A 1225 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Directs State Agriculture Development Committee to identify farmland ineligible for county farmland preservation programs, notify owners of State requirements, and invite applications for farmland preservation under State program.

Bill A1225 requires New Jersey's State Agriculture Development Committee to identify farmland eligible for lower property taxes under the Farmland Assessment Act of 1964 but not meeting county minimum acreage requirements for local preservation programs. The committee must notify these farm owners and invite them to apply for state-level farmland preservation through existing laws (like the Agricultural Retention and Development Act), without applying additional income requirements if the farm meets basic assessment criteria. The committee must complete this process for each county within two years and report results to the Governor and Legislature within one year of completion. This directly helps small farm owners excluded from county programs due to acreage limits by offering a state-level preservation option.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
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