N.J.S. § 13:8C-56 Report to Governor, Legislature

• Library: New Jersey Permanent Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through L. 2023, c. 194.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.J.S. § 13:8C-56

Within one year after the date of enactment of this act, and biennially thereafter, the Garden State Preservation Trust, after consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection, the State Agriculture Development Committee, and the New Jersey Historic Trust shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L. 1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), a written report, which shall:

a. Describe the progress being made with respect to the acquisition and development of lands for recreation and conservation purposes, including lands that have incurred flood or storm damage or are likely to do so, or that may buffer or protect other properties from flood or storm damage, the preservation of farmland, and the preservation of historic properties, and provide recommendations with respect to any legislative, administrative, or local action that may be required to enable the Department of Environmental Protection, the State Agriculture Development Committee, and the New Jersey Historic Trust to meet their goals and objectives;

b. Tabulate, both for the reporting period and cumulatively, the total acreage for the entire State, and the acreage in each county and municipality, of lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes, including lands that protect water supplies and lands that have incurred flood or storm damage or are likely to do so, or that may buffer or protect other properties from flood or storm damage, using (1) funding provided by this act, and (2) any other funding provided for such purposes;

c. Tabulate, both for the reporting period and cumulatively, the total acreage for the entire State, and the acreage in each county and municipality, of farmland preserved for farmland preservation purposes using (1) funding provided by this act, and (2) any other funding provided for such purposes;

d. Tabulate, both for the reporting period and cumulatively, the total acreage for the entire State, and the acreage in each county and municipality, of any donations of land for recreation and conservation purposes or farmland preservation purposes;

e. List, both for the reporting period and cumulatively, and by location by county and municipality, all stewardship activities funded pursuant to subsection b. of section 6 of this act and paragraph (2) of subsection b. of section 8 of this act;

f. List, both for the reporting period and cumulatively, and by project name, project sponsor, and location by county and municipality, all historic preservation projects, including emergency intervention and the acquisition of historic preservation easements, funded with constitutionally dedicated CBT moneys in whole or in part;