Makes FY2024 supplemental appropriation of $17 million for grants for certain lake management activities for recreation and conservation purposes.
This bill allocates $17 million in supplemental funding for Fiscal Year 2024 to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to provide grants for lake management. The grants directly support qualified entities - including lake commissions (like Greenwood Lake and Lake Hopatcong), local governments, and nonprofit organizations focused on publicly-accessible lakes - to cover costs for maintaining lakes used for recreation and conservation. Key provisions require the DEP to prioritize projects improving water quality, increasing recreational access, and controlling nutrients to prevent harmful algal blooms. This builds on a prior $10 million appropriation for similar lake management efforts in 2020-2021.
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Introduction
Jan 2024
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Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action May 13, 2024
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Referred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
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May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
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Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Environment and Energy Committee
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2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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