Requires State parks, forests, and other natural and historic areas to remain open to public for seven days if emergency is declared due to failure to enact general appropriation law as prescribed by NJ Constitution.

S 1133 requires New Jersey state parks, forests, recreation areas, historic sites, natural areas, and wildlife management areas to remain open to the public for up to seven days if a state of emergency is declared due to the legislature failing to pass a general budget by the deadline set in the state constitution. The bill mandates the Department of Environmental Protection to create a plan designating essential staff needed to maintain operations during such an emergency. This ensures continued public access to these natural and historic sites during budget impasses, without requiring new funding or altering existing budget processes. The bill is triggered solely by the failure to enact a general appropriation law by the constitutional deadline.