Sponsored by:
Senator RAJ MUKHERJI
District 32 (Hudson)
Senator BRIAN P. STACK
District 33 (Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator McKnight
SYNOPSIS
Requires return of unexpended balances from certain FY2023, FY2024, and FY2025 appropriations to Hudson County; authorizes supplemental appropriation to Hudson County for general operating aid.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on June 28, 2026, with amendments.
An Act to supplement the annual appropriations act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, P.L.2025, c.74.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The following language provisions are added to section 1 of P.L.2025, c.74, the annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2026:
22 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
70 Government Direction, Management, and Control
75 State Subsidies and Financial Aid
STATE AID
Notwithstanding the provision of any law or regulation to the contrary, the County of Hudson shall return to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Property Tax Relief Fund, not later than June 30, 2026, the unexpended balances not to exceed $28,100,000 from the amounts appropriated for Hudson County Jail (PTRF) pursuant to P.L.2022, c.49, the annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2023, P.L.2023, c.74, the annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2024, and P.L.2024, c.22, the annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2025, respectively 1, and the amount appropriated for Hudson County Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation – Capital Renovations (PTRF) pursuant to P.L.2024, c.22, the annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year 20251.
There
is appropriated from the General Fund an amount not to exceed $28,100,000 to
the Department of Community Affairs for distribution to the County of Hudson as
general operating aid, except that the amount appropriated for the County of
Hudson shall not exceed the total amount of unexpended balances returned by the
county to the State Treasurer from the amounts appropriated for Hudson County
Jail (PTRF) pursuant to P.L.2022, c.49, the annual appropriations act for
Fiscal Year 2023, P.L.2023, c.74, the annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year
2024, and P.L.2024, c.22, the annual appropriations 1[Act] act1 for
Fiscal Year 2025, 1and
the amount appropriated for Hudson County Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation – Capital Renovations (PTRF) pursuant to P.L.2024, c.22, the
annual appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2025,1 subject
to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.