Transfers Division of Food and Nutrition from Department of Agriculture to DHS; appropriates $128.241 million from constitutionally dedicated revenues to State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes.

This bill transfers the Division of Food and Nutrition from New Jersey's Department of Agriculture to the Department of Human Services, effective immediately. It appropriates $128.241 million from constitutionally dedicated corporation business tax revenues to the State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation. The funds will pay for acquiring development easements or full ownership of farmland, provide grants to counties/municipalities (up to 80% of costs), and support non-profits (up to 50% of costs) for eligible farmland preservation projects under state laws. All preserved farmland acquired with these funds must include agricultural deed restrictions when resold or leased.