Read the full stored bill text
A1599
ASSEMBLY, No. 1599
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
�
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman SEAN T. KEAN
District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
���� Makes supplemental appropriation of $1 million from
General Fund to DEP for capital improvements at Allaire State Park.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.
��
A
Supplement
to the annual appropriations act
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, P.L.2021, c.133.
����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and the General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� In addition to the amounts
appropriated under P.L.2021, c.133, the annual appropriations act for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, there is appropriated from the General Fund
the following amount for the purpose specified:
42
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
40 Community Development and
Environmental Management
42 Natural Resource Management
DIRECT STATE SERVICES
12-4875 Parks Management ............................................... $1,000,000
���������������� Total Direct
State Services Appropriation,��������������������������
������������������ Natural
Resource Management........................ $1,000,000
Direct State Services:
�������� 12��� Allaire
State Park.................................. ($1,000,000)
The amount hereinabove
appropriated shall be used to pay for capital improvements at Allaire State
Park located in Monmouth County pursuant to section 2 of this act.
���� 2.��� a.� The amount
appropriated pursuant to section 1 of this act shall be used by the Department
of Environmental Protection to prepare a capital improvement plan for Allaire
State Park located in Monmouth County and to conduct capital improvement
projects at Allaire State Park in accordance with that plan.� The capital
improvement plan required by this section shall be prepared by the department
within 90 days after the effective date of this act and shall be transmitted to
the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to
the Legislature.� The plan shall also be posted on the department's Internet
website.
���� b.� No later than one year
after the effective date of this act, the Department of Environmental
Protection shall submit a written report to the Governor and, pursuant to
section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature detailing the
department�s progress in completing capital improvements at Allaire State Park
using the amount appropriated for that purpose pursuant to section 1 of this
act.
���� 3.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill would appropriate $1
million from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
to be used for capital improvement projects at Allaire State Park located in
Monmouth County.
���� The amount appropriated by the
bill would be used by the DEP to (1) prepare a capital improvement plan for
Allaire State Park and (2) conduct capital improvement projects at Allaire
State Park in accordance with that plan.� The DEP would be required to prepare
the capital improvement plan within 90 days after the bill is enacted into
law.� The bill requires the DEP to transmit the plan to the Governor and the
Legislature, and to post it on the DEP�s Internet website.� In addition, the
bill requires the DEP, within one year after the bill is enacted into law, to
submit a written report to the Governor and the Legislature detailing the DEP�s
progress in completing capital improvements at Allaire State Park using the
funds appropriated by the bill.
���� Allaire State Park is an
educational, environmental, and historical jewel.� Allaire State Park may be
best known for its historic 19th-century iron making town, Allaire Village, and
the Pine Creek Railroad, a narrow-gauge train ride.� The Manasquan River, which
winds through the park, provides excellent opportunities for freshwater fishing
and the river�s floodplain provides habitat for over 200 species of
wildflowers, trees, and plants as well as habitat for birds and other
wildlife.� Hiking and multi-use trails are throughout the park.�
���� The Historic Village at
Allaire is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, licensed by the State
of New Jersey to operate and manage the historic property located within
Allaire State Park.� Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the park received approximately
450,000 visitors annually, who enjoyed the recreational and cultural facilities
provided by the park and historic village.� In addition, over 9,000 school
students annually visit and participate in the cultural and historical programs
offered at Allaire Village.� Allaire Village provides cultural and historic
programming at the park, including over 60 events annually.� This bill will
assist the park and the village to continue to protect and enhance its natural
resources and historic nature for future generations.