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A5326
ASSEMBLY, No. 5326
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
�
INTRODUCED JUNE 28, 2026
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman� ELIANA PINTOR MARIN
District 29 (Essex and Hudson)
SYNOPSIS
���� Makes FY2026 supplemental appropriation of
$358,811,000; adds and amends various language provisions to FY2026
Appropriations Act.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As introduced.
��
A
Supplement
to 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 line items
and language provisions are added to section 1 of P.L.2025, c.74, the annual
appropriations act for fiscal year 2026, as follows:
01 LEGISLATURE
70 Government Direction, Management,
and Control
77 Legislative Commissions and
Committees
DIRECT
STATE SERVICES
09-0018� State Commission of
Investigation......................... $650,000
Total Direct State Services
Appropriation,�������������������������������������������
������������������ Legislative
Commissions and Committees.........
$650,000
Direct State Services:
����
State Commission of
Investigation:
�������� 09��� Expenses of
Commission......................... ($650,000)
10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
40 Community Development and
Environmental Management
49 Agricultural Resources, Planning,
and Regulation
GRANTS-IN-AID
03-3330� Agricultural and
Natural Resources........................ $299,000
Total Grants-in-Aid
Appropriation,������������������������������������������������������
������������������ Agricultural
Resources, Planning, and Regulation...........
����������������������� ..........................................................................
$299,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 03��� Avellana
Agroforestry Cooperative � Supply Chain Infrastructure������ ($299,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amounts
hereinabove appropriated for Avellana Agroforestry Cooperative - Supply Chain
Infrastructure shall support hazelnut processing automation, cold storage, food
safety compliance, and commercial-scale infrastructure, to develop New Jersey
agroforestry and the regional food supply chain.
16 DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
50 Economic Planning, Development, and Security
55 Social Services Programs
GRANTS-IN-AID
03-1630� Family and Community
Partnerships.................. $1,840,000
Total Grants-in-Aid
Appropriation,������������������������������������������������������
������������������ Social
Services Programs.................................
$1,840,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 03��� Domestic
Violence Housing Support... ($1,000,000)
�������� 03��� Essex
County Family Justice Center....... ($340,000)
�������� 03��� SAFE in
Hunterdon � Property Acquisition and Capital Improvements................................................................ ($500,000)
22 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
40 Community Development and
Environmental Management
41 Community Development Management
GRANTS-IN-AID
02-8020� Housing Services.................................................. $1,125,000
Total Grants-in-Aid
Appropriation,������������������������������������������������������
������������������ Community
Development Management..........
$1,125,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 02��� NJ
Community Capital Foreclosure Mitigation Program���������� ($1,125,000)
Of
the amount hereinabove appropriated for NJ Community Capital Foreclosure
Mitigation Program, an amount not to exceed $1,125,000 shall be allocated to
support and expand access to affordable housing opportunities in the City of
Newark, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
50 Economic Planning, Development, and Security
55 Social Services Programs
GRANTS-IN-AID
05-8050� Community Resources.......................................... $5,985,000
Total Grants-in-Aid
Appropriation,������������������������������������������������������
������������������ Social
Services Programs.................................
$5,985,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 05��� Boys and
Girls Club of Monmouth County
������������������ .................................................................. ($75,000)
��������
05��� Camden
Lutheran Housing, Inc. - Casa del Rios Project���������� ($650,000)
�������� 05��� Community
Affairs and Resource Center ($50,000)
��������
05��� Girl
Scouts of New Jersey - Operational Support ($250,000)
��������
05��� Greater
Mount Zion Community Development Corporation����� ($1,500,000)
��������
05��� Horizons
at the Jersey Shore..................... ($75,000)
��������
05��� Interfaith
Neighbors - Heritage Walk....... ($50,000)
��������
05��� Jersey
Shore Dream Center, Neptune - Infrastructure Improvements��� ($75,000)
�������� 05��� Jewish
Community Center of Middlesex County ($500,000)
�������� 05��� Magnolia
Fire Company - Facility Improvements ($560,000)
�������� 05��� Maria Magda
Hispanic Multi-Purpose Service Center - Capital Improvements
������������������ ............................................................. ($1,000,000)
�������� 05��� St.
Joseph's Senior Home, Woodbridge - Generator Replacement������� ($500,000)
�������� 05��� The Paul
Robeson House of Princeton - Restoration Project���� ($400,000)
�������� 05��� United
Community Corporation, Newark................
������������������ ................................................................ ($300,000)
70 Government Direction, Management,
and Control
75 State Subsidies and Financial Aid
STATE AID
04-8030� Local Government
Services............................. $174,078,000
���������������� Total State
Aid Appropriation,���������������������������������������������
������������������ State
Subsidies and Financial Aid................
$174,078,000
State Aid:
�������� 04��� Borough of
Bradley Beach - Police Department Radio Communication System Upgrades................................................. ($200,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
Buena - Bruno Melini Park Lighting Upgrades����� ($450,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
Cliffside Park - Municipal Library and Recreation Center Capital Improvements..................................... ($1,750,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
East Newark - Recreation Improvements���� ($250,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
East Rutherford - Lois Lane Athletic Complex Capital Improvements..................................................................................
������������������ ............................................................. ($1,250,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
Frenchtown - Municipal Building Renovations����� ($200,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
Glen Ridge - Transportation and Public Safety Modernization.................................................................. ($50,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
Haledon - Recreational Improvements ($800,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
Keansburg - Park Improvements ($100,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
Metuchen - Memorial Park Improvements� ($500,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
Rutherford - Memorial Park Field Renovations����� ($1,250,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
Shrewsbury - Police Equipment............
������������������ .................................................................. ($50,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
South Plainfield - Monument Park Improvements� ($55,000)
�������� 04��� Borough of
Wood-Ridge - Highland Avenue Recreation Center............................................................. ($5,000,000)
�������� 04��� City of
Clifton - Nash Park Improvements..............
������������������ ................................................................ ($500,000)
�������� 04��� City of
Elizabeth - Lead Service Line Improvements���� ($500,000)
�������� 04��� City of
Linden - Operating Aid............ ($2,175,000)
�������� 04��� City of
Perth Amboy - Operating Aid.. ($2,500,000)
�������� 04��� City of
Plainfield - Operating Aid........ ($4,000,000)
�������� 04��� City of Rahway
- Operating Aid.......... ($2,175,000)
�������� 04��� County of
Mercer - Wharf Park Construction ($1,250,000)
�������� 04��� Essex
County - Urban Park Improvements..............
������������������ ............................................................. ($2,250,000)
�������� 04��� Town of
Harrison - Recreation Projects ($250,000)
�������� 04��� Town of
West New York - Operating Aid and Public Library Construction............................................................. ($1,500,000)
�������� 04��� Township of
Belleville - Emergency Response Reimbursement����������� ($423,000)
�������� 04��� Township of
Bloomfield - Public Services and Personnel Aid ($1,200,000)
�������� 04��� Township of
Burlington - La Gorce Square Roadway Improvements�� ($700,000)
�������� 04��� Township of
Franklin (Gloucester) - Community Center Construction................................................................ ($650,000)
�������� 04��� Township of
Hamilton (Mercer) - Fire Engine Acquisition������ ($1,100,000)
�������� 04��� Township of
Lawrence (Mercer) - Community Center Restoration............................................................. ($2,000,000)
�������� 04��� Township of
Weehawken - Operating Aid...............
������������������ ............................................................. ($1,000,000)
�������� 04��� Township of
Woodbridge - Municipal Court Relocation and Renovation............................................................. ($3,000,000)
�������� 04��� Transitional
Aid to Localities........... ($135,000,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated from the General Fund for Transitional Aid to
Localities, $110,400,000 shall be provided as loans, as determined by the
Director of the Division of Local Government Services, subject to the approval
of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting; provided, however,
that the terms, conditions, and repayment schedule of the loans shall be
established by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, in
consultation with the State Treasurer, and shall be memorialized in a
memorandum of understanding to be entered into between the Department of
Community Affairs and the respective municipality.� Notwithstanding the
provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the remaining amount
hereinabove appropriated, such amounts, as determined by the Director of the
Division of Local Government Services, shall be provided to one or more municipalities
to fund approved applications for aid following needs assessments conducted by
the Division of Local Government Services, subject to the approval of the
Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting; provided, however, that the
Director of the Division of Local Government Services, in consultation with the
State Treasurer, shall determine the terms, conditions, and repayment schedule,
if any, that shall be established and shall be memorialized in a memorandum of
understanding to be entered into between the Department of Community Affairs
and the municipality.
26 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
10 Public Safety and Criminal Justice
16 Detention and Rehabilitation
DIRECT STATE SERVICES
07-7040� Institutional
Control and Supervision.................. $9,805,000
08-7040� Institutional Care
and Treatment......................... $6,610,000
99-7040� Administration and
Support Services.................. $2,345,000
���������������� Total Direct
State Services Appropriation,��������������������������
������������������ Detention
and Rehabilitation..........................
$18,760,000
Direct State Services:
����
Personal
Services:
�������� Salaries and
Wages..................................... ($18,760,000)
34 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
30 Educational, Cultural, and
Intellectual Development
31 Direct Educational Services and
Assistance
STATE
AID
03-5120� Miscellaneous
Grants-In-Aid............................... $9,150,000
(From General Fund:
$5,650,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:
$3,500,000)
���������������� Total State Aid Appropriation,���������������������������������������������
������������������ Direct
Educational Services and Assistance...
$9,150,000
(From General Fund:
$5,650,000)
(From Property Tax Relief Fund:
$3,500,000)
State Aid:
�������� 03��� Charter
School Facility Improvements (PTRF) ($3,500,000)
�������� 03��� Bloomfield
Public Schools - Operating Aid............ ����������������� ($100,000)
�������� 03��� East Orange
School District - Operating Aid ($100,000)
�������� 03��� Hammonton
Public Schools - Capital Improvements���� ($250,000)
�������� 03��� Little
Ferry Public Schools � Capital Construction ($2,500,000)
�������� 03��� Roselle Borough
School District - Capital Improvements��������� ($500,000)
�������� 03��� South Amboy
School District - Capital Improvements�� ($700,000)
�������� 03��� Township of
Union Public Schools � Operating Aid���� ($1,500,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, of the amount
hereinabove appropriated for Charter School Facility Improvements, to protect
the health and safety of students,
[
$8,000,000
]
$11,500,000
shall be provided to the Department of Education to administer grants to
support emergent needs, capital maintenance, and facilities costs in charter
schools and renaissance school projects upon the review of the Director of the
New Jersey Department of Education Office of Charter and Renaissance Schools.
34 Educational Support Services
DIRECT STATE SERVICES
32-5061� Recruitment,
Preparation, Certification and Educator Evaluation��������� $500,000
���������������� Total Direct
State Services Appropriation,��������������������������
������������������ Educational
Support Services..............................
$500,000
Direct State Services:
�������� 32��� Educator
Employment Web Portal (P.L.2025, c.208)��� ($500,000)
42 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
40 Community Development and
Environmental Management
44 Site Remediation and Waste
Management
GRANTS-IN-AID
19-4815� Publicly-Funded Site
Remediation and Response. $700,000
���������������� Total
Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,��������������������������������������
������������������ Site
Remediation and Waste Management.........
$700,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 19��� Middlesex
County Fire Marshal - Foam Replacement Initiative���������� ($700,000)
46
Environmental Planning and Administration
STATE
AID
99-4800� Administration and Support Services.................. $2,000,000
���������������� Total State
Aid Appropriation,���������������������������������������������
������������������ Site
Remediation and Waste Management......
$2,000,000
State Aid:
�������� 99��� Essex
County - Mosquito Control, Research, Administration and Operations
������������������ ............................................................. ($2,000,000)
46 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
20 Physical and Mental Health
21 Health Services
GRANTS-IN-AID
03-4230� Epidemiology,
Environmental and Occupational Health $5,000,000
���������������� Total
Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,��������������������������������������
������������������ Health
Services..................................................
$5,000,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 03��� South
Jersey Cancer Program - Cooper University Healthcare� ($5,000,000)
22 Health Planning and Evaluation
GRANTS-IN-AID
07-4270� Health Care Systems
Analysis........................... $17,600,000
���������������� Total
Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,��������������������������������������
������������������ Health
Planning and Evaluation.....................
$17,600,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 07��� Allaire
Health Services - Capacity Expansion ($750,000)
�������� 07��� Capital
Health Regional Medical Center - Infrastructure Support............................................................. ($4,000,000)
�������� 07��� City of
Newark Access to Health Care Partnership ($10,000,000)
�������� 07��� Inspira
Health System - Expansion of Autism Diagnostic Center............................................................. ($1,250,000)
�������� 07��� Saint
Peter's University Hospital.......... ($1,600,000)
Of the amounts hereinabove appropriated to Saint
Peter's University Hospital, amounts may be transferred to the Division of
Medical Assistance and Health Services, consistent with CMS guidelines, solely
to maximize federal Medicaid payments to faculty physicians and non-physician
professionals who are affiliated with the Saint Peter's Healthcare System,
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
66 DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC
SAFETY
10 Public Safety and Criminal Justice
13 Special Law Enforcement Activities
DIRECT STATE SERVICES
22-1410� Regulation of Racing
Activities......................... $15,000,000
���������������� Total Direct
State Services Appropriation,��������������������������
������������������ Special
Law Enforcement Activities.............
$15,000,000
Direct State Services:
Special Purpose:
�������� 22��� Horse
Racing Purse Subsidies............ ($15,000,000)
74 DEPARTMENT OF STATE
30 Educational, Cultural, and Intellectual Development
36 Higher Educational Services
2445 Rowan University
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2445� Institutional
Support........................................... $14,849,000
���������������� Total
Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,��������������������������������������
������������������ Rowan
University............................................
$14,849,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 82��� Cooper
Medical School of Rowan University ($6,550,000)
�������� 82��� Cooper
Medical School - Cooper University Hospital Support ($8,299,000)
2485 University Hospital
GRANTS-IN-AID
82-2485� Institutional
Support........................................... $50,000,000
���������������� Total
Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,��������������������������������������
������������������ University
Hospital.........................................
$50,000,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 82��� University
Hospital............................. ($50,000,000)
37 Cultural and Intellectual
Development Services
GRANTS-IN-AID
05-2530� Support of the Arts..................................................... $75,000
07-2540� Development of
Historical Resources.................... $200,000
���������������� Total
Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,��������������������������������������
������������������ Cultural
and Intellectual Development Services
����������������������� ..........................................................................
$275,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 05��� Axelrod
Performing Arts Center............... ($75,000)
�������� 07��� New Jersey
Fire Museum and Fallen Firefighters Memorial (P.L.2021, c.463)..................................................................................
������������������ ................................................................ ($200,000)
78 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
60 Transportation Programs
62 Public Transportation
STATE AID
04-6050� Railroad and Bus
Operations.................................. $100,000
���������������� Total State
Aid Appropriation,���������������������������������������������
������������������ Public
Transportation...........................................
$100,000
State Aid:
�������� 04��� County of
Essex - Transit Infrastructure Improvements������������ ($100,000)
82 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
30 Educational, Cultural, and
Intellectual Development
36 Higher Educational Services
GRANTS-IN-AID
47-2155� Support to
Independent Institutions........................ $200,000
���������������� Total
Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,��������������������������������������
������������������ Higher
Educational Services...............................
$200,000
Grants-in-Aid:
�������� 47��� Saint
Elizabeth University - Facility Improvements ($200,000)
STATE AID
48-2155� Aid to County
Colleges........................................... $700,000
���������������� Total State
Aid Appropriation,���������������������������������������������
������������������ Higher
Educational Services...............................
$700,000
State Aid:
�������� 48��� Mercer
County Community College � Capital Improvements�� ($700,000)
94 INTERDEPARTMENTAL ACCOUNTS
70
Government Direction, Management, and
Control
74 General Government Services
GRANTS-IN-AID
09-9460� Aid to Independent
Authorities.......................... $40,000,000
���������������� Total
Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,��������������������������������������
������������������ General
Government Services........................
$40,000,000
Grants-in-Aid:
09���� New Jersey Sports
and Exposition Authority � International Events, Improvements and Attraction................................... ($40,000,000)
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, the amount hereinabove
appropriated for New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority � International
Events, Improvements and Attraction may be transferred to other State
departments and State agencies to pay for necessary costs and expenses
associated with performing host city responsibilities and other 2026 FIFA World
Cup tournament-related responsibilities incurred by the State and units of
local government, subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of
Budget and Accounting.
���� 2.� The following language
provision in section 1 of P.L.2025, c.74, the annual appropriations act for
State fiscal year 2026, is amended to read as follows:
42 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
40 Community Development and
Environmental Management
45 Environmental Regulation
DIRECT STATE SERVICES
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting, there is
appropriated $15,000,000 from the Clean Energy Fund to the Department of
Environmental Protection for the purposes of supporting the Electric School Bus
Program, established pursuant to P.L.2022, c.86 (C.26:2C-8.58).�
Further,
there is appropriated an additional $4,000,000 from the Clean Energy Fund to
the Department of Environmental Protection to support the Vehicle-to-Grid Pilot
program, subject to the approval of the Director of Budget and Accounting.
���� 3.� The following language
provision enacted by section 1 of P.L.2025, c.404 is amended to read as
follows:
82 DEPARTMENT OF THE
TREASURY
50 Economic Planning,
Development, and Security
51 Economic Planning and
Development
GRANTS-IN-AID
The amount hereinabove appropriated for New Jersey�s AI
Supercomputer Initiative � Support and Advancement shall be used by the New
Jersey Economic Development Authority to provide a grant to
[
an institution of higher education
]
one or
more nonprofit organizations
to fund the
[
supplementary infrastructure
]
costs of the
[
institution of higher
education of hosting
]
infrastructure, maintenance, and operation of
a new state-of-the-art supercomputer, including system management, rental
payments,
energy costs,
salary costs of engineers, researchers, and
support staff, security, user access, and research support, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
���� 4.� The following language
provisions are added to the General Provisions of P.L.2025, c.74, the annual
appropriations act for fiscal year 2026, as follows:
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, provided that
sufficient funds are available, revenues deposited into the �Cannabis
Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Fund�
pursuant to section 41 of P.L.2021, c.16 (C.24:6I-50) may be reallocated as
determined by the State Treasurer and subject to the approval of the Director
of the Division of Budget and Accounting to fund programs appropriated from
revenues deposited into the �Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and
Marketplace Modernization Fund� pursuant to section 41 of P.L.2021, c.16
(C.24:6I-50).
Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law or regulation to the contrary, if receipts, fees, and
penalties to the �Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace
Modernization Fund,� established pursuant to section 41 of P.L.2021,c.16 (C.24:6I-50),
are less than anticipated, there are appropriated from the General Fund to the
�Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization
Fund� such amounts as are determined necessary by the State Treasurer;
provided, however, such amounts do not exceed the difference between actual
receipts, fees, and penalties and the amount anticipated to be deposited in the
�Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization
Fund,� established pursuant to section 41 of P.L.2021,c.16 (C.24:6I-50),
subject to the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and
Accounting.
���� 5.� This act shall take effect
immediately.
STATEMENT
���� This bill supplements and
amends the FY2026 Appropriations Act as follows:
Legislature:
����
This bill appropriates
$650,000 to the State Commission of Investigation.
Department of Agriculture:
���� This bill appropriates
$299,000 to Avellana Agroforestry Cooperative for supply chain infrastructure.
Department of Children and
Families:
���� This bill appropriates $1.8
million to domestic violence housing support, Essex County Family Justice
Center, and SAFE in Hunterdon.
Department of Community
Affairs:
����
This bill
appropriates $1.1 million in funding to the NJ Community Capital Foreclosure
Mitigation Program.� This bill also appropriates approximately $6 million to
various nonprofit organizations and approximately $174.1 million to various
units of local government, including $135 million for Transitional Aid to
Localities.� The bill clarifies that of the amount appropriated for
transitional aid, $110.4 million will be provided as loans.� The remaining
amount will fund approved applications for aid following needs assessments
conducted by the Division of Local Government Services.
Department of Corrections:
����
This bill
appropriates $18.8 million to the Department of Corrections for salaries and
wages related to unrealized savings from prison consolidation.
Department of Education:
����
This bill
appropriates approximately $9.2 million to various school districts for capital
improvements and operating aid, inclusive of a $3.5 million appropriation from
the Property Tax Relief Fund for Charter School Facility Improvements.
���� This bill also appropriates
$500,000 for an educator employment web portal.
Department of Environmental
Protections:
����
This bill
appropriates $700,000 to the Middlesex County Fire Marshal for a foam
replacement initiative and $2 million to Essex County for mosquito control,
research, administration and operations.
����
This bill also provides
$4 million in additional funds from the Clean Energy Fund to support the
Vehicle-to-Grid Pilot program within the Electric School Bus Program.� The
funding provides for schools coverage for costs associated with installing
eligible battery storage, on-site renewable energy generation, microgrid
controllers, and bi-directional capable electric school bus charging
technologies.
Department of Health:
���� This bill appropriates $5
million in funding to South Jersey Cancer Program for Cooper University Health
Care and $17.6 million in funding to various health organizations.
Department of Law and Public
Safety:
���� This bill appropriates $15
million for Horse Racing Purse Subsidies.
Department of State:
���� This bill appropriates
approximately $14.8 million to Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and
$50 million to University Hospital for increased subsidy support.
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$75,000 to Axelrod Performing Arts Center and $200,000 to the New Jersey Fire
Museum and Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
Department of Transportation:
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$100,000 to the County of Essex for transit infrastructure improvements.
Department of Treasury:
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This bill
appropriates $200,000 to Saint Elizabeth University for facility improvements
and $700,000 to Mercer County Community College.
���� This bill also amends language
enacted by P.L.2025, c.404 for New Jersey�s AI Supercomputer Initiative to
allow one or more nonprofit organizations to host the supercomputer.� This bill
also adds energy costs as an eligible use of the grant provided through the
initiative.
Interdepartmental Accounts:
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million to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority for International
Events, Improvements and Attraction to support State agencies and units of
local government that incur expenses associated with performing host city
responsibilities and other 2026 FIFA World Cup related responsibilities.
General Provisions:
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language provisions which authorize a supplemental appropriation from the
General Fund to the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and
Marketplace Modernization Fund �and allow balances within the dedicated fund to
be reallocated to fund programs supported by these revenues, as necessary, to
provide greater flexibility if anticipated revenues are not realized.