New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5348: Open space/recreation/floodplain prot/farmland/historic preserv-concerns funding
Status: In committee, June 30, 2026
Concerns temporary use of funding for open space, recreation, floodplain protection, farmland and historic preservation for certain municipalities.
What the bill says
An Act concerning temporary municipal discretion in use of certain funding, and amending P.L.1997, c.24.
From the introduced text, June 23, 2026:
An Act concerning temporary municipal discretion in use of certain funding, and amending P.L.1997, c.24. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 7 of P.L.1997, c.24 (C.40:12-15.7) is amended to read as follows: 7. a. (1) The governing body of any municipality may submit to the voters of the municipality in a general or special election a proposition authorizing imposition of an annual levy for an amount or at a rate deemed appropriate for any or all of the following purposes, or any combination thereof, as determined by the governing body: (a) acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes; (b) development of lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes; (c) maintenance of lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes; (d) acquisition of farmland for farmland preservation purposes; (e) historic preservation of historic properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas, or objects, and the acquisition of such properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas, or objects for historic preservation purposes; (f) payment of debt service on indebtedness issued or incurred by a municipality for any of the purposes set forth in subparagraph (a), (b), (d), (e) or (g) of this paragraph; or (g) Blue Acres projects. (2) The amount or rate of the annual levy may be subdivided in the proposition to reflect the …
Sponsors
- Gabriel Rodriguez (D, 33) · primary sponsor
- Jerry Walker (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : SUB BY S4513
- : REP 2RA
- : INT 1RA REF ABU
Votes
- Assembly Budget Committee: Reported favorably (June 28, 2026): 11 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: AGRICULTURE - FARMLAND PRESERVATION, ENVIRONMENT - PARKS, FORESTS AND OPEN SPACE, HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Common questions
- What is A5348?
- A5348 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Open space/recreation/floodplain prot/farmland/historic preserv-concerns funding.
- What does A5348 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning temporary municipal discretion in use of certain funding, and amending P.L.1997, c.24.
- What is the status of A5348?
- In committee as of June 30, 2026. Latest action: SUB BY S4513 (June 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5348?
- Gabriel Rodriguez (D, 33), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5348?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5348
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