Sponsored by:
Senator ANDREW ZWICKER
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblywoman MITCHELLE DRULIS
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblyman ROY FREIMAN
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes State Treasurer to sell as surplus certain real property and improvements in Township of Clinton in Hunterdon County.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act authorizing the State Treasurer to sell certain surplus real property and improvements owned by the State in the Township of Clinton, Hunterdon County.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Department of the Treasury, on behalf the Department of Corrections, is authorized to sell and convey as surplus real property, all of the State’s right, title, and interest in and to the properties as described in subsection b. of this section, located on the grounds of the property known as the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility, in the Township of Clinton, County of Hunterdon, and identified as Block 46, Lot 32 and Block 33, Lot 10 on the tax map of the Township of Clinton.
The Department of the Treasury, in consultation with the County of Hunterdon and Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc., shall determine the boundaries of Site A to be approximately 10± acres of land within Block 46, Lot 32 and Site B to be approximately 17.8± acres of land and improvements, along with an access easement over the property, within Block 33, Lot 10, as those sites are defined in subsection e. of this section, on the tax maps of the Township of Clinton, prior to the sale and conveyance by the Department of the Treasury.
b. Site A shall be sold and conveyed to Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc. for the negotiated price of $3,400,000. Site A shall be sold and conveyed to Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc. in an “as is” condition with no responsibility assumed or expenditure made by the State prior to, or as a condition of, the execution of the sale and conveyance for any repair, reconstruction, renovation of the land, buildings, or structures on Site A. Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc. shall be solely responsible for compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, any investigation, remediation, or permitting obligations that may arise as a result of its ownership or operation of Site A.
c. Site B shall be sold and conveyed to the County of Hunterdon for one dollar. The County of Hunterdon shall be solely responsible for compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, any investigation, remediation, or permitting obligations that may arise as a result of its ownership or operation of Site B.
d. The sale and conveyance of Site A and Site B authorized in this section shall not require the approval of the State House Commission or any further approval of the Legislature.
e. As used in this section:
“Site A” means the portion of Block 46, Lot 32, located on the grounds of the property known as the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility, on which Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc. has constructed and continues to maintain and operate a Transfer Station and Material Recovery Facility through an Operating Agreement executed on July 1, 1989 with the Department of the Treasury on behalf of the Department of Corrections.
“Site B” means the portion of Block 33, Lot 10, located on the grounds of the property known as the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility, on which the County of Hunterdon has constructed and continues to maintain and operate their Emergency Services Training Center through a Lease Agreement executed on March 6, 2017 with the Department of the Treasury on behalf of the Department of Corrections.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill authorizes the State Treasurer to sell and convey to Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc. all of the State’s rights, title, and interest in a portion of the property, referred to as Site A, which will contain approximately 10± acres of land and improvements, on the property known as the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility, in the Township of Clinton, County of Hunterdon. This portion of the property has been declared surplus to the needs of the State. The site will be sold and conveyed to Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc. for $3,400,000.
This bill also authorizes the State Treasurer to sell and convey to the County of Hunterdon all of the State’s rights, title, and interest in a portion of the property, referred to as Site B, which will contain approximately 17.8± acres of land and improvements, along with an access easement. This portion of the property has also been declared surplus to the needs of the State. The site will be sold and conveyed to the County of Hunterdon for one dollar.
The bill requires the State, in consultation with Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc. and the County of Hunterdon, to determine the boundaries of Site A and Site B. The conveyance of real property by the State Treasurer to Waste Management of New Jersey, Inc. and the County of Hunterdon will not require the approval of the State House Commission or any further approval of the Legislature. The bill further clarifies that the purchasers will assume all responsibility for any environmental conditions or regulatory requirements associated with the respective properties.