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.

This bill requires New Jersey's 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 the annual budget by the constitutional deadline. The Environmental Protection Commissioner must create a plan designating essential staff needed to maintain operations during this period. The law ensures continued public access to these locations during budget impasses, without requiring additional funding. It applies specifically to these state-managed natural and historic sites, not to other state services.