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A5321 • 2026

Allows use of Green Acres funds to fully fund certain projects on State-owned land by certain nonprofit organizations.

Allows use of Green Acres funds to fully fund certain projects on State-owned land by certain nonprofit organizations.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Collazos-Gill, Alixon
Last action
2026-06-23
Official status
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Allows use of Green Acres funds to fully fund certain projects on State-owned land by certain nonprofit organizations.

Allows use of Green Acres funds to fully fund certain projects on State-owned land by certain nonprofit organizations.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows use of Green Acres funds to fully fund certain projects on State-owned land by certain nonprofit organizations.
  • Topic: Environment and Solid Waste Fiscal note: This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-23 New Jersey Legislature

    Introduced, Referred to Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee

Official Summary Text

Allows use of Green Acres funds to fully fund certain projects on State-owned land by certain nonprofit organizations.
Topic:
Environment and Solid Waste
Fiscal note:
This bill has not been certified by OLS for a fiscal note.

Current Bill Text

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A5321

ASSEMBLY, No. 5321

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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INTRODUCED JUNE 23, 2026

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman� ALIXON COLLAZOS-GILL

District 27 (Essex and Passaic)

SYNOPSIS

���� Allows use of Green Acres funds to fully fund certain
projects on State-owned land by certain nonprofit organizations.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As introduced.

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An Act
concerning development, capital repair, or improvement
by certain nonprofit organizations of property on State-owned land and
supplementing P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-1 et seq.).

����
Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� Notwithstanding the
provisions of section 27 of P.L.1999, c.152 (C.13:8C-27) or any other law,
rule, or regulation to the contrary, the department shall not require a
qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization to provide matching funds for the
development, capital repair, or improvement of property on State-owned land in
order to receive funding from the �Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund�
established pursuant to section 6 of P.L.2016, c.12 (C.13:8C-48), or any other
similar State fund.� A project carried out by a qualifying tax exempt nonprofit
organization for the development, capital repair, or improvement of property on
State-owned land may be fully funded by a grant from the �Preserve New Jersey
Green Acres Fund� or any other similar State fund.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

���� This bill supplements the
�Garden State Preservation Trust Act� to provide that qualifying tax exempt
nonprofit organizations may be eligible to receiving Green Acres funding for
the development, capital repair, or improvement of property on State-owned land
without providing matching funds for that purpose.� In addition, the bill
allows the use of Green Acres funding to fully fund projects carried out by a
qualifying tax exempt nonprofit organization for the development, capital
repair, or improvement of property on State-owned land.

���� In order to improve the
stewardship, good repair, maintenance, and safe operations of certain preserved
State facilities and lands for educational, research, outdoor recreation and
other suitable uses, this bill provides for the development, capital repair, or
improvement by certain nonprofit organizations of property on State-owned land.