Amends Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations act to reassign distribution of certain State aid related to Ivy Hill Park from City of Newark to County of Essex.
This bill reassigns $250,000 in existing state funds from the City of Newark to the County of Essex for improvements at Ivy Hill Park. Currently, the funds were designated for a community center in Newark, but the bill changes the recipient and expands allowable uses to include general park improvements beyond just the community center. The reassignment does not increase overall funding for the park, as it reallocates money already included in the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations act. This change directly affects how the County of Essex and City of Newark can use these specific state aid funds for park-related projects.
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 18, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
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Dec 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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John McKeon
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