Directs DEP to establish leasing program for State-owned land to be used and managed as pollinator habitat.
S 259 directs New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to create a program allowing qualified individuals, local governments, nonprofits, or other entities to lease state-owned land for pollinator habitat. The bill requires the DEP, working with the Department of Agriculture, to establish rules identifying suitable land and setting criteria for selecting who can manage these areas. This habitat would specifically support bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds through feeding, nesting, and reproduction. The program would operate under standard state leasing procedures, with rules finalized through the Administrative Procedure Act. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
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