Exempts expansion or reconstruction, within 125 percent of existing footprint, of municipal and county buildings and certain emergency services buildings from "Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act."

This bill exempts municipal and county building expansions or reconstructions (including emergency services facilities) from New Jersey's Highlands Water Protection Act, provided they stay within 125% of the existing building footprint. Specifically, it allows rebuilding without complying with the Act's regulations if the project doesn't increase paved or hard surfaces by more than a quarter-acre. The exemption applies only to reconstruction of lawfully existing structures, not new construction, and excludes agricultural buildings converted to non-agricultural use. This change directly affects local governments and emergency service providers seeking to modify existing facilities in the Highlands Region.