A 5094 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Provides that potable water well construction projects on preserved farms are eligible to receive soil and water conservation grants from SADC.

This bill makes potable water well construction projects on preserved farmland eligible for state soil and water conservation grants administered by the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC). Currently, these grants cover projects like irrigation systems and erosion control, but the bill explicitly adds water well construction to the list of qualifying activities. To qualify, the farmland must be part of a preservation program (such as a municipal program or a program with a development easement), and the well project must be maintained for at least three years as part of a conservation plan. The bill does not change the existing application process, which involves local Soil Conservation Districts and the State Soil Conservation Committee.
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Dec 2024
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Introduced Dec 12, 2024 Last action Dec 12, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture Committee
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