New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S743: Habitat restoration, land acquisition, & oversight projects-appropriate $111.6M
Status: Signed into law, July 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 1[$58.145] [ADDED: $111.6] 1 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues to the Department of Environmental Protection for certain projects. Jersey: 1. a. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the sum of 1[$58,145,000] [ADDED: $111,600,000] 1 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.
From the chaptered text, July 30, 2026:
An Act appropriating 1[$58.145] [ADDED: $111.6] 1 million in dedicated natural resource damages revenues to the Department of Environmental Protection for certain projects. Jersey: 1. a. There is appropriated to the Department of Environmental Protection the sum of 1[$58,145,000] [ADDED: $111,600,000] 1 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); 1 [ADDED: N.J. Dept. of Env. Protection v. Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC, and Arkema, Inc. No. GLO-L-001239-20,] 1 The Ciba Geigy Toms River Superfund Site, and The American Cyanamid Superfund Site, for projects to repair, restore, or replace damaged or lost …