capital preservation grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, using moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section:
County Municipality Name of Organization Project Name Grant Award
Atlantic Atlantic City City of Atlantic City West Pavilion (Atlantic City 750,000
Convention Hall)
Burlington Eastampton Township Burlington County Smithville Historic District 750,000
(Revised Nomination)
Burlington Roebling (Florence Roebling Main Gate Museum 101 Second Avenue 74,887
Township)
Burlington Mount Holly Township The National Society of the Old Schoolhouse 40,722
Colonial Dames of the America
in The State of New Jersey
Burlington Moorestown Township Community House of Moorestown Moorestown Community House 49,500
Camden Camden City Camden County Historical Society Benjamin Cooper Ferry and Tavern 750,000
Camden Camden City The Home Port Alliance of the USS New Jersey (BB-62) 750,000
USS New Jersey Inc.
Camden Glendora (Gloucester Gloucester Township Hillman Hospital House 150,000
Township) (Gabriel Davis Tavern)
Camden Haddon Township Camden County Ebenezer Hopkins House 334,837
(Cooper River Park
Historic District)
Cumberland Port Norris Bayshore Center at Bivalve A.J. Meerwald Schooner 164,000
(Commercial Township)
Cumberland Millville City Millville Army Air Field Museum Millville Army Air Field 67,692
Historic District
Essex Bloomfield Township Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, Oakes Estate 435,660
and Cultural Affairs Department
Essex Maplewood Township Township of Maplewood Woman’s Club of Maplewood 702,850
(Maplewood Village
Historic District)
Essex Montclair Township The Montclair Foundation William D. Van Vleck House 397,310
(Mountain Historic District)
Hudson Weehaken Township Township of Weehawken Hackensack Water 383,750
Company Complex
Hunterdon Lambertville City Lambertville Historical Society James Marshall House 42,332
Hunterdon Raritan Township Hunterdon Land Trust Case-Dvoor Farmstead 30,000
Hunterdon Raritan Township Hunterdon Land Trust Case Dvoor Farmstead Phase 2 750,000
Hunterdon Tewksbury Township Tewksbury Library Association 31 Old Turnpike Road 430,213
(Oldwick Historic District)
Mercer Hamilton Township Hamilton Township Isaac Pearson House 34,800
Mercer Titusville (Hopewell Washington Crossing Park Washington Crossing State Park 324,459
Township) Association, Inc.
Mercer Trenton City Mercer County Old Eagle Tavern 750,000
Improvement Authority
Middlesex Perth Amboy City City of Perth Amboy Perth Amboy Public Library 750,000
Monmouth Allentown Borough Allentown Public Library First Baptist Church 50,052
Association, Inc.
Monmouth Millstone Township Friends of Millstone Township Clarksburg Methodist 30,000
Historic Registered Properties Episcopal Church
Monmouth Red Bank Borough Monmouth Boat Club Monmouth Boat Club 750,000
Morris Dover Town Orchard Street Gatehouse Orchard Street 150,000
Historical Association Cemetery Gatehouse
Passaic Little Falls Township Little Falls Historical Society Municipal Building (Little Falls 472,885
Old Town Hall)
Passaic Paterson City County of Passaic Passaic County Courthouse Annex 750,000
(Passaic County Court House, and
United States Custom House and
Post Office Historic District)
Passaic Paterson City County of Passaic Passaic County Courthouse Annex 750,000
(Passiac County Court House, and
United States Custom House and
Post Office Historic District)
Phase 3
Passaic Ringwood Borough Skylands Association Skylands 150,000
Sussex Layton (Sandyston Peters Valley School of Craft Hilltop Farm (Peters Valley 21,000
Township) Historic District)
Union Union Township Liberty Hall Museum, Inc. Liberty Hall (Governor William 89,995
Livingston House)
TOTAL 12,126,944
c. The following historic preservation projects are eligible for funding in the form of historic site management grants, as awarded by the New Jersey Historic Trust, using moneys appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section:
County Municipality Name of Organization Project Name Grant Award
Bergen Ho-Ho-Kus Borough The Friends of the Hermitage The Hermitage (Waldwic 75,000
Cottage)
Bergen Oradell Borough Bourgh of Oradell Oradell Railroad Station 49,012
Burlington Moorestown Township Saving Historic Moorestown Thomas Cowperthwaite House 57,188
Burlington Roebling (Florence Roebling Main Gate Museum 101 Second Avenue 19,500
Township) (Roebling Historic District)
Burlington Pemberton Township Whitesbog Preservation Whitesbog Historic District 21,712
(Brown Mills) Trust, Inc.
Burlington Willingboro Township Township of Willingboro City Federal Savings and Loan 39,465
Space Bank Futuro
Cape May Cape May City East Lynne Theater Company Allen AME Church (Cape May 39,863
Historic District)
Cape May Cape May City Mid-Atlantic Center for the Emlen Physick Estate (Cape May 65,347
Arts and Humanities Historic District)
Cape May West Cape May Borough Borough of West Cape May West Cape May Historic District 36,000
Cumberland Millville City Millville Army Air Field Museum Millville Army Air Field 7,125
Historic District
Essex Belleville Township Township of Belleville Reformed Dutch Church of the 26,250
Second River
Essex Bloomfield Township Bloomfield Parks, Recreation, Collins House 45,000
and Cultural Affairs Department
Essex Montclair Township Friends of the Howe House 369 Claremont Avenue (Mountain 37,875
Historic District)
Essex Montclair Township Township of Montclair 647 Bloomfield Avenue (Montclair 46,875
Central Business Historic District)
Essex Newark City Friends of Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant Cemetery 74,994
Cemetery, Inc.
Essex Nutley Township Van Riper House, Inc. Van Riper House 37,980
Hunterdon Clinton Town Hunterdon Art Museum Dunham’s Mill/Parry’s Mill 54,701
Hunterdon Tewksbury Township Tewksbury Land Trust Hollow Broke Preserve Bridge 13,073
Mercer Hamilton Township Township of Hamilton Isaac Pearson House 44,983
Mercer Titusville (Hopewell EagleVision Productions, Inc. Washington Crossing State Park 25,000
Township)
Mercer Trenton City League of Women Voters of 204 W State Street (State House 44,932
New Jersey Education Fund Historic District Boundary Increase)
Monmouth Holmdel Township Township of Holmdel Horn Antenna 74,930
Morris Morris Plains Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms 75,000
(Parsippany-Troy Hills Craftsman Farms
Township)
Morris Dover Town Orchard Street Gatehouse Orchard Street Cemetery Gatehouse 13,140
Historical Association
Morris Jefferson Township Township of Jefferson George Chamberlain House 5,380
Morris Madison Borough Museum of Early Madison Public Library and the 54,612
Trades and Crafts James Building
Passaic Paterson City County of Passaic, Department of Belle Vista (Lambert Castle) 50,000
Cultural and Historic Affairs
Passaic Paterson City Friends of Passaic Belle Vista (Lambert Castle) 75,000
County Parks, Inc.
Passaic Wayne Township County of Passaic Dey Mansion 66,375
Salem Pennsville Township NJ State Park Service: Fort Mott and Finn’s Point 75,000
Fort Mott State Park National Cemetery
Somerset Bound Brook Borough Bound Brook Borough 402 E High Street (Bound Book 70,350
Public Library)
Somerset Somerset (Franklin Franklin Inn-Van Liew Van Liew Farmhouse 71,897
Township) Homestead Association, Inc.
Somerset Warren Township Township of Warren Kirch-Ford House 47,512
Union Plainfield City Historical Society of Plainfield Nathaniel Drake House 16,725
Warren Hope Township Help Our Preservation Effort Crusen House 27,897
(Hope Historic District)
Warren Hope Township Help Our Preservation Effort Cooper House 26,847
(Hope Historic District)
TOTAL 1,612,540
d. Of the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the sum of $100,000 shall be used by the New Jersey Historic Trust to aid eligible applicants to address an emergency created by any human-made or natural event that threatens the immediate viability of a historic resource. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection c. of section 9 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51) to the contrary, the expenditure of funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall not require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee.
e. Any transfer of any funds, or change in project sponsor, site, or type, listed in subsection b. or c. of this section shall require the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
f. To the extent that moneys remain available after the projects listed in subsection b. or c. of this section are offered funding pursuant thereto, any project that previously received funding for historic preservation purposes appropriated or reappropriated from any Green Acres bond act, any annual appropriations act, or the Garden State Historic Preservation Trust Fund established pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-21), or that receives funding pursuant to this act, shall be eligible to receive additional funding, as determined by the New Jersey Historic Trust, subject to the approval of the Joint Budget Oversight Committee or its successor.
For the purposes of this subsection, "Green Acres bond act" means P.L.2009, c.117, P.L.2007, c.119, P.L.1995, c.204, P.L.1992, c.88, and P.L.1987, c.265.
g. The expenditure of moneys appropriated pursuant
to this section is subject to the provisions of the “Preserve New Jersey Act,”
P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.).
2. There is appropriated to the New Jersey Historic Trust from the “Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund,” established pursuant to section 9 of the “Preserve New Jersey Act,” P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51), the sum of $1,976,500 for paying administrative costs associated with administering the applicable provisions of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-43 et seq.).
3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the “Preserve New Jersey Historic Preservation Fund,” established pursuant to section 9 of the “Preserve New Jersey Act,” P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-51), the sum of $10,815,984 to implement the provisions of this act.
4. This act shall take effect immediately.
Approved December 23, 2025.