New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A4554: Habitat restoration, land acquisition, & oversight projects-appropriate $111.6M
Status: In committee, June 30, 2026
Appropriates $111.6 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues to DEP for habitat restoration, land acquisition, and restoration oversight projects.
What the bill says
An Act appropriating $111.6 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues to the Department of Environmental Protection for certain projects.
From the introduced text, March 10, 2026:
An Act appropriating $111.6 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues to the Department of Environmental Protection for certain projects. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the sum of $111,600,000 from dedicated natural resource damages revenues pursuant to Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 9 of the State Constitution in the Natural Resource Damages Constitutional Dedication account, from funds recovered in connection with claims made by the State in the matters of N.J. Dept of Env. Protection v. Atlantic Richfield Co., et al., No. 08 CIV 00312 (S.D.N.Y.); N.J. Dept of Env. Protection v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, No. GLO-L-000297-19 (a/k/a Exxon Lail); N.J. Dept of Env. Protection v. Bank of America, N.A., No. 23-2598 (D.N.J) (a/k/a White Swan Cleaners); N.J Dept of Env. Protection v. Handy & Harman, et al; Kinder Morgan, Inc., and Its Related Entities; The Estate of Ralph F. Brass; Michael A. Tramontana (a/k/a Eton Dry Cleaners); N.J Dept of Env. Protection v. Carbide-Graphite Group, Inc., et al., No. MID-L-5793-07 (a/k/a Sayreville Landfill); N.J. Dept. of Env. Protection v. Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC, and Arkema, Inc. No. GLO-L-001239-20, The Ciba Geigy Toms River Superfund Site, and The American Cyanamid Superfund Site, for projects to repair, restore, …
Sponsors
- James J. Kennedy (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Heather Simmons (D, 3) · primary sponsor
- Katie Brennan (D, 32)
- Shama A. Haider (D, 37)
- Ravi S. Bhalla (D, 32)
Latest actions
- : SUB BY S743 (1R)
- : REP 2RA
- : TRANS AAP
- : INT 1RA REF AEN
Votes
- Assembly Appropriations Committee: Reported favorably (June 23, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ENVIRONMENT - PARKS, FORESTS AND OPEN SPACE
Common questions
- What is A4554?
- A4554 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Habitat restoration, land acquisition, & oversight projects-appropriate $111.6M.
- What does A4554 do?
- In its own words: An Act appropriating $111.6 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues to the Department of Environmental Protection for certain projects.
- What is the status of A4554?
- In committee as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: SUB BY S743 (1R) (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored A4554?
- James J. Kennedy (D, 22), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A4554?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A4554
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