S 609 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Excludes farmland from definitions of "redevelopment area" and "rehabilitation area" in "Local Redevelopment and Housing Law."

S 609 amends New Jersey's Local Redevelopment and Housing Law to explicitly exclude farmland actively used for agriculture or horticulture - valued and taxed under the Farmland Assessment Act of 1964 - from definitions of "redevelopment area" and "rehabilitation area." This change directly affects farmers and landowners whose properties qualify for farmland tax assessment, preventing those lands from being designated for redevelopment projects. The bill modifies Section 3 of P.L.1992, c.79 by adding a specific exclusion for such farmland in the legal definitions. This is a procedural adjustment to clarify existing law, not a new program or funding mechanism.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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